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A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« on: June 30, 2018, 03:14:31 am »

The Washington Post
By Jason Samenow
June 28

How do nine straight days of 90s with suffocating humidity levels sound?

Starting as soon as Thursday and continuing well into next week, high temperatures are forecast to hit at least 90 in Washington. The hottest stretch is predicted between Saturday and Tuesday, when maximum temperatures in the mid-90s or higher are likely.

But temperatures will tell only part of the story. Especially Sunday through next week, humidity levels become oppressive, adding 5 to 10 degrees to how hot it feels. The combination of heat and humidity will produce heat index values near and above 100 for days on end.



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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2018, 03:16:47 am »
Pretty warm today, now 68 F at 8:15 pm

Under one mile from the ocean in the OC
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2018, 05:19:16 am »
Looks lIke a lot of us are going to be under this heat wave.   In my corner of the world, the weather soothsayers originally predicted 90+ degrees till Monday. Now they are saying all next week.  I'm really ticked because I have heart problems.  All last winter I stayed home because being out in the cold for more than a minute would have killed me.  So I was looking forward  to more moderate temperatures in spring and summer. But now it's too hot for me to go out.

Anyway -- everyone under this heat wave:  stay safe.  Even if you don't have health issues, this heat can kill you if you aren't careful.  Stay well hydrated.  Dont overdo.  . 
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2018, 05:39:31 am »
BREAKING!!!!!

HOT IN SUMMER!!!!


News at 11
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2018, 05:43:14 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 30, 2018, 05:39:31 am
BREAKING!!!!!

HOT IN SUMMER!!!!


News at 11


And what coronary ICU should I visit you in? 
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2018, 05:47:20 am »
Quote from: Applewood on June 30, 2018, 05:43:14 am

And what coronary ICU should I visit you in?

LOL. How old do you think I am?
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2018, 05:52:21 am »
Quote from: Applewood on June 30, 2018, 05:19:16 am
Looks lIke a lot of us are going to be under this heat wave.   In my corner of the world, the weather soothsayers originally predicted 90+ degrees till Monday. Now they are saying all next week.  I'm really ticked because I have heart problems.  All last winter I stayed home because being out in the cold for more than a minute would have killed me.  So I was looking forward  to more moderate temperatures in spring and summer. But now it's too hot for me to go out.

Anyway -- everyone under this heat wave:  stay safe.  Even if you don't have health issues, this heat can kill you if you aren't careful.  Stay well hydrated.  Dont overdo.  . 

Thanks Apple, I also try to keep it within reason being outside. Today helping the son with the lawnmower repair was about enough for me. Had me a cool drink to help me along.  As long as that Air inside keeps pumping it is good so far. Take care of yourself.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2018, 06:26:11 am »
Quote from: 240B on June 30, 2018, 03:14:31 am

How do nine straight days of 90s with suffocating humidity levels sound?


Like pretty much most of the year.   

Well, except this one. 
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2018, 06:52:33 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 30, 2018, 05:47:20 am
LOL. How old do you think I am?

No idea.  But a heart attack can strike you at any age -- especially if you undertake strenuous activity in extreme heat or cold.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2018, 10:27:23 am »
Quote from: Applewood on June 30, 2018, 06:52:33 am
No idea.  But a heart attack can strike you at any age -- especially if you undertake strenuous activity in extreme heat or cold.

You can die at any time for any reason. My uncle collapsed and died in mid April in an air conditioned office at his desk.

Life is short.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2018, 11:04:09 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 30, 2018, 05:47:20 am
LOL. How old do you think I am?

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I don’t know, how old are you?  My father-in-law had a triple bypass in his forties.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2018, 11:06:14 am »
Quote from: Sighlass on June 30, 2018, 05:52:21 am
Thanks Apple, I also try to keep it within reason being outside. Today helping the son with the lawnmower repair was about enough for me. Had me a cool drink to help me along.  As long as that Air inside keeps pumping it is good so far. Take care of yourself.

Thank you.  Stay cool, my friend.   :cool:
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2018, 11:17:59 am »
I hate those damn summer weather maps, I hate the meteorologists’ heat index crap, and I hate this garbage season.

Our local weather guy—-“Gonna be a great weekend to go to the beach!”  Yeah, a great weekend to lie on hot sand in the middle of a crowd with a burning sun baking me, sweating myself into a puddle, and “cooling off” in water the temperature of lukewarm soup.  Idiot.

/bitter rant off
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2018, 11:19:02 am »
Quote from: CatherineofAragon on June 30, 2018, 11:04:09 am
@Frank Cannon

I don’t know, how old are you?  My father-in-law had a triple bypass in his forties.

 :shrug:

Listen to your doctor, enjoy life, and know that one day you will die.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2018, 11:28:58 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 30, 2018, 11:19:02 am
:shrug:

Listen to your doctor, enjoy life, and know that one day you will die.

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

Yep, nobody’s guaranteed another minute.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2018, 11:36:39 am »
I live in an area that has lots of illegal worker activity who do just about all manual labor. Every morning the local gas station is flooded with work trucks and vehicles of all kinds so they can buy their water and snacks for the day.

