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General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: Bob_Roller on July 12, 2009, 08:01:25 AM

Title: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 12, 2009, 08:01:25 AM: Left for work at 0515 this morning, 91 F. (33 C.) outside .

Got to 114 F. (46 C.) yesterday afternoon .

Forecast high for today 115-117 F. (46-47 C.).

Thank goodness the R65 has 'air conditioning', as it might be a warm ride home this afternoon if it didn't !!!
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: montmil on July 12, 2009, 08:41:54 AM: ...speaking of popping tire beads! Gosh, it was a balmy 102F in North Texas.
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 13, 2009, 02:17:31 PM: Just for informational purposes, got to 115 F. (46 C.) at 1710 yesterday !!

But at least it was a 'dry heat" !!!!

Poured water on myself including the mesh Joe Rocket jacket just before I left work, and it brought the 'realized' temperature down a noticeable amount .
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Justin B. on July 13, 2009, 02:23:42 PM: Well, it's 14:20 and I'm getting ready to head out to work and it's now 102! :P Sometimes summer just sux...
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 13, 2009, 02:44:22 PM: Winter ( -15 F, snow, ice) sucks a lot more than 115 F. , in my low desert dwellers opinion !!!
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: montmil on July 13, 2009, 02:52:48 PM: Quote
Winter ( -15 F, snow, ice) sucks a lot more than 115 F. , in my low desert dwellers opinion !!!

You get my vote, Bob [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Justin B. on July 14, 2009, 01:54:02 AM: I dunno...
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: aussie on July 14, 2009, 03:56:48 AM: OMG. My heart goes out to you Justin and others - seriously.

It's been a cool 14C day here but I'd rather have it that way than the other.

There is a limit of how many clothes you can actually take off.
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: farmer on July 14, 2009, 07:10:41 AM: I rode to work with my gloves on this morning - it was 37 F (new record low for July 14 in Cadillac, Michigan)!
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: weasel01 on July 14, 2009, 07:17:07 AM: could be worse... how 'bout a humidity free 84f... the most gorgeous rolling horseland in the country and only one tire one your bike!
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Justin B. on July 14, 2009, 09:42:28 AM: That royally sux, for sure...
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 14, 2009, 07:22:23 PM: On going weather info, clear SUNNY, 115 F.(46 C.) at 1715, a 'dry heat', relative humidity is 5 % .

As of today, the daytime high temperature is not forecast to be below 110 F.(43 C.) until Monday of next week, when it will 'only' get to 109 F.

Pool temperature is 95 F.(35 C.), not even refreshing, until you get out, and then it feels like you are freezing, due to the evaporational cooling .
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: weasel01 on July 14, 2009, 07:44:41 PM: Bob, You should take a ride to the top of Mt. Lemon, that'll cool you down.

I visited Tuscon once ...layed around the pool in the morning decided to drive to the top of Mt. Lemon stood on several feet of snow on the same day.
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 14, 2009, 07:59:11 PM: It's 100 F. on Mt Lemmon at 1745 .

Not much relief for riding 145 miles in 115 F. temps !!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Justin B. on July 15, 2009, 02:21:49 PM: Bob, we're trying to catch ya - 105 yesterday...
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 17, 2009, 10:01:57 AM: 93 F. (34 C.) at 0500 this morning, gee think it's going to make the forecast 115-116 F.(46-47 C.) this afternoon ?
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Ed Miller on July 17, 2009, 11:01:51 AM: Wow, you're welcome to that. It's supposed to be 95 here today, which is too hot to ride.

At least that's my story since I have the final drive off the R65 for some work, and I badly sprained my kick starter ankle so I can't ride the Triumph. Yep, too hot anyway. :-/

I was changing the tires on the R65 last night and a tire iron slipped out and whacked my sprained ankle. That hurt.
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Justin B. on July 17, 2009, 02:12:26 PM: Might have to get out the coat today, it's about 14 degrees cooler than it has been at this hour the preceding several days. But, I'll probably cage it as there is about a 40% chance of t-storms this evening about the time I get off work...
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Lucky_Lou on July 17, 2009, 03:11:52 PM: Heard on the news there was flooding in Fort Worth today...... weve had 4 inches floods all over the place what happened to the heatwave we were promised??? would like to swap some of our Yorkshire rain for some of that warm Texas stuff anytime anyone building an Arc
Lou
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Bob_Roller on July 17, 2009, 07:09:21 PM: Here's today's temperature reading at 1700 :

115 F. (46 C.) in the shade on the covered part of the backyard patio .

107 F. (42 C.) in the garage .

122 F. (50 C.) in the attic, with a ventilating fan on .

151 F. (66 C.) on the wireless rain gauge on the crushed rock in the backyard, in full sun .

96 F.(36 C.) pool temperature .

86 F. (30 C.) 'cold' water temperature coming out of kitchen faucet .
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: aussie on July 21, 2009, 03:53:25 AM: Oh God Bob - I don't want to rub it in - but I woke this morning and it was the second warmest July temp on record - a huge 17C.

I rather enjoyed it.

However - I really think that 30C water coming out of the cold water tap is just a bit rich for me. Guess I'm just a cold weather type of fellow...
Title: Re: Going To Be A Hot Day!!!!
Post by: Justin B. on July 22, 2009, 10:28:08 AM: We've been given a reprieve the past few days with some rain and somewhat cool (for July) temps in the mid 90s! :-)