Summer is here!

[Jackrabbit379]

This may not mean anything to yall, but just in case it does....

It's hot, and dry in north west Texas. It's dryer than a grasshopper on a hot grill! We've already had over 100 days of 100+ degree weather, and it's not even August yet. It doesn't look like we're going to get any rain anytime soon. I hate to see it happen, but we need a hurricane to hit the gulf. That's our only hope of any rain, before...Christmas.
It would take me all day to search for how much rain we've had, but here's a ballpark figure. If you add up all the rain we've had in the last 12 months, I would say that we have had 6, maybe 8 inches. What's funny, is that we haven't had the thunderstorms that we normally have. We get most of our moisture from the spring storms, but we haven't had hardly any.
Every day, it's 104-108. We even had a 110 degree day. That's hot! Not to mention, the wind blows out of the southwest every day at about 30mph. It's just like an engine fan blowing on you. Even at 1:00-2:00 in the morning, it's still 85-90 degrees.
Farmers have their cotton planted, but that's for insurance (dry land that is). I don't see how a cactus could grow in that powder we have this year.

Here's my point..
Hopefully, this might be some advice.
If you come to Texas, bring a fiddle. Just kidding.
If you come to Texas, bring a lot of water. Especially, if you are from the northeast, or southeast; or anywhere that it's been nice, and where the grass is green. Especially, if you do flatbed work. I can just imagine being on top of a flatbed, working the tarps, chains, boomers, etc. Oof!
Make sure you have plenty of water, or some type of liquid (not cokes, or what some call sodas) to keep you from getting dehydrated. Last thing you want is a heat stroke. Be careful. Make sure you have what you need to stay healthy and hydrated.
Some of yall might be thinking, well..duh!! He must thing we're stupid! No.. just not knowing, not being prepaired. We went to Fort Smith (AR) last weekend. I couldn't believe how pretty and green everything was. We cooked out, and it was so nice. I could actually feel the heat from the bbq grill.
Yall be careful, if you have to work outside in Texas, and be safe. Make sure you prepare yourself if you work in 100+ degree weather.

[GMAN]

There is nothing like summer in Texas.

[Malaki86]

I was in Amarillo yesterday when it broke the record for highest recorded temperature: 111f. He was right on with the dry heat, but I compare the heated wind more to standing in front of a giant furnace blowing the air on you. Crazy there.

[Orangetxguy]

There is nothing like summer in Texas.

YES..........There is! WINTER in Texas!!!

[Jackrabbit379]

I was in Amarillo yesterday when it broke the record for highest recorded temperature: 111f. He was right on with the dry heat, but I compare the heated wind more to standing in front of a giant furnace blowing the air on you. Crazy there.

I also forgot to mention that Childress hit 117 on Sunday.
I don't know what's gonna happen. What will it be like when August gets here? 140? Something's gotta give.

[Malaki86]

Came through Needles this morning at around 7am local time. It was already 98 outside. Wrong I tell you - just wrong... To top it off, coming down the mountain out of Flagstaff, what, 2hrs earlier, it was 56. That's just ruuuuude.

[Orangetxguy]

I also forgot to mention that Childress hit 117 on Sunday.
I don't know what's gonna happen. What will it be like when August gets here? 140? Something's gotta give.

Okay!!! I wasn't imagining it!! My temp gauge wasn't broken!! I'm down here in the "Deep South Texas".....the "Horn of Texas"......whatever ya wanna call it....and I have been seeing 112 to 117 way to frequently!


<bowing to the goddess of rain>

This must finally make Al Gore and his "Gore-ites" right about global warming .............Right????

[Malaki86]

Ya - they always forget how damn cold it was this past winter. Ice storms south of San Antonio - remember that?

[Orangetxguy]

Well.......Maybe Texas might get some rain...................

System in Gulf has 50 percent of becoming Tropical Storm Arlene - Beaumont Enterprise


But...........I'm not gonna hold my breath.


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...nd120#contents



<I will however continue to bow before the goddess of rain>






it worked last weekend down here.