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July 11th, 2021 at 11:39:01 AM permalink
It is supposed to cool down to 115 here today. I golfed this morning and was expecting it to be miserable but it wasn't that bad. I think it was only 106 when we finished.
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July 11th, 2021 at 12:30:09 PM permalink
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117 was a little warm but nothing to complain about.



Not till something like this happens in the great Southwest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd3teNgUq8E
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July 11th, 2021 at 1:21:49 PM permalink
Electricity prices spiked to $800/MW in downstate New York when it hit 100 degrees at the top of the month, $80/MW in the Capitol Albany region, still only $22/MW in western NYS. So when you get an alert on your phone at 4pm demanding you shut off everything, it probably also means the price of electricity is going off the charts immediately.
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July 11th, 2021 at 3:04:13 PM permalink
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Electricity prices spiked to $800/MW in downstate New York when it hit 100 degrees at the top of the month, $80/MW in the Capitol Albany region, still only $22/MW in western NYS. So when you get an alert on your phone at 4pm demanding you shut off everything, it probably also means the price of electricity is going off the charts immediately.



The last few days we have been getting messages from Nevada Power to limit power usage from 6pm to 9pm. My air conditioners have been running non-stop for four days. They have not caught up and have litteraly been running for four days. My upstairs bedroom is 89 degrees right now at 3pm. It will continue to go up until about 9pm. I expect 93 degrees when I go to bed. I am guessing it is costing me about $50 a day in electricity. I have 8 tons of air conditioning but the units are older and inefficient.
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July 11th, 2021 at 3:12:14 PM permalink
I use up to 20 kwhrs per day. At $0.06/kwhr that'd be $1.20 a day; but I think my electricity rate has doubled sometime in the last few months since the Texas blackout, so that'd be $2.40 a day.
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July 11th, 2021 at 5:00:44 PM permalink
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My upstairs bedroom is 89 degrees right now at 3pm. It will continue to go up until about 9pm. I expect 93 degrees when I go to bed.



Why don't you have an auxiliary window unit in your bedroom. An 8000 BTU unit would cost you almost nothing compared to what you're paying for the rest of the house and it would cool the bedroom. I have a 6000 BTU in my bedroom and it almost feels like a freezer in here on hot days.

When scientists are asked to name the invention the changed the world more than anything else they usually say refrigeration. Nobody ever guesses that correctly. Refrigeration changed more things more radically for more people than anything else. It preserves food both long-term and daily. It makes whole regions of the world inhabitable that were once uninhabitable. It makes driving a car in the summer bearable. It makes seeing a movie in July enjoyable. In fact movie theaters in New York City we're the first buildings to get air conditioning and on any hot day of the week in the 1930s and 40s they were filled to capacity with people getting in out of the heat.
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July 11th, 2021 at 6:24:15 PM permalink
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Why don't you have an auxiliary window unit in your bedroom. An 8000 BTU unit would cost you almost nothing compared to what you're paying for the rest of the house and it would cool the bedroom. I have a 6000 BTU in my bedroom and it almost feels like a freezer in here on hot days.



Simple answer, normally I wouldn't need it. I have lived here 30 years and in this house seven years. This is the first time it has got this bad. I almost invested in a box fan but it is supposed to cool down to highs of 108 this week and I won't need it. At 108 the house air conditioner seems to keep up.
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July 11th, 2021 at 8:07:48 PM permalink
Do you have a flat roof?
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July 12th, 2021 at 6:04:53 AM permalink
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Do you have a flat roof?



If you are asking me the answer is no, I assume that you are asking Bob.
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If you are asking me the answer is no, I assume that you are asking Bob.



I was asking you. I was going to share a trick I learned when I lived on the 6th floor of a six-story building and needed 24-7 AC to keep the place from baking.
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July 12th, 2021 at 7:24:16 AM permalink
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I was asking you. I was going to share a trick I learned when I lived on the 6th floor of a six-story building and needed 24-7 AC to keep the place from baking.



