We've never had it so good, weather that is

[CaveCreekRay]

My well is 225 feet deep with 5 gallons a minute coming out the over flow. T.

In AZ where I live, the water table is 60 feet down. Most of the big trees have tap roots that let them live all summer with little or no rain.

Two of my neighbors put our wells in the same year as me. The first guy was right on the aquifer: 45 gal/min. My other neighbor was next: 1.5 gal/min. So he went down to 800': still 1.5 gal/min. My contract was for 480' but I went another 100 to 580 for insurance: 1.5 gal/min. So, I put in a grade level 2500 gal tank. The actual well pump only tops it off once or twice a day.

The reason we all put in wells is because our city water supply is so tenuous, it is not certified "assured." In fact, if the power goes off, the water goes off as well because there are no water towers or storage tanks high enough for gravity feed. Plus, in areas where the water system is certified "assured," you are prohibited from installing a well. We wanted to get ours before the laws change.

Living in the desert is great, as long as you have water. Hopefully, this drought will abate. Two years ago we had record rainfall and snowpack in the mountains and we thought it was over. Mother Nature said, "Its not over until I say its over!"

 

[lugbolt]

OMG it's burning hot! 90 degrees!!

Please....it barely gets below 90 at night here. Actually we're in the aftermath of a cold front right now, temp is right at 90 and it feels pretty good out there. Been 95+ every day for over a month now; with humidity to boot. Last Friday, the dewpoint was 80°f if that tells you anything. I was driving to work and the low temp for the day was reached at 81° and there were areas that were densely foggy.

Some of us are outside daily working in this stuff...in my case, working on Kubota's. My office is not air conditioned either so when some jerk comes in wanting something for nothing and I know about it, the tempers get about as hot as the outside air does. I hate it, and am hating my job because of it. Unfortunately, it's all I know, so it's either do it for someone else or do it for myself....and it pays about the same either way once you figure in self-employment insurance, taxes, and all the rest of the "perks" of self-employment.

 

[hope to float]

OMG it's burning hot! 90 degrees!!

Please....it barely gets below 90 at night here. Actually we're in the aftermath of a cold front right now, temp is right at 90 and it feels pretty good out there. Been 95+ every day for over a month now; with humidity to boot. Last Friday, the dewpoint was 80°f if that tells you anything. I was driving to work and the low temp for the day was reached at 81° and there were areas that were densely foggy.

Some of us are outside daily working in this stuff...in my case, working on Kubota's. My office is not air conditioned either so when some jerk comes in wanting something for nothing and I know about it, the tempers get about as hot as the outside air does. I hate it, and am hating my job because of it. Unfortunately, it's all I know, so it's either do it for someone else or do it for myself....and it pays about the same either way once you figure in self-employment insurance, taxes, and all the rest of the "perks" of self-employment.

I am well aware that other places are hotter. You guys are equipped for that. We are used to our temperate climate and our infrastructure reflects that. We can't cope with heavy rain, anything over an inch of snow closes down the country, high temperatures melt our roads, dry spells shows how many leaks are in our water systems (Dublin leaks something like 70% of available water) and we can't retire to our air-conditioned bedrooms at the end of a long day. So, yes, extremes hurt us.
On the plus side, it rained today Will it ever stop
Thanks for sending Storm Chris over

 

[CaveCreekRay]

(Sorry for the momentary thread hijack. The regularly scheduled programming will resume shortly.)

HTF,

I was in Mildenhall in January of 1987 during what was then called, "the coldest winter in recorded history." Pipes were breaking because of the cold and water was filling up basements. What a mess. I thought the same thing as lugbolt at first and then a local mentioned they hardly EVER get freezes in the isles. I had grown up in Germany and we had warm summers and cold winters there. Not quite the same as you guys see.

Funny, with all the snow and cold, I was out trying to get a charcoal fire going to cook my steak for dinner. We had these grills on a post outside the Q rooms we stayed in. The local Brits, who's homes looked right over the fence, must have thought "What's this crazy Yank trying to do?" It takes a lot of lighter fluid to get a fire lit at -15 C! Once it did light, the flames looked like a funeral pyre! I think the smell finally convinced them!

Cultures are funny. People travel with their pre-conceived notions and its good to experience other places and peoples. Back in the 80's cooking on a grille outside was probably seen by most UK folk as "typical American cave man behavior." Today, any good outdoor store in the UK sells all manner of gas grills. You guys even hop up and race lawn tractors!!!

For better or worse, we have so much in common. Lets celebrate those common interests while remembering our pasts and our cultures. Watched the "Who Am I" episode and really enjoyed seeing your country and the warm Irish people. Good to know the people of my DNA.

