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Guys, the good news is that nuclear annihilation will do us all in before climate change will.

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Can we please take the AGW arguments to the cloak room? This thread is about 2023 misery only.

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1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

They go to a private school that has classes for children before pre-k.  They have a curriculum, report cards, the whole deal.   Spanish lessons, music, art, gym, math.   It’s a very good program.   
 

so yes… daycare, but not really daycare. 
We had to buy the soon to be 3 year old uniforms this year   

 

Too bad they don't teach them science. You might be able to audit the class and learn a thing or two.

What the fuck is AGW and why is it political?  
 

I guess if Me noticing my two balls are stuck to my leg again is climatologically political, then these three letters can be. 

If y’all are done arguing with a brick wall, this morning was nice, though not the arctic front it was made out to be. 75 in my neighborhood, but almost no breeze. Still, I’ll take it. 
 

 

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28 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

If y’all are done arguing with a brick wall, this morning was nice, though not the arctic front it was made out to be. 75 in my neighborhood, but almost no breeze. Still, I’ll take it. 
 

 

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that was your big hike?  A golf course and myriad streets of Hyde Park/Campus North?  I have a friend, today would have been his whole life. 

1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

that was your big hike?  A golf course and myriad streets of Hyde Park/Campus North?  I have a friend, today would have been his whole life. 

Fucking postponed because I'm waiting on a plumber who was supposed to be here 30 minutes ago.

Low flow shower again?  Or peeing in the pipes cause an issue?  

This summer has sucked. Only positive is retraining myself to get up super early to get runs in.
 

Also anything uncomfortable  is political now… 🤔

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I hope it's a nice sweater, because your body will found dead in it around an hour from now.  Decent Dawn, but clouds are burning off and Lawn is moaning.  Or Fawn is moaning.  Whatever South Austin's Mom's name is.  

 

10 hours ago, Born to Run said:

Welcome to the party pal.

I'm upper Lake Austin, water is 68. Soak in that after the gym for 30 min then feel amazing enough that yard work at 730 pm is fine. I do a lot of my cardio on the lake as well. Swim, various paddle techniques. Save running and bikes for fairer weather when I can.

The more this lasts, the closer I am to soaking at Jessica Hollis and turning into a popsicle.  

8 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

I hope it's a nice sweater, because your body will found dead in it around an hour from now.  Decent Dawn, but clouds are burning off and Lawn is moaning.  Or Fawn is moaning.  Whatever South Austin's Mom's name is.  

 

I used to touch my Lawn this way.

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First morning in months that I walked out of the gym and my glasses didn't fog up so bad I couldn't see. Got home and drank my coffee out on the back porch and enjoyed this tiny window of sanity.

We'll be right back to punishment the next several days. Forecast making it look like Sunday may end up being the hottest day of the entire year in Houston. Current forecast high of 105.

Oh, and yesterday's 58% chance of rain on 8/22 is now down to 24%. So, that's fun.

 

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I used to touch my Lawn this way.

I know.  It told me.  

19 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I used to touch my Lawn this way.

Did it die in an awful kiln explosion?

2 hours ago, Auto Driller said:

Can we please take the AGW arguments to the cloak room? This thread is about 2023 misery only.

 

It will be 110 in Arlington Friday. I am praying for both my AC compressor and our grid.

My son called yesterday as he and wife and kids are coming down for both Metallica shows. He has an extra ticket for the Friday show and invited me. That’s cool. “Dad half the crowd are old guys like you “. I would rather stay home with the granddaughters. Jerry you better have that AC blasting and pull the curtains on the west side.

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

If y’all are done arguing with a brick wall, this morning was nice, though not the arctic front it was made out to be. 75 in my neighborhood, but almost no breeze. Still, I’ll take it. 
 

 

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Overhead utility lines are so ghetto.

20 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Overhead utility lines are so ghetto.

Needs extra random wires, Mexico Style.  Sniffle sniffle Isla...

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1 minute ago, texasdago said:

Needs extra random wires, Mexico Style.  Sniffle sniffle Isla...

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The overhead powerlines are one of the prime "third world tipoffs."  When we went to Armenia, I commented about how it reminded me of a Russian Mexico.  A couple years later, we land at CDMX, and on the ride into town, with random ass wires across all the roads, the boy turned to me and said "Ohhhh.  Now I get it."

India seems to be the world champion in that respect, though:

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12 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

we’ve got to do better, but the “better” that’s been put out there is fascist as you want to believe every person right of Chomsky is    

 

Define "fascism" please.

11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

The overhead powerlines are one of the prime "third world tipoffs."  When we went to Armenia, I commented about how it reminded me of a Russian Mexico.  A couple years later, we land at CDMX, and on the ride into town, with random ass wires across all the roads, the boy turned to me and said "Ohhhh.  Now I get it."

India seems to be the world champion in that respect, though:

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Yeah, got some great spiderweb pics from CDMX but wasn't going to dig that one up.

Needs extra random wires, Mexico Style.  Sniffle sniffle Isla...
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Isla Mujeres?
On 8/15/2023 at 9:53 AM, Brisketexan said:

A lot of folks forget that a 2010 tropical storm saved our ass in that drought (a drought that ran from 2010-2011 - it wasn't just 2011).  Hermine came through and dropped like 8-9 inches over Centex, a good chunk of which went into our lakes. 

