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[Foxfyre]

My friends in Phoenix said daytime temps are in the 90's there already.

Actually Arizonians handle it pretty well though. Those not as acclimated to it will suffer a lot more.

I remember one time when I was still running my biz and driving the state, I was driving into Carlsbad NM. And just about when I saw the 117 degrees f (47.2 celsius) on the bank clock, my car air conditioner froze up. The only way to thaw it fast is to run the heater. Have you ever run your car heater in 117 degree heat?

Another time we were enjoying a holiday in Laughlin NV and thought we would walk from our casino to the one next door maybe 50 yards away. But the temperature that day was closing in on 125 degrees fahrenheit. We were used to 105-110 summertime heat there and you wouldn't think another 10-15 degrees would make that much difference. It does. We decided we wouldn't walk that 50 yards until after the sun went down.

My sister worked in casinos in Laughlin for 20 years as a dealer. Yeah...it gets really hot there in the Mohave Desert.

My folks lived about 70 miles south of Laughlin in Lake Havasu City. 120 degrees was not uncommon and it once hit 128 degrees.

Muy caliente!!!

I was out there once in September when it hit 118. We were on the folk's party boat on the Colorado River and it really wasn't too bad. You just get dehydrated very quickly, but I don't care, I love the desert.

And, thanks to my brother-in-law (RIP) who seemed to have a knack of making interesting connections both in Laughlin and Vegas, we had opportunity to have dinner with a casino big wig one time. And for whatever reason he confided in us that the daytime summer temperatures in Laughlin are so horrendous that they would probably scare people away if they posted the real deal. So temperatures are taken on the Colorado instead of land which no doubt is 5 degrees or more cooler.

My sister worked at the Golden Nugget in Laughlin as well as a few other places over the years. My folks happened to drive through the area in 1990 and fell in love with it, and they bought a house in Lake Havasu City in 1991. My sister moved out there a short while later.

They had a beautiful house that sat about a thousand feet up overlooking the Colorado River. They sold the place in 2003 and moved to Florida in order to be closer to my elderly Grandmother.

I really miss that house Foxy. We would visit them and use it as a base camp to explore a lot of California, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico.

The southwest is my favorite part of the U.S.....no question.

I love it out here too. I thoroughly enjoy visiting the coastal areas and the prairies of Oklahoma and Kansas, the the piney woods of Texas and the lush greenness in the east, but I'm always ready to return to the high desert and the spirits in the wind or whatever it is that makes this special.

 

[Sarah G]

I've lived in the Great Lakes region my whole life.

If it gets up to 55, folks around here are in shorts. We're lucky if we see a few weeks in the summer above ninety.

I spent a month out in Vegas one summer, the day I arrived, it was a few degrees below 100, and it didn't dip back below 100 till the day I left 40 some days later. It was the first time I had ever seen on TV, meteorologists telling folks what temperature it was in the shade, and what it was in the sun.

In our neck of the woods, during winter, we have crap on our weather reported like "lake effect snow" "lake swells" and "wind chill." In my book, it's easier to "layer" than it is to cool down.

Damn was I glad to see green and get back to sane living conditions again.

I have lived in the Great Lakes area all of my life too. I believe it was in 2012 or thereabouts when we had a 90 degree day in June and it stayed that way all Summer. A couple of days, it got into the hundreds.

By the time October got here I felt like I would positively wilt.

I like it cooler, windows all open wide. That would be about 70 and sunny.

 

[Sarah G]

9C! Too cold! View attachment 122893

That is normal winter daytime temps for us or maybe just a tad warmer--the kind of weather you wear a sweater or light jacket unless it is windy and you're going to be out in it for some time. But this time of year it feels really chilly though we have been getting into the mid to low 40's almost every night now--warms into the high 60's or low 70's during the day--might get up to low 80's. But as SBiker in Russia and Ringel in the Texas desert point out, our comfort level is pretty much relative to what feels 'normal' to us. Somebody in southeast Asia would no doubt see it all much differently.

My friends in Phoenix said daytime temps are in the 90's there already.

Actually Arizonians handle it pretty well though. Those not as acclimated to it will suffer a lot more.

