Some like it HOT!!!
 

But not me.
In the shade of my patio.
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Scottsdale, AZ.
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OK, you win. :D
Light rain here. Sort of a sauna.
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Looks like this is just a blip.

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60 and raining in Portland.

You can have your nuclear furnace heat.

I'll take the rain and trees everywhere.

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That's why we have these:
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Thats nice..

We have this... :D

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That IS nice, but I couldn't stand to live somewhere that is (almost) always rainy and dreary. I love going out and basking in the sun.

What's the water temperature Don? I recently saw a picture here of a pool cooler - never knew they even existed.

Just curious Don but with a temp of 120 in the shade on your patio...what is the water temp in your pool?

Some like it HOT!!!
 

Yea but most of the year it's this (and I know - I used to fly in it up there!):

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OR is unbeatable when it's nice. The other 10 months of the year? Not so much. I counted 52 straight days of no sunshine and some form of precipitation when I lived there. As a plus there's no snow, but 40° and peeing rain for months at a whack gets mighty old mighty fast. I ran screaming back to southern CA.

I like it hot. This is my style:

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I lived in Gresham for 2 years...at one time in the summer of '09 it rained or drizzled 32 days straight.
But when it was nice...it was really nice.
Then again, that summer when it was 95' +, it had 100% humidity for a week.
I bought 3 portable air conditioners that week.

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Water temp - a concern for me, for sure.
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When I scoot that 11' Costco umbrella (built a dolly for it - sand pedestal weighs 200 lbs.) around to block the sun over the side edge and then over the deep end (9 feet) later in the day, I can keep the water temp around 84'. When I just leave it sitting at that deep end, the water gets up to 87' - 88'...today the water temp may reach 90'.
But even when the water temp is in the high 80's it can be quite pleasant at 10 -11 pm when the ambient temp is 90' - 95'.
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I like the water temp down around 82', myself, (nice and brisk) and have an idea and a drawing for a mobile white tarp cover assembly for that deep end.
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I have another 11' Costco umbrella still to unpack and to build another dolly for it and then place it over the water.
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Nothing like a cool swim just before retiring for the night here in Dismal Nitch, AZ. :)
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Its just right here. I am uncomfortable over 80 and nearly dead over 100.

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I can live with the Arizona temps, that is why I am looking to move to Tuscon

Tucson's a great city--it's where I grew up. Live about an hour away from there, now.

At that temperature and with a very low relative humidity, the evaporative rate should be such as to keep the water temp in the low 80's

I wish.
Just had that pool refurbished...and chose that light-colored Pebble-Tek for a reason.
I'll get the temp down one of these days...I like a cool pool temp.
Even when the water temp is in the high 80's, if there's even a slight breeze, it'll cool you off when you get out.

More pool dope...if interested...
 

The pool has just been refurbished - less than 2 weeks ago.
I have plans to do the whole pool area...Pergola (already bought - need to build it), pavers, lighting, ornamental shrubs, etc.
My place sits on an acre so I have lots of room to dink around.
I'm retired so what else is there?
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I bought the place in 2010 and just had no reason to rebuild the pool (I didn't really care) - but I have a fiance now. :eek:
I got 5 estimates for the pool renovation - the old pool was the original, built in 1960 and had been empty for years and was a mess.
All of the above-ground PVC was dry and useless. The pump was inop.
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4 bids were all over $20k for everything new. One bid was $26k.
I found a young stud who is taking over his father-in-law's pool company. He did the entire rebuild for $10k+.
New return lines, new vari-speed pump, new sand in filter, all new wiring, the works!
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We like it! :)
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Perfect here - 90* and low humidity. Pretty much what my whole summer will be like (just have to survive the 90 days of snow in the winter).

Breaking News!
Pool water temp is 89.2 - right on schedule.
Ambient (shade) temp is down to 116'.
Just went for a quick dip - love it.

116° in the shade?!?! I would empty and then crawl into your fridge and only crack it occasionally for air. I would not be a good house guest.

Weird. It's was only 108 at that time here in the NW valley, which isn't too far from you (and the high is only supposed to be 112 here today). I think I overheard one of the local forecasters say this next week is likely to be one of the hottest of the year though. So, stand by!

Multnomah Falls. Beautiful. Mrs. Noah & I were just fancifully browsing through zillow last night. We could sell our place here in LA and have enough left over for a down payment on a wonderful home in PDX.

You can have your rain, more rain, bone-chilling damp cold, moss, patchouli, seasonal depression, attitudes, hipsters, traffic, bad drivers, Nazi gas station laws, high income/property taxes, and "progressive" politics, all while "keeping Portland weird".

I'll take the "nuclear furnace heat" for 3 months, and enjoy the comfortable shorts-and-t-shirt weather the rest of the year. I lived in the PNW for years and am plenty familiar with both locales.

Oh, and if the heat ever does get annoying here, we can get to cooler temps and "trees everywhere" in about an hour (driving). If you have more time, you can get to San Diego, Las Vegas, or even the Sea of Cortez in less than 5 hours by car. Where can you go from Portland within an hour (or even 5 hours) drive to escape the cold in the winter? :p

Hey, with all this global warming and drought, soon enough the PNW will be balmy yet hydrated, and all the southwest will resemble those sun-bleached cow skulls.

If "this" is heavily photoshopped pics of nearby waterfalls, then we have "this" too... :D

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I thought the same thing initially, but you get acclimated pretty quick. Central A/C is definitely mandatory though. I grew up in AK (Anchorage and Eagle River), and miss it (including the weather) much more than the PNW. The cold in the winter is fairly dry most of the time, so it's not nearly as bad as the constantly-humid cold of the PNW winters IMO. The summer nights were awesome as well. ;)

Nah, if all the alarmism is to be believed, the PNW will soon be underwater! We here in AZ should have beach front property in no time! :D

Water is really important. So is climate. You get what you pay for when it comes to location. :)


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It's been cookin' here lately - I thought I was going to die today it was so hot. Had to come home and get my body temp back down.

Gotta pace yourself, keep hydrated, and know when to take breaks. It also helps to duck into some shade periodically.

Can't wait 'till October.....Florida is wonderful in the fall, winter, and spring. Summers not so much....

AZ has its good points. Flagstaff and Sedona are particulary nice.

I happen to like the cold. I grew up with one season, summer.

Its nice to see change up here.

I didn't think it was so bad today, walking to my car in uncovered parking at around 3pm. My pool was 89 deg. last week before it got really hot and I only ever swim at night. It's raining now, which is pretty rare around here. Worst part about summer for me is riding the bike isn't a lot of fun. But for 8-9 mos. of the year, it's heavenly.

I've been in cooler climes the majority of the last two weeks. Next week is going to kick my ass.

I did two tours in Germany.
I've had enough cold for one lifetime.

Carter

Wife is in Palm Springs.......
122 and the pool was a chilly 114
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damn. those dudes are working in 120? crazy...i'd have to attach and IV bag

crazy temps!!

yep! :)

That girl in the gray sweatshirt picking her butt?


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