I see them stuffed in vans and pickup trucks, bristling with ladders and tools. Painters, Roofers, Landscapers, Laborers. I actually feel a little sorry for those guys knowing that they are going to be doing hard labor under the sun all day. I don't see how they do it, but they do it somehow. I would pass out in a couple of hours if I tried to do what they do every day all day long.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2018, 11:43:21 am »
Quote from: 240B on June 30, 2018, 11:36:39 am
I live in an area that has lots of illegal worker activity who do just about all manual labor. Every morning the local gas station is flooded with work trucks and vehicles of all kinds so they can buy their water and snacks for the day.

I see them stuffed in vans and pickup trucks, bristling with ladders and tools. Painters, Roofers, Landscapers, Laborers. I actually feel a little sorry for those guys knowing that they are going to be doing hard labor under the sun all day. I don't see how they do it, but they do it somehow. I would pass out in a couple of hours if I tried to do what they do every day all day long.

Roofing especially. That one always blew my mind how anyone could do that during the middle of summer. I know it's one of the hardest jobs to do.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #17 on: June 30, 2018, 12:31:38 pm »
Quote from: CatherineofAragon on June 30, 2018, 11:17:59 am
I hate those damn summer weather maps, I hate the meteorologists’ heat index crap, and I hate this garbage season.

Our local weather guy—-“Gonna be a great weekend to go to the beach!”  Yeah, a great weekend to lie on hot sand in the middle of a crowd with a burning sun baking me, sweating myself into a puddle, and “cooling off” in water the temperature of lukewarm soup.  Idiot.

/bitter rant off 

I hate this town in the summer ... won't see another good hair day until Halloween.   :laugh:





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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2018, 12:41:56 pm »
A couple of days ago, at least two people on my shift had to take a break in the "cool zone", both were much younger than me. It will reach 100 in the warehouse today, so I'll drop a few pounds (which I'll gain back after a trip to Smoothie King).

I amazed one coworker by telling him my water jug works like a sun dial...I can tell the time based on how much water I've consumed during a shift. When he asked me, I said "it's about 2:30", he checked his watch and it was 2:25.

Then I told him the rest of the story: there's a time stamp on the shipping labels we print out... :rolling:
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #19 on: June 30, 2018, 02:02:11 pm »
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How do nine straight days of 90s with suffocating humidity levels sound?

Sounds like summer.   :shrug:
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #20 on: June 30, 2018, 02:21:30 pm »
Quote from: 240B on June 30, 2018, 11:36:39 am
I live in an area that has lots of illegal worker activity who do just about all manual labor. Every morning the local gas station is flooded with work trucks and vehicles of all kinds so they can buy their water and snacks for the day.

I see them stuffed in vans and pickup trucks, bristling with ladders and tools. Painters, Roofers, Landscapers, Laborers. I actually feel a little sorry for those guys knowing that they are going to be doing hard labor under the sun all day. I don't see how they do it, but they do it somehow. I would pass out in a couple of hours if I tried to do what they do every day all day long.
I remember watching an episode of Mike Rowe's "Dirty Jobs" a few years back. One of the episodes featured him doing roofing in Las Vegas.   I don't know the exact month, but it looked pretty hot.
As in many of the episodes of that show, it looked like most of the workers were Hispanic.  Whenever he appeared to do a hard job in hot, sticky weather, it seemed most of the workers working with him looked Hispanic. Mexican or around those parts.
Also when watching the "Flipping Vegas" with Scott and Amy, almost all the workers doing the hard, physical labor were Hispanic i.e. Mexican.  Many times Scott would converse with the head of the work gang with a little Spanish mixed in.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2018, 03:09:06 pm »
Quote from: goatprairie on June 30, 2018, 02:21:30 pm
I remember watching an episode of Mike Rowe's "Dirty Jobs" a few years back. One of the episodes featured him doing roofing in Las Vegas.   I don't know the exact month, but it looked pretty hot.
As in many of the episodes of that show, it looked like most of the workers were Hispanic.  Whenever he appeared to do a hard job in hot, sticky weather, it seemed most of the workers working with him looked Hispanic. Mexican or around those parts.
Also when watching the "Flipping Vegas" with Scott and Amy, almost all the workers doing the hard, physical labor were Hispanic i.e. Mexican.  Many times Scott would converse with the head of the work gang with a little Spanish mixed in.

We still have a lot of Anglo crews around here.  They start at 6am and leave at 3pm.  Too brutal after that.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2018, 03:38:00 pm »
Quote from: CatherineofAragon on June 30, 2018, 11:04:09 am
@Frank Cannon

I don’t know, how old are you?  My father-in-law had a triple bypass in his forties.

Was he a food tester at McDonald's.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #23 on: June 30, 2018, 03:56:35 pm »
Quote from: 240B on June 30, 2018, 03:14:31 am
How do nine straight days of 90s with suffocating humidity levels sound?

Extremely normal summer for most of the gulf coast.  Except for the only lasting 9 days part.
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Re: A long-duration heat wave is beginning in Washington when it will frequently feel as if it’s 100
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2018, 04:01:57 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 30, 2018, 11:43:21 am
Roofing especially. That one always blew my mind how anyone could do that during the middle of summer. I know it's one of the hardest jobs to do.

Take the same heat and humidity and require them to work in a refinery or other petroleum/chem plant.  Steel toe boots, long sleeves with heavy material of Fire Resistant Clothing.  Make it even worse for the welder in heavy gloves with leather sleeves to the shoulders and welding hood.
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