Weather where you are?

Elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point in water, but never thought it would help with bitumen.
 
Gerald said:
28?C when I left the house at 5:45. They showed salt being cast onto the streets in Arnhem, Netherlands in the news yesterday evening. Supposedly to prevent the streets from heating up to much. Something I'd never heard of before.

Gerald
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probably limestone Gerald as that's the filler in bitumen which makes it ashplat. Funny old world as that's where I'm working at the moment in a baking hot tar plant fucking ace.. Regards Andy
 
Andy,

Was a truck with the attachment to throw salt on the streets as used in winter.
Locals were quite puzzled  ;)

Gerald
 
On the North Shore of the Great Lakes Ontario Canada the weather for the last month has been extremely "HOT" with a 2 day reprieve down to 22C but mostly 35+ after 5 PM until midnight+.

YUK! Even our Prickle will not bite in this shit stuffed packed full of UFV rays.

Other then that; I'm getting too old and can't take the heat and humidity - If you want to tourer on 2 wheels better wear cotton on your skin and leather to deflect the bugs and rain bursts.

Typical crap for us 2 Wheeler's. 

My advice is to always ride west in the morning a ride east at dusk - That's if you're going Home to a Wife and Kids.

Last thing you want is to be riding West into that Blinding SUN - If that's your take so be it !

Nothing like Canadian Motorcycling were you go nowhere for 1000'nds of miles into the SUN were's  there's no answer or conclusion !
 
Can remember those hot Perth days where the side stand would sink into the bitumen. Come back to a bike leaning 45?. Centre stands would sink too so the bike would be sitting precariously on the tyres.
 
West Chilcotin, British Columbia is avoiding global warming this year.Cool and wet instead of hot and dry.

Today was up to 20 degrees for a wee while but at least no rain.

Upper winds have been brutal the last week and getting hammered with turbulence every time I fly ........ always have to cross some 8,000' foot ridge at least 10 times a day ....... fakkkk.
 
I have  no way of knowing what the temperature was yesterday where I was riding, but, I did the south side of the M25 and then onto the M3 at around 1300hrs, the heat was so severe that I contemplated taking off my unlined riding jacket (Richa) and continuing, but I stopped at a services on the early part of the West bound A303 maybe 2 hours later and must have been suffering de-hydration or even heat stroke, since when stationary I removed one glove and had to immediately sit on an outside chair at a Starbucks, to remove the other and my Shoei, and was feeling slightly light headed. Starbucks revived me with its aircon, but actually I hate the place, a large Americano, (no milk), a water, a sandwich and a bun was near ?14  !!!!!!!!! and not only that the coffee was disgustingly bitter (and I am fussy with it) but hey ho!, I was back on the road for the last 80 miles or so of my journey, but I just couldn't make it, and had to stop in a lay bay with some shade, after about another 50 or so miles, and drink even more of my lukewarm water (from home no single use plastic please) and eventually arrived still hot and bothered, my host was quick to provide me with more water and a black tea and all was soon very well. After much chatting and viewing if interesting things, both bikes and property, I was back on my way home again around 1900hrs and it was considerably cooler and the roads traffic free with the exception of the M3, yes even the M25 was traffic free and my 180 mile return trip was such a great pleasure, cool and traffic/stress free, an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon , even allowing for the extremely hot out bound run, motorcycling always provides (for me) "something" from every single ride, difficult to put into words, but if you do not experience this, then I cannot help you.
CLEM
ps just so as you know this was not a Laverda ride but a pan European one, which is exactly what is was meant for.
 
Glad your run back was more pleasant Clem, stayed off work,not a day to be in the heat working in no shade all day for sure..
 
My trip to Germanski Continues to be affected by the weather. I was meant to fly home last night but flight cancelled (after sitting on the plane for almost 3 hours) due to unusual severe summer storms in UK.  Good hotel overnight provided. Today was a 6 hour coach trip from Stuttgart to Duesseldorf to grab a potential flight, but now that one is delayed by 3 hours and might not happen this eve.

My immediate problem is a First-World problem of course, as I'm sitting in an air conditioned space, with an open airline cheque book to purchase as much beer, wine and fine food as I can possibly consume. So I'm realy not grumbling, but the weather is the cause. A much bigger concern. It  does seem to be changing. I've been going the Stuttgart to Birmingham run for 30 years and this has never happened before.

