The 7th official Random Discussion For TPBM (7)

Becky N wrote in post #4972096
I thrive in the heat, upper 80's low 90's and I get along well.

Once it crests 75º, I start getting grumpy.... um... grumpier.

Guineh wrote in post #4972105
A man's got to have his priorities...

*nods in agreement* Mike knows.

cylentka wrote in post #4972108
They make houses without AC??

We only get a few weeks, maybe a month of really bad heat, then it settles back down to the 80º range. Living next to a large ocean has some benefits....

We need AC when its past 75 here, usually. I guess you don't have as much humidity somehow.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #4971847
I know this fella just loves winter.

Really? Who would that be?

cylentka wrote in post #4972100
Hey Lonnie! have you read this?

I hadn't seen that one. Great story!

I went to the grocery store a little while ago. When I opened the door to head out, apparently Minnie thought we were going for a walk (I thought she was still laying on the bed), and she bolted out and ran again. I called after her a few times in my normal tone, but she wasn't slowing down one bit. When she got to the end of the building, I made it a command and said "Minnie! Come here!" She stopped instantly, turned around and slowly plodded back to me. Yay! We're making progress!

cylentka wrote in post #4972141
We need AC when its past 75 here, usually. I guess you don't have as much humidity somehow.

I wouldn't even be opening a window yet at 75, but humidity sucks. That makes a huge difference! At 75 with humidity, the AC would definitely be on, here...

thomascanty wrote in post #4972183
I went to the grocery store a little while ago. When I opened the door to head out, apparently Minnie thought we were going for a walk (I thought she was still laying on the bed), and she bolted out and ran again. I called after her a few times in my normal tone, but she wasn't slowing down one bit. When she got to the end of the building, I made it a command and said "Minnie! Come here!" She stopped instantly, turned around and slowly plodded back to me. Yay! We're making progress!

Woo Hoo!! That is GREAT progress!

cylentka wrote in post #4972141
We need AC when its past 75 here, usually. I guess you don't have as much humidity somehow.

It doesn't ever get to a high humidity, unless it's raining, of course.

cylentka wrote in post #4972108
They make houses without AC??

90% of them here.
To drop near $3k for 7-10 days use per year is not really worth it in my opinion.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #4972125
Once it crests 75º, I start getting grumpy.... um... grumpier.

That makes two of us Dan.

thomascanty wrote in post #4972183
Really? Who would that be?

Not sure, but quite the dashing fellow, isn't he?

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #4972230
Not sure, but quite the dashing fellow, isn't he?

Why, thank you!

Oh, wait... You meant... Uh, nevermind.

Afternoon all!

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #4969372
I usually hate driving through cities. But Lisa's new rig has satellite radio, and so I listened to the comedy station all the way up. Laughed my butt off all the way through Seattle. It was great.

I don't have XM but Wooly-Dan does.... our last shoot together...we were so far from anywhere... that he didn't even get XM signal a good part of the time we were out and about! Guess that's what we get for living in the mountains...

short5 wrote in post #4969554
For those wondering THIS is what the east looks like tonight

Yeah we so didn't get anything.... No surprise there...

cylentka wrote in post #4971304
I'm glad you got the snow and not us, Crissa! This school bus was in front of me on the way home yesterday and the message echos my sentiments exactly! (this is a through-the-dirty-car-window with the P&S shot)

My sentiments exactly...

Becky N wrote in post #4971430
When I was stationed in California I really missed the distinct changes in seasons. So I try hard not to complain too much. I do reserve the right to be sarcastic about it once in awhile, though.

I know, I'm spoiled after living here for 42 years, but this is the time of year when I'd like to be relaxing on a beach in the Caribbean. I just don't think I could handle true winters like you get...

Heather's parents moved to Maine and then New Hampshire several years ago and her father has managed to wreck two SUV's so far because of the weather.

cylentka wrote in post #4972100
Hey Lonnie! have you read this? LINKY

That story was all over our news last night. The military has sure gotten hard-a**ed about pets in war zones. When I was in Vietnam everybody had mascots, at least at the bases. We had dogs at both of the bases where I was stationed. They were horribly inbred and as a result weren't the brightest animals. We had one we called "Dinky Dow" which was an
American "grunt" corruption of Vietnamese "dien cai dau", meaning batty, squirrel bait, whacko, goofy, Etc., 'cause she was... At another base we had a mutt named Ralph whose favorite thing to do was lift his leg on the Chiefs or Officers at morning quarters. Seems he had a thing for khaki...

mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #4972274
I don't have XM but Wooly-Dan does.... our last shoot together...we were so far from anywhere... that he didn't even get XM signal a good part of the time we were out and about!

XM is satellite based, not air waves. As long as the sky is visible (and the antenna was installed properly), it should work. I spend most of my life in the mountains, and the only time I ever had a consistent problem getting a signal was on the many drives I made between Lake Tahoe and Placerville on Highway 50. There's a section of that drive where the mountains rise steeply on both sides, blocking the antenna's view of the sky, and for about 10 or 15 minutes, XM just won't play.

hi everyone

Hi Deb, how goes it?

Hi Becky