I'm sure a lot of people already know this trick, but since I bought my car in December, I didn't figure this out until yesterday.

I live in Sacramento, where it gets REALLY HOT in the summer. (This is me, burning up -> )

The high yesterday was 87F. When I left work, it was still very hot, and I had some errands to run. I got to the store, and the few parking spaces under trees were already taken.

I'm sure you all know what I did, right?

I parked in the shade of an SUV!

 

heh yeah! this is a little trick I learn even b4 i got a mini when I had a motor cycle...when I would get to a stop light I would always try and stop next to a large vehicle so I would be in the shade...since it's hot here...truly hot...87...pishaw...how about 105

 

Hmmmm, I'd rather be hot than close enought to one of those monsters to be in the shade.:smile:

 

you know I would never park near one of them...tha'ts a good point...I guess that's why I only do it at stop lights...it's a nice break from the over bearing heat...but park next to one...hmmn...I'll take door #2...park on the other side of the world...LOL

 

I had forgotten! I had a bike when I was in college (Honda CB350, if that dates me) and when I saw your post, I remembered doing that, too!

105 already? Which Circle of Hell are you posting from?

Our first summer in Sacramento, we broke two records. One for highest temp - I think it was 119. And most consecutive days over 100, which I think was 21. (Or was it 121 and 19?)

"But it's a dry heat!"

 

Years ago I rode my motorcycle through the Arizona (Monument Valley) desert. I remember it was 105 at ten in the morning. It was like riding through a blast furnace, and almost a reverse wind chill. It was more comfortable when stopped.

I couldn't get out of that area fast enough! I think I even drove within 50 miles of the Grand Canyon and didn't bother to stop. It's going to be in the low 80's here all next week, and humid. I like 60's a lot better.

 

I'm in AZ....this valley has a certain evil looming over it I swear...I left for a week....before I left it was beautiful...but while I was gone there were records being set...only for me to return to 100+ ...YAY!!! LOL...

As for the dry heat...umm yeah..but so is an oven...LOL and well I don't make it a point to climb in there...LOL...

Howevern while I was gone I went to ATL and I must say...from the time I got off the plane I was sweating...I mean sheesh...I forgot how nice the "dry heat" is...LOL...

 

yep...heh hhe...ohhh the memories....

 

Yeah - I grew up in St. Louis which is VERY humid. I remember being downtown once in the first week of September and the sign on one of the banks said: "Temperature: 98F... Humidity: 98%" (Yes, the banks had signs that gave time, temp... and humidity!)

I don't know if this was some kind of urban legend at work, but every summer, it seemed like you'd hear stories about elderly people who were found dead, sprawled across their thresholds. They'd open the front door of their nice, comfy 68F air-conditioned home, and that blast of hot, humid air would smack 'em in the face, and their hearts would stop.

Never lived anywhere else where I felt like the weather was out to get me, personally!

 

Time for you to come to Hawaii.
It's boringly good.

Medically speaking the risk for trouble on hot days with older people is from chronic high temperatures and a lack of ventilation or air conditioning to cool off. Rather quickly a dehydrated person can get heat fatigue then heat stroke. (Time to hang out in a public library until it cools off). Old hearts can fail but not usually from a blast of hot air. Otherwise there would be more trouble from opening steamy bathroom doors or ovens.

Speaking of shade,

A MINI can hide and cool off better than most cars. Long shadows are a plus.

 

You know, I've heard that and heard that. But the first three times I went to Hawaii, all it did was rain! The fourth time was better. But it's too humid, and the water is way too hot! (I prefer water temps in the mid-60s.)

Makes sense - I thought those tales were mostly of the "urban legend" variety. Along the lines of what you said, I remember seeing reports in the paper of old people being found dead in their homes, living in neighborhoods where they were afraid to open their windows at night and had no A/C. Just as you described. They often weren't found until someone else complained about a smell. (I started to go into more detail, but decided to stop here.) (Insert "shudder" smiley here.)

 

So is my gas oven! I wouldn't spend an afternoon in there either!

 

Up here where I live it gets snot freezing cold,but it's a dry cold

 

Last week on a trip to Sam's club, I parked IN the covered shopping cart return area. (It was at the empty end of the parking lot, I wish I had a camera at the time)

 

Now THAT'S a great idea!

I live in Baton Rouge. We are near New Orleans and you wouldn't think it would that different in temperature. But every time I go down there its like going into a sauna. Opposite of dry heat. You litteraly get SOAKED with sweat.

like a freakin sauna I tell you...

 

Not sure where you're getting your info on this high temp record, but here's the facts from weather.com.

Sacramento, CA Weather Facts

• July is the average warmest month.

• The highest recorded temperature was 114°F in 1925.

• December is the average coolest month.

• The lowest recorded temperature was 17°F in 1932.

• January is the average wettest month.

 

Oops - my bad. (I guess I dis-remembered - it was 15 years ago.) Musta been just the "consecutive days over 100" record that we broke. (Maybe the other record was the hottest day since 1925?)


Anyway, it gets freakin' hot in Sacramento!!!


Yeah, but it's a dry heat!