Author Topic: It is so hot in Texas ...  (Read 8770 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline SquirrelCutter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 68
  • Gender: Male
  • Hey Moe, I'm tryin' to think but nothin' happens!
    • My homepage over on FR, if things continue as current I may find a new host.
It is so hot in Texas ...
« on: July 01, 2016, 09:33:08 pm »
"Do right, and risk the consequences" -- Old Sam Houston

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
--George Washington

I tend to say what I think, sometimes before I think.

And, as always, my opinions are worth exactly what you pay for them.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2016, 09:47:11 pm »
And, that's the truth!

geronl

  • Guest
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2016, 09:51:09 pm »
lol

Online Weird Tolkienish Figure

  • Technical
  • *****
  • Posts: 13,240
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2016, 12:22:05 am »
Biggest reason I could never stand Texas.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2016, 12:26:47 am »
Biggest reason I could never stand Texas.

And, at least where I am, it's not a dry heat.

Offline SquirrelCutter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 68
  • Gender: Male
  • Hey Moe, I'm tryin' to think but nothin' happens!
    • My homepage over on FR, if things continue as current I may find a new host.
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2016, 11:23:13 am »
"Do right, and risk the consequences" -- Old Sam Houston

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
--George Washington

I tend to say what I think, sometimes before I think.

And, as always, my opinions are worth exactly what you pay for them.

geronl

  • Guest
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2016, 11:28:20 am »
Biggest reason I could never stand Texas.

Many people don't know that all but 2 of our lakes are artificial

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2016, 11:30:13 am »
Many people don't know that all but 2 of our lakes are artificial

Yes, and the lake at Big Spring doesn't always have water.

Offline sinkspur

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14,352
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2016, 11:35:43 am »
Roy Moore's "spiritual warfare" is driving past a junior high without stopping.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2016, 11:46:33 am »

Offline sinkspur

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14,352
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2016, 11:52:55 am »
Roy Moore's "spiritual warfare" is driving past a junior high without stopping.

Offline Free Vulcan

  • Technical
  • *****
  • Posts: 16,870
  • Gender: Male
  • Ah, the air is so much fresher here...
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2016, 01:57:49 pm »
It's so hot in Texas even the pageant queens feel ugly.

I'll be here all week...
The Republic is lost.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2016, 01:59:59 pm »
It's so hot in Texas even the pageant queens feel ugly.

I'll be here all week...

Lucky you.  What part of the state are you in?  (Not that there's a cool place anywhere).

Offline ABX

  • Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 0
  • Words full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2016, 02:01:00 pm »
And, at least where I am, it's not a dry heat.

Same here. It is like a nice rice cooker. 93 but real feel around 113.

geronl

  • Guest
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2016, 02:01:47 pm »

Offline ABX

  • Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 0
  • Words full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2016, 02:01:55 pm »
Many people don't know that all but 2 of our lakes are artificial


Caddo I know of. Is Big Spring the other?
« Last Edit: July 02, 2016, 02:02:46 pm by AbaraXas »

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2016, 02:05:19 pm »

Caddy I know of. Is Big Spring the other?

I had to go look it up to confirm my memory.  It is indeed:  https://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/news-flash-texas-has-a-second-natural-lake/

geronl

  • Guest
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2016, 02:07:26 pm »
It's not a lake but we should also claim the Gulf of Texas....

Offline Free Vulcan

  • Technical
  • *****
  • Posts: 16,870
  • Gender: Male
  • Ah, the air is so much fresher here...
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2016, 02:09:11 pm »
Lucky you.  What part of the state are you in?  (Not that there's a cool place anywhere).

Iowa  :laugh: ... it's actually cool and rainy today. Nice change.

Jr. year in high school the family stayed at Possum Kingdom lake for a few days as part of a business trip for dad's work. All I remember is that it was hot, and the southern sun would fry you in about 3 hours. But it was also one of the most enjoyable memories of my childhood.
The Republic is lost.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2016, 02:10:57 pm »
I've got in-laws in Iowa.  I wonder if they'd put me up for a bit.  Like until mid-September?

