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Post by pabs on Aug 10, 2003 13:18:20 GMT -5
For those of you who are complaining about the current heat wave in Europe
>YOU KNOW YOU RE IN TEXAS WHEN...
> > > >¨ You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water... > >¨ You can say 110 degrees without fainting... > >¨ You eat hot chili to cool your mouth off... > >¨ You can make sun tea instantly... > >¨ You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding >iron... > >¨ Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot >one... > >¨ You actually burn your hand opening the car door... > >¨ Hot air balloons can't go up... > >¨ No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car. > >¨ You realize that asphalt has a liquid state. > >¨ You discover that in July, it takes only 2 fingers to drive >your car... > >¨ It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one >person is moving on the streets... > >¨ You notice the best parking place is determined by shade >instead of distance... > >¨ Sunscreen is sold year round, kept at the front of the >checkout counter... > >¨ A formula less than 30 SPF is a joke and you only wear that >to go to the corner store... > >¨ Your biggest bicycle wreck fear, "what if I get knocked out >and lay on the pavement and cook to death?" > >
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Post by Ruby2 on Aug 10, 2003 14:25:24 GMT -5
LOL yeah Pabs, I'm sure all of that happens!!! It is fecking hot today, the kind of heat that fries your brain, you just can't be arsed even to lift a drink! Us Brits just aren't used to this kind of weather, its doing my head in!!! I remember the summer of '76, but I was a lot younger then, with less to do, so it didn't bother me all that much! LOL just found out from Mo its been the hottest day ever, since records began, in 1659!!!!!!! 37.9C was recorded in London today. And yeah, that may well be nothing to you lot in the US, but its a very big deal here!
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Post by DeadCat on Aug 10, 2003 14:39:06 GMT -5
Pabs,
You missed out a couple…
- You notice your radiator is overheating, before you start your car.
- The thermometer in the lid of your Bar-B-Que Grill shows 150 degrees F, before you light it.
- You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink. - You run the house a/c in the middle of winter, so you can use your fireplace.
- Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.
- You see two trees fighting over a dog.
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Considering I grew up in Perth, WA where every year we used to get at least one whole week above 40C (104F) and temps up to 47C (117F) I’m actually quite enjoying this (so called) heat wave in Europe…..
(DeadCat)
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Post by Wycco on Aug 11, 2003 8:00:49 GMT -5
LOL just found out from Mo its been the hottest day ever, since records began, in 1659!!!!!!! 37.9C was recorded in London today. And yeah, that may well be nothing to you lot in the US, but its a very big deal here! If everything (cars/buildings etc) didn't have super-cool- air conditioning in the US- it would be a big deal here too- don't let anyone try to tell you otherwise. Personally, I love the heat - it could stay that hot year round and I wouldn't mind- but you hear a lot of American's grumbling about the heat long before it gets that hot... and as I said- EvERYTHING is air conditioned here!
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Post by Senninha on Aug 11, 2003 8:24:04 GMT -5
Us Brits just aren't used to this kind of weather, its doing my head in!!! I remember the summer of '76, but I was a lot younger then, with less to do, so it didn't bother me all that much! LOL just found out from Mo its been the hottest day ever, since records began, in 1659!!!!!!! 37.9C was recorded in London today. I heard this morning that temperatures of 38.5 had been recorded in Kent yesterday also. I HATE hot weather - theory goes you can always get warm if you're cold - but it is much more difficult to get cool if you're too hot! That's my theory anyway!! Weather was very strange yesterday though. I went to Donington and was concerned because when we set off it was already 23 degrees! Covered in factor 35 I watched the warm ups and the first races. I then made the (very wise, in hindsight) decision to go to the grandstand (Euro3000 race, y;see I always watch from the grandstand at the end of the pitlane where I can see the grid - they have a proper build up and everything). It was bright sunshine and in the 30's as I walked through the paddock to get there. By the end of one of the kart races (14 lapper, watched the start, then set off - there were 4 kart races, and not many gaps in proceedings, so I made the choice to miss the middle of one, knowing I'd be in the grandstand to watch the podium and chequered flag) I was in the grandstand, the karts were on slicks, last lap, and the skies opened. What a storm!!! Thunder, lightning, and huge droplets of rain. Then, the FIA Cup for Thouroughbred Grand Prix Cars comes out. It was soooo wet (think 1993, but worse) they had to red flag half way through. They then spent about an hour deciding whether they should restart, rain still pouring, then did another 7 laps for agreggate race. Euro3000 then came out, and from about 10 laps from the end, 2 cars were on slicks (though it was dry enough for them all to have stopped, and probably would have done had it been a longer race), and it was dry. By the time the karts came out again... bright sunshine again, back in the 30's and really warm!!! It was mad!!!! (Don't think you needed quite that detail, but I'll post some pics to show the differences when I get them developed, because it was sooo strange!!!)
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Post by greg99 on Aug 11, 2003 12:47:21 GMT -5
Pabs, you forgot the most important: You know you're in Texas when....you get a warm welcome from Pabs & RacerX and feel right at home. Senn - I agree with your theory. I have been pestering for weeks now as we have over 35c minimum everyday, with peaks to 41c and 30c at night - no air!!!
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Post by Ruby2 on Aug 11, 2003 13:32:04 GMT -5
It must be absolute hell in the rest of Europe, I was reading today about the crisis in France: 'Hundreds of elderly people have been killed by the heatwave in France, leaving funeral parlours and hospitals overwhelmed. With undertakers forced to turn away bodies and accident and emergency departments in Paris reporting a 100 per cent increase in patient numbers, the country was facing a health crisis, according to health officials. Many have criticised government ministers for taking their holidays at a time they described as national catastrophe. There are no precise figures available on the number of deaths caused by the heatwave in France. But the country's biggest undertakers, Les Pompes Funèbres Générales, said it had handled 3000 funerals last week, compared to an average of 2500 at this time of year. Dr Patrick Pelloux, chairman of the Association of Accident and Emergency Doctors, said that at least 50 people had died in Paris alone over the past four days as a result of temperatures of up to 40C. Most were killed by dehydration. "What are the health authorities waiting for?" he said. Some undertakers said they were having to turn people away because their refrigeration facilities were full. "There's no room for more bodies," the undertakers Roc 'Eclerc told Le Parisien. Others were sending bodies to colleagues in the countryside, where the death toll appears lower. The Paris Medical Legal Institute, which undertakes post-mortem examinations on suspicious deaths, was requisitioned, but its 300 places were almost full today. The temperature at some nuclear power stations is close to the 50C ceiling at which they must be switched off. Others have sought and been granted special dispension to flush hot water back into rivers, creating a danger for the ecosystems. There were no ministers present today at a meeting to discuss electricity supply difficulties caused by overheating at France's 58 nuclear reactors. The Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, has refused to cancel his walking holiday in the Alps, and his example has been followed by most of his Cabinet. "The situation is very serious," said Nicole Fontaine, the Industry Minister. But she, too, missed the meeting.' And thats not even mentioning the forest fires.
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