[meteorite-list] "Death by GPS" in desert

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:06:03 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <740685.54679.qm_at_web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Jim and List,

You are about 60 miles away and you are right about it cooling down to only 110
degrees at night in the Summer. A friend of mine sent me a meat thermometer
since he could not find a temperature gauge that exceeded 120 degrees.

The National Weather Service shaves off 10 degree during the summer when
reporting weather here in Laughlin. I think the real temperatures would scare
off most people. They must have buried the Laughlin temperature gauge 20 feet
underground in order to report these kind of readings. It is funny that the
reported temperature here in Laughlin is sometimes 10 degree different from
Bullhead City, Arizona when I can throw a rock from Laughlin, NV and hit
Bullhead City, Arizona. It is a joke around here that you will not see a single
temperature gauge on the Nevada side of the Colorado River because it would be
bad for tourism.

I can turn off the hot tap water in my house in the Summer since the cold water
is hot enough to shave with. It is not wise to store metal detectors and
electronic equipment in your garage during the summer months. All my LCDS were
destroyed from the heat and anything that is glued will become delaminated. I
had to replace all of the fishing line on my poles since 50 lbs test could not
even support 1lbs after being left in the garage for a few weeks.


Be Careful,

Adam
Received on Thu 14 Apr 2011 11:06:03 AM PDT