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Well we are getting all moved into our new home in Arizona. It has been a little on the warn side but hey, it is Arizona you know. We got our new front room furniture today and our television and internet, as well as a phone put in today. My wife and son got  all the walls decorated today and it is starting to feel like home. We really like the area we are in as there is about everything in the way of stores you can think of, unlike Heppner and surrounding area, unless you are willing to drive 90 miles to shop. I am starting on my shop now and  the progress is a little slow but it will get done soon. 

  I missed my wonderful family here in The Village and this is the first and only place I have gone to since I  got my computer hooked up.  We went to dinner and the temp at 4:30 was 111 degrees. The heat takes a lot out of one quickly here. We will be heading back to Oregon for a couple of weeks to take in the eclipse. This will be only the second total solar eclipse that I have ever witnessed and I do not want to miss it.

 Hope to be able to find some time to check out how everyone is getting along and see what you are all up to. I hope by the middle of next week I will  get to have more time on line. 

 

Dick

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57 minutes ago, heppnerguy said:

Well we are getting all moved into our new home in Arizona. It has been a little on the warn side but hey, it is Arizona you know. We got our new front room furniture today and our television and internet, as well as a phone put in today. My wife and son got  all the walls decorated today and it is starting to feel like home. We really like the area we are in as there is about everything in the way of stores you can think of, unlike Heppner and surrounding area, unless you are willing to drive 90 miles to shop. I am starting on my shop now and  the progress is a little slow but it will get done soon. 

  I missed my wonderful family here in The Village and this is the first and only place I have gone to since I  got my computer hooked up.  We went to dinner and the temp at 4:30 was 111 degrees. The heat takes a lot out of one quickly here. We will be heading back to Oregon for a couple of weeks to take in the eclipse. This will be only the second total solar eclipse that I have ever witnessed and I do not want to miss it.

 Hope to be able to find some time to check out how everyone is getting along and see what you are all up to. I hope by the middle of next week I will  get to have more time on line. 

 

Dick

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I have often wondered if it's difficult to cool a house when the temperature is that high. I feel it would be hard to cool a house here if it got to 111*.

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Glad you are settling in nicely Dick.  The heat is something you are going to have to get used to I guess......Heat is not for me, thank you.  I only have to go a day with out popping into the Village and I am itching to get there so I know how you feel.  Good luck with the workshop hope you manage to get it set up quickly.

 

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111 degrees. But they say it's a dry heat. That means you stay out too long and slowly turn into people jerky.

No worries though, the monsoons will soon be upon us. That means it will still be 111 degrees but with much higher humidity so if you stay out too long you boil like a lobster in the pot until the evening thunderstorm hits and the temperature plummets all the way down to 107 and you have to grab a sweater to keep the chills away.

 

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Well they say getting there is half the fun. I've had to set up a new shops over the years and always thought of it as enjoyable, always planing to make it better and even succeeding sometimes. As far as heat -- here in South Texas we have our share.

Glad to hear your getting all put together may as well enjoy doing it.

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Good to see you up and with internet access Dick.  Glad things seem to be going fairly well for you and the Mrs with the move.  Hope you get things settled in nicely and enjoy it and get time to get in your shop soon.  The eclipse is suppose to come fairly close to us and husband took the day off work to make sure we can see it together.  Look forward to hearing more about your move and setup when you have time to share. Not sure I could handle that heat.  hubby would probably like it - he's always cold - I'm always hot!

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On 6/23/2017 at 8:54 PM, hawkeye10 said:

I have often wondered if it's difficult to cool a house when the temperature is that high. I feel it would be hard to cool a house here if it got to 111*.

Our house is staying cool enough. I hear the costs of electricity is high here. Not too excited about getting the first bill from that. We have 2 garages, one is a single car garage and the other is a double garage. I am using the double garage for my shop as we only have one car now. The double car garage has it's own heat pump for the air conditioning will be most welcome. I also bought a large fan for my shop that keeps the air circulating well. so far so good. it is 109 right now, outside

Dick

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On 6/24/2017 at 6:45 AM, rdatelle said:

Glad to see you back Dick. Enjoy your new home. After a while, it will feel like you lived there forever.  Can't help you with the heat though.

 

The really hot part only lasts for about 3 months and then the winter temps are like summer in an lot of places. No snowmen building going on here in the winter.

Dick

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On 6/24/2017 at 9:07 AM, JOE_M said:

111 degrees. But they say it's a dry heat. That means you stay out too long and slowly turn into people jerky.

No worries though, the monsoons will soon be upon us. That means it will still be 111 degrees but with much higher humidity so if you stay out too long you boil like a lobster in the pot until the evening thunderstorm hits and the temperature plummets all the way down to 107 and you have to grab a sweater to keep the chills away.

 

I have yet to experience the monsoons but I hope I am ready when they get here. Where are you located? The map looks like Europe for you. 

Dick

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Yes, the map says I'm in Azerbaijan but I'm really in Whetstone AZ- about 60 miles south of Tucson, 10 miles north of Fort Huachuca.

Joe.

Edit: If your garage is built for it you can install a solar powered gable fan that will help with the heat but not raise your electric bill.

 

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17 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

The really hot part only lasts for about 3 months and then the winter temps are like summer in an lot of places. No snowmen building going on here in the winter.

Dick

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Since my daughter is getting ready to move to Phoenix next month, I'm suddenly interested in the weather out there.

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On 6/26/2017 at 7:49 AM, Jim McDonald said:

Since my daughter is getting ready to move to Phoenix next month, I'm suddenly interested in the weather out there.

This is another record for high temps. When you come visit your daughter you will have to look us up. not that far away. would love to meet you and yours.

Dick

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