Yay August!

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/10/2020 at 10:37 • Filed to: None

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benjrblant > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:39

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texans in winter: you don’t have to shovel sunshine, huk yuk yuk
texans in summer: fuck this place

facw > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:43

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Meanwhile, we get a heat advisory for a high of 90° :

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:44

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Whew....not quite that hot here

ttyymmnn > facw 08/10/2020 at 10:46

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And Austin shuts down when the temps go below 32. It’s all relative.

I had a discussion about weather on Oppo once, and I think it was CalzoneGolem who put it in perspective. He said that people in the north don’t know how to keep warm, they learn to tolerate being cold. It’s the same here, but on the other end of the thermometer. Still, I always felt that it was easier to put clothes on to stay warm than it is to take them off to keep cool. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:48

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This summer has pretty much been perfect weather.

facw > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:49

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I did drive to a doctor’s appointment in the snow in Austin once. I got there just fine, but I saw a half a dozen or so crashe s on Ben White on the relatively short drive, and yeah, then it turns out that all appointments were cancelled.

functionoverfashion > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:50

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I think I’ve said that before about your forecasts. I can’t take off enough clothes to be comfortable at those temps, especially in the sun. Yet, I can be comfortable at around zero here, so long as I am moving. I have many winter clothings. MANY. 

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/10/2020 at 10:51

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Now I have to figure out what that is in USD.

33 = 92. Not too bad. I’ll take it. Is that warm for your part of the world?

I’ve actually got a hare brained system for converting C to F.

1) Double the C number (33 x 2 = 66)

2) Subtract the number of tens (66 has six tens, so 66 - 6 = 60)

3) Add 32 (60 + 32 = 92)

The math works out to 1º one way or the other, which is insignificant. It works in reverse, too. 

functionoverfashion > benjrblant 08/10/2020 at 10:53

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Also, I get a break from the spiders and snakes and all that business. Totally worth it. 

UserNotFound > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:53

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That’s hot.

ttyymmnn > facw 08/10/2020 at 10:54

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Rain at Spa? Park it. Snow in Austin? Park it.

It’s actually more common for us to get ice than snow, but we haven’t have a proper ice storm in a while. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 10:55

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yeah 90s are rare here

tho..less so every year

suspect soon enough ill be saying 100s are rare here

Just Jeepin' > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/10/2020 at 11:07

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Too cold for my blood. That’s what the rest of the year is for. Give me heat in August or what’s the point?

McMike > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:08

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Me - opening the front door to go get the mail

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Just Jeepin' 08/10/2020 at 11:12

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[Sarah Palin bug-eyes and inflection] You can KEEP the heat!

Other than the heating bill, I don't mind the cold. I have zero tolerance for heat.

Sovande > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:12

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This summer we are also having summer. I am not a fan. It’s currently 87 with 69% humidity.  Which, if I’m honest, feels a bit like soup.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:15

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Is that somehow less work than C(9/5)+32?

Just Jeepin' > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/10/2020 at 11:16

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I do n’t drop the windshield until it’s going to be over 85 for a while. I’ve been pretty unhappy this summer. Heck, it was 50 late last week.

ttyymmnn > UserNotFound 08/10/2020 at 11:32

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Not as hot as AZ, but definitely more humidity. Still, not as miserable as it would be in Houston were the humidity is like 3,000. 

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/10/2020 at 11:33

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Nights are so nice and cool there. Here, it’s still 80 degrees at 4 am.

ttyymmnn > Sovande 08/10/2020 at 11:34

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Humidity here right now is 58%. Quite bearable.

ttyymmnn > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/10/2020 at 11:35

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It is when you’re doing it in your head. 9/5 is almost 2, which is why you subtract the tens. It’s really just one more step.

Cé hé sin > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/10/2020 at 11:36

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33 deg? That’s horrible. It’s about 23 here and that’s more than enough for me.

Sovande > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:37

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At the full heat of the day what will it be?  Ours generally drops as the temp rises.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:39

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its a bit deceptive as that lowest temp is around 5 am...but yeah...cool by comparison for sure

tho...tbh...our current night time temperatures are normally comfy t shirt n shorts daytime temperatures for me

ttyymmnn > Sovande 08/10/2020 at 11:42

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It will drop over the course of the day. 

user314 > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:42

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Then again, lockdown means I don’t really have to go outside...

ttyymmnn > user314 08/10/2020 at 11:43

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And we don’t unless we have to. 

jminer > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 11:47

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This is one of many reasons I won’t live in Texas.

It’s been 10-15 degrees cooler than normal the last week here which is nice.but the heat is back today with a high of 95 and 70% humidity.

ttyymmnn > jminer 08/10/2020 at 12:05

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I didn’t pick Texas, Texas picked me (well, Rice University picked me, and offered to pay my tuition, so.....). Aside from the weather, Texas has been pretty good to me. 

gettingoldercarguy > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 12:06

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Hard pass

ttyymmnn > gettingoldercarguy 08/10/2020 at 12:18

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Looks nice. 

jminer > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 12:26

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That’s a pretty good reason to end up there

ttyymmnn > jminer 08/10/2020 at 12:36

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Certainly wasn’t my first choice, but it all worked out well. Probably better than my first choice would have. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 12:37

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After you posted 123 Degrees earlier, I am today unimpressed.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 12:38

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And there ya’ have it. California picked me, but now I choose California, and proudly.

jminer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/10/2020 at 12:58

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Man if this pandemic would calm down or more appropriately people would actually take it seriously then I’d be there with you.

I keep wishfully browsing rental listings out there and have been prepping my house to sell.

Rental homes out in the fringe of the bay area like Vallejo are starting to get temptingly cheap to make us just say F it and move while working remote.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 13:24

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Over here, the temps aren’t as high, but the humidity will be bad.

This is th e time of the year dominated by  afternoon thunderstorms.

Nom De Plume > benjrblant 08/10/2020 at 13:28

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The fact they all wear shitkickers tells you exactly what they’re shoveling heaps of.

onlytwowheels > ttyymmnn 08/10/2020 at 14:10

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jminer 08/10/2020 at 14:29

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Let me simply say, I love the Bay Area. The traffic sucks, the overcrowding sucks, the liberal politics are annoying, but I don't want to live anywhere else right now.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 08/10/2020 at 14:41

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We could use some rain in a big way. We’re in that typical pattern where high pressure parks over TX and any rain from the north or west just flows around us.

jminer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/10/2020 at 15:10

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Most I know that live there other than complaining about the cost love it too.

With the economy being what it is right now companies aren’t wanting to pay to relocate anyone so the thought right now is we move this fall while the rental market is still depressed and working remote for my current employer.  Then in a few months find something locally.