A feeling of dread

[jester]

i'm not a big fan of the heat either - i swear i don't believe it got this hot when i was younger or maybe because i work in an office area and have f-o-r-e-v-e-r. i have become addicted to a/c.

[Cloud]

yeah, and the ironic thing is the a/c in offices (like mine) is turned up so full blast that you're like an icicle when you leave the office. So the heat feels good then.

Until you get in your car and the surfaces burn, burn, burn!

[Sundae]

Bless you and your strange foreign heat.

I get distressed when it goes above 20 (68) here.
Now that it regularly hits 30+ (86) in the summer I seriously think I'll have to leave my beloved England by the time I retire...

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Bless you and your strange foreign heat.

I get distressed when it goes above 20 (68) here.
Now that it regularly hits 30+ (86) in the summer I seriously think I'll have to leave my beloved England by the time I retire...

We don't turn the air conditioning on unless the house gets above 80F.

[Hyoi]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Bless you and your strange foreign heat.

I get distressed when it goes above 20 (68) here.
Now that it regularly hits 30+ (86) in the summer I seriously think I'll have to leave my beloved England by the time I retire...

I've been to London, Leeds, York, and Aberdeen some ten years past. Most days were overcast with misting rain and this was mid-July. I've never seen such beautifully green countryside. The locals crabbed about being pissed on yet again, but I enjoyed it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

So they're like seattle, the people don't tan, they rust.

[Hyoi]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

So they're like seattle, the people don't tan, they rust.

Surely you know this one. And yes, I'll stop calling you Shirley.

Sitting in an English garden
waiting for the sun
If the sun don't come you get a tan
from standing in the English rain

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Hyoi

Surely you know this one. And yes, I'll stop calling you Shirley.

Sitting in an English garden
waiting for the sun
If the sun don't come you get a tan
from standing in the English rain

OR

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina
Music would play and Feleena would whirl

From El Paso


OK, the Wikipedia for this song states:

El Paso was covered most famously by The Grateful Dead. They started performing the song in 1969. When performed, it was sung by rhythm guitarist Bob Weir with Jerry Garcia contributing harmony vocals on the chorus. The last time they performed the song as The Grateful Dead was on July 5, 1995, 3 days prior to their final show. In all, it was performed 386 times. [1]

Can anyone provide a link to this version on-line. I just want to hear a piece of it to see how the Dead interpreted it.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Bless you and your strange foreign heat.

I get distressed when it goes above 20 (68) here.
Now that it regularly hits 30+ (86) in the summer I seriously think I'll have to leave my beloved England by the time I retire...

Americans are often amused at what the English call a terribly hot day -- just ghastly. Americans are used to that being where the hot weather is only barely beginning to get serious -- "What'samatter with you guys? It's nice and warm!" It's our lower latitudes.

It takes a day to make Australians wilt -- 43 C in the waterbag -- to really impress the Americans, and even then this only means some of the Americans. Las Vegas born and bred would feel right at home in, say, Coober Peedee. Though they'd reckon it's definitely hot enough for them.

Just went there, and it's summertime for sure. The dry lake south of town is the abode of dust devils. Drove through one of those once, right there as it was crossing the road, and the whole car bounced and jigged. Startled the wife -- "What was that?"

[Cloud]

I can't complain too much, 'cause we don't have earthquakes, tornados, forest fires, hurricanes . . . all we have is a few dust storms.

And, oh yeah, last summer it rained for 6 days straight and the entire town FLOODED! I mean, canoes on the streets, streets collapsing, buildings demolished flooded. We're still trying to recover.

[Hyoi]

Cloud, I would stop somewhere in west Texas but I have every intention of being my own contractor. Our for-sale-righteous-right Governor Rick has made that an impossibilty, thanks to an $800 K campaign contribution from Pulte Homes. Being a licensed engineer in this once great state, I could obtain the title of contractor for a steep fee, but no bank in the country would provide financing. Born and raised in Texas, but I'm forced to look out of state.

If you're ever up Taos/Santa Fe way in the not too distant future we'll have you over for cabrito y fajita!

[TheMercenary]

El Paso, land of the drug lords? well right over the border.

[Cloud]

yep. Most people I know here don't go into Juarez much anymore, for social purposes. Plus, women get mass murdered over there, and there's still no satisfactory explanation.

Doesn't much impact the weather, though.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Cloud

yep. Most people I know here don't go into Juarez much anymore, for social purposes. Plus, women get mass murdered over there, and there's still no satisfactory explanation.

Doesn't much impact the weather, though.

Holy hell! the folks that I know that are stationed there say you don't need to cross the border to experience the chaos. A good buddy of mine, a senior Army officer at the post down there had his car/truck stolen 4 times before he finally bought a beater truck that had windows that would never roll up. He never locked it. It was never stolen again. My wife was born there. I have never lived there, but from what I hear it has all the problems of any major city in the us, only about 5 fold. I am just talking about 2nd and 3rd hand info here....

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Cloud

yep. Most people I know here don't go into Juarez much anymore, for social purposes. Plus, women get mass murdered over there, and there's still no satisfactory explanation.

Doesn't much impact the weather, though.

Clouds of suspicion, but no reign of terror or hail of bullets.