That’s the one thing that’s different about Indiana and Florida. It doesn’t cool off overnight here like it does there. I lived relatively close to where Allan lives (I was on the far southside of Indianapolis/Marion County just east of SR37, the main highway to Bloomington) and did a lot of farm work north of Martinsville as a teen, not far from him.
-D > On Aug 4, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I grew up here also and agree, the summer weather hasn't changed > much. It's actually very pleasant today, I have had the windows open > since last night and it's a comfortable 73 degrees right now. That's > unusual for early August. > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> Growing up in central Indiana I don’t see where it’s any hotter (or humid) >> then as it is now. in the months of July, August and even into September 90s >> with maximum humidity was the norm, and I can recall it well. I was usually >> baling hay in August or working in greenhouses the rest of the time as a >> teenager, hydrating heavily and staying covered if out in the sun for >> extended periods. Baling hay you had to wear dungarees and long sleeved >> shirts or you would be itching for days afterwards. Stacking in the barn >> loft was the worst because it was hotter than Hades in there and there >> wasn’t a lot of air moving around. >> >> I don’t ever recall “dangerous heat advisories” when I was a kid. We were >> lucky to get the parents to turn on the AC. They were convinced you could >> crack the windows and use the attic fan to keep it cool all day long (wrong!) >> >> -D >> >>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 5:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >>> >>>> Its been raining on and off here in MA for an hour or so. It'll pour >>>> for a little and then quit and repeat.We had tornado warnings a >>>> little while ago but its been quiet, no twisters that I've seen. >>> >>> There was a time when a tornado "warning" was a fairly serious >>> situation, and specifically meant that a tornado had been spotted. Now, >>> it just means that radar has detected conditions that are "likely" to be >>> associated with a potential tornado. >>> >>> I'm not exactly sure when this changed but it seems to go along with the >>> "dangerous heat advisories" being issued for normal summer temperatures. >>> >>> Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
