Softie! Real men love ovens. It's when the humidity soars to over 20% that things get unbearable.
Patrick "shadenfreude" Moore On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 10:31 AM, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > Well Patrick, I love the desert and have spent some long vacations in > the SW, but when people come up with this dry heat argument, all I can > say is, "The inside of my oven is dry too, but i don't want to stick > my head in there!" During camping trips in NM, AZ. & Death Valley, I > found I didn't move much after noon. > > If ( when & soon) I retire I think I'll start riding at about 5:00 AM > during this kind of weather. > Michael > > On Jul 16, 10:21 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > NM? SoCal?? We have very little of that stuff called "water" that > translates > > into atmospheric humidity. It has been very humid here in Albuquerque; > damn > > humidity has been in the low 20s -- we're nearing our "monsoon" period > when > > we get 2/3 of our annual 9 inches. It's been hard to bear, what with > temps > > in the mid 90s. SoCal, at least near the ocean, is even better: > temperatures > > in West LA soar into the low 80s in July and August. (Inland it is > > different.) > > > > Sorry for scoffing; we have it easy here in the SW. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:48 AM, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's been in the high 80's to mid 90s here in nothern VT for the past > > > two weeks, with dew ponts around 70. I find I'm getting slower and > > > slower. I keep topped up on fluids and electrolites, but I am finding > > > myself feeling pretty fried. This mornings commute took about 20 > > > -25% longer, just because ... well just because I went so much > > > slower. I'm pretty good riding in temps between 15 - 85, but this is > > > draining me. > > > > > How do those of you from souther Cal, or NM do this? You must have to > > > ride in this kind of weather for a big chunk of the year. > > > > > Michael > > > Westford, Vt > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > <rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
