[meteorite-list] Be Careful - It is hot!

From: Felipe Guajardo <felipeg36_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:05:41 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTilI9KuoWRS1fJeSQ-w9bEH8gCxQo8MgX_dKabUo_at_mail.gmail.com>

Yes, here in Florida the high temperatures with the high humidity just
make it awful. You can be 5 minutes outside and you're sweating! You
can almost eat the air outside.

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Adam and List,
>
> Well, at least it is a dry heat........ ?;)
>
> Seriously though, that kind of heat is lethal. ?I knew it got hot out
> there, but I had no idea it got up to 140F. ?That is nuts.
>
> I just told my wife and she said - "Why would anyone want to live there?" ? ?LOL
>
> I told her - METEORITES.
>
> I won't complain any more when the temps hit the 90's here in Florida.
> ?We get brutal humidity that makes the air feel like you are
> breathing pudding. ?The heat index regularly hits 105 or 110 during
> the summer here, but that feels positively comfortable compared to
> 140F!
>
> Best regards and stay cool,
>
> MikeG
>
>
>
> On 7/15/10, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dear List Members,
>>
>> For those who are thinking about hunting the Mojave this time of year, be
>> prepared to hunt at night when it cools down to around 100 degrees. They
>> never
>> report accurate temperatures on the news here in the Summer because it is
>> bad
>> for tourism. ?There is only one temperature gauge that is not buried
>> underground
>> in the Laughlin/Bullhead City area and it read an astonishing 130 degrees
>> yesterday at 1:30 pm, not even the hottest part of the day which is around
>> 4:00
>> pm. ? The sign was in the shade so I can only imagine how hot it would be in
>> the
>> sun. ?My engine temperature gauge was registering 140 degrees before I even
>> started the "cold" engine that had not been run since the day before!
>>
>> Image of sign I passed yesterday at 1:30 pm:
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/130Degrees.jpg
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Adam
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Received on Thu 15 Jul 2010 11:05:41 AM PDT