| Author | Message | ||
     Gomo |
...........here in NYC. Perhaps not a smart move on my part to ride into Westchester & Manhatten today - like riding through a furnace. | ||
| Lowlife |
Yeah, its toasty in Cow Hampshire as well. I have some great mesh gear for the hot weather, but its still too hot. Temp: 95 Degrees Humidity: 90% UV Index: 8 Swamp A$$ index: 9.5 | ||
| Hattori_hanzo |
Try moving to Phoenix...108 for a high today...guesstimation for tomorrow 113.  | ||
| Tramp |
it's not the heat ...it's the humanity | ||
| Ducxl |
We're suffrin' without A/C. I declare we don't need to waste the energy necessary to cool our place.It only lasts a short period. We can take it..Got some cool pics of a turtle laying eggs today.Tramp,how long does it take till they hatch?? | ||
| Ducxl |
  Too bad,this guy(and two others) shell measures roughly 12-18" front to back  | ||
| Gomo |
I just kept thinking about the line Tom Hanks said in the movie Volunteers when he stepped out of the plane wearing his white tux in the jungle,"Jesus, we must be a mile from the Sun" | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
It's not the heat It's the inhumanity Plugged into the sweat of a summer street Machine gun images pass Like malice through a looking glass The slackjaw gaze Of true profanity Feels more like surrender than defeat If culture is the curse of the thinking class -Peart DucXL, if they are anything like snapping turtles those egss will probably hatch within 80-90 days. | ||
| Tq_freak |
Swamp A$$ index: 9.5 ROFL  | ||
| Lowlife |
The snappers are seemingly far and few between 'round these parts. I see the occasional one trying to cross the street. A F&G officer told me to pick em up and move them out of harm's way. Apparently, they lay about 100 eggs at a time and only a handfull of them make it to adulthood. I certainly don't see as many big snappers as I used to. | ||
| Lowlife |
Try moving to Phoenix...108 for a high today...guesstimation for tomorrow 113. No thanks! I've been living in New England too long. Putting me in that environment would be like sticking a fork in a microwave. | ||
| Newfie_buell |
Its a Balmy 80ish here today out in the middle of the North Atlantic. I didn't know it could go to 113 ever. | ||
| Ratyson |
The expeced high here in huntsville today is 100, with 45% humidity. At least it isn't the normal 90% humidity! It feels like the ass end of a volcano out there. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
110 riding down the freeway on Saturday. Like driving through a blast furnace. As you pulled across the gas station parking lot, you could hear your tires sticking... Did about 160 miles on the slab. Yuck! | ||
| Captpete |
Middle to high 80's, 10 to 15 mph trade winds, chance of occasional rain shower. Same as yesterday, same as tomorrow, same as every day, unless it's raining and blowin' 200 mph. | ||
| Zxzer04 |
Saw 129 in Death Valley California this past Saturday.  | ||
| Rocketman |
Britain has been basking in glorious sunshine for ages. It's the best June \ July we've had in years. It was dry pretty much through April and May too. It's 1am Wed as I write. If the temp's today hit somewhere near the 90's I believe, it will be the hottest July ever recorded in the UK. Rocket | ||
| Fullpower |
Greetings from Southcentral Alaska, about 52 degrees this morning, we are at our high for the day right now: 59 degrees F. bit of humidity today, so it feels rather warmer. I have been drinking LOTS of water, staying well hydrated. the real bummer is wearing riding gear when it is this warm, its ok on the road when moving, but you get pretty hot standing out in the sun, zipping up, ear plugs, gloves etc., we cope the best we can. | ||
| Captpete |
Hang tough! LOL | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
In the upper 90s here last few days. I found the solution.  Oh Yes. | ||
| Cactus_dave |
I grew up in central america, lived there for 18 years. I never ever had a problem dealing with the heat and humidity. I live in Tucson Az. now, and today was the first time I ever overheated.. I was driving from Catalina to the south side of Tucson, it was somewhere between 110, and 115 deg. I was already hot, when I saw this poor fellow who's car had died in the middle of the on ramp. I pulled over and helped him push it about a 100 yards down the ramp to the shoulder, as I was walking back to my bike I started to feel a little weird (never quite felt like that). I shook it off, and got on my XB... started driving. It was about this time when it hit me, I started feeling nauseous and dizzy. I pulled off to the side of the road under a big tree and almost passed out, I must have been there for at least 20 min., before I managed to get myself composed again. The heat can really git to ya if your not carefull.(Cactus Dave was not so Cactussy today) It was a good thing I had water in my backpack. | ||
| Whodom |
Dave, sounds like you had a near-miss there. Glad you came through OK. Despite the similar temps, I'll bet it's a whole lot easier to get dehydrated where you are now than where you grew up in Central America. I rode ~300+ miles Friday in mostly 90+ degree, 90+ % relative humidty temps coming home to coastal SC from the Deal's Gap area. It was probably in the 80's when I left Fontana Village, NC. I picked my route to include about 50 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which happens to be it's highest section (~6000+ feet at one point). It was probably in the low to mid 60's up there- it felt downright chilly. Luckily I had a liner for my mesh jacket. An hour later, I was on I-26 in upper SC sweltering in the heat. It's amazing to me how much hotter it is on a big interstate highway like that. I suppose it's a combination of all the engine heat from thousands of vehicles plus solar heating of all that concrete. Traffic was so bad east of Columbia, SC I finally got off the interstate and took back roads for the next ~70 miles and it was much cooler. | ||
| Skyguy |
Tell me about heat! I rode through the central California Valley and temps were 107. Humidity was high. Special kind of miserable. | ||
| 2000m2 |
Damnit...maybe Al Gore is on to something. Alaska is looking pretty good...  (Message edited by 2000m2 on July 22, 2006) | ||
| Buellgirlie |
mr grumpy - nice hot pink floatie.  back on topic, the high 90 low 100 temps finally broke mid week and we are now comfortably back in the 70 and 80 degree range. D | ||
| 12r |
After a weekend respite we're heading back towards 90 degrees and higher humidity this week. The trains have already slowed down because the rails are buckling and unfortunately the roads are starting to melt  so we get these swathes of polished Tarmac on the outside of corners. Time for another Solero  | ||
| Essthreetee |
Tell me about heat! I rode through the central California Valley and temps were 107. Humidity was high. Special kind of miserable. It was 108* Yesterday with chance of FLASH FLOODS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Supposed to be cooling off now, should only be 107* Today.....  |
