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re: 1980 Summer Heatwave
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:31 pm to Odysseus32
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:31 pm to Odysseus32
Definitely not worse.
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Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:32 pm to MorbidTheClown
I remember drinking water from a hose. Let my friend have first crack at it. 8 seconds later, colder water came out.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:37 pm to pioneerbasketball
Yeah, it was hot AF in Houston, like any other year. Survived
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:44 pm to Warheel
Yes it was, went to Astroworld that year among others around that time. I feel fortunate to be alive today.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:54 pm to pioneerbasketball
I was a police officer in a Dallas suburb. That June a traffic light was added to the intersection of two 6 lane roads, replacing a 4 way stop. I directed traffic from 8am-4pm for 5 days. Hotter than balls.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:56 pm to LSUBFA83
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Remember what those metal seat belt latches felt like? You could get third degree burns from those SOBs.
Yes i do. They were painful for sure.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:57 pm to midlothianlsu
Canadian, TX well loaded with diesel. Packed it off all day. Worst sunburn of my life. And the buffalo were near by on a ranch.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 9:05 pm to pioneerbasketball
We had friends from out of town visiting that summer. My folks finally sprung for a second window unit A/C in our house that year, but it only got used at night or when we had company. So, I was pretty stoked to have their friends there.
Other thing I remember was having to sleep at my grandmother’s vacant home next door. They had a HUGE window unit they used to cool the bedroom, and it enveloped me in unlimited sub 68 degree joy for 4 straight nights.
Other thing I remember was having to sleep at my grandmother’s vacant home next door. They had a HUGE window unit they used to cool the bedroom, and it enveloped me in unlimited sub 68 degree joy for 4 straight nights.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 10:07 pm to pioneerbasketball
113 degrees in East Texas with that humidity? Horrific.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 11:37 pm to pioneerbasketball
I remember it well. I remember a few bad ones like that. We played outside all day and I remember thinking I was going to walk to my uncles to go swim. I was barefoot on the sidewalk and had to jump off into the grass every 10’ bc my feet were on fire.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 11:43 pm to pioneerbasketball
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It was a good summer.
Posted on 7/14/21 at 3:11 am to pioneerbasketball
I was nine in the summer of 1980, we drove across Texas to Carlsbad, NM. We stopped for gas in Dallas, and I remember the back seat of the Oldsmobile immediately becoming an oven as soon as Dad killed the engine.
Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:32 am to Shanegolang
I agree with this. Growing up in south Louisiana was always a heat wave with oppressive humidity. In the 1960's during my first decade of life there was often no AC. Man I was much tougher back then
Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:47 am to pioneerbasketball
had a cold call sales job that summer, so in and out of the car. remember one night the low temp was 93 degrees
This post was edited on 7/14/21 at 7:49 am
Posted on 7/14/21 at 8:25 am to pioneerbasketball
Still saw Empire Strikes Back tho
Posted on 7/14/21 at 8:35 am to pioneerbasketball
I don't know if anyone's noticed yet
But uhhhhh
Seems like it's balls hot every summer in Louisiana.
Not even ONE summer off from the heat. Every. Single. Year.
Something must be done about this. I propose higher taxes.
But uhhhhh
Seems like it's balls hot every summer in Louisiana.
Not even ONE summer off from the heat. Every. Single. Year.
Something must be done about this. I propose higher taxes.
Posted on 7/14/21 at 10:23 pm to pioneerbasketball
Remember it well! I had left NOLA for a new job in Houston, my initial training was in Pittsburgh. After a few weeks in Pittsburgh, they flew me to Dallas to complete training; remember getting off the plane in Dallas, temp. was already 105!
This post was edited on 7/14/21 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 7/14/21 at 10:32 pm to pioneerbasketball
I’m not an old fart but old enough to remember living in Dallas that summer. We fried bologna on a blacktop parking lot one day. People were on the news cooking all kinds of shite.
The summer of 2011 was as brutal and I think had more days over 100 (70+ days). But no 113’s like 1980.
In comparison, Dallas has a grand total of 0 days over 100 so far this summer. Thank you spring rains.
The summer of 2011 was as brutal and I think had more days over 100 (70+ days). But no 113’s like 1980.
In comparison, Dallas has a grand total of 0 days over 100 so far this summer. Thank you spring rains.
Posted on 7/14/21 at 11:09 pm to pioneerbasketball
Is this where we blame Biden/Trump or Libs/Repubs?!
Posted on 7/14/21 at 11:09 pm to pioneerbasketball
Just getting out of high school back then, by day I pulled wire at a new papermill being built (after being promoted from using a plate compactor).
On the weekends my grandfather and great uncle depended on me to help get the hay up. Never forget that Louisiana summer stacking in the barn. God I was in good shape.
And of course, drove a black 66 Mustang, no AC.
On the weekends my grandfather and great uncle depended on me to help get the hay up. Never forget that Louisiana summer stacking in the barn. God I was in good shape.
And of course, drove a black 66 Mustang, no AC.
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