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Old 08-01-2008, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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There is (opps - was) a hiker here the other day who "won't ever do it again"
Uh-oh, that doesnt sound good.
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Old 08-01-2008, 11:18 PM
 
Location: USA
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I've never heard a turkey come out of the oven and say "at least it was dry heat"
best reply ever.
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Old 08-02-2008, 01:56 AM
 
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best reply ever.
I have to agree with that also. Best ever reply
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Old 08-02-2008, 09:41 AM
 
Location: The #1 sunshine state, Arizona.
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The good news about "dry heat" is that you never have to shovel it!
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Old 08-02-2008, 11:42 AM
 
Location: Lake Havasu
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Yes, sticking your head in the oven is also a dry heat..hardly comfortable. A summer breeze in AZ is is like turning a blowdryer on your face.
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Old 08-03-2008, 01:05 AM
 
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Yes, sticking your head in the oven is also a dry heat..hardly comfortable. A summer breeze in AZ is is like turning a blowdryer on your face.
Here we go again.....sigh....another dry heat thread OP probably meant well but opened up the door to more silly comments.

1. The blowdryer experiment - point the dryer 6 in. from your face set the blower on high for 5 minutes and keep it steady. Then proceed to go outside and compare.

2. The oven experiment - set you oven to the lowest setting and get inside, make sure you close the door. Stay there for five minutes. When you had enough go outside and compare.

Now, I wonder if in the colder climates we also have posts that mirror our dry heat posts. (I didn't check)

1. (a) Arizona is the only state where I burned myself on the steering wheel and the seat. (resolution: steering wheel/seat covers, sunshades etc.)
(b) Alaska is the only state where my fingers, ears and feet got frostbit while shoveling snow. (resolution: gloves, hats and snowshoes)

Do you get my point? Have you seen any posts where people complain about getting snow inside of their tennis shoes? Or comparing a blizzard to LN2 blowing in their face? I doubt it, since it sounds ridiculous.

What I am trying to say is that if you live in a cold or hot climate you take different precautions to protect yourself against the extremes, right?

Living in AZ is not any different. It is the desert, heat and low precipitation is expected. Appreciate it for what it is and if it's too much for you to deal with find a better place to live or vacation elsewhere etc.

PS: The above experiments are for parody only, I do not encourage anyone to participate in them. Do not try this at home
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Old 08-03-2008, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Mountain West
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Here we go again.....sigh....another dry heat thread OP probably meant well but opened up the door to more silly comments.

1. (a) Arizona is the only state where I burned myself on the steering wheel and the seat. (resolution: steering wheel/seat covers, sunshades etc.)
Ummmm, dude, back in the day when I lived there, there WERE *no* sunshades for cars, dig?? You cracked your windows and put towels on your steering wheel and vinyl seat. Even then, it was miserable to get in the car.
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Old 08-04-2008, 11:33 AM
 
Location: St Louis,MO
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Default Turkey?

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To me heat is heat. I like it below 90. Preferably mid 70's to mid 80's.
I've never heard a turkey come out of the oven and say "at least it was dry heat"
I'm sorry?

What does a turkey have to do with a post about this individual saying he likes the dry heat?

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Old 08-05-2008, 02:09 AM
 
Location: FL
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Arizona is the ONLY place I have ever lived where it got so d*mn hot that I had to put towels over my steering wheel and seat so I wouldn't burn my hands and *ss when I got in the car.
Leave your car in the sun in Miami for a while...
(I don't use a towel or anything though... I love the burn!!! )
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Old 08-05-2008, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Baja Arizona
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Originally Posted by xwideopenskyx View Post
Here we go again.....sigh....another dry heat thread OP probably meant well but opened up the door to more silly comments.

1. The blowdryer experiment - point the dryer 6 in. from your face set the blower on high for 5 minutes and keep it steady. Then proceed to go outside and compare.

2. The oven experiment - set you oven to the lowest setting and get inside, make sure you close the door. Stay there for five minutes. When you had enough go outside and compare.

Now, I wonder if in the colder climates we also have posts that mirror our dry heat posts. (I didn't check)

1. (a) Arizona is the only state where I burned myself on the steering wheel and the seat. (resolution: steering wheel/seat covers, sunshades etc.)
(b) Alaska is the only state where my fingers, ears and feet got frostbit while shoveling snow. (resolution: gloves, hats and snowshoes)

Do you get my point? Have you seen any posts where people complain about getting snow inside of their tennis shoes? Or comparing a blizzard to LN2 blowing in their face? I doubt it, since it sounds ridiculous.

What I am trying to say is that if you live in a cold or hot climate you take different precautions to protect yourself against the extremes, right?

Living in AZ is not any different. It is the desert, heat and low precipitation is expected. Appreciate it for what it is and if it's too much for you to deal with find a better place to live or vacation elsewhere etc.

PS: The above experiments are for parody only, I do not encourage anyone to participate in them. Do not try this at home

Oops! Too late... already tried the blowdryer experiment... and my eyebrows started smoking!
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