Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 21 Jun 2008 09:46:40a, notbob told us...
>
>> On 2008-06-21, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> heat really comes out. At 8:00 a.m. this morning, it was already 97°F.
>>> This entire week has been a succession of 112, 113, 113, 112, 113,
>>> 114, beginning with Sunday.
>> Yes, I remember Phoenix in Aug quite vividly. It would be 105 by 10am
>> and then whether the temps would rise to 113 or 118 was a daily crap
>> shoot. I didn't mind too much, being young and just down from IL, where
>> humity sometimes hit 102%! Plus, I'm from CA, where they have a few
>> hot-spells over 100, sometimes 110+. But, to put up with that kind of
>> heat, day and day out, no thanks. It became quite tedious to have to
>> open your car door with a rag or whatever to avoid a first degree burn.
>> Who wants to live like that? I know, I know..... Arizonians. Go
>> figure.
>>
>> nb
>
> As of 11:15 (right now) it is 106 and climbing. It will peak around 2:30
> this afternoon (forecasat is 112). I think most people living in the hot
> desert areas of Arizona live somewhat in reverse of everwhere else. When
> we lived in Ohio we pretty much avoided the winter months outdoors as much
> as possible, enjoying the spring, summer (except for the humidity), and
> fall. In Arizona, we avoid the heat of the summer months outdoors as much
> as possible, and enjoy the fall, winter, and spring. Most of those months,
> even in winter, it's shirt sleeve weather.
>
> Car door handles? Notice how many are now made out of some synthetic
> materials? They don't burn when you touch them.
>
You ain't lived until you've crawled into a car sitting out in the heat
while wearing shorts and no shirt. Particularly if it had vinyl seats.