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Holy crap! That is horrible. What are we doing to ourselves?? Squinch Jun 2013 #1
Agggh I have to ride a motorcycle to work! Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #7
Oh, no. How long is your commute? Squinch Jun 2013 #9
It's 15 miles to my work. But it's also another 15 miles to my GFs house. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #10
I would, just for this heat wave. You could really do damage to yourself. Squinch Jun 2013 #24
wear frozen ice-packs all over your body and one inside your helmet Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #53
"IT'S HOT OUTSI...." Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #56
Ugh. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #18
Keep it moving Try not to idle too long if its air cooled Champion Jack Jun 2013 #57
Fortunately, it is liquid cooled. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #66
Wow.....stay safe........hottest I ever experienced was 111 in San Diego years ago. Gin Jun 2013 #2
I experienced 110 in the shade in Arizona RebelOne Jun 2013 #11
Lmao!! youre going to be roasty toasty! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #3
Considering I only own a motorcycle, your description is more accurate than you know. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #5
:p darkangel218 Jun 2013 #6
We're supposed to get to 114-117 by Sat. premium Jun 2013 #4
Forcast in the high 90's for the S.F. Bay Area ... Auggie Jun 2013 #8
Ugh, that to me would be torture. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #12
Heat Wave! bigwillq Jun 2013 #13
And it's only June. What will it be like come August? n/t RebelOne Jun 2013 #14
There is a difference between 115 and 119??? madinmaryland Jun 2013 #15
It's also suppose to be 129 degrees in Death Valley. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #16
Overpaid Republican liars will tell fresh paid Republican lies about this Berlum Jun 2013 #17
Sorry, but its gonna get worse. progressoid Jun 2013 #19
Yikes! I was wondering what they meant when they said "the west" was baking. pnwmom Jun 2013 #20
It's a comfortable 78 degrees in my apartment. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #23
I guess 78 would feel comfortable there. pnwmom Jun 2013 #25
And I was complaining about upper 80's and 90's here in NYC. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #21
Yeah, and I have been complaining about middle '80s here in North Georgia. n/t RebelOne Jun 2013 #28
Well it couldn't be Global Warming eaglesclaw Jun 2013 #22
Man, it's a hot one... pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #26
High of 72 here for Saturday. But I live a block from Lake Michigan so it'll be 62 at home. postulater Jun 2013 #27
1990, according to this bike man Jun 2013 #29
Phoenix is the only place I can remember where the soles of my feet got so hot AndyA Jun 2013 #30
well, my ex girlfriend lives there markiv Jun 2013 #31
This is ours geckosfeet Jun 2013 #32
I hate you. premium Jun 2013 #60
Heading for the low triple digits here in the high desert, Warpy Jun 2013 #33
yeah but it's a dry heat notadmblnd Jun 2013 #34
I have never understood why people in the Phoenix area complain about the heat. former9thward Jun 2013 #35
Today's downright cool. Tomorrow it's suppose to be 10 degrees warmer. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #43
Well I won't be out running at high Noon. former9thward Jun 2013 #46
That's good. You're not like the idiots who decide to climb Camelback and get stuck. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #48
I was fortunate to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2005. former9thward Jun 2013 #50
In 1990, it was 122 degrees around this time thelordofhell Jun 2013 #36
At 118 Degrees.......they have to close the airport thelordofhell Jun 2013 #37
Why would a plane get stuck? darkangel218 Jun 2013 #58
Tarmac melting or tires melting because of weight distribution friction thelordofhell Jun 2013 #63
My guess is that the tarmac becomes excessively pliable at such high temperatures. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #69
Same here in Las Vegas... ljm2002 Jun 2013 #38
The casinos will be happy to give you air conditioned comfort. former9thward Jun 2013 #47
OMG OMG OMG!!! I LOVE CASINOS!! darkangel218 Jun 2013 #59
Nopenopenopenope. No thank you. Nope. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #39
"Good lord" is 93 for the low temperature! burnodo Jun 2013 #40
were cool and 69 here in Tacoma MFM008 Jun 2013 #41
But it's a dry heat.... WCGreen Jun 2013 #42
Aren't most ovens dry heat? HereSince1628 Jun 2013 #44
Ovens are several hundred degrees. former9thward Jun 2013 #49
True...I was thinking of circumstances in which low humidity wouldn't help HereSince1628 Jun 2013 #51
What is your chart trying to convey? former9thward Jun 2013 #54
I think it's internal temps and their relationship to activity... HereSince1628 Jun 2013 #55
But it's a dry heat.... FarCenter Jun 2013 #45
meanwhile in Albuquerque it's only a balmy 101 degrees Voice for Peace Jun 2013 #52
We've had 119F right here in the west end of the San Fernando Valley. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #61
Summer in the City kentuck Jun 2013 #62
been here almost 24 years. DesertFlower Jun 2013 #64
Heat Wave May Threaten World’s Hottest Temp. Record DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #65
severely hot weather expected in Los angeles also Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #67
Can you move? I'm considering moving when I semi-retire, because of the heat. Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #68
I plan on moving for graduate/law school. Which would be next year. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #70
I live in Minnesota and when it hits the 80's + humidity I am miserable nadine_mn Jun 2013 #71
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