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[ruthbe]

I should have added...I do agree it is very hot in parts of the country ...with very high humidity.  I don't know how you do that either.  UGH!!

[Desertdi]

I'll "accept" the heat...over shoveling SNOW.    (And I have tossed TONS of the stuff in my lifetime!)

[Imaoldhippie]

@ruthbe ..................I lived in Phoenix for 3 years and it got HOT!  

People say but its a dry heat. lol.  I said turn your oven on to 100 crawl in and close the door.  That is what its like.

[Linda0215]

My heart goes out to those of you who live in these areas. I can't imagine what it's like. Do you ever get power outages or blackouts?  If you do, what happens?  How do you survive?  Those types of temps are life threatening.  

[Imaoldhippie]

@Linda0215 ..................For the 3 years I lived in Phoenix we did not experience a brown or black out.  People that work outside start work at 3 or 4 am and work until 10 am or noon (companies have big flood lights).  You dont go outside much.  If you have water mist on you patio or deck you can be out there.  You wait til evening to do much outside anything.

What always cracked me up, especially when I first moved there the weather person would say.......a cold front is coming in and it will cool down to 99 degrees.

[Trailrun23]

I have spent quite a bit of time in Scottsdale. I also lived in ABQ and Las Cruces. Hot but much better in ABQ and Las Cruces than Phoenix. It truly is drier heat so you don't sweat as much, but it is still blistering heat. I could never live in Ohoenix very long unless I never left the a/c inside. Spring training was as late in the season I could be there....I was gone before summer officially got their. 

[Linda0215]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

@Linda0215 ..................For the 3 years I lived in Phoenix we did not experience a brown or black out.  People that work outside start work at 3 or 4 am and work until 10 am or noon (companies have big flood lights).  You dont go outside much.  If you have water mist on you patio or deck you can be out there.  You wait til evening to do much outside anything.

What always cracked me up, especially when I first moved there the weather person would say.......a cold front is coming in and it will cool down to 99 degrees.

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@Imaoldhippie  Thank you for the explanation. Makes perfect sense. Phoenix has figured out how to live in such extreme heat. Here in the northeast, everyone freaks out when the temps get over 90. The weathermen freak out. The government freaks out. The electric company freaks out.  The people freak out!  We're told to run our laundry and dishwashers at night when there's less demand for electricity but we still experience rolling blackouts and energy cut backs. I suppose it's because we're dealing with such antiquated infrastructures that can't keep up with the demand. Of course, we pay some of the highest energy bills in the U.S. for all this fun. 🥴

[Meowingkitty]

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@Linda0215 wrote:

My heart goes out to those of you who live in these areas. I can't imagine what it's like. Do you ever get power outages or blackouts?  If you do, what happens?  How do you survive?  Those types of temps are life threatening.  

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Never had an extended power outage where I live. The only outage we've have is if crews are digging somewhere and accidentally cut something. Then SRP fixes it pretty quickly. Even through our monsoons we've rarely had a power outage for more than a few minutes. 

[Puzzle Piece]

Growing up and living in So CA three digit temps are what goes with the territory.  Mother was from Phoenix AZ and we'd go to visit there in the summer with three digit temps.  

Sorry to say that for me, it's not such a big deal.  For those where these temps are unusual, they will pass and then you may want them back in the cold weather months.  

[RetRN]

Very warm here (90's)  but lower dewpoint than was forecasted. It is breezy which always helps. We really do need rain though.