A good chunk of it also went into the first floor of my house.  $20,000 later, I had new hardwood floors.

3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

A good chunk of it also went into the first floor of my house.  $20,000 later, I had new hardwood floors.

We wanted an omelette, we had to break a few eggs.  Thanks for your sacrifice.

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

India seems to be the world champion in that respect, though:

 

It was 

3 hours ago, texasdago said:

Needs extra random wires, Mexico Style.  Sniffle sniffle Isla...

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If you make a left up there is that where North Garden is or is that not the dive shop I'm thinking of at the end of the street?

Also the 10 day is now officially bullshit. Hot on August 16th and 17th is fine, whatever but damn it next Friday the 25th is still showing fucking 105 when the average high has dropped to 95 by then. I'm not even asking for 95, just give me 100 or 99, come on...

 

Yep, as mentioned last week this is the worst part of the Blastfurnace.  Relief is always "ten days away", but it never comes.

Early last week it was going to be the 21st.  Then it shifted to the 23rd.  Yesterday it moved to the 28th.  Now I see nothing but 100+ through the 30th.

Fuck those mother fuckers.

2 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Good luck.   Things will be better on September 

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Good luck.   Things will be better on September 

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5 hours ago, YGIFS said:

I know.  It told me.  

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1 hour ago, UT_OB1 said:

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September is actually a good benchmark for me, because I'm a dove hunter.  Opener here is September 1. It's always hot as hell.  The question is, when is the first day that the temp has dropped enough where your afternoon hunt isn't hellish.  I've been hunting in Centex for well over 25 years.

It used to be that the first decent day was usually around Sept 15th.  Over the last 10 years, that became more like Sept 20th.  In recent years, more like Sept 23-25th.  Just a steady, incremental increase in the stretch of shitty hot days.

Didn't used to catch snook (warmer water fish) off the Freeport jetties.  Now I do (although the 2021 freeze sent many such warmwater species reeling for a bit).

10 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

The overhead powerlines are one of the prime "third world tipoffs."  When we went to Armenia, I commented about how it reminded me of a Russian Mexico.  A couple years later, we land at CDMX, and on the ride into town, with random ass wires across all the roads, the boy turned to me and said "Ohhhh.  Now I get it."

India seems to be the world champion in that respect, though:

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the best part about mexico/border is the rebar sticking out of all the buildings so they can say the building isn't complete and avoid taxes.

17 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

the best part about mexico/border is the rebar sticking out of all the buildings so they can say the building isn't complete and avoid taxes.

wait is that really why? do they not have COs in Mexico?

11 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

India seems to be the world champion in that respect, though:

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 They also hold the crown for shittiest beaches, Galveston in a close 2nd

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The dry air from this "cold" front felt great today but I wasn't big on the faint aroma of Oklahoma.

6 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

September is actually a good benchmark for me, because I'm a dove hunter.  Opener here is September 1. It's always hot as hell.  The question is, when is the first day that the temp has dropped enough where your afternoon hunt isn't hellish.  I've been hunting in Centex for well over 25 years.

It used to be that the first decent day was usually around Sept 15th.  Over the last 10 years, that became more like Sept 20th.  In recent years, more like Sept 23-25th.  Just a steady, incremental increase in the stretch of shitty hot days.

Didn't used to catch snook (warmer water fish) off the Freeport jetties.  Now I do (although the 2021 freeze sent many such warmwater species reeling for a bit).

One of the local weather guys says that September 13th is the day where the downhill temp slide typically ramps up. Obviously you can still have plenty of hot days after that, it just becomes less of the norm.

However, with how hot and dry things are right now, I’m not holding my breath.

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Ah nothing says fall like the start of college football! This must be how people north of here feel when college baseball starts and there's snow on the ground.

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9 hours ago, Larry T. Spider said:

One of the local weather guys says that September 13th is the day where the downhill temp slide typically ramps up. Obviously you can still have plenty of hot days after that, it just becomes less of the norm.

However, with how hot and dry things are right now, I’m not holding my breath.

SCW did a post years ago compiling the last 125 or so years of Houston weather records and the average day on which we get our first real front (what they call "Fall Day", defined as a low temp of 65 or less) is September 18th.

Over that span, Fall Day has come as early as 8/30 and as late as 10/13. 

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One sign that things might be getting a little better: I drive through two neighborhoods on my way to work. And in both of them this morning, I saw more MILFs going for runs than I've seen in months. It's a small data point, but an important one. 

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3 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

One sign that things might be getting a little better: I drive through two neighborhoods on my way to work. And in both of them this morning, I saw more MILFs going for runs than I've seen in months. It's a small data point, but an important one. 

That's probably more to do with their kids being back in school than the weather. But it's your dream so make it as big as you want it.

17 hours ago, gofuckyourself said:

Today marks the 40th straight day of over 100° highs in Austin.

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1 hour ago, Orange&White said:

That's probably more to do with their kids being back in school than the weather. But it's your dream so make it as big as you want it.

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