On Sat, 2 Sep 2017 21:47:28 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
>On Sat, 2 Sep 2017 10:10:56 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>On 9/1/2017 10:29 PM, Bruce wrote:
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>>>> It's funny how people adapt. I flew from the Gulf to Japan once and
>>>> went from 120F (4 months) to 90F in an 8 hour timespan. Needed a
>>>> sweater in Japan. I was only home in Japan for 72 hours then on a
>>>> plane back to the gulf. (critical school, was flown back).
>>>
>>> When an American says Gulf, do they mean the Arab Gulf states or the
>>> Gulf of Mexico?
>>>
>>
>>Since the war it is generally the Arab Gulf, especially when 120F is
>>mentioned
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>Thanks. I didn't know how hot 120F was (49 C, no less).
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>Wow! That is HOT!!!

Yes. Last summer it was 41 C here for 2 days and I already felt as if
my eyes were melting if I kept them open too long.