Blastfurnace 2018 Thread

[Trey3216 15,346]

I guess we should start the bitching thread about how fucking terrible the rest of this summer may be.   3rd weekend of July forecast for Hewitt showing 108/109/108.     Fuck me 

[Post Oak 20,209]

 Im in 76710. 108/108/106.  

Haha. Sucker

[Whitman 694]

Morgantown this coming week....87/81/79

[Post Oak 20,209]

My man you are cruisin for a bruisin

[Trey3216 15,346]

19 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 Im in 76710. 108/108/106.  

Haha. Sucker

Shit sucks

[Post Oak 20,209]

16 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Shit sucks

Yep. Least favorite time of the year.  

[bolverk 29,659]

Y'all held out longer than me. I'm usually like "fuck summer" the day after the 4th. But since today is the Bastille, I support OP starting this thread.

[DaggerHorns 3,083]

1 hour ago, Whitman said:

Morgantown this coming week....87/81/79

Let me know how how your December turns out.

[Newdoc 3,439]

We’re officially in summerer.

[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

Sounds rough

[El Diablo 4,232]

Best advice I can offer is to just stay submerged until first of October and that's assuming all the water doesn't evaporate before then. RIP St. Augustine. 

[Anastasis 23,469]

upstairs A/C went out last night, so got that going for me. 

[Neonmoon 38,129]

33 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

upstairs A/C went out last night, so got that going for me. 

It was nice knowing you. RIP

[Anastasis 23,469]

1 minute ago, Neonmoon said:

It was nice knowing you. RIP

I'll survive, but the kids are fucked. 

[former alkie 72]

108/109/108 in Benbrook

I’ll take that any day, before 30/29/30

But 80/80/80 would be pretty kick-ass

Edited July 15, 2018 by former alkie

[KaiserSoze 998]

Business as usual, not worth complaining about... sorry about your torn labia.

[swraith 346]

It’s going to be a rough week in Texas. No rain in sight. A/C repair guys going to be working long days.

[DaysOff 7,947]

Going to San Diego tomorrow for 4 days. Fix this shit before I get back phd.

[RDCanecutter 26,408]

Remember those schoolbooks where there is the painting of the prehistoric swamp with 47 dinosaurs crammed in together eating each other and the vines and ferns?

Yeah, I've got that going on out behind the house.

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

37 minutes ago, former alkie said:

108/109/108 in Benbrook

I’ll take that any day, before 30/29/30

But 80/80/80 would be pretty kick-ass

What is 30/29/30?

Winter is -10/-12/-8 (and that's not windchills); but then this summer has been in the low 90's so we're good

[former alkie 72]

5 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

What is 30/29/30?

Winter is -10/-12/-8 (and that's not windchills); but then this summer has been in the low 90's so we're good

I did do a bad job of writing there

What I meant was, I’ll take highs of 108/109/108, anyday, rather than highs of 30/29/30.....over 3 days.  

Cold weather sux

[That Guy 955]

spending the week at Estes Park. In the 50’s right now. Can’t find shit for good bourbon/whisky. Nothing ain’t never perfect.

[Shmitty 112]

On 7/14/2018 at 5:30 PM, Trey3216 said:

I guess we should start the bitching thread about how fucking terrible the rest of this summer may be.   3rd weekend of July forecast for Hewitt showing 108/109/108.     Fuck me 

Could be worse, you could be driving around the north side of DFW in an old truck with no AC and windows that do NOT roll down.  

Edited July 15, 2018 by Shmitty

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

14 minutes ago, former alkie said:

I did do a bad job of writing there

What I meant was, I’ll take highs of 108/109/108, anyday, rather than highs of 30/29/30.....over 3 days.  

Cold weather sux

I got it, but in the winter - we people in the northernly reaches talk about how cold the low's are; and on days like those listed it will barely reach temps above zero.
I like when it's that cold, as it typically doesn't snow as much when it is that cold.

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

27 minutes ago, That Guy said:

spending the week at Estes Park. In the 50’s right now. Can’t find shit for good bourbon/whisky. Nothing ain’t never perfect.

125 miles to the distillery in Breckenridge

[Shmitty 112]

I'll take cold winter temps over this nasty heat any day.  Cold is alot more comfortable than hot and nasty with that "not so fresh feeling."

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,732]

Hell yes. You can layer when cold.
Not much you can do at 100+

[Steamboat1874 4,056]

3 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Hell yes. You can layer when cold.
Not much you can do at 100+

Get nekkid.

[Js1 85,307]

11 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Get nekkid.

Yeah but the prudes frown upon it.  Sometimes you just need to get naked after walking through the parking lot and into HEB.

