Heh. Barstow. “Where it got hot.” I believe that could qualify for the understatement of the year.
-D “It’s a dry heat" > On Feb 14, 2023, at 4:21 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:31:39 -0500 Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I have been without working A/C in my primary car for many long >> stretches of time. It's definitely nice to have but I've grown >> accustomed to being without it as well. >> >> Phonenix AZ might be another matter however. > > The summer after my senior year in college I worked for the Jet > Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA. Much of my time was spent at > the Goldstone Tracking Station in the Mojave Desert north of Barstow, > where it got hot. > > With the weeks I spent in the desert, I got used to the temperatures out > there (and I have no idea what they actually were). When I came back to > Pasadena, however, I would freeze because it was only 85F (29.4C). I had > to wear a winter jacket to keep warm. I got a lot of strange looks > wearing a winter jacket in Pasadena in the summer. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > 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
