Interesting Temperature

[rrich]

Indio, California is about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, in the desert and very close to sea level in elevation. (Perhaps even a bit lower than sea level.)

The Saturday high temperature in Indio, CA was 122°F or 50°C. Death Valley, CA was 125°F or almost 52°C.

[Felder]

I won (yes, WON!) a trip to the States about four years ago now. The prize was return airfares for two, five nights accommodation in Hollywood, two tickets to see Ben Harper and Jack Johnson in concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and one thousand (Aussie ) dollars spending money.
Given that it cost me nothing to get there, and given that the promoter allowed us to pick our arrival and departure dates, we decided to splurge and hired a convertible Mustang and drove it to Vegas to extend our trip a little.

I had wonderous visions of driving through the desert on the wrong side of the road, top down, music up, in a sports car.

Truth was it was 114 degrees F (mid-40's?) and stinking hot.
The top came back up and the air-con got cranked.

[rrich]

That's the problem with convertible vehicles. The desert has the sunshine for frequent use with the top down but the desert heat makes one want to put the top back up.

[HappyHammer]

How far is Indio from the Big Thermometer at Baker?

HH.

[Felder]

It was that big thermometer that told me it was 114 degrees.

'Baker' seems an appropriate place for it....

[HappyHammer]

When I drove through there it wasn't much more than a truck stop.

OK I didn't exactly drive through I stopped and had my picture taken next to the big thermometer, it's a weakness of mine...

HH.

[Auzzie turner]

It sounds better than sitting here in the office where its 10 degrees below zero!!(almost)

Seeya

[Felder]

I stopped and had my picture taken next to the big thermometer

That's tragic, HH...

Of course I did exactly the same....

[Auzzie turner]

Have to see if I can get over there some time.

What HH is here at the same thread as me?? Follow me everywhere

[HappyHammer]

It started me on a slippery slide when I moved to Australia...

Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
Big Pineapple - Noosa
Big Bowling Ball - Lake Cathie
Big Bull - Wauchope
Big Lawnmower - Sunshine Coast
Big Prawn - Ballina
Big Golden Guitar - Tamworth

pictures at them all and a couple more I've supressed the memory of..

HH.

[rod@plasterbrok]

Wow the heat is on over there. I have quite a few mates either in Vegas at the moment or leaving next week for the world series of poker. Theyare going to be in for a shock. With Temps like that.

Cheers Rod Dyson

[ss_11000]

It started me on a slippery slide when I moved to Australia...

Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
Big Pineapple - Noosa
Big Bowling Ball - Lake Cathie
Big Bull - Wauchope
Big Lawnmower - Sunshine Coast
Big Prawn - Ballina
Big Golden Guitar - Tamworth

pictures at them all and a couple more I've supressed the memory of..

HH.

have ya been to the big lathe?????

[echnidna]

Merry Ole England's weather is interesting too!

Snow and Ice in Devon last winter.

Mid 30's this summer

That's merry old england and those temps are extremes.:eek:

[Iain]

It started me on a slippery slide when I moved to Australia...

Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
Big Pineapple - Noosa
Big Bowling Ball - Lake Cathie
Big Bull - Wauchope
Big Lawnmower - Sunshine Coast
Big Prawn - Ballina
Big Golden Guitar - Tamworth

pictures at them all and a couple more I've supressed the memory of..

HH.

So you still have to see the Merino (Goulburn) and Fish (trout or cod, never sure, DanP will know as it's on the border, can't remember the town).
Theres another guitar somehwre too, near Lismore in NSW, and not forgetting me, Victorias biggest dwarf at 6'4"

[Felder]

There's a big Rocking Horse in South Australia somewhere....