I remember one time when I was still running my biz and driving the state, I was driving into Carlsbad NM. And just about when I saw the 117 degrees f (47.2 celsius) on the bank clock, my car air conditioner froze up. The only way to thaw it fast is to run the heater. Have you ever run your car heater in 117 degree heat?

Another time we were enjoying a holiday in Laughlin NV and thought we would walk from our casino to the one next door maybe 50 yards away. But the temperature that day was closing in on 125 degrees fahrenheit. We were used to 105-110 summertime heat there and you wouldn't think another 10-15 degrees would make that much difference. It does. We decided we wouldn't walk that 50 yards until after the sun went down.

My sister worked in casinos in Laughlin for 20 years as a dealer. Yeah...it gets really hot there in the Mohave Desert.

My folks lived about 70 miles south of Laughlin in Lake Havasu City. 120 degrees was not uncommon and it once hit 128 degrees.

Muy caliente!!!

I was out there once in September when it hit 118. We were on the folk's party boat on the Colorado River and it really wasn't too bad. You just get dehydrated very quickly, but I don't care, I love the desert.

I've been to Laughlin before. It's a quieter version of Vegas, iirc.

 

[yiostheoy]

Ok humor me, Friends.

 

[yiostheoy]

Actually Arizonians handle it pretty well though. Those not as acclimated to it will suffer a lot more.

I remember one time when I was still running my biz and driving the state, I was driving into Carlsbad NM. And just about when I saw the 117 degrees f (47.2 celsius) on the bank clock, my car air conditioner froze up. The only way to thaw it fast is to run the heater. Have you ever run your car heater in 117 degree heat?

Another time we were enjoying a holiday in Laughlin NV and thought we would walk from our casino to the one next door maybe 50 yards away. But the temperature that day was closing in on 125 degrees fahrenheit. We were used to 105-110 summertime heat there and you wouldn't think another 10-15 degrees would make that much difference. It does. We decided we wouldn't walk that 50 yards until after the sun went down.

My sister worked in casinos in Laughlin for 20 years as a dealer. Yeah...it gets really hot there in the Mohave Desert.

My folks lived about 70 miles south of Laughlin in Lake Havasu City. 120 degrees was not uncommon and it once hit 128 degrees.

Muy caliente!!!

I was out there once in September when it hit 118. We were on the folk's party boat on the Colorado River and it really wasn't too bad. You just get dehydrated very quickly, but I don't care, I love the desert.

And, thanks to my brother-in-law (RIP) who seemed to have a knack of making interesting connections both in Laughlin and Vegas, we had opportunity to have dinner with a casino big wig one time. And for whatever reason he confided in us that the daytime summer temperatures in Laughlin are so horrendous that they would probably scare people away if they posted the real deal. So temperatures are taken on the Colorado instead of land which no doubt is 5 degrees or more cooler.

My sister worked at the Golden Nugget in Laughlin as well as a few other places over the years. My folks happened to drive through the area in 1990 and fell in love with it, and they bought a house in Lake Havasu City in 1991. My sister moved out there a short while later.

They had a beautiful house that sat about a thousand feet up overlooking the Colorado River. They sold the place in 2003 and moved to Florida in order to be closer to my elderly Grandmother.

I really miss that house Foxy. We would visit them and use it as a base camp to explore a lot of California, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico.

The southwest is my favorite part of the U.S.....no question.

I love it out here too. I thoroughly enjoy visiting the coastal areas and the prairies of Oklahoma and Kansas, the the piney woods of Texas and the lush greenness in the east, but I'm always ready to return to the high desert and the spirits in the wind or whatever it is that makes this special.

Okalahoma (original spelling) has more deer than any other place in the USA.

 

[yiostheoy]

9C! Too cold! View attachment 122893

That is normal winter daytime temps for us or maybe just a tad warmer--the kind of weather you wear a sweater or light jacket unless it is windy and you're going to be out in it for some time. But this time of year it feels really chilly though we have been getting into the mid to low 40's almost every night now--warms into the high 60's or low 70's during the day--might get up to low 80's. But as SBiker in Russia and Ringel in the Texas desert point out, our comfort level is pretty much relative to what feels 'normal' to us. Somebody in southeast Asia would no doubt see it all much differently.

My friends in Phoenix said daytime temps are in the 90's there already.

