How hot is it where you live?

[birdgirl73]

I envy those of you who are in parts of the world where it's winter right now. I'd give anything for some cool or cold weather.

On the global warming topic, I tend to believe that the upward trend in global temperatures themselves (this being the warmest year on record) is likely the result of global warming, but I really believe this heat wave is just a typical summertime high-pressure system like we frequently have. The area of high pressure just happens to be very big at the moment and covers a lot of the United States.

Everything I've read from the folks at NOAA about the specific hurricanes, storms, flooding, drought, and heat different areas of the U.S. have experienced this year and last makes me believe that we're just experiencing a peak in extreme weather activity, and those peaks have happened for as long as the record-keepers can recall, with the high points about every 20 - 30 years or so. We're at the crest of a peak right now.

From what the NOAA experts have said, it's the overall upward temperature trend and the melting polar ice caps that are indicative of global warming. A lot of folks want to attribute our current crazy weather to global warming, and that makes sense because the weather we're experiencing is what we can see and feel, but apparently it's the more subtle overall upward trend that the climatologists are worried about.

[Psycho4Bud]

It was so hot today that Burger King was saying, "if you want it your way, cook it yourself." ..........Johnny Carson

[birdgirl73]

Remember how the whole audience used to chime in and ask "How hot was it???" when he'd start a bit like that? I loved Johnny Carson. It's hard to believe there's a whole generation of people out there now who didn't grow up with him.

[Its a Plant]

Well the average U.S. temperature is at it's highest ever since they're been recorded and kept track of, dating back to 1890. It's up something like 3 degrees overall across the whole country. I'd say global warming is doing more than we think.

[Fengzi]

It's been in the low 100's at my house in the South San Francisco Bay area. We have weird weather here though and a short drive can make a big difference in the temp. For example, I only live about 20 miles from where I work but it is typically 10-15 degrees warmer at my house than my office. If I drive 20 miles over the mountain to the beach at Santa Cruz it will be anywhere from 20-40 degrees cooler.

[OrangeKush]

97 degrees in georgia. Heat index is 105. I just got done washing my truck and I can agree with birdgirl that I am ready for winter to come back :thumbsup:

[Fengzi]

while its 80-90-100 degrees around me, San Francisco is a kewl 72, and thats a lil warm. I deal with 72 degree heat by doing bonghits and playing my guitars louder. One suggestion . If possible get rid of that nasty cotton and replace it with hemp. hemp clohting keeps you cooler, dries quicker, and it's clean.

dai*ma:stoned: sfca94110

Poor Daima, you mean you actually have to take off the down parka in the middle of a San Francisco summer?

"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." -Mark Twain

[Psycho4Bud]

Remember how the whole audience used to chime in and ask "How hot was it???" when he'd start a bit like that? I loved Johnny Carson. It's hard to believe there's a whole generation of people out there now who didn't grow up with him.

LOL....Remember Carnac the Magnificent? When I was about 10 I found my x-mas gifts before they were wrapped. Well being the lil' smart ass that I was...on Christmas Eve I wrapped a towel around my head and did the impersonation...give a little shake, put the gift to my forehead, and told them what it was before I unwrapped it....LOL....the rents weren't as impressed as I thought they were going to be!!

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Gothen]

It's 98 degrees here in BFE, Indiana!! It's fine for me, somehow. I think it's because I'm half Pakistani, and we're built for heat anyway. Everyone else is like, 'Fuckin hell it's sooooo hot!!! I'm sweating to death!' and I'm sitting in the passenger side with the windows down going, "I think it feels pretty damn good!"

[daima]

Remember how the whole audience used to chime in and ask "How hot was it???" when he'd start a bit like that? I loved Johnny Carson. It's hard to believe there's a whole generation of people out there now who didn't grow up with him.

I liked Goldie Hawn, On Rowan and Martins Laugh-in, when she would come out to greet the audience and would say, I would like to greet you all like i do every week,.... High"
As for a generation of people who dont know who Johhny is? Many here in the land of plenty dont know where Iraq is. doh!
I hope you get a chance to cool off. Remember, the coldest winter you will ever spend is a summer in san Francisco. I forgot who said that. I think Mark Twain. Come on out. it's always cool here.:thumbsup: Come out during one of our many cannabis events. You will swear that you left America and ended up in cannabis heaven.

dai*ma:stoned: sfca