To hell with the summer
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Is it KU sports time yet or what?
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Oh. I thought this was a weather related post. Which, by the way - the weather sucks balls. My son said the “real feel” temperature in KC was 116⁰ today. It was a crisp 108⁰ here.
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8pm and the heat index is still over 100° here in Houston.
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Just got back from a walk. It’s 88 at 10:30 in LFK. Feels like 97
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KU sports can’t come fast enough so sick of this crap. -------TWENTY FIVE DYS TILL kickoff
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Sunday was 97 for a high with heat index 114-- ----Monday was 98 degrees and heat index 116 - -& today was 98 with a heat index at 111 screw that here in Topeka
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Out of curiosity how many of ya work outside in the heat? It’s not that bad if you spend the entire day outside. AC has ruined perceptions.
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My wife was just saying how it wasn’t that bad of a summer heat-wise. And then I had to remind her August is usually hotter than July…
I still prefer the heat to the cold
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@Kcmatt7 look up the average monthly temperatures in Vancouver,BC, Canada and see what you think.
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My wife has been talking about moving to the Phoenix area from here near Hilton Head. Me: “So, go from almost Hell with water saturating the air to actual Hell with no water at all. Try again!”
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I am of the opinion that summer is a great time. There are lots of good novels, short stories, series, music, and movies to be watched without being distracted by sports or the feeling of obligation to prove to people online that your takes on sports are more correct than theirs. Then there is always that “spending time with your loved ones” thing.
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The older I get the less I enjoy the summer.
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@mayjay Oh, but Phoenix is a DRY heat.
Like my oven.
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@dylans grew up farming, which made me realize working from my home office is much more pleasant. I remember my dad and grandpa saying go to college so you don’t have to do this.
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@nuleafjhawk My dad was in Az in WW2. He said the humidity was so low that you never felt sweat even in the 90’s playing tennis. But you would end up with a white crust on your skin. Now, I’ve heard people say irrigation has more than doubled the humidity levels.
Again, I pass. Like, I will pass through to see the Grand Canyon.
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The nice thing about Kansas is not only do the summers suck, the winters also suck.
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@mayjay I agree with you that I am fine to visit Phoenix, but would not want to live there. Why would you want to move to a place where they are already fighting over water, the one thing necessary to sustain life?
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@FarmerJayhawk consistency…
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@mayjay I was born in Phoenix. I told my parents (at age 2
) to get me out of that inferno. So we moved to Rapid City, SD. In December. Talk about going from one extreme to another.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in To hell with the summer:
The nice thing about Kansas is not only do the summers suck, the winters also suck.
I was born in Wilcox Arizona. Every day is nice in Kansas. But I guess the weather sucks to others. It’s pretty pleasant if you ask me, right up to 100 degrees. Low humidity, almost always a breeze. The winters are pretty mild, very little snow and generally it’ll be in the 50s sometime in January.
The people that complain the hardest about the weather spend the least time in it I find. The problem is between the ears, not the actual temperatures. It’s always hot in July and August and cold in December and January, it’s normal.
It’s kids from the city that always complain the hardest at work and quit when it gets hot or hard (excuse me, young men are the problem, the women I’ve hired have always finished the job. They seem to have more follow through when the guys just wimp out). I’ve seen 4’11” 90# young lady out work a 6’3” 215# workout fanatic and the thing is it repeats constantly. Too many young men in general are giant pussies these days. Culture shift to mental weakness - it’s not physical. It’s ok they’ll learn, it’s just later in life now.
My friend’s grandfather who was 98 at the time was driving a cab-less tractor in 107 degree heat - it got too hot for him. They found him laying in a hole under the tractor. Fearing the worst they approached his body. Man, was he pissed they interrupted his nap.
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@dylans farmers have a time honored tradition of complaining about the weather. It’s a skill honed over many generations of Kansas farming communities. I just talked to my grandpa the other day and he was upset about the heat burning up our fall crop. This cold front is much needed. It’s not a nice day in Kansas when a storm destroys your income for the season.
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@mayjay said in To hell with the summer:
@nuleafjhawk My dad was in Az in WW2. He said the humidity was so low that you never felt sweat even in the 90’s playing tennis. But you would end up with a white crust on your skin. Now, I’ve heard people say irrigation has more than doubled the humidity levels.
Again, I pass. Like, I will pass through to see the Grand Canyon.
I had a buddy that I met in College and he was from Arizona. He couldn’t handle the Kansas humidity very well at all. He was a football player and passed out several times at practice. He always claimed 100 in Arizona felt like 75 here.
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@kjayhawks he was a psychopath. Respectfully.