Actually Arizonians handle it pretty well though. Those not as acclimated to it will suffer a lot more.

I remember one time when I was still running my biz and driving the state, I was driving into Carlsbad NM. And just about when I saw the 117 degrees f (47.2 celsius) on the bank clock, my car air conditioner froze up. The only way to thaw it fast is to run the heater. Have you ever run your car heater in 117 degree heat?

Another time we were enjoying a holiday in Laughlin NV and thought we would walk from our casino to the one next door maybe 50 yards away. But the temperature that day was closing in on 125 degrees fahrenheit. We were used to 105-110 summertime heat there and you wouldn't think another 10-15 degrees would make that much difference. It does. We decided we wouldn't walk that 50 yards until after the sun went down.

117 F degrees! This is too much even for me!
It's like burning lol

All my buddies who went to Viet Nam and made it back alive said it gets up to 100F there with 100% humidity.

N'est pas?

You speak French right ?!

 

[ChrisL]

It's been kind of chilly here lately. We had a couple of beautiful days last week (one day it was 80!), but now it almost feels like winter again. It's early yet though. It will probably warm up a bit, but it's only 39 right now. Brr! I want it to be in the 60s anyways!!

I agree with Sbiker re your new Avi, Chris--very pretty. The setting is a bit unusual for a glamour shot though.

Thanks sweetie! I thought it was the perfect setting for a USMB avatar.

 

[ChrisL]

Good morning everyone, Ive kind of not been on as much lately and won't for a few more days, busy after coming back from the coast, plus blood work tomorrow and drs appt on Wednesday...routine but I hate it.

I've also been binge watching Netflix some, lol....right now I'm watching an old English Series..."Green Wing"...cracks me up! Think it's from 2004.

Besides my middle sister and her having to put her dog down, there is concern with my baby sister who is very sick now...no real diagnosis yet...not fatal and not cancer but pretty bad....don't want to post her medical info though on a public forum....she's 15 years younger than me, she'll be 51 next month!

She's also the furthest in distance from me....New Jersey.

Best wishes!

 

[ChrisL]

Thinking of boedicca tonight and wondering how her dad and brother are.

Good night darlinks. I love you guys.

And we continue to pray and/or send good vibes and/or positive thoughts and/or keep vigil for:

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
Freedombecki,
Noomi!!!
Nosmo's mom,
Ernie's stop smoking project,
Rod, GW's partner,
The Ringels in difficult transition,
Foxfyre's friend Dana and Aunt Betty,
Etherion and his grandma,
Kat's sister,
Gallant Warrior's chilly goats,
The Ringel's Gizmo and wellness for Ringel,
Special prayers and/or positive thoughts for Sherry's mom and her life saving medical treatment.
GW's daughter, her friend Sachendra, and Sachendra's husband Bob and son Gary in what is probably Sachendra's last days.
Mrs. Saveliberty with her knee surgery.
Hombre's sore toes,
The Gracies just because,
Special prayers and/or positive thoughts for Mr. Peach and Peach143 in the coming days and wellness for them both.
Ernie!!!
Boedicca's dad and brother,
All of us and those we care about who are looking for work,

And the light is left on for Alan, Noomi, Freedombecki, Oddball, Sixfoot, Spoonman, and all others we miss and hope to return.

The sea turtles are beginning to return to western Caribbean beaches to lay their eggs.

Thank you, hun!

My brother is still in hospital, recovering from surgery - it went very well so we are hopeful.

Dad is in bad shape; we need to move him to a care facility - he's declining fairly rapidly. And I feel like bones - my mother is going nuts. She definitely needs some meds, or something. Perhaps a bottle of scotch.

Good news re your brother, but so sorry about your dad. And not easy when you have to be the rock for both of your parents.

Thank you! My other siblings are sharing the load. I couldn't imagine handling all of this by myself.

That is a blessing. Except for Hombre's help, which is a huge blessing, I pretty much have it alone here dealing with my aunt, friend Dana who has no family here, etc. We all do it as an act of love, but it is not easy.

Well, things went way down hill last night. Dad is back in the hospital. And my brother has relapsed, so still there as well. Going to hospital later this am for meeting with family and doctor. Not sure what is going to happen.

Sorry to hear this. Wishing you and your family the best!

