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Old 08-03-2016, 11:58 AM
 
Location: AriZona
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I was trying to make it through the summer without AC in my car. Problem is I can't get even arrive at a job interview without being a sweaty mess. I guess I'll take the car in today, put it on the old credit card.
You'll thank yourself later!
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Old 08-03-2016, 12:54 PM
 
Location: northwest valley, az
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its 92 degrees with 68% humidity here outside of Chicago now, almost 2 pm in the afternoon, so I feel for ya, Big Cats!
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Old 08-03-2016, 01:20 PM
 
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In places where it is actually wet the roads don't flood shutting down freeways and stranding drivers in washes like is does here. Our news is great about keeping the public informed about actual hazards associated with our storms.

And if it does happen to flood in those wet regions you better believe the news is all over it with non-stop coverage too.


Sure they cover it. I grew up on the Mississippi River so I know a thing or 2 about flooding, trust me. (1993 anyone?) But they still had regular newscasts and didn't have reporters going on for 20 minutes because the road is wet, or super excited because a car is stuck in deep water. I have seen ENTIRE HOUSES float by my kitchen window (I lived on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi in 1993) and still not a 2 hour solid news report about it. And that kind of flooding lasts WEEKS. Entire towns are wiped off the map.


I get it, the weather people are bored 90% of the year, so a few raindrops is super exciting, but at the end of the day...it's rain. It gets wet. It happens. I had a car stuck on my block a couple of months ago because they crossed in deep water. 4 major news vans with satellite dishes on top showed up and camped out for about 4 hours as the car was towed, all reporters feverishly broadcasting live on Facebook. They were going on and on about how this car was stuck in 12" of water. It was a car being towed out of water, but they acted like they just found Jimmy Hoffa's body!
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Old 08-03-2016, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Tempe, AZ
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Sure they cover it. I grew up on the Mississippi River so I know a thing or 2 about flooding, trust me. (1993 anyone?) But they still had regular newscasts and didn't have reporters going on for 20 minutes because the road is wet, or super excited because a car is stuck in deep water. I have seen ENTIRE HOUSES float by my kitchen window (I lived on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi in 1993) and still not a 2 hour solid news report about it. And that kind of flooding lasts WEEKS. Entire towns are wiped off the map.


I get it, the weather people are bored 90% of the year, so a few raindrops is super exciting, but at the end of the day...it's rain. It gets wet. It happens. I had a car stuck on my block a couple of months ago because they crossed in deep water. 4 major news vans with satellite dishes on top showed up and camped out for about 4 hours as the car was towed, all reporters feverishly broadcasting live on Facebook. They were going on and on about how this car was stuck in 12" of water. It was a car being towed out of water, but they acted like they just found Jimmy Hoffa's body!
2-3 inches of ran in a short period flooding a major freeway during rush hour would be news anywhere. As in posted major streets flooded enough to submerge cars would be news anywhere. We get I you hate everything but what happened yesterday wasn't a little sprinkle. We got 25% of our yearly rainfall in one hour.
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Old 08-03-2016, 02:01 PM
 
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2-3 inches of ran in a short period flooding a major freeway during rush hour would be news anywhere. As in posted major streets flooded enough to submerge cars would be news anywhere. We get I you hate everything but what happened yesterday wasn't a little sprinkle. We got 25% of our yearly rainfall in one hour.


The endless news reports I saw were reporters out standing in parking lots going on and on about "it's wet behind me, you can see the water on the ground!!! OMG" THAT is what I am talking about. 2 to 3 inches in PHOENIX may be news, but it's not news everywhere. In many places 2 to 3 inches is a normal rainstorm.


If I could live someplace where it truly never rained, I would. But rain here is just rain. Floods here are just floods. It happens. Monsoon season will be one of the main reasons I finally move from here leaving the smell and the dirt behind! Can't wait!
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Old 08-03-2016, 02:07 PM
 
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The endless news reports I saw were reporters out standing in parking lots going on and on about "it's wet behind me, you can see the water on the ground!!! OMG" THAT is what I am talking about. 2 to 3 inches in PHOENIX may be news, but it's not news everywhere. In many places 2 to 3 inches is a normal rainstorm.


If I could live someplace where it truly never rained, I would. But rain here is just rain. Floods here are just floods. It happens. Monsoon season will be one of the main reasons I finally move from here leaving the smell and the dirt behind! Can't wait!
I'm not even sure your ideal climate exists, no rain, but no dirt? It has to be one or the other.

2-3 inches is a normal rainstorm, 2-3 inches in less than an hour isn't.
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Old 08-03-2016, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Tempe, AZ
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The endless news reports I saw were reporters out standing in parking lots going on and on about "it's wet behind me, you can see the water on the ground!!! OMG" THAT is what I am talking about. 2 to 3 inches in PHOENIX may be news, but it's not news everywhere. In many places 2 to 3 inches is a normal rainstorm.


If I could live someplace where it truly never rained, I would. But rain here is just rain. Floods here are just floods. It happens. Monsoon season will be one of the main reasons I finally move from here leaving the smell and the dirt behind! Can't wait!
When we barely get 7in of rain a year it is big news. Who cares if where you came from is more humid. It's humid as **** out and absolutely sucks.
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Old 08-03-2016, 02:11 PM
 
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I'm not even sure your ideal climate exists, no rain, but no dirt? It has to be one or the other.

2-3 inches is a normal rainstorm, 2-3 inches in less than an hour isn't.

I was referring to the fact that it often doesn't really rain here, it just seems to rain dirt. Just enough of an annoying sprinkle to remind us that everything here is, in fact, always covered in a coat of filth. My car is a rolling mudmobile this time of year thanks to the "rain" we get.


I understand rain is necessary, but it would be nice if the rain actually left things cleaner than they were before it rained. That does not happen here. What happens is a giant dust cloud rolls in before the rain can begin to make sure everything is extra dirty before the sprinkles begin.
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Old 08-03-2016, 05:32 PM
 
Location: northwest valley, az
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In many places 2 to 3 inches is a normal rainstorm.
we had rwo- 2.5 inch rains in my suburb of Chicago last week, so I know what you are saying.
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Old 08-03-2016, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Tempe, AZ
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I'm not even sure your ideal climate exists, no rain, but no dirt? It has to be one or the other.
She wants to live on the surface of the sun with a jacket for the breeze from the solar flares. Gets chilly up there at night.
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