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EAA UWO Dorm Room (Air Conditioned) For Sale
Jay Honeck wrote:
The freshly retired United pilot and his wife, in their brand spank'n new mobile home complete with canopy porch and porch furniture, almost wet themselves when they saw my predicament. g Next morning I was at Wally-World buying a 20" high "Twin" air mattress. Ahh, dignity restored. Ah, but there are other visual images, too. Let's not forget OSH '04, with Montblack camped next to us in a driving, all-night rain, sitting upright in a chair, inside a tent WITHOUT a rain fly, holding an umbrella to stay dry... Now there's a man who knows how to have a good time! :-) Matt |
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In July, it's a blast furnace.
I don't know. I was there this past June (14th through 29th) and it wasn't bad. 109 a couple of days, but it really is a dry heat and it felt very comfortable to someone used to 95/95 here in PA during some summer days. 109/3 (yes, the RH was 3%!!) was very comfortable. And I could exit the pool at the hotel, and during the approximately 100 yard walk back to my room, have my hair completely dry (OK, there isn't THAT much to dry) and my swim trunks would be nearly dry. It was amazing... My parents used to spend winters in Vegas. At that time of year, it's a wonderful place to live and work. I was there in June once. It was 117 degrees on the strip, and it was incredible. You literally desiccated as you walked, and didn't even realize you were dying, since the sweat evaporated immediately. It didn't feel any worse than 95 in Iowa -- but that's bad enough to make me not want to go back in summer. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
In July, it's a blast furnace. I don't know. I was there this past June (14th through 29th) and it wasn't bad. 109 a couple of days, but it really is a dry heat and it felt very comfortable to someone used to 95/95 here in PA during some summer days. 109/3 (yes, the RH was 3%!!) was very comfortable. And I could exit the pool at the hotel, and during the approximately 100 yard walk back to my room, have my hair completely dry (OK, there isn't THAT much to dry) and my swim trunks would be nearly dry. It was amazing... My parents used to spend winters in Vegas. At that time of year, it's a wonderful place to live and work. I was there in June once. It was 117 degrees on the strip, and it was incredible. You literally desiccated as you walked, and didn't even realize you were dying, since the sweat evaporated immediately. It didn't feel any worse than 95 in Iowa -- but that's bad enough to make me not want to go back in summer. I guess it depends on your preferences. I'm a heavy sweater and I hate humidity. Here in PA in the summer, the humidity is rather nasty. Not as bad as New Orleans, but still pretty bad. The few times I've been to the southwest, I've just loved it. As long as I keep drinking, I stay very comfortable even above 110 (I was in Phoenix in mid-July a few years ago). Maybe 120 would get to be uncomfortable, but I think I could even take that. When I retire, I'll probably just stay in PA as I was born here and probably will never leave, but if I do move, I won't go to Florida as most in this area do. I'll head to NM, AZ, NV or maybe even CO. I'm not sure I could stand to look at a desert every day after this many years of the PA mountains, but I do love the low humidity!! Matt |
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Matt Whiting wrote:
I'm a heavy sweater snip Your wife must really love you during those cold, PA winters. -- Peter |
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Peter R. wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote: I'm a heavy sweater snip Your wife must really love you during those cold, PA winters. Luckily, I don't sweat much during the winter! :-) I do give off a lot of heat, though, so she says she sees no need for an electric blanket... Matt |
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Work, other people's work, is an intolerable idea to a cat. Can you picture cats herding sheep or agreeing to pull a cart? They will not inconvenience themselves to the slightest degree. --Dr. Louis J. Camuti Regards Ian Dogs have owners. Cats have staff. . . |
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EAA UWO Dorm Room (Air Conditioned) For Sale
ROTFLMAO!
Rich S. Servant to Bootsie and Ms. T. "Ian Donaldson" wrote in message ... Work, other people's work, is an intolerable idea to a cat. Can you picture cats herding sheep or agreeing to pull a cart? They will not inconvenience themselves to the slightest degree. --Dr. Louis J. Camuti Regards Ian Dogs have owners. Cats have staff. . . |
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("Matt Whiting" wrote)
I don't know. I was there this past June (14th through 29th) and it wasn't bad. 109 a couple of days, but it really is a dry heat and it felt very comfortable to someone used to 95/95 here in PA during some summer days. 109/3 (yes, the RH was 3%!!) was very comfortable. And I could exit the pool at the hotel, and during the approximately 100 yard walk back to my room, have my hair completely dry (OK, there isn't THAT much to dry) and my swim trunks would be nearly dry. It was amazing... We were in Elko, NV (EKO - elev. 5,140 ft) last July, a week before OSH, and the weather was ....perfect! 95, 100, 105. We rented a Mustang convertible. The High Desert was surprisingly green - it rained a little bit one evening while we were there. It had been an unusually wet spring that year, also. No sweating in the heat. I drank water from a 32oz PowerAid bottle. We kept 2 gallons of water with us - in the trunk - when we went exploring. In the mountains I filled up my bottle with snow-melt that ran in cold streams, down the rocky face of the slopes, next to the road. I'd go back to the High Desert in July. Last time I was in Las Vegas was 1988 - October. Weather was fine :-) Montblack |
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("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Ah, but there are other visual images, too. Let's not forget OSH '04, with Montblack camped next to us in a driving, all-night rain, sitting upright in a chair, inside a tent WITHOUT a rain fly, holding an umbrella to stay dry... Have you ever heard from your tent-mate again? The 18 year old niece (fresh from OzFest or some other Somerset, Wis three day party) said, "Here's the tent, it's fine." It was her 12' x 12' stand-up-inside tent we used for the week. Well, all was not fine. After a good night's soak'n we got up the next morning, went to Target, and bought a BIG brown plastic tarp. That worked for water coming in from the top - although sleeping in the tent with that tarp over us, during any kind of wind, sounded like we'd set up house inside a snare drum. ....then there was the 'flood from below' on our last night. Ahh, good times! I run into tent-mate Connie all the time. She laughs ...I think so as not to cry. g Montblack |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Blanche wrote: She can join me in Las Vegas! 1) air conditioning 2) room service Vegas is a winter sport. We're planning to partake of its wonders in March. In July, it's a blast furnace. I repeat....air conditioning (I grew up in Phoenix) |
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