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a la izquierda

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10. I lived in Mexico for a year...

Reply to antigone382 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:51 AM

Jul 2012

part of which was during the wretched rainy season. It wasn't so bad with no A/C. The floors are all tile, the walls are stucco. I was never so hot as I was last weekend, when we had no power in Columbus, OH. Brutal.
Likewise, we had no heating in the winter save for some space heaters and wool blankets. The tile floor kept the heat, as did the stucco walls.

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Midwest can't get any relief from oppressive heat [View all] marmar Jul 2012 OP

109 here in Milwaukee yesterday, and in some places 113.... It's so dry... midnight Jul 2012 #1

92 at 10:53 a.m. here in Motown...... marmar Jul 2012 #2

My "Weather Channel" app says 86. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #3

The apps are always an hour or so behind....If you flip on Weatherscan on cable.... marmar Jul 2012 #5

butbutbut WUWM said 104. pansypoo53219 Jul 2012 #17

I think by the time it hits 100 it doesn't much matter if our weather men say 104,106 it's awful.... midnight Jul 2012 #20

And not much more than 30% chance of rain over the weekend. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #18

Brush fires coming spinbaby Jul 2012 #19

We've got to start building/renovating houses so they are not so dependent on air-conditioning. antigone382 Jul 2012 #4

I think you and I have a lot to talk about. nt DCKit Jul 2012 #9

In what respect, Charlie? :) antigone382 Jul 2012 #11

I lived in Mexico for a year... a la izquierda Jul 2012 #10

Yeah, passive solar with lots of thermal mass works well in the Southwest. antigone382 Jul 2012 #12

There are limits to that, however. nobodyspecial Jul 2012 #15

I went without power in Detroit from about 6:45 pm 7/4 to about 7:15 pm 7/5 Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #6

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #7

It's been cool along California's Northern Coast Auggie Jul 2012 #8

I'm in the Central Valley, where it is usually SalviaBlue Jul 2012 #13

I live in the Bay Area lunatica Jul 2012 #21

I noticed that too Auggie Jul 2012 #22

I bitched for years about Sf area in summer being so cold. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #23

102 predicted for tomorrow in NY. HappyMe Jul 2012 #14

It's 12:30 here in Indy and already the temp is 99. High will be 103. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #16

It hit 104 here today (far western suburbs of Chicago). Heat index was 115 riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #24

Did you see this weather forecast? Rather telling. uppityperson Jul 2012 #25

We just had a line of thunderstorms go through Minneapolis. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #26

92 in Flint at 9:15pm and it seems to be dropping by about a degree an hour. Siwsan Jul 2012 #27

We got our July weather in June this year and it seems way less wind, which helped some patrice Jul 2012 #28

If you can get away, come out to the California coast slackmaster Jul 2012 #29