To HOT !!!!!

[mikiec]

I know not much in the way of stuff to do.

Just to hot.

Looking for a run up Salt River Canyon in late August early Sept.

Also, wanting to do the Bee line highway to Payson through to Clints Wells. Across Lake Mary road to Flagstaff. Down 89a back to the valley. When sometime in Sept.

Mike

[GASKETBOY]

It may be too hot, but its a great time to take the ride apart and perform that long-overdue preventive maintenance.

So far, I'm in my ride for a new set of rear pads, and Jet Hot coated pipes courtesy of Gordon. A new turn signal switch from Finishline, a new set of Autometer gauges from Jegs to replace my semi dead set of Smiths. fluid changes, bolt tightening and I am really toying with the idea of polishing the Trigos.

By the time I am done it should be cool enough to drive again. Till then I am sticking with tinted windows and AC.

I rellay do miss the cobra though.

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer heat, spent last week in Ensenada, Mexico where it struggled to get over 70 degrees.

Jeff

[cobish]

Is it really that hot?
Iam thinking of retiring in this area. I like the heat. I spent a lot of time in the area known as the three furnaces in China. It was not to hot. Maybe I am wrong.
Comments.

[Spanky]

Cobish,

I don't know about AZ... but I live in the NV desert and although it did take a little time to get used to 100+ temperatures, I'm in the cobra at least twice a week for some runs in the desert early in the morning. Brimmed hat, long sleeves and WATER. I love it.

Hank.

[mikiec]

Cobish...

Is it really that hot? Yes and no.

I've lived here for over 30 years so I'm used to the heat. One of the issues here in the summer is that it is over 90 degrees in the morning and when you get to bed in the evening it is still over 100 degrees. Most places that experience 100 degree days the temp will spike there then drop. Also, we maintain this temp for 3 to 4 months. The rest of the year it is pure bliss.

However, that said, for me the main problem when driving the cobra in the summer is the sun....If I had a top on it would be bearable. Most of my drives are in the evening after the sun goes down.

So, retire here and enjoy it 9 months of the year. And if you come...leave your snow shovel and umbrella there. You won't need them here in sunny Phx.

Mike

[chopper]

Cobish:

Is it hot here? That depends on where in Arizona you intend to live. It is hot in the valley during the summer. But, as one who moved here from Pennsylvania a couple of years ago, I guarantee that the three months you curtail your outdoor afternoon activities in the summer is more than compensated during the rest of the year when your buddies in PA are shoveling their driveways out from under the snow and ice. Personally, my idea of the ideal way to do Christmas shopping is to put the top down on the Miata and drive to the mall. The dry climate, clean air and beautiful scenery are further enhanced by the friendly folks residing around here. Keep in mind that while it's hot here in the southern portion of the state, there are sections where it's much milder. Flagstaff and the northern areas see temperatures closer to those in Colorado than to Death Valley. Daily summertime temperatures in Flagstaff usually average 25 degrees F below those in Phoenix. We have hot desert, cool mountains, pine and aspen forests, saguaro cactus, wildflowers all year, and some of the most interesting western history in the country. Is it perfect? No, but it's pretty darn close if you ask me. Moving here from the East coast was one of the best things I ever did. You won't be sorry.

[klayfish]

Having been born and raised here in eastern Pa, this is all I know. But besides that the fact that you can't drive the Cobra in the winter, I kind of like the change of seasons. Yes, there are things about the dead of winter that suck, but I like a lot of things that go along with it. I don't mind the heat, but as I'm sure Chopper can tell you, it's the humidity out here that's unbearable at times.
But there are times here where it is just so hot, I'd just as soon leave the Cobra in the garage (I sweat easily). I couldn't imagine driving during the summer in your area.
One of my favorite vacation spots is Las Vegas. Two years ago, my wife and I went there on the first week of August. It was about 96 degrees when we stepped out of the hotel after breakfast. By mid-day, it had reached 114. Even without humidity, it was just baking. The blacktop was scorching. You could hear car tires sticking to it as they rolled. I couldn't imagine bringing the Cobra out during the day there. Now, at night, that would be a whole different story. If it were 90 degrees, no humidity and dark outside, I'd certainly take it out.

Steve

[chopper]

We have seasonal changes here in the Valley, too. There's the spring shade of brown, interspersed with wildflowers. There's the summer shade of brown, complemented by the brown dust in the dust storms. There's the fall shade of brown, complemented by the wilted palm fronds from the summer heat. And then there's the winter shade of brown, which as near as I can tell is just left over brown from the other three seasons.

Seriously, though, we all admit that summer here is kind of a bear. When you walk outside at 6:30 AM to go to work and it's already 93 degrees, you know that you need to take it kind of easy because it's gonna be witchy. But most folks around here adjust their schedules to do most of there summertime activities in the early morning or after dark, and we all get by OK. Afternoons are usually spent inside or in the pool. The "It's a dry heat" statement does in fact have a lot of validity. 105 degrees and 10% humidity is far more comfortable than 90 degrees and 95% humidity, which I saw regularly during the summer while living around Philadelphia. You just gotta remember to consume enough water to stay hydrated. I drive my Snake around during the summer days (at least, now that I've gotten the overheat problem under control) and I just wear a baseball cap and SPF 10,000 sunscreen to prevent the sunburn on the "follically challenged" areas. Soon as the sun starts going down, the temps drop significantly and then it's a real pleasure. But it's the rest of the year that makes the summer months bearable. Things are improving on the road situation around Phoenix, also, as they work to complete some of the big bypasses and widen major roads. Cost of living is lower and housing is a lot more affordable. Of course, each area has its good and bad points. Our politicians are probably on par with those in PA; you have Arlen "Single Bullet Theory" "Not Proved" Specter and we have John "Closet Democrat" McCain, so it's probably a wash on that front. All in all, however, AZ gets my vote; my $0.02 anyway.

[Y-NOT]

Klayfish,
Maby I asked you, but where did you live in E Pa? Marilyn and I are from Berwyn, about 25 mi. west of Philly.
Bill

[klayfish]

Bill,
I've been in eastern Pa my entire life. Born and raised in Bucks County. From '98 to '01, my wife and I lived in Paoli, just a few miles from Berwyn. We now live in Collegeville, about 15 miles northwest of Berwyn.

Steve

[Cobrabill]

It's a dry heat.....like an oven.

But we do have four seasons here:

Early summer
Summer
late summer
next summer.

And last but not least,there are more ways too cool off than there is to get warm.Life is too short to spend half of it freezin' yer ass off.

[SSSnake]

Is there anybody out there is western PA. It seems like people with cobras are everywhere but here....

Glenn