Posted: 8/9/2003 2:36:44 PM EDT
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one day this spring it started to rain ............................. and never stopped ... WTF .. did i fall asleep and wake up in a rain forest in south america ? and they are wondering why west nile cases tripled this year from last .. for petes sake ... let there be sun ! |
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Oh good, I'm not the only one that is depressed as hell. Between the snow and cold of the past winter, the lack of anything resembling Spring, and this "summer", AAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!! I work in lower Manhattan and was looking forward to taking my lunch down to the Seaport every once in a while to enjoy the day, and get some sun. But I've only been able to do it a handful of times. Chrisp929, you're not kidding about "waking up in a rain forest". This SUCKS. |
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Tell me about it. A couple of times last week I was fixed at Subway stations that were so hot and muggy that I really felt dizzy. I started bringing a 2 quart canteen with me just incase I get fixed their again. Not to mention I keep getting ideas about plopping down 900 bucks for the Second Chance Zylon vest (Ultima) just because it's lighter and probably cooler. |
| We had a brutal winter compared to most, a miserable spring and now one of the wettest summers I remember... But I do concur, thank God it has not been as hot as most years because heat and humidity do not mix well for ole Hiram... Let us pray for a lovely fall and mild winter... |
Not hot? Its been like 80 with 100% humidity here. I start sweating as soon as I wlak out the door. lol. |
Yeah buy 90's+ and 100% humidity would be almost unbearable. |
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All I know is that every time I've been to the range this summer, it was like being in a wet bag all day. I've had exactily two *good* days at the range...days where you don't need a gallon of water just to survive more than an hour, it doesn't rain half-way through the session, and you won't go home with a serious case of sunburn and/or heat exhaustion. However, I'm guessing unlike most of the people who frequent the range I go to, I have no problems shooting in the rain  After all, these things were designed to function in any condition, right? Besides, it cools the barrels down a lot faster I just hate walking in all that damn mud all the time.. |
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I remember Agnes quite well. I was at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation trying to qualify with an M16a1 as a ROTC cadet. I recall they finally called off training for 1/2 of one day (-: It ain't trainin' if it ain't rainin' I mostly remembered every time I squeezed one off my glasses got sprayed (my helmet and poncho kept the rain off my glasses until I fired.) Memories. |