You Know You're in Phoenix Heat When... (Tempe, Ajo: vacation, work)

[jco]

Can't get a grocery cart because the thin plastic covering the metal is melted enough to stick all the carts together.
Can't go in the car because my son's carseat is too hot to put him in it.
Can't take the dog for a walk because the pavement is too hot for his feet.
Can't take a walk after 8:00 a.m.
Gum melts in your car in the Fall.

I didn't want to get off topic in the thread we originally started this in. BTW, all of this is true!

[JeepGirl118]

Originally Posted by jco

Phoenix heat in the summer. Let me give you mental pictures, and all of these things have happened to me.

Can't get a grocery cart because the thin plastic covering the metal is melted enough to stick all the carts together.
Can't go in the car because my son's carseat is too hot to put him in it.
Can't take the dog for a walk because the pavement is too hot for his feet.
I don't take walks after 8:00 a.m. in the summer.

Despite this, the rest of the year is good weather. The heat isn't muggy like back east. Even when monsoon season comes, it comes with wind! I don't think the humidity is ever that bad. I think the heat unites us.

Just this past weekend, the paint on the Weber grill liquefied and dripped onto my patio after I spaced off not bringing it back into the shade and did not cover it. Full all day sun exposure. That was a first Weber-Meltdown for me. Do you actually care? No. But there you go. ;-)

[Jethro]

Originally Posted by jco

Phoenix heat in the summer. Let me give you mental pictures, and all of these things have happened to me.

Can't get a grocery cart because the thin plastic covering the metal is melted enough to stick all the carts together.
Can't go in the car because my son's carseat is too hot to put him in it.
Can't take the dog for a walk because the pavement is too hot for his feet.
I don't take walks after 8:00 a.m. in the summer.

Despite this, the rest of the year is good weather. The heat isn't muggy like back east. Even when monsoon season comes, it comes with wind! I don't think the humidity is ever that bad. I think the heat unites us.

Ha! my personal favorites are...

hot water flowing from BOTH sides of the faucet

& sitting in your car cause you cant touch the steering wheel!

The biggest downer for me is when I walk out the door at 6AM to head into work and slam right into a wall of 95 degree heat... It should never be that hot at 6AM anywhere (unless Satan is around the corner)

[AksarbeN]

More people are seen using an umbrella to keep the sun off of them then using them to keep the rain off.

[tismekll]

Originally Posted by jco

Can't get a grocery cart because the thin plastic covering the metal is melted enough to stick all the carts together.
Can't go in the car because my son's carseat is too hot to put him in it.
Can't take the dog for a walk because the pavement is too hot for his feet.
Can't take a walk after 8:00 a.m.
Gum melts in your car in the Fall.

I didn't want to get off topic in the thread we originally started this in. BTW, all of this is true!

This was sent to me a long time ago..no clue who wrote it but thought I could add on to the list

You buy salsa by the gallon.
All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come
the end of April.
You think someone driving while wearing oven mitts is clever.
Most of the restaurants in your town have the first name "El" or "Los."
You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.
You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
You can say Hohokam(?Hohokam (HO-ho-ko'm) and people don't think you're
laughing funny.
You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River.
You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
You can say 120 degrees without fainting.
Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
You can be in the snow, and then drive for an hour and it will be more than 100
degrees.
Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.
You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.
The pool can be warmer than you are.
You can make sun tea instantly.
People will drive over 100 miles just to see snow.
You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
Most people will not drink tap water unless they are under dire conditions.
People with black cars or have black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
You realize Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.
You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro(?Saguaro (suh-WA'R-o)
An arborescent cactus (Carnegiea gigantea)
"Tempe," "Gila Bend," "San Xavier," "Canyon de
Chelly," "Mogollon Rim," "Cholla," and "Ajo."
It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is moving
on the streets.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
Sunscreen is sold year round, kept at the front of the checkout counter, a formula
less than 30 SPF is a joke, and you wear it just to go to the Circle K.
Some fool can market mini-misters for joggers and other fools will actually buy
them.
Hot-air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter than the air
inside.
No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car.
You eat hot chilis to cool your mouth off.
You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.
The temperature drops below 95, you feel a bit chilly.
You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.
You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. before work.
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying
on the pavement and cook to death?"
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.

[elfyum]

Originally Posted by Jethro

Ha! my personal favorites are...
The biggest downer for me is when I walk out the door at 6AM to head into work and slam right into a wall of 95 degree heat... It should never be that hot at 6AM anywhere (unless Satan is around the corner)

Oh YEAH!!! Sounds good to me! Ask satan if any of his neighbors are selling!

[Cj81]

Its not even hot yet people! I still think the weather is great. Wait till about mid July, when the humidity gets here. Then it will be HOT.

[Jethro]

Originally Posted by Cj81

Its not even hot yet people! I still think the weather is great. Wait till about mid July, when the humidity gets here. Then it will be HOT.

When Mid July gets here I will be living in North Carolina, kicking back on my porch in the 85 degree temps!

[aj661]

Originally Posted by Cj81

Its not even hot yet people! I still think the weather is great. Wait till about mid July, when the humidity gets here. Then it will be HOT.

It's finally getting nice outside! Another five degrees or so and it will be perfect! If it would just warm up a little more at night so we can turn the heater off... 71 degrees? Brrrrrr!

[sheena]

Originally Posted by Jethro

When Mid July gets here I will be living in North Carolina, kicking back on my porch in the 85 degree temps!

Doin that now darlin Ahh!!