You know its hot when...

[Capt Jack]

:D

[Not Afraid]

That's a thing of beauty!

I want a moose in my pool!

[wendybeth]

Now, all that moose needs is a Moosedrool brewski and he's set.

[Ghoulish Delight]

You know it's hot when...

Moose start shrinking down to the size of soda-pop caps.

[Capt Jack]

Ive never actually seen one. for those of us who havent, here's one for scale

[Alex]

Looking closely at the first picture on top it look appears that the moose is peeing into the pool.

So maybe it isn't hot but rather cold and it likes the warmth of stewing in its own urine. Probably just a trick of lighting but that's the story I've decided on.

[MouseWife]

Maybe water has the same effect on the moose as it can have on people and by stepping in it he had to go pee.

Or, well, not as nice an idea, all animals need some sort of water to pee in and use all of the lakes, rivers, and streams as their potties.

It is a beautiful animal, though. And oh my gosh, HUGE!!!! They can do some serious damage, from what I've heard.

[Not Afraid]

I was in the Grand Tetons with my parents and my dog (a Westie ;)). We were walking along the shores of Sting Lake, which is long and narrow (hence the name). I came around a bend to find a bug bull moose standing in the river chomping on river grass. My first thought was of the Dinosaur in the Primeval World diorama at Disneyland. My next thought was "my he's huge". He sauntered away, thank God!

[RStar]

I was in the Grand Tetons with my parents and my dog (a Westie ;)). We were walking along the shores of Sting Lake, which is long and narrow (hence the name). I came around a bend to find a bug bull moose standing in the river chomping on river grass. My first thought was of the Dinosaur in the Primeval World diorama at Disneyland. My next thought was "my he's huge". He sauntered away, thank God!

Hey, that's where I saw my one and only Moose! We were on a family vacation there in a cabin, my mom woke up and looked at the big picture window to see a huge moose staring in at us as if to say:

"Oh, looky. A human cage full of humans...how interesting!"

My mom screamed at the top of her lungs, the moose screamed in response (more of a beller, actually) and the rest of us jumped up just in time to see a moose butt high tailing it out of there!

[CoasterMatt]

Did the moose butt take the rest of the moose with it?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Tetons. heheheh.

[Kevy Baby]

Hey babe: nice Tetons!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hey babe: nice Tetons!Nice? Those are positively grand!

[alphabassettgrrl]

That'd be cool to have a moose in my pool! If I had a pool.

Yes, they are enormous. I saw a few in the water when touring Yellowstone with my grandparents. So gorgeous though.

This is still my favorite moose site: http://moosefarm.newmail.ru/mfe01.htm

My closest encounter with a large animal- having just moved to Montana, it's January, I've got three drunks in the car, I'm the only sober one (thus I'm driving), it's icy, and I'm driving down a mountain road at midnight. Oh, yeah, and I'm driving an older car that we just bought and I'm not familiar with yet.

There's a very large elk in the road. Panic, much? Oh, yeah. There was no way I was going to be able to stop. Not in the short distance to him. Luckily he moved. I didn't think I was driving too fast but neither was I going to be stopping quickly enough.

Those things are big, too.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm still mad that we didn't see any moose hanging out in Anchorage. Did see one on the river, but none in the city, which is the trippier part.

[Prudence]

"Moose in my pool" would be a good band name.

[RStar]

"Moose in my pool" would be a good band name. "Moose Butt" would be better.

Did the moose butt take the rest of the moose with it?
No, due to the cold, it's nose froze to the window. The head and torso stayed in the window until the spring thaw, at which time the Moose Butt retured for the rest of the moose....

of course it did, silly old bear!

[CoasterMatt]

I'm just being thorough, you know, in the name of science.

[scaeagles]

I was walking to get my mail yesterday and my shows were leaving imprints in the asphalt. It was hot here yesterday (my car thermometer said 114 when I got home at 4:00).

[Snowflake]

I was walking to get my mail yesterday and my shows were leaving imprints in the asphalt. It was hot here yesterday (my car thermometer said 114 when I got home at 4:00).

Dry heat or not, I think I'd die in that heat.

[Capt Jack]

Dry heat or not, I think I'd die in that heat.


ditto. not to mention I might just be happy about it

[Ponine]

Aww.. dry heat is so much better than this sticky muck we have down here in So Cal.
Dont knock it till you try it.

At least you arent falling asleep damp!

[Kevy Baby]

Dry Heat - Like a Blow Torch

[Ghoulish Delight]

We had family friends that lived in Phoenix for a while. They say that one of the proverbial camel back breaking straws was the day it was so hot that the city shut down...not because you couldn't be outside in the heat (there really is something to that dry heat thing), but no one could actually touch anything without burning themselves. Especially cars, this being in the 80s when cars had so much exposed metal that they turned into branding irons at anything over 95 degrees.

[Prudence]

I don't think I would mind it being that hot. Not that I'd want to just sit outside in it and evaporate or anything, but I like warm. Maybe I'm part lizard or something, but "comfortable" for me is generally quite a bit warmer than it is for most.

[Snowflake]

I don't think I would mind it being that hot. Not that I'd want to just sit outside in it and evaporate or anything, but I like warm. Maybe I'm part lizard or something, but "comfortable" for me is generally quite a bit warmer than it is for most.

