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Brother Buzz

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71. It could be the heat humidity factor in play with you

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 11:15 PM

Jul 2014

We got hot, but it's a 'dry' heat, or so they say. When we have a long spell of triple digit days, I haul a chaise lounge into the frozen aisle at our market and read detective mysteries set in the tropics. Life is good.

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i got to turn off my airconditioner, run thru the house opening windows. from 91 to 66 in minutes. [View all] seabeyond Jul 2014 OP

Must be nice Scootaloo Jul 2014 #1

oh no. i laughed, when i got to pugent sound. ah, my dream seabeyond Jul 2014 #3

its not so bad by Lakewood MFM008 Jul 2014 #111

Awful thunderstorms here. Squinch Jul 2014 #2

coolest. i am on property that declines toward the bottom of the hill. all the rain runs down, seabeyond Jul 2014 #5

I went out to dinner tonight, and on the way home, the traffic had to stop because the rain was Squinch Jul 2014 #29

but these monsoons... really? i love them. but. there does get to a point of dangerous. seabeyond Jul 2014 #32

Actually, what I should say is that I like them as long Squinch Jul 2014 #33

true that. i hear ya. we drove to cape cod. twice got in a down pour we could not see at all. seabeyond Jul 2014 #36

I didn't much enjoy my swift-water rescue experience 2 years ago. DeadLetterOffice Jul 2014 #39

i have a neighbor on a little hill where the water pour down into the other neighbors moat. seabeyond Jul 2014 #62

Not Colorado, no -- upstate NY. DeadLetterOffice Jul 2014 #97

oh, noooo, you had me laughing rescue wanting to play with their toys. well, seabeyond Jul 2014 #99

I was stuck outside walking the dog in that TorchTheWitch Jul 2014 #94

A friend of mine was saying, "We never have drizzle any more. It's torrential or nothing." Squinch Jul 2014 #95

hey, that really seems to be true TorchTheWitch Jul 2014 #96

i love your story, all the way down to the seabeyond Jul 2014 #100

It's the polar vortex II! pipoman Jul 2014 #4

that is it. that is what i hear. and it worked. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #6

never had a polar vortex before, now we have had 2 in 6 months. rurallib Jul 2014 #21

You must be a young'un... truebluegreen Jul 2014 #61

This front is gonna stall right above us. Texasgal Jul 2014 #7

i hope you get some too. Im sittin comfortable on my porch, as the gentle rain falls, now. breeze , seabeyond Jul 2014 #9

Nice! Texasgal Jul 2014 #18

shhhhh, dont listen. i have the fan on, with the windows open and i am getting a ..... seabeyond Jul 2014 #34

Swatting hundreds of the trillions of mosquitoes on my front porch, growing mold in the humidity Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #37

i started out laughing and agreeing about all the mosquitos to that seabeyond Jul 2014 #63

also unheard of in Florida even if it rains most of the day nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #87

My air conditioner capacitor went out last Wednesday... tammywammy Jul 2014 #8

that works also. seabeyond Jul 2014 #10

Me either. tammywammy Jul 2014 #12

It's cool here today as well BainsBane Jul 2014 #11

you betcha. ;) nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #14

Has anyone been having trouble with their basil? AngryAmish Jul 2014 #13

i do not think we have hit 100 this year. BASIL... peoples. i do not garden. hubby does. seabeyond Jul 2014 #15

You may have answered your own question. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #22

it's probably too cool at night. KittyWampus Jul 2014 #31

We have a big pot in the bag yard it comes back in, but not so much this year snooper2 Jul 2014 #91

Glad you are getting rain. mnhtnbb Jul 2014 #16

i have to check where all of you are. i love know what is up, other parts of the country seabeyond Jul 2014 #17

I love that feeling too. It's like a raised middle finger to a sweltering day Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #19

Thick blooded visceral heat hater. 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #35

LOL! Plucketeer Jul 2014 #41

right there with you. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #43

YOU... of my own heart. listen to you. what an awesomely creative post. i love. seabeyond Jul 2014 #42

Two weeks of near perfect weather here. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #20

yea you. well deserved. well earned. i am glad to hear. and that the weather accomodated. seabeyond Jul 2014 #45

Sweet, sea~ sheshe2 Jul 2014 #51

wow. very capturing pictures. seabeyond Jul 2014 #64

Cranked open our windows here in Iowa rurallib Jul 2014 #23

yes yEs YES... the best. good to hear. tis fun, isnt it. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #46

Good for you! William769 Jul 2014 #24

Ha! Same here n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #26

well, ya. seabeyond Jul 2014 #48

I've been here all my life PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #60

i do enjoy trying out different places. i hope you will be able to. seabeyond Jul 2014 #65

I wish I could do it soon PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #70

perfect fall destinations. seabeyond Jul 2014 #73

lmFUGGINao william. out loud too. i have a robust laugh, on occasion. seabeyond Jul 2014 #47

