peter lena 9,309 #1 Posted July 30 be down the cellar , today tying flies , favorite music , oscillating fan , fats waller doing what he did best , rocking a piano , singing like nobody else . getting hooked , pete 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 29,432 #2 Posted July 30 Been in the upper 80's lower 90's with high humidity for the past few days here. Finally getting a break today, with low 70's and a low of 59 tonight. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,222 #3 Posted July 30 Yesterday was so hot, our friends invited us on a boat ride. Went out the Merrimack River to the ocean and across to the Anisquam River into Gloucester for lunch at Cape Ann Marina. Cruised back behind Plumb Island through the Plumb Island River to Newburyport harbor. The Merrimack River mouth can get nasty! Wonderful way to spend a HOT day! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 3,266 #4 Posted July 30 Thought about mowing and trimming bushes yesterday after work, and it just stayed a thought lol today's heat index is 104 here so it might just stay a thought again 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,348 #5 Posted July 30 If it is outdoors and I can't get it done be 10:00 am it will still be there tomarow. Been doind about an houre of weeding each morning so far but a few cool days are coming up. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 10,781 #6 Posted July 31 I’ll agree it’s hot, but we have only had a few 100+ days. Last summer most of June to mid- September was 100f. So these 95-98f days seem a little better here. But still hot. The window AC in my shop is on its last leg, 97 outside and it will only get it cooled to 80. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,872 #7 Posted July 31 8 hours ago, Wayne0 said: The Merrimack River mouth can get nasty! I dang near flipped a boat on that river. Oh, to be young again, lolz! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razorback 1,133 #8 Posted July 31 We were in Baton Rouge for the last two weeks..... it wasn't unusual to see the weather app in the morning: Temperature = 89....... real feel 113..... it was like wearing the heat and humidity. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 10,143 #9 Posted July 31 As I get older I really can’t stand extreme hot or cold. I need weather like San Francisco weather where it’s 72 and sunny most of the time, but I’m definitely not moving there😂 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 595 #10 Posted July 31 (edited) We set a record for the heat index of 119 degrees on Tuesday, Not much better yesterday. Supposed to "cool" down to around 107 this weekend. I sure can't take the heat as well anymore either. Temps are in the mid to upper 90's but dew points are 80 plus. Edited July 31 by Kenneth R Cluley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,858 #11 Posted July 31 9 hours ago, Razorback said: We were in Baton Rouge for the last two weeks..... it wasn't unusual to see the weather app in the morning: Temperature = 89....... real feel 113..... it was like wearing the heat and humidity. I was in Baton Rouge the first week of May a few years ago, I was told to come there no later than April because of the heat. Well it was cold and rained the entire time. Why would anyone live there? Of course this past week in PA was no treat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,222 #12 Posted July 31 (edited) 14 hours ago, EB-80/8inPA said: I dang near flipped a boat on that river. Oh, to be young again, lolz! On a busy weekend with the current and boat traffic, it's like a washing machine! I've been boating on the Merrimack for 50+ years and have seen it all! Boats on top of the jetty's, both north and south, people washed off the sand bar by the old CG station at Plumb Island point and more. Edited July 31 by Wayne0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 10,249 #13 Posted July 31 3 hours ago, Wayne0 said: On a busy weekend with the current and boat traffic, it's like a washing machine! Yes it is !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,481 #14 Posted August 1 While I'm not fond of this heat and humidity, It always seemed to me that I suffered more when I was just lollygagging than when I was working. I think that while at work (mainly on construction) my mind was focused on the job at hand. When just setting around, heat could almost seemed overbearing. For years I said I'd take the heat over the cold. "I can slow down enough to stay cool but I can't speed up enough to stay warm. We didn't take off too many days due to heat but surely did when cold. In the summer, we'd start work at sunrise. In the winter, we'd delay until 9 or ten o'clock to start working. I believe the cold is harder on tools as well. My worm drive skill saw just didn't like to spin up when it was cold. When we were working, depending upon wind, we just didn't work outside if the temp didn't reach 20 degrees. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
