32.6 degrees and rising

[neels]

neels i just posted "i am not complaining".

I must have misunderstood the tone of your post

[98tls]

I must have misunderstood the tone of your post

Tell you what mate,the lovely nwesters buggered off which has made it hotter,not far off the complaining stage.

[scumdog]

Still warm here - but the steady rain has arrived!

[neels]

Tell you what mate,the lovely nwesters buggered off which has made it hotter,not far off the complaining stage.

Tell you what, the bloody nwesters can bugger off any time they like, after 4 days of pegging shit back down camping over new years I was damn close to having a moan about the weather myself.

Lovely day in chch today though, gentle nw breeze and mid-high twenties works for me.

[Gremlin]

The humidity is what really makes the difference. You can have higher temperatures, but if it's dry heat then it doesn't feel as bad.

Tour of USA last year, still 36 degrees at 2am in Las Vegas, daytime temperatures were 42-46 ish. The bike indicated 53 degrees a couple of times when passing through Death Valley, and exposed to 50+ for an hour I could feel myself dehydrating and no longer thinking as straight. Only time I've felt in real danger from conditions when riding.

It's interesting carrying your gear out to the bike at 10am and you've already worked up a sweat

[scumdog]

Tour of USA last year, still 36 degrees at 2am in Las Vegas, daytime temperatures were 42-46 ish. The bike indicated 53 degrees a couple of times when passing through Death Valley, and exposed to 50+ for an hour I could feel myself dehydrating and no longer thinking as straight. Only time I've felt in real danger from conditions when riding.

It's interesting carrying your gear out to the bike at 10am and you've already worked up a sweat

Had stonkin' headaches each night for the first two or three under the same circumstances in the States.

Fixed it by having a giant cup of Dr Pepper each time I gassed-up.

You just don't realise how much moisture gets sucked out of you when riding in tose temperatures...

[Gremlin]

You just don't realise how much moisture gets sucked out of you when riding in tose temperatures...

I could see it, especially in Death Valley. Sweating, wipe it from forehead with your glove and watch your glove turn dry in 5 seconds flat (or less). Of course, just opening your visor felt like sticking your head in a furnace.

Quite a few certainly struggled with dehydration in the evenings, but several were only riding in vests. Gotta stay covered up in such heat even though you want to dress down.

[Macontour]

I spent 7 months in East Timor in 2002 with the UN. Regularly 40 plus degrees and I saw 52 on a thermometer once. Could be sitting still doing sentry duty at midnight, still 25 plus and sweat dripping off us. It didn't take too long to get used to the heat but we were always sweating unless we went up into the hills where it was a lot cooler. Could easily drink 6-8 litres of water a day and just sweat it all out but we also did Physical Training at 2 pm a couple of days a week just for fun. Could easily sweat out 1-2 litres in a session.

Got back into Christchurch on the way home and it ws about 6 degrees!!

[98tls]

You just don't realise how much moisture gets sucked out of you when riding in tose temperatures...

Sometimes T its just better to roll over and zzzzzz.Tommorows another day.

[unstuck]

Finally finished raining here about 4am, looks like it could be a hot day.

[scumdog]

Finally finished raining here about 4am, looks like it could be a hot day.

Likewise!

[unstuck]

One thing about this weather though, it is making the lawns grow so fast. At least she,s not wearing much when she is mowing them.

[madandy]

Having a woman mow your lawns is a good thing, one scantily clad is just great

[unstuck]

Having a woman mow your lawns is a good thing, one scantily clad is just great

Thats why I paid good money for a decent lawn mower, so she can start it easier, and its easy to push, and I am lucky enough that I can see most of the lawn from the nice big window in my mancave. No point in having a dog,and then barking yourself.