[52-80 19,150]

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[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

11 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Hell yes. You can layer when cold.
Not much you can do at 100+

Another thing I didn’t realize until I moved north is that 35 degrees can feel pretty nice when the sun is shining and the humidity is 10%. In Texas, 35 means a storm has blown in and it’s windy, cloudy, and humid and feels shitty. 

[atomheartbevo 89,644]

This is the time of year when my wife starts to give serious consideration to my proposals about moving up to Vermont or Other places north.

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

People who say they will take the cold have clearly never experienced long deep cold.

[Parliament 14,254]

I have experienced long deep cold.  And I'll take the cold over the hot.

[TwiceHorn 31,447]

12 hours ago, Js1 said:

Yeah but the prudes frown upon it.  Sometimes you just need to get naked after walking through the parking lot and into HEB.

That and you're fucking naked and sweaty.  Nassssty.

[52-80 19,150]

6 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

People who say they will take the cold have clearly never experienced long deep cold.

my sweet summer childs.

[woohorn 1,131]

I'd rather it be 100 than 32 anyday.

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

4 hours ago, woohorn said:

I'd rather it be 100 than 32 anyday.

I lean this way too. I just don't like the 100 straight days of 95+ or whatever that we get in the summer. Our "cold" spells only last what a week at a time?

Edited July 17, 2018 by SimonBolivar

[Steamboat1874 4,056]

5 hours ago, woohorn said:

I'd rather it be 100 than 32 anyday.

You are an idiot.

[phdhorn 6,224]

I'm leaving town for 2 weeks next week.  You all are on your own.

In better news, this now is pretty likely to happen next winter:



Liklihood up past 70% now from 50% just a month ago. "Severity" TBD.

For aggys here, El Niño good.  Bring much rain to Gulf Coast.  Cooler but not cold temps.  Want El Niño.

However, the fall climate forecast - well you don't wanna see that right now.   Drier than a Temperance League (maybe).  Warmer temps than normal.

[futureman 22,452]

8 hours ago, 52-80 said:

my sweet summer childs.

what do you know of fear?  fear is for the winter. 

[chitwood 155]

On 7/15/2018 at 6:22 PM, That Guy said:

spending the week at Estes Park. In the 50’s right now. Can’t find shit for good bourbon/whisky. Nothing ain’t never perfect.

Um, have you not been to the Stanley hotel?  About the greatest collection of whisky/whiskey in one bar I have seen.

[MissingInAction 25,034]

The ASF (ass sweat factor) is at about tree fiddy. Time to purchase a separate deodorant stick for my ass.

Edited July 17, 2018 by MissingInAction

[Johnny Sack 8,397]

Cannot wait to go to Colorado end of next week.  Driving like the Griswolds and staying two weeks.  F this heat.

[elfenix 34,230]

just walked a block in downtown houston and damn near had to change my undershirt. 

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

Cannot wait to go to Colorado end of next week.  Driving like the Griswolds and staying two weeks.  F this heat.

Ain't nothing like hitting Raton and getting the excitement for the pass thinking "I finally made it!"...then the next thing you know you're in Pueblo wondering what went wrong in life.

[Fuck Tim Beck 3,815]

17 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Ain't nothing like hitting Raton and getting the excitement for the pass thinking "I finally made it!"...then the next thing you know you're in Pueblo wondering what went wrong in life.

The truth. You speak it. 

[irishtexan 11,516]

19 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

People who say they will take the cold have clearly never experienced long deep cold.

Agreed. 

On 7/16/2018 at 12:16 AM, Shmitty said:

I'll take cold winter temps over this nasty heat any day.  Cold is alot more comfortable than hot and nasty with that "not so fresh feeling."

On 7/16/2018 at 7:47 AM, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Hell yes. You can layer when cold.
Not much you can do at 100+

Sure, you can layer when the high is 32. You can layer when the high is 20. No amount of layering accounts for -5. The "rather have 105 over 32" comparisons aren't apt because 32 isn't extreme cold. The question is "would you rather deal with summer highs of 105 or winter highs of -5?" I've done both but I prefer living in Texas where the blast furnace is on for two to three months (with the exception of the rare summer of 2011) and the rest of the year is comfortable to when I lived in Chicago where the weather was perfect for three months, hit-or-miss for three months, and then winter for 6 months.  

[Johnny Sack 8,397]

1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

Ain't nothing like hitting Raton and getting the excitement for the pass thinking "I finally made it!"...then the next thing you know you're in Pueblo wondering what went wrong in life.

Going to stay with family in Santa Fe on the drive up.  So won't be going that route.  Up through high plateau country to Salida to Buena Vista to Aspen.

[Quagmire 2,147]

Time for everyone to take pictures of their car temp and post on Facebook