Whew!

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote:
Remember that official temperature is measured in the shade...
in the sun it can be 140-150 or more.

When I lived on Williams AFB as a little kid, ISTR my parents' having to
park the car with the windows open to prevent the glass being cracked by
heat buildup. Do people in the Valley still have to do that, or is auto
glass tougher now (that was in the '50s)?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
(remove pants to reply by email)

Pretty much. Trust no one. Well, maybe you can trust Superman. And you can
trust me. But no one else.

It's funny. I'm as close to agnostic as anyone here, yet in most
circumstances I will trust anyone -- until they prove themselves not worthy
of my trust.

(Then I get even. ;-)

Must be that Midwestern thing. I firmly believe in the innate goodness
within us all.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Come to Arizona in July...we'll teach you what hell is really like.

Back in our pre-kid days, we did our "motorcycle trip of a lifetime" -- a
ride from Wisconsin to California and back, camping all the way.

Unfortunately, I changed jobs mid-way into our planning, which cut my
vacation time from 3 weeks to 2 weeks. In order to make the trip work, we
had to shave a week off -- which meant shipping our motorcycle to an aunt's
house in Phoenix, and starting from there.

When we departed Phoenix, in late June, I thought I was riding on the
surface of Venus. That place was the dirtiest, hottest, ugliest, most
desolate place I'd ever seen. I couldn't believe there were a million
people living in that hell-hole. (Of course, since then I've seen Phoenix
at its best, in winter. :-)

Five days later, we were riding in snow in Yellowstone...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote:
Remember that official temperature is measured in the shade...
in the sun it can be 140-150 or more.

When I lived on Williams AFB as a little kid, ISTR my parents' having to
park the car with the windows open to prevent the glass being cracked by
heat buildup. Do people in the Valley still have to do that, or is auto
glass tougher now (that was in the '50s)?

Those that park with windows completely closed often have to get new ones.

Window tinting shops do a land-office business, as do those who sell window
shades.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:q0G2c.77814$ko6.414340@attbi_s02...
Come to Arizona in July...we'll teach you what hell is really like.

Back in our pre-kid days, we did our "motorcycle trip of a lifetime" -- a
ride from Wisconsin to California and back, camping all the way.

Unfortunately, I changed jobs mid-way into our planning, which cut my
vacation time from 3 weeks to 2 weeks. In order to make the trip work, we
had to shave a week off -- which meant shipping our motorcycle to an
aunt's
house in Phoenix, and starting from there.

When we departed Phoenix, in late June, I thought I was riding on the
surface of Venus. That place was the dirtiest, hottest, ugliest, most
desolate place I'd ever seen.

And that was the nice part of town.

I couldn't believe there were a million
people living in that hell-hole. (Of course, since then I've seen Phoenix
at its best, in winter. :-)

Five days later, we were riding in snow in Yellowstone...

Day before yesterday it was 62...today it's 82. Norma right now is about 78,
but we've had only about six or seven days above normal since November.

I've been running between Denver and Phoenix since October and can't get my
sinus' cleared.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:q0G2c.77814$ko6.414340@attbi_s02...
When we departed Phoenix, in late June, I thought I was riding on the
surface of Venus.

I do this all the time. It's a lot like riding into a giant blow
dryer running at max temp. The heat coming off the semi-solid asphalt
will toast your toes if you don't move them off the pegs every now and
then.

Fortunately, the higher, cooler elevations are only an hour or so
away. It's the price we pay for the great winters. I flew Sat. and
Sun. with temps in the low 80s and almost zero wind. Gotta love
that!

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

away. It's the price we pay for the great winters. I flew Sat. and
Sun. with temps in the low 80s and almost zero wind. Gotta love
that!

Sounds wonderful, John. Saturday here was heavy rain, and Sunday was
sunny but incredibly windy. (We actually had a main fire door torn
completely off one of the hotel's buildings on Sunday!)

Needless to say, not much aviating happening around here -- but at least the
temperatures have been pushing 50.

That's what we call "shorts weather" for March in the Midwest!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"