 

[ChrisL]

It was pretty nice here yesterday, probably in the high 60s or low 70s. Nice enough where I didn't need a jacket. Rain and today and tomorrow too. It's always nice in the spring after a good steady rain though, then all the trees and flowers and stuff just BUST out!

 

[ChrisL]

So, I was thinking about sleeping and sleeping patterns recently. I only require about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. One of my friends says I must be sleep deprived, but I don't feel sleep deprived. I have to say that when I lie my head down, I probably fall asleep within no more than 10 minutes. Then, when I awaken 5 or 6 hours later, even if I try, I can't seem to fall back to sleep, so I get up and start my day!

Do you think everyone requires a full 8 hours? What do you think coffee shoppers?

 

[MisterBeale]

I've lived in the Great Lakes region my whole life.

If it gets up to 55, folks around here are in shorts. We're lucky if we see a few weeks in the summer above ninety.

I spent a month out in Vegas one summer, the day I arrived, it was a few degrees below 100, and it didn't dip back below 100 till the day I left 40 some days later. It was the first time I had ever seen on TV, meteorologists telling folks what temperature it was in the shade, and what it was in the sun.

In our neck of the woods, during winter, we have crap on our weather reported like "lake effect snow" "lake swells" and "wind chill." In my book, it's easier to "layer" than it is to cool down.

Damn was I glad to see green and get back to sane living conditions again.

I have lived in the Great Lakes area all of my life too. I believe it was in 2012 or thereabouts when we had a 90 degree day in June and it stayed that way all Summer. A couple of days, it got into the hundreds.

By the time October got here I felt like I would positively wilt.

I like it cooler, windows all open wide. That would be about 70 and sunny.

Ah yes, the cities do trap their heat.

I remember, Chicago was positively sizzling that summer.

You should have headed on north to the straits of Mackinac. When ever the well to do in Chicago or Detroit have a summer like that, it is where they go. Even in a 100 degree heat down in the industrialized areas in South MI, OH, IN, IL, it is guaranteed to be 15 degrees cooler up there.

M-185: The Only US Highway Where Motor Vehicles Are Banned

My memory is a bit hazy, but I think that is the year my sister and her husband went for the yacht races.

 

[MisterBeale]

So, I was thinking about sleeping and sleeping patterns recently. I only require about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. One of my friends says I must be sleep deprived, but I don't feel sleep deprived. I have to say that when I lie my head down, I probably fall asleep within no more than 10 minutes. Then, when I awaken 5 or 6 hours later, even if I try, I can't seem to fall back to sleep, so I get up and start my day!

Do you think everyone requires a full 8 hours? What do you think coffee shoppers?

If I told you, you would think I was nuts.

 

[ChrisL]

An interesting fact is that my father also only required about 5 or 6 hours of sleep.

 

[ChrisL]

So, I was thinking about sleeping and sleeping patterns recently. I only require about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. One of my friends says I must be sleep deprived, but I don't feel sleep deprived. I have to say that when I lie my head down, I probably fall asleep within no more than 10 minutes. Then, when I awaken 5 or 6 hours later, even if I try, I can't seem to fall back to sleep, so I get up and start my day!

Do you think everyone requires a full 8 hours? What do you think coffee shoppers?

If I told you, you would think I was nuts.

Well whether or not I think you are nuts depends upon whether or not you launch into an unwarranted verbal tirade against me!

 

[ChrisL]

I had a much more difficult time falling asleep when I was working 3rd shift though. Not used to sleeping during the daylight hours. I've been working 2nd shift now for quite awhile, and that is working out good for my sleeping schedule. Of course, like anyone else, I do sometimes have a hard time falling asleep, but that's not usually a problem for me at all.

Also, I fall asleep so quickly because I tend to stay up until I can't keep my eyes open anymore!

 

[Foxfyre]

So, I was thinking about sleeping and sleeping patterns recently. I only require about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. One of my friends says I must be sleep deprived, but I don't feel sleep deprived. I have to say that when I lie my head down, I probably fall asleep within no more than 10 minutes. Then, when I awaken 5 or 6 hours later, even if I try, I can't seem to fall back to sleep, so I get up and start my day!

Do you think everyone requires a full 8 hours? What do you think coffee shoppers?

