troutman Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hasn't been very hot yet in Chicago, but damn has it been rainy. June has looked like a stereotypical April in terms of rain. So it has interfered with some of my outdoor plans. That said, I'll take rain over 20 inches of snow anytime. ANYTIME. Its opposite for me, Never ending rain is depressing. At least with snow you can do stuff like ski. :D-13: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hasn't been very hot yet in Chicago, but damn has it been rainy. June has looked like a stereotypical April in terms of rain. So it has interfered with some of my outdoor plans. That said, I'll take rain over 20 inches of snow anytime. ANYTIME. Its opposite for me, Never ending rain is depressing. At least with snow you can do stuff like ski. :D-13: Maybe in a place like Alaska. In Chicago, all it does is turn your 30-minute work commute into a 3-hour commute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hasn't been very hot yet in Chicago, but damn has it been rainy. June has looked like a stereotypical April in terms of rain. So it has interfered with some of my outdoor plans. That said, I'll take rain over 20 inches of snow anytime. ANYTIME. Its opposite for me, Never ending rain is depressing. At least with snow you can do stuff like ski. :D-13: Maybe in a place like Alaska. In Chicago, all it does is turn your 30-minute work commute into a 3-hour commute. I understand that, We have our crazy days as well. I just meant out of the two I would rather have snow. I hate constant rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 France doesn't have extremes in heat/cold like we do. You are welcome to come to my neck of the woods and experience 105 degrees without air conditioning. My nephew is visiting from Oregon this week and he said he was glad to get out of there because it was supposed to be 108. He's right. Give him your rain and tell him to bring it back here. He's looking forward to the thunderstorms. Is it true you don't have thunder out there like we do here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 France doesn't have extremes in heat/cold like we do. You are welcome to come to my neck of the woods and experience 105 degrees without air conditioning. My nephew is visiting from Oregon this week and he said he was glad to get out of there because it was supposed to be 108. He's right. Give him your rain and tell him to bring it back here. He's looking forward to the thunderstorms. Is it true you don't have thunder out there like we do here? i don't know what your thunder sounds like in the Pittsburgh area, only in the NYC metro area, but however it sounds, I have noticed a change in the sound of thunder out here since last year. It's rolling thunder. Really loud too. Starts at one end and travels across the sky. Some of it is downright scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The storms out here that frighten me the most are the ones with no rain, just thunder and lightening. I'd rather a downpour than that. I'm always fearful of fires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 France doesn't have extremes in heat/cold like we do. You are welcome to come to my neck of the woods and experience 105 degrees without air conditioning. My nephew is visiting from Oregon this week and he said he was glad to get out of there because it was supposed to be 108. He's right. Give him your rain and tell him to bring it back here. He's looking forward to the thunderstorms. Is it true you don't have thunder out there like we do here? i don't know what your thunder sounds like in the Pittsburgh area, only in the NYC metro area, but however it sounds, I have noticed a change in the sound of thunder out here since last year. It's rolling thunder. Really loud too. Starts at one end and travels across the sky. Some of it is downright scary. I've heard several people mention that they don't have the long rolling thunders in on the west coast like they do on the east coast. Not sure why. That's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The storms out here that frighten me the most are the ones with no rain, just thunder and lightening. I'd rather a downpour than that. I'm always fearful of fires. That is exactly what has happened here this month, It has started many fires around the state. We finally had some rain and cooler temps. which have been a major relief. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) On top of the heat, we have an infestation of what I think are box elder bugs. All over the screens in the kitchen and living room. When I kill a bunch of them, I come back ten minutes later and there's a whole new bunch of them. Raid doesn't seem to do much. I'm not even sure they are box elders. This is a first for us. It's always something. :( Edited June 28, 2015 by Lorraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 On top of the heat, we have an infestation of what I think are box elder bugs. All over the screens in the kitchen and living room. When I kill a bunch of them, I come back ten minutes later and there's a whole new bunch of them. Raid doesn't seem to do much. I'm not even sure they are box elders. This is a first for us. It's always something. :( What is an elder bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Today it is 100. Tomorrow it will be from 104 - 106. I know some here really like the heat, but dear me.......I am up north of you in Oroville and it's blazing hot. PA Springs was tolerable, but here with the humidity it's tough. We did have a great lightning show last night. Absolutely beautiful over the lake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The