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fizzgig

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5. no ac at home or in the car

Reply to RebelOne (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 07:19 PM

Jun 2013

and the car i've been driving the last few days has vinyl seats and blows hot air out of the vents regardless of whether the fan is running. i lost a layer of skin off the back of my legs today.

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it's 99 degrees here, is that warm or hot? [View all] fizzgig Jun 2013 OP

I have reference to compare it to dry heat, but 99 is pretty damn hot to me in FL. nt Incitatus Jun 2013 #1

i'm sure it is fizzgig Jun 2013 #4

99-degree heat is bearable if you have low humidity. RebelOne Jun 2013 #2

no ac at home or in the car fizzgig Jun 2013 #5

Oh boy, I know how you feel. RebelOne Jun 2013 #8

Currently 102° here hobbit709 Jun 2013 #3

everything above 90 feels pretty much the same to me fizzgig Jun 2013 #6

Its HOT now, elleng Jun 2013 #7

i'm in northern colorado and do love that it cools off significantly at night fizzgig Jun 2013 #9

It depends... Wait Wut Jun 2013 #10

i think the heat is worse in big cities fizzgig Jun 2013 #11

That's true, too. Wait Wut Jun 2013 #14

According to the National Weather Service, anything above 95 is hot. KamaAina Jun 2013 #12

they're calling it fair right now fizzgig Jun 2013 #16

in fort worth and the humidity... MrsBrady Jun 2013 #13

i can't imagine how hot it must feel fizzgig Jun 2013 #19

According to the trof scale, yes, it's HOT! trof Jun 2013 #15

hot -gonna get hotter olddots Jun 2013 #17

According to the NWS records... Callmecrazy Jun 2013 #18

I'm sensitive to heat, but more so to humidity. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #20

Yeah that's hot but it's worse with humidity. Living in Malaysia... Locut0s Jun 2013 #21

I spent several summers doing farmwork in Western high desert, with field temps of 120 struggle4progress Jun 2013 #22