Dallas Heat Wave 2018 (Houston, West: neighborhoods, restaurant, deals)

[jencam]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

The official high today was 109 at DFW. The temp in Dallas (Love Field) reached 111 degrees. Love Field has hit 110 or greater, 4 days in a row for the first time in recorded history.

God. I just. the thing is it's only going to get worse. Though last year was a bit unusual. Not so many triple digit days, but the weatherman said the average high temp all summer put together was hotter than usual.

Maybe I should just always be glad I am not in Iran or Iraq. It's not over 130, so I shouldn't complain.

[RJ312]

Originally Posted by stan4

Still playing tennis every day.

Just played 6-7:30...no issues.

You are tough. Why no indoor play?

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

The official high today was 109 at DFW. The temp in Dallas (Love Field) reached 111 degrees. Love Field has hit 110 or greater, 4 days in a row for the first time in recorded history.

Love Field opened in 1974 ('75?). So that's not an incredible amount of history, missing the brutal droughts/heatwaves of the 1950s, The Dust Bowl etc. North Texas suffered through several brutal droughts in the 1800s as well.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by Jeohnny

Have you ever seen a flying roach in dallas?

Yes. First time I saw one was freshman year of college when one got in my closet, this was my 2nd week in Texas. I went to kill it and it flew onto my face. I screamed like a little girl.

Ever since then I have waged a relentless war on roaches. Woe to the roach that crosses my path. I spare not their women nor their children and I sow salt in their fields.

[jencam]

Originally Posted by Treasurevalley92

Yes. First time I saw one was freshman year of college when one got in my closet, this was my 2nd week in Texas. I went to kill it and it flew onto my face. I screamed like a little girl.

Ever since then I have waged a relentless war on roaches. Woe to the roach that crosses my path. I spare not their women nor their children and I sow salt in their fields.

LOL. I just lay down a barrier spray, but to each their own! Honestly they are harmless. Don't want to nest indoors. Believe it or not I feel bad when I kill them. Hence the barrier spray, because I'm not co-habitating with them.

I recently learned the difference between the water bugs and the tree roaches. I don't kill the tree roaches outside, but my cats can.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by lvmensch

Actually along the whole coast the best place may well be Cabo san Lucas. The water and the air get better as you go south...but if you cross the Sea of Cortez to the mainland it goes to tropical rain forest and the summer become wet and hot. So for pure climate the last 100 miles of Baja. The Sea of Cortez may also be nice but I have only limited experience there.

One other great place but with problems is Santa Catalina. It is southern CA coast without the June gloom.
So the climate you wished for in Santa Barbara is actually found on Catalina. All sorts of problems with living there though unless filthy rich. Want off or on the island quick the only way is a helicopter...$150 each way. Used to do it sometimes in the summertime and bill my employer...annoyed the hell out of some of the controllers.

I agree Cabo San Lucas has the best climate but I'm talking somewhere in the US.

For comfort the mid California coast is best. For warmth and lack of seasons inland California is nice.

Also, I don't think they film those S. CA scenes in the winter, that's the rainy season, the surf is way too rough. No they film in October when the Santa Anna winds blow and it often gets to 100 degrees at the coast. Great beach weather then.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by cBach

I agree Cabo San Lucas has the best climate but I'm talking somewhere in the US.

For comfort the mid California coast is best. For warmth and lack of seasons inland California is nice.

Also, I don't think they film those S. CA scenes in the winter, that's the rainy season, the surf is way too rough. No they film in October when the Santa Anna winds blow and it often gets to 100 degrees at the coast. Great beach weather then.

Nope. No mountains when the Santa Anas blow. For them you need still days in the winter. Remember the winter rains are relatively rare. You can get a bad week...but never a bad month. And a hundred degrees with the Santa Anas blowing is very unusual. Warm but not hot. And actually annoying outside.

Once spent a really tense three hours 5 miles off the coast in the middle of Baja on a small sail boat with gusts getting up over 75 knots. Was at worst warm. Of course it was trying to kill us so we paid attention.

[jencam]

I have a neighbor from Nigeria. He isn't fazed by any of this at all. Where he comes from, droughts meant no food. He keeps me in check when I feel sorry for myself. But I still turned down the a/c another degree. I really do hate this a lot.

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by EDS_

Love Field opened in 1974 ('75?). So that's not an incredible amount of history, missing the brutal droughts/heatwaves of the 1950s, The Dust Bowl etc. North Texas suffered through several brutal droughts in the 1800s as well.

No, Dallas-Ft Worth Airport open in the 1970s. Love Field opened in 1913. Remember, JFK flew into Love Field in 1963 when he was assassinated in Dealey Plaza.

[Treasurevalley92]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

No, Dallas-Ft Worth Airport open in the 1970s. Love Field opened in 1913. Remember, JFK flew into Love Field in 1963 when he was assassinated in Dealey Plaza.

Yeah, I was gunna say... Love is the original Dallas airport.