storms out here that frighten me the most are the ones with no rain, just thunder and lightening. I'd rather a downpour than that. I'm always fearful of fires. That is exactly what has happened here this month, It has started many fires around the state. We finally had some rain and cooler temps. which have been a major relief.Ee got a few small fires from last night, but nothing serious so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Since this is the summer complaint thread, here I go...... 105 degrees yesterday, and it got down to a whopping 80 last night. For northeastern Washington, that is both unusual and HOT! Sleeping was awful. Don't ask how we got through yesterday, but we did. On top of the heat, our toilet clogged. Then, our front door panel swelled and we couldn't close the front door! So, we had to take care of those things. In the heat. However, the 93 predicted today is, believe it or not, a welcome relief. We have broken all of the records for June since temperatures were first recorded out here in the late 1800's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone and a hard place Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hasn't hit 100 yet, so we've got that going The last few days the car air conditioner won't keep up. This week we are supposed to have several days over 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I'm not sure what this "heat" is you all are speaking of. Here in San Francisco we have our typical summer weather--overcast, grey, foggy in places, and barely into the 60sF. I HATE SF weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone and a hard place Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I thrive when the temp is less than 80--this fat old body over heats way to easily. My wife says it is too hot for humans right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Too hot for animals too. My poor cats searching in desperation for a cool spot to lay in this wretched place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I love the heat. I wish it was warm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I love the heat. I wish it was warm here. Do you have air conditioners? Or central air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I love the heat. I wish it was warm here. Yup, same here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Since this is the summer complaint thread, here I go...... 105 degrees yesterday, and it got down to a whopping 80 last night. For northeastern Washington, that is both unusual and HOT! Sleeping was awful. Don't ask how we got through yesterday, but we did. On top of the heat, our toilet clogged. Then, our front door panel swelled and we couldn't close the front door! So, we had to take care of those things. In the heat. However, the 93 predicted today is, believe it or not, a welcome relief. We have broken all of the records for June since temperatures were first recorded out here in the late 1800's.You got your wish twofold, Lorraine. Not only are there cooler temperatures, but it's raining...up uere any way. Any rain in Spokane? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Since this is the summer complaint thread, here I go...... 105 degrees yesterday, and it got down to a whopping 80 last night. For northeastern Washington, that is both unusual and HOT! Sleeping was awful. Don't ask how we got through yesterday, but we did. On top of the heat, our toilet clogged. Then, our front door panel swelled and we couldn't close the front door! So, we had to take care of those things. In the heat. However, the 93 predicted today is, believe it or not, a welcome relief. We have broken all of the records for June since temperatures were first recorded out here in the late 1800's.You got your wish twofold, Lorraine. Not only are there cooler temperatures, but it's raining...up uere any way. Any rain in Spokane? A few drops this morning, and it's mostly cloudy, but no real rain predicted to show up. i wish it would clear up because it is the cloud coverage that is holding the heat in. That's why it was so hot last night here. Usually, with our ten percent humidity in the summer, our nights are cool, but you already know that!!! :lol: Edited June 29, 2015 by Lorraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuesday's Gone Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Apparently, we're going to see as much as 43 °C (109.4 °F) in 2 days in my hometown in France :sundog: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Apparently, we're going to see as much as 43 °C (109.4 °F) in 2 days in my hometown in France :sundog:I thought France didn't have extreme heat like that? At least that's what I read in some biographies. They said one of the things that was hardest for the French to adapt to when they came to the USA was the extreme cold and extreme heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuesday's Gone Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Apparently, we're going to see as much as 43 °C (109.4 °F) in 2 days in my hometown in France :sundog:I thought France didn't have extreme heat like that? At least that's what I read in some biographies. They said one of the things that was hardest for the French to adapt to when they came to the USA was the extreme cold and extreme heat. I don't know, it may be true. Last time we had weather as hot as what we're soon going to have was in 2003 and they talked about it a lot on television back then so it's not the typical french summer. Edited June 29, 2015 by Tuesday's Gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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