I agree that 90+ with high humidity is worse than ~ 90-95 and low humidity. All I was waying is that no matter how dry the air, 115 degrees is brutal hot!
On 7/2/07, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought it was a scheme to get people to move away.... > > At the old nuke plant, the turbine building (the building with which the > turbine/generator/pumps/steam piping etc live) gets around 120 to 125 > degrees in the summer and it's not a dry heat. It's wicked. After spending > 30 - 45 minutes taking rounds in there it feels cool and lovely stepping > out > to the 115 degree dry heat. > The containment building is pretty much similar...only hotter. > > Bob R (114 on patio in the shade today) > > Slow-cooked Spleen, AZ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 8:11 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] for the AZ-ers on the list > > Has anyone ever experienced 110 degree heat that wasn't "dry" and > therefore > somehow innocuous? I have visited Phoenix in July and the heat felt > stiflingly oppressive no matter how "dry" the locals claimed it to > be. It's > all a scheme to get people to move out there,,, > > On 7/2/07, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > When its cold you just have to plan better. At -20 you remember to plug > in > > the car or you don't go anywhere until it warms up. > > When I first graduated from highschool I spent a winter working for my > old > > man surveying the rail link between Portland and Boston. > > We had one of the first data collectors which at the time was an HP > > palmtop computer, predecessor to today's PDA. Periodically the LCD > screen > > would freeze. We always figured that was a good time to take a break. > > > > When its hot out what can you do? Fans, airconditioning, etc. I suppose > at > > least in the dry heat you can run a swamp cooler... > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 23:23:07 -0400 > > From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] for the AZ-ers on the list > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > i've never experienced higher than 107. it was a dry heat too. it was > > very > > unpleasant, but still no more so than 90 in georgia. > > > > the coldest i ever experienced was -17F, also in a humid climate. i > > had to > > get the car started and probably spent about 15 minutes working outside > > in > > that weather. i don't get how people live in 40 below. > > > > 60 is a good temperature. winter here is perhaps my favorite season. > > no > > bugs, but still gets warm enough during the day > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! > > TV. > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