Very few flat roof houses in Las Vegas.
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July 12th, 2021 at 7:27:22 AM permalink
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Very few flat roof houses in Las Vegas.



I never really noticed but now that you mention it, that seems to be the case. I wonder why.
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July 12th, 2021 at 7:51:24 AM permalink
Electric prices spike if you opted out of state-run utility pricing schemes. In CT, going off the Dept. Pub. Util. pricing was met with shock June 20-30. We also had 95-99 with 105-107 heat index 3 days. My elec. bill period ended 24th and was reasonable (split the heat wave). This months bill prob. higher.

In the meantime the garbage can rain gauge has registered 11" in three weeks. Sump pumps and wells working OT. At least with well-water, you can flush after every use, LOL.

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July 13th, 2021 at 2:27:23 AM permalink
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Death Valley, CA came close to the hottest day ever on this planet in recorded world history when it hit 130 on Friday

the recorded hottest day ever is 134 in Death Valley in 1913

but some are saying that reading is not reliable because of technology that is inferior to what is out there today



https://www.localsyr.com/weather/death-valley-flirts-with-highest-temperature-ever-recorded-on-earth/



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Death Valley residents are finally getting some relief - it's cooling off

it only hit 126 on Monday and it is only forecast to hit 125 on Tuesday





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July 19th, 2021 at 9:31:01 AM permalink
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the first 2 pics are recent of the Outer Banks in North Carolina
this is not the result of a storm
𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮
the ocean is at their doorstep
if you notice the darker spots on the sand - that's from water - it shows how very close the ocean at some times is to their houses

the 3rd and last pic is of the same or a very similar area of the Outer Banks in the 1950s
the ocean has moved - I'm estimating - about 50 yards closer to the houses
although one can't be sure about how the different tide cycles affected these pictures nonetheless there is surely a large difference


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https://coastalreview.org/2020/05/signs-of-change-are-clear-if-language-is-not/



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August 12th, 2021 at 4:26:04 PM permalink
Anybody else here in Michigan? We had thunderstorms go through the last two nights with 5000 power outages affecting over 225,000 people across the whole state. Luckily mine has not out yet. I have a generator but I hate running the damn thing.
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August 12th, 2021 at 5:17:54 PM permalink
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Electric prices spike if you opted out of state-run utility pricing schemes. In CT, going off the Dept. Pub. Util. pricing was met with shock June 20-30. We also had 95-99 with 105-107 heat index 3 days. My elec. bill period ended 24th and was reasonable (split the heat wave). This months bill prob. higher.

In the meantime the garbage can rain gauge has registered 11" in three weeks. Sump pumps and wells working OT. At least with well-water, you can flush after every use, LOL.

Suited89



Mine was just under $600 last month ($592). I would guess both of my units ran for at least 600 hours last month. When you look at it that way it doesn't seem too bad. About $1 an hour to cool the house. I had to replace the blower motor in one of the units yesterday.
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August 12th, 2021 at 5:29:48 PM permalink
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Mine was just under $600 last month ($592).



My electric bill runs about $100 a month all year. But then, I don't live in a blast furnace. Or a tropical hell.
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July 12th, 2024 at 10:40:35 AM permalink
Seemed like a good idea the time. Maybe the important part is about the possibility of rescue.


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DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – A motorcyclist died on Saturday after riding through Death Valley National Park when the high was 128 degrees.

A group of motorcyclists riding through the park on Saturday were treated for severe heat illness, two were taken for advanced medical care in Las Vegas, and a third died from heat exposure near Badwater Basin, according to the National Park Service. Four other riders were treated onsite and released.

According to the NPS, due to the record high of 128 degrees, emergency medical flight helicopters were unable to respond because of the extreme heat. The high on Saturday broke the daily record for Death Valley previously set in 2007. 

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I'm sitting in Ohio right now.
106°F on the readout.
That may be inaccurate, but it's still warmer than I prefer to enjoy.