Offline Free Vulcan

  • Technical
  • *****
  • Posts: 16,870
  • Gender: Male
  • Ah, the air is so much fresher here...
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #20 on: July 02, 2016, 02:12:05 pm »
I've got in-laws in Iowa.  I wonder if they'd put me up for a bit.  Like until mid-September?

Unfortunately it's been mid-90's lately and humid. A couple of 100 degree days. Not been fun out working in the garden of late.
The Republic is lost.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2016, 02:13:39 pm »
Unfortunately it's been mid-90's lately and humid. A couple of 100 degree days. Not been fun out working in the garden of late.

I hear that!  I can only handle about 30 minutes at a time working in the yard right now.  Then I have to come in for some more iced tea. 

Offline austingirl

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 5,041
  • Gender: Female
  • Cruz 2016- a Constitutional Conservative at last!
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #22 on: July 02, 2016, 04:27:55 pm »


I take my two younger dogs for a brief walk in the morning. When we come back in, I give them a rub down with ice cubes. They love it!
Principles matter. Words matter.

Offline SquirrelCutter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 68
  • Gender: Male
  • Hey Moe, I'm tryin' to think but nothin' happens!
    • My homepage over on FR, if things continue as current I may find a new host.
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2016, 08:43:31 pm »
That is some funny stuff right there!
"Do right, and risk the consequences" -- Old Sam Houston

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
--George Washington

I tend to say what I think, sometimes before I think.

And, as always, my opinions are worth exactly what you pay for them.

Offline GrouchoTex

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 5,368
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2016, 10:28:50 am »
It is so hot in Texas....

(How hot is it?)

... yesterday, I saw two trees fighting over a dog!


...milk cow gave cottage cheese!


...hotter than a fur coat in Marfa.


...hotter than a honeymoon hotel.


...hot as a billy goat in a pepper patch.


Offline Joe Wooten

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,014
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2016, 01:30:14 pm »


SO damn true!!! AS a crazed 18-22 yr old, buddies and I used to load up a 48 qt cooler and take off in whoever's vehicle has the most gas to chase after storms......

Offline Joe Wooten

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2,014
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2016, 01:31:58 pm »
Yes, and the lake at Big Spring doesn't always have water.

The spring there has not run in decades. Also, the little lake it forms is impounded by a damn too. It is readily visible as you drive by on US 87....

Wingnut

  • Guest
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2016, 03:09:00 pm »
And at other times: 

[attachment deleted by admin]

Offline M1078

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 70
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2016, 10:00:02 pm »
Finally got the AC installed in my avatar.  Unfortunately it has ZERO insulation (about to be remedied with peel and stick sound/heat deadener) and the windshield is almost the size of a sheet of plywood and just as flat so lots of refractive area to let the sunshine in.  The air at the vent measured by a temp probe was 65° but you're sitting on top of the engine and with no insulation there's a lot of heat coming through the floor.  Still, driving down the road it was just a little warmer than comfortable.  I'm hoping once we get the sound/heat deadener in the system will be able to put out more cold air than hot air coming in from the outside.
Former FR macnjac

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2016, 10:03:51 pm »
"peel and stick sound/heat deadener"?  I'm not familiar with that, but it sounds very useful.  Where do you get it?
« Last Edit: July 12, 2016, 10:04:24 pm by Sanguine »

Offline M1078

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 70
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #30 on: July 12, 2016, 10:11:27 pm »
"peel and stick sound/heat deadener"?  I'm not familiar with that, but it sounds very useful.  Where do you get it?

It's called GTMAT and available on Amazon or eBay.  The outfit I bought from on eBay had free shipping and since it's VERY heavy that was a bonus.
Former FR macnjac

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #31 on: July 12, 2016, 10:14:09 pm »
OK, thanks.

And, good luck with your baby.

