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| June 23, 2017 Omar Khayyam 1357 posts | Summer Solstice Sleepiness? This forum is one that I contact about three times a day. It is very active and there are many comments on most topics. But what happened after June 21? Not a single comment on June 22?! And only one on June 23 by early afternoon on the east coast? That has never happened in my years of reading and commenting. Does SSUSA have an explanation for this gap? Puzzling. |
| June 23, 2017 k man Men's 65 326 posts | Omar, maybe everyone finally knows everything and all are content. Happy summer to all! |
| June 23, 2017 DaveDowell Men's 70 4312 posts | Omar ... Only explanation I have is the heat in most of the country made everyone lethargic ... I even sent a text to the Webmaster early this morning to make sure we weren't having member access problems (we weren't!) ... Sure was nice while the quiet lasted, though! ... k man may have nailed it, too! ... |
| June 23, 2017 Omar Khayyam 1357 posts | Dave, you would have a much easier job and a lot more time to apply to tournaments if k man was correct! But I doubt it. I'm also a little dubious about the heat explanation. Let's see: I am mad dog and it is 105 outside. Living in Texas, my home, like most homes, is completely air conditioned. I am sitting in 70 something coolness in front of my computer. Now what should I do? Should I call up a few friends and go sweat down at the ball field for some hitting practice? Or should I put something interesting on the website or complain about a Texas tournament? I think I stay inside. On the other hand, I am named mad dog for a reason, so... Or as Noël Coward wrote: "only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun"... Not picking on mad dog since he is a supporter from way back in the famous "Einstein Skirmishes" of the last decade. He's just the first Texan that came to mind. |
| June 23, 2017 DaveDowell Men's 70 4312 posts | Omar ... mad dog has a good deal today if it's only 105° where he is ... He could be in El Paso at the Texas State Championships where it's 109° right now on the way to a forecast high of 111° ... |
| June 23, 2017 Omar Khayyam 1357 posts | WOW! I have played in 106 in northern California (a memorable life experience) but never in 111! How do guys play in that heat? When watering down the dust between games, does the ground crew also spray the bench with the hose? Do they get tipped for that act of mercy? |
| June 24, 2017 Webbie25 Men's 70 2414 posts | Hi Dave and Omar-I just moved to Tucson where it has been roughly 116 for the last 4 days and Phoenix hit 119 earlier in the week-pretty hot, but not record breaking. Omar-the Einstein skirmishes and the Gary/Dirty skirmishes were definitely interesting-I had time then, but have little time now to post. The Global Warming crowd (GWC)got their licks in on this heat wave, but never noticed the all time record in Phoenix and Tucson was set 27 years ago, and has not been beaten yet. Death Valley has been in the 120's and that's not unusual, but I read the GWC is trying to invalidate the all time record of 134 so they can boost their case. By the way, we are in for a cold spell in a few days as temps will drop to the 100-105 range. BRRRRRR!!!!! |
