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Brother Buzz

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15. Steamy or stinky hot?

Reply to R B Garr (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:26 AM

Oct 2017

Stay safe; people get crazy after a few days of that Santa anas:

“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.”

― Raymond Chandler, Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories

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Record-Melting Fall Heat Wave Bakes Southern California [View all] malaise Oct 2017 OP

Global warming is a hoax. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #1

Of course malaise Oct 2017 #2

Fascism stasrted in January in the US. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #3

It's a glorious 98 degrees at Dodger stadium Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #4

My car said it was 104. Initech Oct 2017 #5

Damn malaise Oct 2017 #7

Is glorious the correct word here? malaise Oct 2017 #6

ANYTHING below 98.6 is fine with me Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #9

Better you than me malaise Oct 2017 #10

Im down by Union Station, and it said 103 in the car. R B Garr Oct 2017 #8

98 degrees beats 38 degrees any day of the week Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #11

Ah, sounded like you were at Dodger Stadium. R B Garr Oct 2017 #13

Steamy or stinky hot? Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #15

:) I felt that from Santa Anas occasionally, although Hortensis Oct 2017 #19

sounds a tad hysterical that article. mostly a few degrees over 100+ year old records. msongs Oct 2017 #12

usually not this late into october JI7 Oct 2017 #14

Here in north Georgia, the shift from heat to chill that Hortensis Oct 2017 #20

Yesterday the thermometer under our eaves registered 107. Overnight it dropped to the 80s. Hekate Oct 2017 #16

Wildfire was exactly my first thought on reading Malaise's post. Hortensis Oct 2017 #21

Ironically, I used to have my plans all in place, but we moved this summer... Hekate Oct 2017 #22

I think you're describing my dream home also, Hortensis Oct 2017 #23

I'm in Hueneme Beach in ventura and it's been hotter than hell here TeamPooka Oct 2017 #17

One more day! Then one more week. rufus dog Oct 2017 #18