If you feel good and aren't sleepy or tired, I wouldn't worry about it. I am convinced that we all aren't identical in that respect. Some people just need more sleep than others.

 

[Nosmo King]

It's high spring here in the Crotch of the Tri-State area. The dogwoods are in bloom showing off their white or pink or dramatic re blossoms. The crab apple trees are strutting their stuff and every other tree, save the oaks and catalpas are pretty much leafed out. The squirrels have come down from their arboreal nests, much to the delight of Daisy the Mutt. They both have resumed their game of gather food, get chased back up the tree.

Since I last told you stories I have changed jobs. No longer with the county, I am now the city housing inspector.
That means I won't have to ply the county roads. Rather, I am confined to the city limits. That's great! There's a pizza shop in Salem I'll miss, but I'm home everyday for lunch and to air out Daisy. The working conditions are better by an order of magnitude, but the money is the same.

Meanwhile, at the Big House Mom is getting along just fine. She is having the place insulated. She also got a new, highly efficient water heater. The house will, no doubt, be not only warmer next winter, but quieter and less dusty. The ductwork from the furnace was just cleaned and the seams along its length sealed from leaks.

Spring weather has been typical. Rain mainly in the evening and early morning, partly cloudy and mid to upper 60s through the day. With the twilight coming later, we have more time to get out and enjoy the climate. Our daily walks have extended to 7:30 pm. Just four months ago, it was full dark by 5:30. I can't complain.

As soon as I get this new job tamped down to a more manageable pace, I'll be back to tell you more tall tales from the Ohio River valley.

 

[Sarah G]

I've lived in the Great Lakes region my whole life.

If it gets up to 55, folks around here are in shorts. We're lucky if we see a few weeks in the summer above ninety.

I spent a month out in Vegas one summer, the day I arrived, it was a few degrees below 100, and it didn't dip back below 100 till the day I left 40 some days later. It was the first time I had ever seen on TV, meteorologists telling folks what temperature it was in the shade, and what it was in the sun.

In our neck of the woods, during winter, we have crap on our weather reported like "lake effect snow" "lake swells" and "wind chill." In my book, it's easier to "layer" than it is to cool down.

Damn was I glad to see green and get back to sane living conditions again.

I have lived in the Great Lakes area all of my life too. I believe it was in 2012 or thereabouts when we had a 90 degree day in June and it stayed that way all Summer. A couple of days, it got into the hundreds.

By the time October got here I felt like I would positively wilt.

I like it cooler, windows all open wide. That would be about 70 and sunny.

Ah yes, the cities do trap their heat.

I remember, Chicago was positively sizzling that summer.

You should have headed on north to the straits of Mackinac. When ever the well to do in Chicago or Detroit have a summer like that, it is where they go. Even in a 100 degree heat down in the industrialized areas in South MI, OH, IN, IL, it is guaranteed to be 15 degrees cooler up there.

M-185: The Only US Highway Where Motor Vehicles Are Banned

My memory is a bit hazy, but I think that is the year my sister and her husband went for the yacht races.

Love it up there. My parents vacationed there every year. My dad liked the Locks so he would make a trip there.

 

[Foxfyre]

I've lived in the Great Lakes region my whole life.

If it gets up to 55, folks around here are in shorts. We're lucky if we see a few weeks in the summer above ninety.

I spent a month out in Vegas one summer, the day I arrived, it was a few degrees below 100, and it didn't dip back below 100 till the day I left 40 some days later. It was the first time I had ever seen on TV, meteorologists telling folks what temperature it was in the shade, and what it was in the sun.

In our neck of the woods, during winter, we have crap on our weather reported like "lake effect snow" "lake swells" and "wind chill." In my book, it's easier to "layer" than it is to cool down.

Damn was I glad to see green and get back to sane living conditions again.

MisterBeale, welcome back to the Coffee Shop. You haven't posted in quite awhile--years maybe? --but happy to have you back.

I think one reason I really love Albuquerque is that temperatures don't get that extreme here. Zero in the winter is very rare--winter night time temps are usually in the 20's and above freezing during the day. And 100 degree temps in the summers are rare--day time temps are usually in the 90's dropping into the 60's at night so we can sleep. And spring and fall are delightful.