Weird weather here in SoCal... PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #25

i am feeling for calif. we have had a drought too many years. seabeyond Jul 2014 #49

We haven't had to water in about 5 years here in SW Washington. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #27

i am looking in your area, seabeyond Jul 2014 #50

one of the absolute best things about living in coastal norcal... mike_c Jul 2014 #28

i lived in carmel valley for a time. i do hear you. perfectly ideal weather. and the fog that seabeyond Jul 2014 #52

Southern Wisconsin here Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #30

bah hahahah. you are after their bigfoot huh? it is interesting this summer, seabeyond Jul 2014 #53

Not chasing them Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #56

60s and drizzly here now fizzgig Jul 2014 #38

you are right above me. so you did get it before me. you shared, this time. seabeyond Jul 2014 #54

floods last september fizzgig Jul 2014 #67

i see. thanks for explaining that. and giving me the time of the floods. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #69

but you should see the river above the burn area fizzgig Jul 2014 #76

too beautiful. isnt it. thank you for showing off. seabeyond Jul 2014 #79

i've had some harrowing drives in the mountains fizzgig Jul 2014 #83

yes. that. lol seabeyond Jul 2014 #85

We had a couple of drops of rain today abelenkpe Jul 2014 #40

ah, i do hear you. seabeyond Jul 2014 #57

I went from 101� to 78� in about an hour Brother Buzz Jul 2014 #44

yea you buzz. coolest. lol, literally. seabeyond Jul 2014 #58

It could be the heat humidity factor in play with you Brother Buzz Jul 2014 #71

it really does. good point. and you are right. it has been way more humid than usual. seabeyond Jul 2014 #74

In KC, I just had to shut some windows because it was a bit chilly. tridim Jul 2014 #55

ha ha ha ha ha ha. and JULY. i tell you. seabeyond Jul 2014 #59

This Summer's freezing cold weather absolutely sucks Reter Jul 2014 #66

you are one of THOSE. i never complain during the cold. cause i want to righteously seabeyond Jul 2014 #72

No I'm not one of those Reter Jul 2014 #113

isnt that funny. polar opposites. i grip about the heat all the time. i hate it. and never gripe seabeyond Jul 2014 #116

I hate the heat as well. Boudica the Lyoness Jul 2014 #68

yes. that. seabeyond Jul 2014 #75

It is so humid here in Mississippi Aerows Jul 2014 #77

yes yes yes. my son has been in new orleans. seabeyond Jul 2014 #80

Uh, I live in California... nikto Jul 2014 #78

i know.... i know. lol seabeyond Jul 2014 #81

It rained here... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #82

i do not know where you are.... seabeyond Jul 2014 #84

Fort Worth. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #89

Sort of the same thing here, but we had some sever weather too. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #86

i do not like bad coming with the storms, but i hear ya with the heat. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #106

had to close the windows this am or my 93 year old mom will want the heat on dembotoz Jul 2014 #88

i love your story. too funny, huh? i slept with open windows. it was great. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #105

It's so hot here Aerows Jul 2014 #90

high today, 78.1, lol. lovely. seabeyond Jul 2014 #104

We had to wait until this morning when it got down to 69 CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #92

wouldnt that have been lovely weather for the tournament. but then, seabeyond Jul 2014 #103

Not to mention the exercise from swatting flies lame54 Jul 2014 #93

screens dude, screens.... nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #102

Cooler in Houston today, less humid. texanwitch Jul 2014 #98

i do not know how you do houston. 78.1 today, high. windows open all day.... sigh. nt seabeyond Jul 2014 #101

Really nice today. texanwitch Jul 2014 #109

agreed. third day. 76. windows still open, lol. and no 100. adn middle of july. unheard of. seabeyond Jul 2014 #117

enjoy it while it lasts, seabeyond :) steve2470 Jul 2014 #107

wowsers... i could not do that for anything. well. i did live in az the first part of seabeyond Jul 2014 #118

It's been a wild summer here in Ohio. riqster Jul 2014 #108

i hear ya. seabeyond Jul 2014 #119

so the HAARP is working out rather well? TheNutcracker Jul 2014 #110

By raping the sky with energy rays from large amounts of antennas placed at HAARP's location in Alas seabeyond Jul 2014 #120

Very cool today and will remain so for the week ahead. Skidmore Jul 2014 #112

this morning, got up early, windows opened, getting coffee, mumbling, ... it feels like fall. seabeyond Jul 2014 #121

I can't say the same for the east side. LWolf Jul 2014 #114

oh my. last year, i took the boys up northwest and hit high 90's and 100 degree seabeyond Jul 2014 #122

We had LWolf Jul 2014 #124

wow. and we are sittin at 59 right now. middle of friggin july. i am not over the trippiness of seabeyond Jul 2014 #125

Won't get past the mid-nineties today (DFW) LanternWaste Jul 2014 #115

i hope we get more today. monday, the rain was hard and lots. seabeyond Jul 2014 #123