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Too Hot!
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Record temps, the official high was 84.
Alaska has a half a million acres of charred land right now.
The wildfire situation in Alaska is being described as the worst in the nation. Half a million acres have burned so far this season. Right now, more than 50 wildfires continue to burn throughout the state.
Is there another state where half a million acres could burn, and not a single dwelling be damaged? 
I've been working on putting down laminate flooring in a spare bedroom that is becoming an office. The room is on the second floor, there is no AC in our house, and I was sweating my ass off.
We used the snap-together stuff this time, and it was much, much easier than the glue together laminate.
No respite in site, the temps are supposed to stay upper 70's to lower 80's until Friday.
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Lucky bas****  The summer in Germany has sucked so far, coldest summer in 25 years, it's 74F now. Pretty sucky, huh?
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one
pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!"
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that sucks. just put on some jimmy buffet music and break out the rum and wait for cooler weather.
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"Whatever happened to autumn? Whatever happened to temperatures drooping before the winter chill? Whatever happened to a nation that proclaimed itself concerned about global warming but has since walked away from treaties protecting the environment?
"We had wild bears walking around in 70-degree temperatures, telling themselves, "I think I should be hibernating in a cave by now - but, jeez, it's so balmy out here."
- Lewis Black.
The guys onto something.
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I can sense the permafrost melting....
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84 is hot for Alaska? Wow, that's almost considered a cold front down here in Virginia.
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It is all relative. Depends on the humidity to determine the comfort level. I just really enjoy each nice day of weather that we have. Today just happens to be one of them.
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Haha for real! Here in NC 84 is a miracle! It hit over 100 the other day
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We had a cold front in Texas...and it got down to 88. 
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Originally posted by djohnson:
We had a cold front in Texas...and it got down to 88.
I noticed in parts of the world where it gets too hot people tend to be a little on the "I likes ma gun" types.
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It's pretty warm here in New Hampshire: 74F.
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Originally posted by AKcrab:
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is your cat in the litter box on that shot?
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"I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniel's."
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I wish that it would be in the mid-80s around here... it gets to be 110!
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Sigh, I miss Alaska (moved there when I was 4 and left when I was 16). Someday I'll go back.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally posted by nredman:
is your cat in the litter box on that shot?
No, it's a ghost. I don't know why it looks like that, the box was empty. I looked at the original shot and it looks like something is in there, but there wasn't. 
Bit cooler today, high of 74. Took our kayaks to a nearby lake and paddled around for a few hours. Still managed to get a slight sunburn.
Here is an older photo of the lake (at least a small portion of it), I didn't take my camera today.
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Originally posted by AKcrab:
No, it's a ghost. I don't know why it looks like that, the box was empty. I looked at the original shot and it looks like something is in there, but there wasn't.
Bit cooler today, high of 74. Took our kayaks to a nearby lake and paddled around for a few hours. Still managed to get a slight sunburn.
Here is an older photo of the lake (at least a small portion of it), I didn't take my camera today.
wow, what's the water temp?
hey AKcrab
here is a link you can use to track the fires. just select fire events from the menu.
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/
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Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.
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Originally posted by AKcrab:
Is there another state where half a million acres could burn, and not a single dwelling be damaged?
Doubtful. Perhaps if the fire ducked and dodged buildings and an entire state went aflame.
Like my father-in-law puts it, if Alaska was cut in half, it would biggest and second biggest states.
But I'm pretty sure their place won't burn, they are on Unalaska in Dutch Harbor. Hard for flames to get there!
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Bah, it was 103 F today.
Edit: mixed up me numbers
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Last edited by KrazyEvilGoat; Jun 28, 2004 at 06:37 PM.
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