ExiledInIllinois

My ex co-worker is 12 years older than me. He said he took a trip in early 1960s from Chicago to SoCal w/his family to visit his older brother who was a Marine. No A/C of course. I want to say his father had a Ford Country Squire Wagon... 1960... Driving through the desert he could see the rubber door molding melting, turning to goo. LoL...Today, I guess they came a long way with engineering better automobile quality materials now. Imagine rolling through the desert in 105° heat, windows open... Molding, early automobile plastics/rubber turning to goo. An "E-Ride" ticket thru hell on earth! LoL...

It's the American Side that is the worse... One has a fighting chance on the Canadian Side. Same here. The talus on the American side is the problem. One may get lucky going over Horseshoe Falls and find a gap and not hit rock. I would think less water would be worse. More exposed rock below. ??? Maybe it's the opposite.

LoL... I figure two downers... Put people to sleep!

Never two downers... You'd have one of my posts. ?

The first I heard, but remember this, with my father in our '64(ish) beige convertible Plymouth Valiant: We'd go to the Coast Guard Exchange (CGX) for his cartons of tax free Camel cigarettes... I had to be about 4-5 years old... 1972-1973 He'd stop on/at the Ohio Street slip and let me wiz in Lake Erie... That's where it all began!!!

You know we have Bears here in Chicago!

Was my first thought... But that's NOT sympathetic enough.

Thank You! But I never lived through it. I don't know. I got the same vibe (no pun intended). Hard, I guess I judge more after newscasters in floods, hurricanes ham it up. I am bad at sympathy... Yet, I am concerned with guys like Jim and his family's safety. Jim sitting on couch... I am concerned. News anchors, trying to keep the peeps from panicking... Another story. Sorry, hard as nails with them. Again, I posted the Carol Burnett clip w/the Jackson-5 above. Clearly JAX5 were from Indiana... They were concerned, not sure what Jackson that was, but he wanted to freak. Burnett, really lightened the mood. We need MORE of that in the "poor me Facebook world" that exists today. Sorry @Chef Jim I am bad at sympathy for the female anchor.... And maybe you if you think that you live vicariously through these two. Again sorry... This is absolutely the worst way for me to make a pal. I should have just listened to my Mama and be a soft shoulder to lean on. Again... It's a newscast. /smh

No. I know you gotta be scared. You just don't have the same bravado you once had. That's not a good thing! Again, take care!

Whatever. We talking about you or the newcasters? If it's you... I never been through it, can't understand... But sympathize. Sorry for getting you all in a snit. Take care my friend and stay safe!

Of course I haven't. And I never hopefully will, I am not stupid, I know my limits. At least Carol Burnett (above thread) pulled it off with class... Maybe it was a much smaller quake then... I will give her that... Sign of the whining times Pal... You live/work in an earthquake zone. The earth moved. Talk about it (anchors) and move on. When ***** starts falling, I will go: "Oooo, they should have ducked." I will say... At least the male anchor seemed cool. I have no doubt it was scary. Oh... And it really is a marvel and testament how well we can build and keep people safe and still take a 7.1 quake. It was a bit far out and deep though. That should be commended and applauded!

Noooo. It's a disingenuous display. They are putting on a show. Sure there's an earthquake going on. Yeah... But let's stick around awhile, then freak under the desk. LoL... I ain't great at writing... I am sorry about that... But you can't critically think.

Yeah? And the poor guy filming behind the camera? The ones in the production booths... Etc... ??? I am agreeing with you. If what you really say holds true. Everything (what we are watching) would have went black immediately. But... Oooo the anchors. I guarantee, even when they cut to a commercial break (unless it was an extended break) everybody else except the Prima Donna anchors were not dropping everything. I don't doubt you. I just find the whole broadcast disingenuous. We are watching the freaking news, it's just not put on by two people!

My 23 year old Rheem does struggle to 74° on humid days because my windows are original and 23 years old too. Now... Today. My AC kicked on... And went off 40 minutes ago. But humidty is low. Condensay still pisses strung and A-Coil kept clean and dirt, rust free... With a good slope. I added cleanout doors to my A-Coil @ duct. On humid day... It woulf struggle to keep 74°... Which with +3°setpoint is 77°. I probably should run 75°/78°(+3° setpoint on humid days). Just my windows... BUT now, I prefer the AC to run more constant and longer. It's fan/compressor startup that is the energy draw. Running longer is better for the fan/capacitor combo.... Then all that modern high-efficiency BS on/off/on/off crap. That's what arcs the contactor and causes pre-mature wear!

And even water is a bit sketchy. Don't give me that much credit. We all know how to flush a toilet! ?

The Cali double whammy... 1, 2 punch. I guess, I will stay inside under the desk and do my best "Pompeii" imitation: https://www.foxnews.com/science/supervolcano-fears-big-one-is-coming.amp

It's 83° here with 40% humidity. I have the central air cranked to 74° Yesterday... Had windows open. Wife chilled the house... Only got to 68°. House got to 81°, that's bearable... But doable. Thought we'd make it to middle week without having to run AC. Ooops I was wrong!

Okay. Then just stay there and do the news. You win.

Bear News: The Week in Review I think that bear in Miami is heading here: How far is Orlando?

LoL... Of course. But they are talking heads on the evening news... Who gives a *****. They got two legs (well I hope), get the heck out of the building then. Hate to sound callous... But Carol Burnett was right in the video I posted up thread: "The earth moved..." Big deal. Deal with it or take personal action. Those two talking heads were probably right back at it after the break. And yes... Securing will help. Earthquake zones have stricter codes. (If) the ceiling collapses and getting under a cheesy desk is like wearing a helmet on a motorcycle when you crash doing 98. Nice, but I don't think it will help you too much when the whole friggan building goes under. Anyway, there's really one answer... Get the heck out of the studio. Rolling my eyes...

Nerd! Of course late is acceptable:

Yep... But... They should be earthquake strapped... Or at least a little more than in non-earthquake areas. Still smart move.

Hey! None of the levees that failed were federally maintained. 6 months before the storm they were removing stumps on the levees. Nice! People were wondering where the water was coming from? Really? You're 8 feet below sea level and you are breaking up root networks Even after the storm people were bellyaching about taking the tall growth, trees down. "It looks ugly" Can't win. Damn if you do, damn if you don't and even when you do... They still ***** it up!

More like fat botton girls you make the rocking world go around! "MOBILITY SCOOTER DOWN! MOBILITY SCOOTER DOWN!"

"I just ran away from home Now I'm going to dizz knee land I just crashed my car again Now I'm going to dizz knee land I just robbed a grocery store I'm going to dizz knee land I just flipped off President George I'm going to dizz knee land I just tossed a fifth of gin Now I'm going to dizz knee land I just got cuffed a gin Now I'm going to dizz knee land Shot my gun into the night I'm going to dizz knee land I just saw a good man die I'm going to dizz knee land Hey Kicked my ass out of school Rolled me out into the street Hitched a ride on a monkey's back Headed west into the black I'm going to dizz knee land" First thing you... Next time in this situation... Go right for the weave! Like hockey players going for the sweater over the head... Go for the weave! Rookie... You'll learn.