I think the same thing about the Russian people. Despite all the vilification by aspects of our society, the videos show a fun-loving culture that shares so much with other cultures. OK, maybe a little vodka is involved... (Make sure it starts at the beginning!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5p0hDBFQI

 

[bearbait]

(Sorry for the momentary thread hijack. The regularly scheduled programming will resume shortly.)

HTF,

I was in Mildenhall in January of 1987 during what was then called, "the coldest winter in recorded history." Pipes were breaking because of the cold and water was filling up basements. What a mess. I thought the same thing as lugbolt at first and then a local mentioned they hardly EVER get freezes in the isles. I had grown up in Germany and we had warm summers and cold winters there. Not quite the same as you guys see.

Funny, with all the snow and cold, I was out trying to get a charcoal fire going to cook my steak for dinner. We had these grills on a post outside the Q rooms we stayed in. The local Brits, who's homes looked right over the fence, must have thought "What's this crazy Yank trying to do?" It takes a lot of lighter fluid to get a fire lit at -15 C! Once it did light, the flames looked like a funeral pyre! I think the smell finally convinced them!

Cultures are funny. People travel with their pre-conceived notions and its good to experience other places and peoples. Back in the 80's cooking on a grille outside was probably seen by most UK folk as "typical American cave man behavior." Today, any good outdoor store in the UK sells all manner of gas grills. You guys even hop up and race lawn tractors!!!

For better or worse, we have so much in common. Lets celebrate those common interests while remembering our pasts and our cultures. Watched the "Who Am I" episode and really enjoyed seeing your country and the warm Irish people. Good to know the people of my DNA.

I think the same thing about the Russian people. Despite all the vilification by aspects of our society, the videos show a fun-loving culture that shares so much with other cultures. OK, maybe a little vodka is involved... (Make sure it starts at the beginning!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5p0hDBFQI

Now I really feel the need to travel and go skiing.

 

[torch]

Funny, with all the snow and cold, I was out trying to get a charcoal fire going to cook my steak for dinner.

What's so unusual about that?

 

[fruitcakesa]

Ah, you Canadiens with your hockey and beer. Gotta love it

What's so unusual about that?

 

[D2Cat]

Been plenty warm here lately, upper 90's.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

HTF,
Our normal here is mid 80's during the day and 50's at night.
It hit 95f a couple days ago and that for us was brutal hot, I have all snow dogs and wolves and everyone was miserable!
Night didn't offer much relief either just stayed hot, got lucky that it didn't last, 91 yesterday, but dropped to 55 overnight.

I lived in Phoenix for 21 years, That place gets hot, but it's all relative, send them freezing weather and they have real problems to deal with!
And if it snows there, even a tiny bit stay in your house, hitting the streets will just get you killed!

 

[CaveCreekRay]

Len,

Smart critters. That's what I do here. Get wet and stay cool!

NIW,

Buddy in Denver has a husky. They'd get 2 feet of snow and he'd cry to go sleep out in the back yard overnight. Friend said they'd let him out and he'd bound over to a drift and dive in. They wouldn't see him until morning when they called him. Then he'd blast out from under the snow. Crazy dog!

Aren't dogs great?

 

[Daren Todd]

HTF,
Our normal here is mid 80's during the day and 50's at night.
It hit 95f a couple days ago and that for us was brutal hot, I have all snow dogs and wolves and everyone was miserable!
Night didn't offer much relief either just stayed hot, got lucky that it didn't last, 91 yesterday, but dropped to 55 overnight.

I lived in Phoenix for 21 years, That place gets hot, but it's all relative, send them freezing weather and they have real problems to deal with!
And if it snows there, even a tiny bit stay in your house, hitting the streets will just get you killed!

102 with 80 percent humidity. But finally got some rain last night and our first cool down in a week. Been taking gypsy for a walk after dark and coming in soaking wet from sweat.

Gypsy has been spending about 10 minutes a few times a night chasing her ball outside, then the rest inside molded to the floor under an AC vent

 

[shootem604]

Hot here in BC, over 30 Celsius. Got a sunburn in about an hour working outside.

 

[ipz2222]

Hot and humid here too. Tried to get some outside work done last Sat, had to change clothes 3 times, just got soaking wet with sweat.

 

[rquad]

Interesting to see temperatures and perspectives around the nation, and around the globe. Here in northern Georgia USA it's yucky hot and humid, but honestly, it's the mildest summer I can remember. Normally, it would be at least mid-to-upper 90's all of July, and it usually hits 100 at least once, if not for a solid week. With a few exceptions, we've been upper 80s and lower 90s this year - quite a pleasant change. You can still walk outside and come back in sweating after doing nothing because of the humidity.

Also, we've been seeing the daily afternoon thunderstorms in July that would normally characterize June. I had to break out the tractor this past weekend to box-blade our gravel drive, which had partially washed out from all the baby flash floods.