birdguy

I am an overweight American. I've never paid much attention to my diet. I just eat what I like. But I do crave fresh fruit. Breakfast is my main meal: Half an apple A tangerine A handful of grapes An English muffin loaded with butter Three eggs sunny side up A sausage patty and a strip or two of bacon A bowl of Cheerios with milk and sugar I usually skip lunch and eat a small supper of whatever is on the dining room menu. I snack in the evening on fruit, candy and Cracker Jack. How come I've lived as long as I have (92)? Noel

Some people use swamp coolers but the majority use air conditioning in New Mexico. Humidity is a measure of how much water vapor a parcel of air can hold at a certain temperature. Warm can hols more water vapor than cold air. 50% humidity means that parcel of air is holding half the amount of water vapor it can hold. Lower the temperature of that parcel of air and it begins to hold a larger percentage of water vapor than it can hold until at 100% humidity it cannot hold any more water vapor and the water vapor condenses into water droplets. Dew point is temperature at which a parcel of air cannot hold any more water vapor and it starts to condense into droplets. Have I sufficiently confused you? Noel

Don't you have window air conditioners in the UK? The old house I lived in before I moved to the old folks home had no central air conditioning. We had a window unit in the bedroom and another in the living room. They worked out quite well in 100 degree plus days. Noel

When we were out in field with the Army in Idaho in the middle of the summer the rule was a canteen of water every hour. We had a buddy system to make sure your partner was getting his/her water. Noel

Fielder, there are hiking trails in Death Valley. They go up the canyons. Betty and I hiked several of them. Just be sure to take lots of water. Start your hike just after breakfast and be back by noon and spend the afternoon in the swimming pool. We usually stayed about three days at Stovepipe Wells. Noel

Before my wife and I got married I told her I go camping, back packing and fishing. You can come with me or stay home, but I'm going. She came with me and became an accomplished camper, back packer and fisherwoman. We made our last hike in the wilderness when I was 83. We had been married for 60 years when she died. I dearly loved that woman! Noel

In the first half of the last century! I remember Pearl Harbor. It was 18 days before my 8th birthday. Noel

I don't have my air conditioner running all day. I have it set at a comfortable (for me) 80F. That's the temperature I keep it all year. I hear it go on and off as the day progresses. Noel

It depends a lot on where they want them to be located. Small towns where they are going to take up a lot of space don't want them. Large urban areas I suppose wouldn't make a lot of difference. Noel

Well, Fielder, it's 99 degrees right now. Our temperatures for next week are forecast to be: Sun 107 Mon 100 Tue 105 Wed 106 Thu 98 Fri 100 Sat 105 Sun 105 Mon 106 Our daytime humidity runs 10% to 20% Our nightime temps run from the high 60s to the low 70s. Humidity around 60% We are at an altitude of about 3600ft. It's very comfortable for me but a lot of people think it's too hot. We had a car show for the residents yesterday afternoon in the parking lot. It was 100+ but nobody was complaining. Noel

We had a 109F yesterday. Today it cooled down to 97F. The next 5 days we are looking at 100+F days. Very comfortable for a desert rat like myself. I've been meaning to ask, what's humidity? Noel

As long as it's not banned for over 90s. Noel

Ditto! Who cares? Noel

Do cattle really care which cattle car carries them to market? Noel

No Rhett, it was a US Fish and Game truck. I was a volunteer at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge for about 8 years after I retired and moved to Roswell. I forgot what brand it was. I think it might have been a Dodge. It was about ten years ago. Noel