It's a Wet Heat
Aug 23rd, 2002, 06:44 AM
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It's a Wet Heat
Simply to contrast the posts I've been reading lately about Arizona's dry heat, I would like to present today's forecast for Asheville and Charlotte, NC
Asheville: hi temp of 90, with 75% humidity
Charlotte: hi temp of 97, with 70% humidity
Whoowee! If you are visiting the area today and notice that the hotel desk clerk will not leave the air conditioned lobby even under threat of torture, as I intend not to, this is why.
Asheville: hi temp of 90, with 75% humidity
Charlotte: hi temp of 97, with 70% humidity
Whoowee! If you are visiting the area today and notice that the hotel desk clerk will not leave the air conditioned lobby even under threat of torture, as I intend not to, this is why.
Aug 23rd, 2002, 07:57 PM
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NYer, who on earth told you I don't look forward to snow? Didn't you know the NC mountains get snow, and plenty of it -- usually -- every year? There are ski resorts north of Asheville, which isn't terribly far from Mt. Mitchell, home of North Carolina's lowest ever recorded temperature -- 35 degrees (Fahrenheit) below zero. Also, there are two or three recorded instances of snow in my town in June, and I can vividly remember one time that it snowed in May.
Personally, I'm very much looking forward to snow this winter, especially after the wimpy, warm winter we had this past year.
Personally, I'm very much looking forward to snow this winter, especially after the wimpy, warm winter we had this past year.
Aug 25th, 2002, 11:53 AM
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Austin,
I plumb forgot that somewhere in NC you can look forward to snow! LOL! We used to go to the mountains in the fall and to Myrtle Beach in the summer, it might have snowed a couple of inches my entire childhood
Now I live in NY and I seem to have caught up on any missed snow falls!
Today BTW-it beautiful-dry, coolish, sunny, breezy, aaahhhh.
I plumb forgot that somewhere in NC you can look forward to snow! LOL! We used to go to the mountains in the fall and to Myrtle Beach in the summer, it might have snowed a couple of inches my entire childhood
Now I live in NY and I seem to have caught up on any missed snow falls!
Today BTW-it beautiful-dry, coolish, sunny, breezy, aaahhhh.
Aug 25th, 2002, 08:33 PM
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NYer,
This thread is actually helping me to think cool thoughts, what with all this talk about snow, and it's made me think of one other thing too...
My friend Mitchell is a real estate appraiser who more or less takes photos of houses for a living. You'd think that in his off time he'd refuse to so much as be in the same room as a camera, but no -- he photographs for fun. One of the most beautiful and haunting pictures he ever took was of a statue in downtown Asheville. The statue is called "Past and Promise" and is a life-size sculpture of a little girl about 8 years old, bending to drink from a water fountain attached to a lamppost.
In the picture, Past and Promise is standing up to her shins in a snowdrift one gloomy, foggy, snowy winter morning. All the snow has slid off her back, but in her hand, which is cupped to catch the "water" from the fountain (the fountain doesn't actually work) there's a generous mound of snow that's piled up almost all the way to her mouth. It looks like she's eating the snow out of her hand.
I love that picture! I'm hoping to get it blown up and framed to hang in the lobby of the hotel where I work.
This thread is actually helping me to think cool thoughts, what with all this talk about snow, and it's made me think of one other thing too...
My friend Mitchell is a real estate appraiser who more or less takes photos of houses for a living. You'd think that in his off time he'd refuse to so much as be in the same room as a camera, but no -- he photographs for fun. One of the most beautiful and haunting pictures he ever took was of a statue in downtown Asheville. The statue is called "Past and Promise" and is a life-size sculpture of a little girl about 8 years old, bending to drink from a water fountain attached to a lamppost.
In the picture, Past and Promise is standing up to her shins in a snowdrift one gloomy, foggy, snowy winter morning. All the snow has slid off her back, but in her hand, which is cupped to catch the "water" from the fountain (the fountain doesn't actually work) there's a generous mound of snow that's piled up almost all the way to her mouth. It looks like she's eating the snow out of her hand.
I love that picture! I'm hoping to get it blown up and framed to hang in the lobby of the hotel where I work.
Aug 26th, 2002, 05:43 AM
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Austin, that sounds wonderful! I wish you could post it online!
The first snow we had when I was a kid was a couple of inches, I was so excited, ran around like a looney, slipped and fell!