Motorcycles are something to think about; those air cooled engines can overheat surprisingly easily. Obviously some motorcycles have antifreeze and radiators and fans that force air over the heat exchangers, but it's not the norm.
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July 12th, 2024 at 11:17:30 AM permalink
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I'm sitting in Ohio right now.
106°F on the readout.
That may be inaccurate, but it's still warmer than I prefer to enjoy.


Motorcycles are something to think about; those air cooled engines can overheat surprisingly easily. Obviously some motorcycles have antifreeze and radiators and fans that force air over the heat exchangers, but it's not the norm.
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Hadn’t even thought about the “heater” that an MC rider is sitting on. I just figured it would be too hot from having no AC, especially if dressed appropriately for riding. Talk about hot pants! lol
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July 12th, 2024 at 11:37:21 AM permalink
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I'm sitting in Ohio right now.
106°F on the readout.
That may be inaccurate, but it's still warmer than I prefer to enjoy.


Motorcycles are something to think about; those air cooled engines can overheat surprisingly easily. Obviously some motorcycles have antifreeze and radiators and fans that force air over the heat exchangers, but it's not the norm.
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Hadn’t even thought about the “heater” that an MC rider is sitting on. I just figured it would be too hot from having no AC, especially if dressed appropriately for riding. Talk about hot pants! lol
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One of the groups I used to ride with had to take deliberate precautions to allow engines to cool down on hot days. Loose pack, relaxed pace, rotate who is in front to allow a regular chance at cool (or less preheated) air, and regular stops to let things cool off.

It's not all that different from an air cooled VW (like a classic bug), just somewhat more dramatic.
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July 25th, 2024 at 10:47:52 AM permalink
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A 42-year-old Belgian tourist was hospitalized after suffering third-degree burns on his feet Saturday while walking in sand dunes in California’s portion of Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared above 120 degrees, according to the National Park Service.

“Due to communication challenges, park rangers were not able to determine if his flip flops broke or were lost in sand,” the service said.

Rescuers attempted to take the man to a hospital via helicopter, but the heat’s impact on flying conditions prevented them from doing so, the news release said. Instead, park rangers transported the man to a higher elevation in an ambulance, and then was flown to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, officials said.

Third-degree burns destroys two layers of skin and may damage bones, muscles and tendons, according to Stanford Medicine. The burned area appears white or charred, and it has no sensation because nerve endings are destroyed.

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July 25th, 2024 at 10:56:27 AM permalink
I fell off my ladder checking my solar panels
Minor fall
Was on the last step down, was losing my balance falling backwards. Hopped back as my bending knees absorbed the small impact. I then fell on my butt rolling on my back.
I wanted to just lay there a bit to gather myself but I was actually cooking on the brutally hot black pavement and got right back up.
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Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high or over a hard surface, I’d probably put on my bike helmet.
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Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high or over a hard surface, I’d probably put on my bike helmet.
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How would that break a fall on one's butt?

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Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high



Is this referring to Ed's proclivity for using the herbal medicine?
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July 25th, 2024 at 9:18:48 PM permalink
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Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high or over a hard surface, I’d probably put on my bike helmet.
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I'm sure it was one of these. Probably the one at 2.00

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Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high or over a hard surface, I’d probably put on my bike helmet.
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How would that break a fall on one's butt?

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I doubt anybody is going to pass out from a butt concussion.
Head, maybe.
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July 26th, 2024 at 2:33:36 AM permalink
Quote: tuttigym

Quote: rxwine

Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high or over a hard surface, I’d probably put on my bike helmet.
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How would that break a fall on one's butt?

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After hours of trying, I finally got my bike helmet to fit on my butt… Unfortunately, now I can’t get it off!
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July 26th, 2024 at 5:26:31 AM permalink
what you don't want to do is "bust your butt" ... in other words, break your coccyx [tailbone]

I have known that to bother someone for years! I have myself bruised it, fortunately it quit bothering me in a few days
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July 26th, 2024 at 5:29:18 AM permalink
just looked it up ...

coc·cyx

Origin
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek kokkux ‘cuckoo’ (because the shape of the human bone resembles the cuckoo's bill).