Offline biff

  • Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 23
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #32 on: July 14, 2016, 02:01:38 pm »
The GTMAT does nothing for thermal insulation but does do a good job for sound reduction where large areas of metal that can act as a drum head. What you need for thermal control is the quilted stuff made for under hood areas. I prefer closed cell neoprene foam in 1/4" thickness but it can be pricey and harder to find.

The quilted material can he had from Ebay. Both combined will do wonders/

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2016, 02:28:07 pm »
Thanks, Biff.

And, welcome!

Offline M1078

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 70
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #34 on: July 14, 2016, 04:46:52 pm »
The GTMAT does nothing for thermal insulation but does do a good job for sound reduction where large areas of metal that can act as a drum head. What you need for thermal control is the quilted stuff made for under hood areas. I prefer closed cell neoprene foam in 1/4" thickness but it can be pricey and harder to find.

The quilted material can he had from Ebay. Both combined will do wonders/

I have to disagree on GTMAT not having heat reductions abilities.  I've started on the roof of my truck and at noon today a section that had not been covered was 150° and the section that was covered was 100°.  I'd say a 50° difference is quite substantial.  Once I get the headliner installed as well the amount of heat radiating from the roof will be about 50 or less of what it was before.
« Last Edit: July 14, 2016, 04:47:52 pm by M1078 »
Former FR macnjac

Online Weird Tolkienish Figure

  • Technical
  • *****
  • Posts: 13,240
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #35 on: July 15, 2016, 03:43:43 am »
It's hot in Massachusetts, I'd imagine it's God awful in Texas.  :smokin:

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #36 on: July 15, 2016, 07:45:58 am »
It's hot in Massachusetts, I'd imagine it's God awful in Texas.  :smokin:

It's a bit warm, I'll admit.  Thankfully, where I am the humidity dropped, so it's pretty tolerable.  If you aren't out in it...

Offline biff

  • Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 23
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #37 on: July 15, 2016, 10:09:26 am »
I have done several oil field trucks in west Texas. One of the problems with the sticky matting is on roofs and firewalls the stuff sometimes falls off. It was not originally designed to be used in autos but that being said, it does do a good sound deadening job in certain areas, like door panels, cab walls and rear walls by reducing metal vibration. The adhesive is not designed to hold it own weight upside down like in headliners. It was originally designed as a roofing material to be stuck down, not up, and can be purchased thru Lowes for about 100 bucks for a 3' wide by 33' long roll. There used to be a guy in Austin that sold it for cars. He was buying seconds from the manufacturer that did not pass QC for roofing and he sold it quite cheaply on EBAY for awhile.

The neoprene foam does both jobs in one but can get pricey. I have even used sound reduction foam like used in studios that looks like egg crate and it works and is not as expensive as neoprene foam. Install wavey side to the inside.

The most economical is the quilted stuff but must be glued in place with contact cement.

Offline Sanguine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 23,829
  • Gender: Female
  • Ex-member
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #38 on: August 04, 2016, 02:12:18 pm »


Just got back from a trip to Liberal Asheville, NC where I wore a sweater and long pants most of the time.  Drove all night getting home this morning at 6 am.  What a shock it was to open the car door to a steam oven.  Aaaaargh!  Almost wanted to turn around and go back.  Almost.

Cute cartoon!

Offline M1078

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 70
  • Gender: Male
Re: It is so hot in Texas ...
« Reply #39 on: August 05, 2016, 06:40:07 am »
Just got back from a trip to Liberal Asheville, NC where I wore a sweater and long pants most of the time.  Drove all night getting home this morning at 6 am.  What a shock it was to open the car door to a steam oven.  Aaaaargh!  Almost wanted to turn around and go back.  Almost.

My dad lives in north central Idaho.  We have a thing where I call him in the winter and say "it's 80° here today" and he calls me in the summer (called Tuesday) and says it "was 35° last night and I had the wood stove going."
« Last Edit: August 05, 2016, 06:42:08 am by M1078 »
Former FR macnjac