Now - when we see snow falling, we mostly groan
My dad lives in W Jefferson, do you know it?
Thank you for the lovely description.
The first snow we had when I was a kid was a couple of inches, I was so excited, ran around like a looney, slipped and fell!
Now - when we see snow falling, we mostly groan
My dad lives in W Jefferson, do you know it?
Thank you for the lovely description.
Aug 26th, 2002, 06:49 AM
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NYer,
You're more than welcome for the description, and if Mitchell ever scans that picture, I'll see if I can put it up so people can see it.
Meantime, I've certainly heard of West Jefferson, because the Charlotte TV station viewing areas cover the northern mountains, and they're always giving the forecasts and temperature readouts for Boone, Blowing Rock, West Jefferson and that area.
Unfortunately, those Charlotte stations don't seem to get the fact that people here in the central and southern mountains can also pick up their signal -- thus, while they never tell us what our weather will be, we're always in the know about what's new in Boone.
You're more than welcome for the description, and if Mitchell ever scans that picture, I'll see if I can put it up so people can see it.
Meantime, I've certainly heard of West Jefferson, because the Charlotte TV station viewing areas cover the northern mountains, and they're always giving the forecasts and temperature readouts for Boone, Blowing Rock, West Jefferson and that area.
Unfortunately, those Charlotte stations don't seem to get the fact that people here in the central and southern mountains can also pick up their signal -- thus, while they never tell us what our weather will be, we're always in the know about what's new in Boone.
Aug 26th, 2002, 07:24 PM
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Yay me! Here's a link that will take you to a picture of the statue I mentioned, but not to the picture I mentioned, unfortunately. Mitchell has yet to scan it into his computer.
Since the original purpose of this thread was to discuss the heat, it bears mentioning that every summer Asheville throws a blowout summer celebration called Bele Chere, the largest street festival in the Southeast. From time to time Past and Promise joins in the fun -- once after Bele Chere, the cleanup crews found her decked out in a bra and a party hat. Who knows? Maybe the heat affected the revelers -- a party hat, yes, but a bra?
http://www.justasheville.com/URBAN_23.HTML
Since the original purpose of this thread was to discuss the heat, it bears mentioning that every summer Asheville throws a blowout summer celebration called Bele Chere, the largest street festival in the Southeast. From time to time Past and Promise joins in the fun -- once after Bele Chere, the cleanup crews found her decked out in a bra and a party hat. Who knows? Maybe the heat affected the revelers -- a party hat, yes, but a bra?
http://www.justasheville.com/URBAN_23.HTML
Aug 26th, 2002, 07:42 PM
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Au contraire, Dick. We've been getting some smoke from forest fires in Oregon recently. The SF Bay Area usually has very low levels of smog due to our prevailing sea breeze. Don't confuse us with LA! Today was pristine. Temp in the low 80s--a relative heat wave.
Aug 26th, 2002, 08:01 PM
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Austin, from your description I can just see who she must have looked with all the snow and her hand ful of it.Thanks!
I remember Asheville from childhood trips, and a place called Little Switzerland? Is that still a big resort type of place? My grandfather was chef there for a while
I remember Asheville from childhood trips, and a place called Little Switzerland? Is that still a big resort type of place? My grandfather was chef there for a while
Aug 27th, 2002, 06:14 AM
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Betsy,
It's exactly as I told the Flight Attnendent, the people in San Jose (Santa Clara Valley) refuse to admit they have a smog problem. They do and it's Big Time!!
I spent over 20 years in San Jose. I am forced to return there 2-3 times a year. A visit I dread.
Your air quality is awful. If it's not the fires in Oregon, there will be some other excuse. What you get in the Santa Clara Valley has nothing to do with the weather in San Francisco.
San Jose is nothing more than a small Los Angeles in just about all aspects including air quality, sprawl, traffic congestion, etc.
Dick
It's exactly as I told the Flight Attnendent, the people in San Jose (Santa Clara Valley) refuse to admit they have a smog problem. They do and it's Big Time!!
I spent over 20 years in San Jose. I am forced to return there 2-3 times a year. A visit I dread.
Your air quality is awful. If it's not the fires in Oregon, there will be some other excuse. What you get in the Santa Clara Valley has nothing to do with the weather in San Francisco.
San Jose is nothing more than a small Los Angeles in just about all aspects including air quality, sprawl, traffic congestion, etc.
Dick
