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RedDevil · 07-25-2019, 05:54 PM

Yesterday evening the wind turned west.
Today it did not. Midnight right now, and sweltering hot. We still have the windows closed even now.

We got a new record: 40.7 degrees Celsius, at Gilze-Rijen, 3 miles from where my kids were having a Scouting summer camp.
I got them home this evening. We had a terrrible traffic jam for a bridge that was deformed by the heat, so instead of 4 lanes of highway traffic only one was allowed, alternating between both directions, while trucks sprayed the bridge deck with water.
I don't like traffic jams during record heat waves. We have A/C, I burned through some extra fuel today. I saw some erratic drivers today, probably due to them not having A/C. I also saw 3 ambulances and 3 tow trucks.

This was a biggie. Over half the country experienced temperatures way above what the exceptional record was until yesterday.

This is not weather, I won't have that at over 51 north, this is manmade climate change.

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RedDevil Master EcoWalker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Posts: 3,998 Red Devil - '11 Honda Insight Elegance Team Honda 90 day: 49.01 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,711 Thanked 2,245 Times in 1,454 Posts	Yesterday evening the wind turned west. Today it did not. Midnight right now, and sweltering hot. We still have the windows closed even now. We got a new record: 40.7 degrees Celsius, at Gilze-Rijen, 3 miles from where my kids were having a Scouting summer camp. I got them home this evening. We had a terrrible traffic jam for a bridge that was deformed by the heat, so instead of 4 lanes of highway traffic only one was allowed, alternating between both directions, while trucks sprayed the bridge deck with water. I don't like traffic jams during record heat waves. We have A/C, I burned through some extra fuel today. I saw some erratic drivers today, probably due to them not having A/C. I also saw 3 ambulances and 3 tow trucks. This was a biggie. Over half the country experienced temperatures way above what the exceptional record was until yesterday. This is not weather, I won't have that at over 51 north, this is manmade climate change. __________________ 2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut. lifetime FE over 0.2 Gmeter or 0.13 Mmile. For confirmation go to people just like you. For education go to people unlike yourself.