Texas drought - Whoa

[SuperSix]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/10/texas.desperate.to.drink/

[Steve Wood]

107 at my house right now...(4:00 pm) 

[gordyzx9r]

We are trying to ship Californians to Mexico, or Guatemala.  We don't need anymore of them!

Well, find me a Safety & Occupational Health job in TX and I'll come there and help you turn wrenches and walk your goats for you.  Or you could buy a helicopter and hire me as your personal pilot to chauffeur you around.

We'll find out soon though...just got my itinerary today from the company that's flying me out to CA for the interview. 

[gordyzx9r]

BTW, the rain came fast, hard, and sideways today...it literally pressure washed my Rodeo in the driveway.  It's rained just about every day for weeks on end here and they still say we're not where we're supposed to be...

[daveismissing]

Or you could buy a helicopter and hire me as your personal pilot to chauffeur you around.

Got any hours in anything else? Cessna Caravan, Dash-8? you've already got the 100ft off the ground thing done.

[Steve Wood]

9:45 pm and it has cooled down to 97.  I might get you a job as a chopper pilot for varmint hunters...

[Charlief1]

2205 hours here and it's still 93. Not fun at all and I finished at the the shop at 2030 hours.

[Charlief1]

Moving to Texas!

Dear Diary,

Just moved to Texas ! Now this is a state that knows how to live!!
Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. It is beautiful. I've
finally found my home. I love it here.

June 14th:

Really heating up. Got to 100 today. Not a problem. Live in an
air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to
see the sun everyday like this. I'm turning into a sun worshipper.

June 30th:

Had the backyard landscaped with western plants today. Lots of cactus
and rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing the lawn for me.
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.

July 10th:

The temperature hasn't been below 100 all week. How do people get used
to this kind of heat? At least, it's kind of windy though. But getting
used to the heat is taking longer than I expected.

July 15th:

Fell asleep by the community pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my
body. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my
lesson though. Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this.

July 20th:

I missed Lomita (my cat) sneaking into the car when I left this
morning. By the time I got to the hot car at noon, Lomita had died and swollen
up to the size of a shopping bag, then popped like a water balloon. The
car now smells like Kibbles and Shits. I learned my lesson though. No more
pets in this heat. Good ol' Mr. Sun strikes again.

July 25th:

The wind sucks. It feels like a giant freaking blow dryer!! And it's
hot as hell. The home air-conditioner is on the fritz and the AC repairman
charged $200 just to drive by and tell me he needed to order parts.

July 30th:

Been sleeping outside on the patio for 3 nights now, $225,000 house and
I can't even go inside. Lomita is the lucky one. Why did I ever come
here?

Aug. 4th:

Its 115 degrees. Finally got the air-conditioner fixed today. It cost
$500 and gets the temperature down to 85. I hate this stupid state.

Aug. 8th:

If another wise ass cracks, 'Hot enough for you today?' I'm going to
strangle him. Damn heat. By the time I get to work, the radiator is
boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like baked cat!!

Aug. 9th:

Tried to run some errands after work. Wore shorts, and when I sat on
the seats in the car, I thought my ass was on fire. My skin melted to the
seat. I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and ass . . .
Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried ass, and baked cat.

Aug 10th:

The weather report might as well be a damn recording. Hot and sunny.
Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It's been too hot to do shit for 2 damn months
and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week. Doesn't it
ever rain in this damn state? Water rationing will be next, so my $1700
worth of cactus will just dry up and blow over. Even the cactus can't live in
this damn heat.

Aug. 14th:

Welcome to HELL! Temperature got to 115 today. Cactus are dead. Forgot
to crack the window and blew the damn windshield out of the car. The
Installer came to fix it and guess what he asked me??? "Hot enough for
you today?" My sister had to spend $1,500 to bail me out of jail. Freaking
Texas . What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here??
Will write later to let you know how the trial goes.

[TWIN86GNS]

Charlie,

There is a very similar posting that we get up here in Canada in the winter and it has to do with the snow and the cold weather.  Once I get again this winter hopefully I will remember to repost it here.

Thanks for the laugh.  What do you guys do in the summer if you have to work on your cars?  I assume most garage's have AC?

[Charlief1]

Charlie,

There is a very similar posting that we get up here in Canada in the winter and it has to do with the snow and the cold weather.  Once I get again this winter hopefully I will remember to repost it here.

Thanks for the laugh.  What do you guys do in the summer if you have to work on your cars?  I assume most garage's have AC?

LOL It would be nice to have AC in the shop but it's not practical. I've got several different fans in the shop to help stay comfortable myself. I don't use AC except at night in my bedroom. The reason behind it is to be more climitized to the weather so I don't suffer as much. I can't sleep hot but I can work hot after all.

[SuperSix]

I wrenched today - hot as hell, and even more humid. I was soaked in sweat. The key is LOTS of cold fluids, and a few fans. I would love to have a garage with A/C, I don't see it happening. I work in my driveway, as I have too much shit in my garage - but I have 2 big oaks trees that provide a lot of shade.