Take a picture once a day, whether you need to or not

[MrHat]

lol sauced.  avatar made me laugh, I just remembered that picture.

[Sauced]

A friend of mine described it as "a picture of the end of the world", which I think sums it up nicely.  Pretty soon people will think I look like this guy, sort of like Ironwood and Zod, but much less charming.

[Yoru]

Fun with street signs.

[Ookii]

[Samwise]

Tell me that's a malfunction.  Temperatures that high do not exist in nature.  I'm pretty sure the atmosphere would ignite.

[photek]

Tell me that's a malfunction.  Temperatures that high do not exist in nature.  I'm pretty sure the atmosphere would ignite.

Its the same in my car, if it stands in the sun for few hours (and its a black car) it can show 43 degrees Celsius. While in reality it is something like 25. Its just due to the place the thermometer is placed in some cars.

[MrHat]

Temps like that do exist in nature.

[Samwise]

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA

[Teleku]

Am I reading that right?  It says 116 degrees F., right?  What the hell are you scared about, its not that uncommon for it to get that high (though thats right about as high as it ever gets) during summer in California (not along the coast obviously).  I grew up with up with that.  The temp inside a parked car would be much much hotter.

[Selby]

The temp inside a parked car would be much much hotter.

Yeah, 116°F is nothing outside of a car that isn't moving.  I've got a car with warped vinyl because the previous owner let it sit in the sun with the windows up.  Amazingly didn't damage the seats one bit but the dash is literally dust and the vinyl coverings for the kick panels and A-pillars are warped so bad I have to replace them.

My favorite picture is one I took of it being 105.7°F in the shade of our garage over labor day.  Miserable time that was.

[Endie]

The Physics Factbook - "Greenland Ranch, California, with 134 °F on July 10, 1913, holds the record for the highest temperature ever officially observed in the United States."

In 2003 I had to play a full 80 minutes of rugby in just under 101 degrees in the shade (and there's not much shade on a rugby pitch, let me tell you).  That was bad enough for me for one lifetime.

[MrHat]

We used to play basketball for an hour or so in pants in....I think about 46-47 deg. celcius IIRC. Which is what? 115F?

At least it's dry in PHX.

[Ookii]

Oh I took that picture after driving home for a half an hour or so, the most it's off by is 6 degrees.

[Sky]

It should never get hotter than 70ºF imo.

[Samwise]

It should never get hotter than 70ºF imo.

A voice of sanity.

[Cyrrex]

It should never get hotter than 70ºF imo.

A voice of sanity.

I'll see your 70, and raise you 10 degrees.

[Brogarn]

Bah. Weather makes things interesting. As someone who was raised in Southern California, I can say without a doubt I far prefer the seasonal Northeast.

[schild]

110 is pretty standard here during the summer. Of course, if you find shade, it's basically instantly 80 degrees and feels nice. Phoenix is more tolerable than any place with even 8% humidity and 80 degrees or more.

[Cyrrex]

110 is pretty standard here during the summer.

Tell me you're exaggerating

[Sky]

Bah. Weather makes things interesting. As someone who was raised in Southern California, I can say without a doubt I far prefer the seasonal Northeast.

I agree. Living in southern california was torture. Sunny and hot, blah.

Last week when we had the heat wave here, I kept bitching at people, "Aren't you the same people who cried all winter long about the cold and clouds?" People are fucking assholes who don't really want what they ask for, they just like to bitch about it. MMO rule #1.

Getting back to the pictures, Bartolomeus is getting bigger. Here he displays his fourteen claws of rodent destruction:

[Viin]

Do you have any problems with him scratching stuff up? Have you considered putting caps on his front claws? (Cute, btw).

[Sky]

He's batshit crazy. He tears the shit out of everything, even though I've got him confined to one room right now. I'm against declawing, so we're going to buy cheap shitty furniture until he's a bit older and less kitty-psycho. He's only three months old, the peak of playtime.

He is intelligent (for a cat) and training well (for a cat), so I hope it won't be too bad. Because he's a great cat, one toe shy of the record! He's got 26, 7 on both front and 6 on each back, the record is 27. Maybe I missed one...

[bhodi]

Caps are really popular these days, the only downside is they wear out/fall off as the claws grow.

[Samwise]

KITTEH!   

[Merusk]

110 is pretty standard here during the summer.

Tell me you're exaggerating

He's not.  He's not kidding about it being more bearable than 80% and 8% humidity, either.   Arizona is a great climate and I wish I had an excuse that would let me move there but avoid my wife's family.

[Viin]

He's not.  He's not kidding about it being more bearable than 80% and 8% humidity, either.   Arizona is a great climate and I wish I had an excuse that would let me move there but avoid my wife's family.

Colorado's just as good. :) Plus you can go skiiing!

[HaemishM]

I would give a body part for 8% humidity. Swamp ass is my life.

[Signe]

I was considering caps early on but my pussies are good about letting me clip their nails.  Mostly.  I have to do it every couple of weeks or so but it doesn't take long and I'm very careful.  They have so many scratchy toys that their not too too awful with other stuff.  We have to replace the one we have like Sky's though.  They've worn it down really bad and it falls over every time my fuzzy little fat arsed Lister jumps on it.  He has to carefully squirm up on his tummy to get to the top level.  It's a riot to watch.  All the dangly bits are unraveling.  We're getting them a monster one next time.  Putting drops in Magenta's eyes are another thing, though.  She turns into a black furry ball of hypodermic needles.   

Black Bart is adorable, by the way.  I loves him!  He looks a lot like Magenta only different colour eyes.  Someday I'll get around to putting up some pics.  Righ has taken THOUSANDS!

[Sky]

Pictures from my last two vacation weeks (in the last month) are all of construction or teh kitteh. 

Should have a couple before/after shots ready tomorrow or monday.

[rattran]

I finally found a scratching post all my cats like. 18" square carpeted base and top, about a 12" diameter sisal wrapped 3' tower. Brought it home, rubbed it with catnip (I reapply every 2-3 weeks) and they've gone to town on it on in the 6 months since. I think it was $60 at petsmart or petco.

I also have 2 other smaller scratch posts in strategic places in the house, one near the sofa, one near my chair. No polydactyls, so your mileage may vary.

[Sky]

Oh, we got a massive cat tower for him. He's a friggin' monkey, loves to climb. It's got two sisal posts on it, but he hasn't gotten the hang of them yet. He just started reacting a little to catnip, so I'm going to rub some in at some point. He picks stuff up pretty quick. Pun intended, because he basically has opposable mitts, he's the first of the cat people imo.

[voodoolily]

We had our Pig Roast yesterday for Sauced's birthday.



This is a triumphant voodoolily, having conquered the beast after 2 days of labor.



The best part? Guanciale, ears, crispidy goodness. We opted not to crack open the skull for the cabeza, but we still have the head in our fridge for later revelation. The rest of the photos will end up on the br0g.

[MrHat]

Did you just dig a fire pit in your backyard?

[climbjtree]

Is that the same badass science tattoo from another F13 thread?

[voodoolily]

Yes and yes.