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[freebeard]

The biggest problem with Black Mold is people framing up a house in the rainy season and then enclosing it. They wind up tearing down a new house and rebuilding.

At least that's the way it was before the Californication where the rainy season was replaced with a smoke season.

[Phase]

Originally Posted by freebeard

The biggest problem with Black Mold is people framing up a house in the rainy season and then enclosing it. They wind up tearing down a new house and rebuilding.

At least that's the way it was before the Californication where the rainy season was replaced with a smoke season.

i saw some californians yesterday. it was 73 degrees and sunny in portland. pretty toasty in the mid day sun. they were wearing huge thick long down insulated jackets and boots and long pants

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by larrybuck

has our Brazilian friend seen any of the Volkswagen SP2 s or Pumas???

I rarely see any SP2, didn't even remember when was the last time I saw one, yet once in a while I still see a Puma.

[Piotrsko]

Originally Posted by Phase

i saw some californians yesterday. it was 73 degrees and sunny in portland. pretty toasty in the mid day sun. they were wearing huge thick long down insulated jackets and boots and long pants

Sounds more like Arizona's folk but could be from ELcentro or Mojave desert. Anything less that 80 degrees and they are physically cold.

[JSH]

Originally Posted by Phase

i saw some californians yesterday. it was 73 degrees and sunny in portland. pretty toasty in the mid day sun. they were wearing huge thick long down insulated jackets and boots and long pants

We have quite a few Pacific Islanders in our Portand plant. They will wear insulated Carhartt bib overalls in the summer.

It depends on what you are used to

[Phase]

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

Sounds more like Arizona's folk but could be from ELcentro or Mojave desert. Anything less that 80 degrees and they are physically cold.

i actually moved from arizona to oregon. believe it or not, arizonians like chilly weather. thats why flagstaff is such a huge tourist town. arizonians also have a fascination with rain. they love it. californians hate rain, but arizonians romanticize it. so many arizona people move to oregon and washington and constantly are amazed at the fog and rain and how pretty it is


then again, arizonians wear jackets all the time. especially the teens, regardless of temperature. go near a high school and youll see black hoodies when its 120 outside...

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by JSH

It depends on what you are used to

Being born in Porto Alegre, and having lived in Manaus when I was a toddler, I became much more used to the Equatorial climate.

[Phase]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

Being born in Porto Alegre, and having lived in Manaus when I was a toddler, I became much more used to the Equatorial climate.

i grew up in florida and alabama for the first 25 years of my life. night and day difference between those places and the american west

the deep south and super humid and tropical and hot all year, there are no seasons or winter. now i can see beautiful snow and not deal with humid air!

[JSH]

Originally Posted by Phase

i grew up in florida and alabama for the first 25 years of my life. night and day difference between those places and the american west

the deep south and super humid and tropical and hot all year, there are no seasons or winter. now i can see beautiful snow and not deal with humid air!

I'm curious how long you have been in Oregon because it is very humid here for half the year during the rainy season. Summers are dry of course but the winter is very damp and humid. Moss will grow on cars if they are left parked outside. Mold will grow in your house if you don't regulate the inside humidity.

Inside you do need a dehumidifier if you don't have a furnace that also removes moisture. When we went from a forced air furnace to a ductless heat pump we had to add a dehumidifier. We pull about 3 gallons of water out of the air a day keeping our 1000 sq ft house at 60% humidity.

Birmingham, AL has an average humidity of 70%. Portland, OR has an average humidity of 73% (with 3 months above 80%)

Birmingham


Portland

[freebeard]

I rode a tour bus through West Eugene once (I think maybe the Country Fair bus was on detour), and all the out-of-state people were commenting on the living roofs of houses under the tree canopy.

"Why don't they clean their roofs?"