I must be part polar bear (got the blubber part covered), I love it cold.

[Capt Jack]

same here. cold, you can continue to put on clothes and blankets until youre comfortable. in reverse, once you get to all skin, youre F'ed and suffering

[scaeagles]

Especially cars

This is the only thing that bothers me about the heat anymore - getting into a car that's been parked outside for a while.

[JWBear]

Add me to the polar bear club. I hate heat. Last week in Seattle, it was in the 60's. People were walking around in coats and sweaters; I was in shorts and a t-shirt, and loving it!

[scaeagles]

I despise cold. And rain.

When I as in 4th grade, I lived up near WB in Vancouver, WA. Rained every flippin day. They made you go to recess in the rain. I only lived there 9 months, but it was more than enough. So I live in the desert now and that suits me just find.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

It's so hot outside that there was a knock at the door and it was my front lawn wanting to come in.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ya know, everybody says they like it cold cuz you can put on more clothes... but once I'm cold, I'm cold until I spend a long time at 80 degrees ambient temperature.

I hate cold. Lived with cold. Done with that. Now I live in CA where it's warm.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I don't think I would mind it being that hot. Not that I'd want to just sit outside in it and evaporate or anything, but I like warm. Maybe I'm part lizard or something, but "comfortable" for me is generally quite a bit warmer than it is for most.Move to Florida. Lots of us are part lizard.

Ya know, everybody says they like it cold cuz you can put on more clothes... but once I'm cold, I'm cold until I spend a long time at 80 degrees ambient temperature.Me too.

[lizziebith]

Sheesh, I'm melting. I feel like parts of me are sloughing off and I'll not find them until next year. I hate summer in the Valley with a special passion...

[Prudence]

It's already getting dark earlier here and topping out in the 60s. :(

[wendybeth]

I despise cold. And rain.

When I as in 4th grade, I lived up near WB in Vancouver, WA. Rained every flippin day. They made you go to recess in the rain. I only lived there 9 months, but it was more than enough. So I live in the desert now and that suits me just find.

Vantucky is on the other side of Washington from where I live. Spokane is far more moderate when it comes to rain, although we do tend to get a bit of snow on occasion.:D (It's much more Idaho or Montana around here). However, it's been resembling Arizona a great deal this past month or so.

[Alex]

I too grew up in Vancouver and they never made us go outside for recess in the rain. In fact we loved the rainy days because then we got to stay inside and play boardgames instead.

Of course, it really didn't rain that often. There was a heavy mist or light drizzle a lot but that's not really rain (if you can be outside for 20 minutes and it hasn't soaked through your coat, then it isn't raining so far as I'm concerned).

[RStar]

(if you can be outside for 20 minutes and it hasn't soaked through your coat, then it isn't raining so far as I'm concerned).

Yes, but here it will spawn "Storm Watch 2007!" reports on all the news shows!

[CoasterMatt]

People at work keep telling me how hot it is, but except for the 2 minute walk from my booth to the break room, I'm usually not out of A/C.

[scaeagles]

I have memories of kickball in downpours, soaked shoes constantly, and unsympathetic teachers. I hated it.

[JWBear]

I despise cold. And rain.

When I as in 4th grade, I lived up near WB in Vancouver, WA. Rained every flippin day. They made you go to recess in the rain. I only lived there 9 months, but it was more than enough. So I live in the desert now and that suits me just find.

And I hate the desert with a passion. Give me trees and green!

[Kevy Baby]

Give me trees and green!And a good fairway as well - not too many hazards though. And cute girls driving the beer cart.

Damn... now I want to go shoot 18.

[JWBear]

Not that kind of green... Lawns are boring.

[Morrigoon]

Sheesh, I'm melting. I feel like parts of me are sloughing off and I'll not find them until next year. I hate summer in the Valley with a special passion...
I heard on the radio today that Northridge was supposed to be 103 today...

[lizziebith]

Yeah, poor sweetie at his studio in the Valley...at least I'm on the West Side during the day! Although it's even so hot over here that I'm just having a ginormous Diet Coke for lunch...

[Kevy Baby]

According to Weather.com (http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USCA0286?from=search_city), it is currently 112° F in Death Valley, CA (although they say it only feels like 107° :rolleyes:)

It is currently 113° F in Baker, CA (although they say it feels like 114° - I don't get that!)

[AllyOops!]

I heard on the radio today that Northridge was supposed to be 103 today...

And it feels every bit of it, too. My office is located in Northridge. Hot stuff!

My boyfriend lives in Valencia, which gets even hotter! It was 106 degrees there yesterday afternoon and it felt every bit of it as well. We'll be a' roastin' tonight..

[Capt Jack]

According to Weather.com (http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USCA0286?from=search_city), it is currently 112° F in Death Valley, CA (although they say it only feels like 107° :rolleyes:)


thats virtually freezing for Death Valley. in my dads infinite wisdom, he took us camping in DV for a couple of days during our usual 2 week camping trip in the summer one year. he called it camping, we called them survival trips. surprisingly, there were very few other folks there during that particular stretch. gee.....I wonder why...it was only 130*F the first day.

:(