[or maybe because it can drive you cuckoo]
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July 26th, 2024 at 10:44:56 AM permalink
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Quote: rxwine

Ladders are a pretty good source of injuries. If you have any balance problems, even worse. If I have to get up too high or over a hard surface, I’d probably put on my bike helmet.
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How would that break a fall on one's butt?

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After hours of trying, I finally got my bike helmet to fit on my butt… Unfortunately, now I can’t get it off!
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See, now that is smart!

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August 3rd, 2025 at 6:29:26 AM permalink
You people living in Vegas might be interested in this.

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August 3rd, 2025 at 8:33:18 AM permalink
Y minister this morning mentioned while him and his wife were on sabbatical they were in Ireland last part of June. Temperature was upper 60s low 70s. Almost perfect weather
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Y minister this morning mentioned while him and his wife were on sabbatical they were in Ireland last part of June. Temperature was upper 60s low 70s. Almost perfect weather
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I decided to see what city of the US has the coolest average summer temp. (I would have guessed wrong if I guessed) Assuming the answer is right.

San Francisco
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Most of Ireland has good temperatures year-round, but it rains an awful lot. They don't call it the Emerald Island for nothing.
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My electric bill for June was $203, as we were billed a month behind. It's the first $200 bill I've received since moving in. July was particularly brutal, but now the monsoon rains are cooling things down.
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My electric bill for June was $203, as we were billed a month behind. It's the first $200 bill I've received since moving in. July was particularly brutal, but now the monsoon rains are cooling things down.
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I don't mind the rains as long as it's not the morning. Because later it turns into SaunaVille.
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I don't mind the rain, but I worry about the storms. The Dust Devil that damaged my carport damaged seven other homes, and a second storm last week damaged five more homes, one seriously.
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Y minister this morning mentioned while him and his wife were on sabbatical they were in Ireland last part of June. Temperature was upper 60s low 70s. Almost perfect weather
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Maybe perfect weather for Eskimos. If the outside temperature drops below 72 at night it is too cold for me.
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Well you lived in las Vegas a good part of your life. I think average night time low for Vegas this time of year is 94-98. I detassled corn many many moons ago and got very very warm. I would rather be to cold than to hot. But we all have our own barometers
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Well you lived in las Vegas a good part of your life. I think average night time low for Vegas this time of year is 94-98. I detassled corn many many moons ago and got very very warm. I would rather be to cold than to hot. But we all have our own barometers
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I grew up in Ohio on Lake Erie so I knew I would never live in cold weather again. I never detasseled corn and had never heard of it until college. I went to school in Iowa City so all of my friends had detasseled corn as kids.
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August 3rd, 2025 at 8:45:11 PM permalink
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Y minister this morning mentioned while him and his wife were on sabbatical they were in Ireland last part of June. Temperature was upper 60s low 70s. Almost perfect weather
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Maybe perfect weather for Eskimos. If the outside temperature drops below 72 at night it is too cold for me.
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How did you survive the winters in Vegas. I have visited Vegas in December and the temperature never got above the mid 50s all day. Had to wear a jacket the whole time I was there.
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August 4th, 2025 at 6:59:38 AM permalink
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How did you survive the winters in Vegas. I have visited Vegas in December and the temperature never got above the mid 50s all day. Had to wear a jacket the whole time I was there.
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I survived but I was miserable. I would not have moved to Las Vegas if I knew how cold it got. I was young and naive and assumed deserts were always hot. I prefer tropical weather and I will use St. Maarten as my example because it is a place my wife and I go almost every year, Today in St. Maarten the high temperature is 85 and the nightly low is 82. In the summers their high and low temperatures rarely differ by more than 4 degrees.
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