I'm glad I don't know any better ;) I have noticed that bread lasts longer up here before it turns green. I've also noticed how raw my throat feels with each painful breath of dry air up here.
-Kyle On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Mark Hasslinger <[email protected]>wrote: > > I lived in Huston for one year back in 1980. Aside from the oppressive > humidity, well not aside but along with the oppressive humidity is the foul > mildew that is pervasive, covering everything outdoors and indoors if you > don't constantly clean and run an air-conditioner. the outdoors is > permanently mildewed except for a few weeks in winter when it dries up a > bit. the only way a person could live there on a permanent basis is to be > born there. Just like living in the frozen tundra you only last if you were > born there and don't know any better. > > > --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 11:06 PM > > Talk about air you can feel? The first time I went to FL, > > after riding in an air conditioned train for almost 24 > > hours, we got off in West Palm Beach... I almost died. How > > can anybody breath here? It was about 96. That was back in > > '62. The coldest it's been here lately was -2. with > > a chill factor of -9. Isn't it wonderful how man can > > adapt to almost anything. One of the reasons I gave up on > > riding in extreme cold was the "ice cream" > > headaches. Still have my snow suit for riding but only wear > > it to blow snow. I did make a mistake once that I still pay > > for every winter. I went sledding in a local park without > > gloves.. frostbite of the thumbs. Dumb, very dumb. It's > > been quite warm here past three days (upper 50's) and > > the bikes are out in force. Cabin fever has set in. > > > > --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:09 AM > > > > I know not everyone enjoy's Houston's weather, but > > I'm finding the only time I can breathe up here is in > > the shower. I guess I'm just used to breathing air you > > can "feel". 28F is really about the lowest > > I've ever seen it in Houston, and we get those days very > > very rarely. Back home I'm seen as somewhat extreme for > > riding in temps as low as mid 30s. I'm thinking I would > > rather be up here in August. > > > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Dennis Hammerl > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > My sympathy Kyle. The years I lived in FL, I couldn't > > adjust to the heat in summer (102 day, 85 night in Orlando) > > and was never so cold as I was one morning at 28 in > > February. By afternoon it was 74. I was born up here and am > > no fan of the cold. In my younger days, I rode straight > > through two years. Rode to work everyday unless it was > > snowing. Then I discovered cars... WOW ! You don't have > > to endure a runny nose all the time. You can be warm. Now at > > my advanced age, I treasure the simple pleasure of not > > freezing. > > > > > > --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hello from a new member, > > 1986 650SC owner. Throttle cable routing. > > To: > > [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:55 AM > > > > No, unfortunately I'm up here in Cleveland, or rather > > Mentor, until spring. I get to go home this weekend though, > > just enough time to spend Valentine's day with the > > missus, then right back up here to the frozen-white-north. > > Today isn't so bad, I can deal with 40F or 50F, we get > > those temps in Houston. However things were quite foreign > > for me a few weeks ago when it was -11F outside and I was > > trying to knock 10 inches of some weird white stuff off of > > the rental car while my insides were freezing solid. > > > > > > > > -Kyle > > -misplaced southerner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