The sweet irony is that I jet all over the place to talk about vehicle emissions and the reduction of. Bonkers.
 
We usually do long rides to the tank capacity, refuel every 200ks or 2 1/2 hours. In summer lately, I have found this too long when it's close to 40c. I either need to find a way to hydrate on the move or stop more often. Having a dry mouth means your past the proper point of hydration, and once that happens it gets harder and harder to get this under control. Add safety gear not designed for hot weather and most aren't and you risk mental impairment via heat exhaustion and how stupidy dangerous is that on a bike.
 
Over 30 in Oslo area these days. Spent yesterday in and out of the kayak, paddling and swimming. You never know how short this lasts so have to jump at the chance.
Friends got stuck at a Holland airport yesterday in transit. The whole place shut down because of the heat.
 
Record temperatures in Europe over the last few days. It has been over 40C here, with very high humidity.
The aircraft suffer from vapour locks, difficult to start.
Then the rate of climb is miserable, and the engine oil temperature heads for the red rapidly. Students generally drenched in sweat, even before takeoff.
I haven't seriously considered starting a bike for the last week. :-X
Starting to cool down now, thunderstorms around.

Steve
 
stevepm2011 said:
Record temperatures in Europe over the last few days. It has been over 40C here, with very high humidity.
The aircraft suffer from vapour locks, difficult to start.
Then the rate of climb is miserable, and the engine oil temperature heads for the red rapidly. Students generally drenched in sweat, even before takeoff.
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No problem with heat here in Chilcotin region of British Columbia. It actually got up in the 20's yesterday ..... 21 degrees in fact.

Brutal upper winds of 45 kts at 9,000' have made the mountain ridge landings ...... interesting. This morning I had a different problem with the wind. I couldn't find any ...... confused the heck out of me!

I'll go clean some carburetors now .....

Jim
 
Finally temperatures have cooled down on the North Shore to around 22/25C mid August - Great time to explore the Bush with No Insects to the end of October before Winter emerges - Can't say there will not be some Hot Days ahead with wandering Thunder Storms  - Another year goes by: BEST time for Motorcycling a 4 Wheeling in the Great White North from my respective: Especially in  September when all the Hoards of clueless City Folk have left your Country: HIC ;o)
 
I'm great Card Player - Not so much at pool to day because of my age.

Any Card Game you wish to play ;o)

I did win 1000'nds playing 8 Ball on a 4 x 8 but my favorite was playing Snooker on a 5 by 9.

My Dad hated me for doing this and laying the cash on the morning table but He taught me and my Mother Loved me. 

After all his moped was Henderson Straight 4 after WWII.

Which I crawled all over as a Baby.

He hit me on the head when I missed with a Lee Enfield 303 but he changed his mind when I mounted a Scope. My Brown eyes where BLIND compared to his Eagle Blue Eyes.

I was a better Skier, Knife thrower, Pistol Shooter and Shot Gun shooter then he was but Open Site Rifle NO one could beat him.

I truly believe he did kill the most Deer and Moose of any hunter in Canada using either a 1892 Cordite Sniper 303 or Jungle Carbine - Open Sight.

You would not want to be fleeing within a mile with him under a Lee Enfield Beep sight.

Never Lost a Game of Gulf in my life - Handy Cap "0" as a Caddy starting at 10 years old - Could shoot 3 under par in 9 holes.

Quit playing Golf at 16 - No competition and bought a Breganzie - However; I did win Canadian Ontario Salomon Ski competition  at Blue Mountain when I was 22 and Skid with the Canadian National Team in thee Rockies at 22 as a Photographer.

Chromalloy paid for my 707 and DC8 flights. - Love flying in a 727 to places like St Louis or Memphis - For FREE. when I was 20 year old. - I made them lots of Money !

I weight 136 Lb's at 5'11" and half blind but considered a photographer for Canadian International Ski Team- Go Figure but I was always tasked to be on a Golf Course or on Top of a Mountain with a Camera - That's how I made money.

Late 60's and early 70's where a Great TIME to be 21 years Old.

Feeling it now at 71 @ 180 Lbs with all the broken bones and laying recuse on the North Shore of Lake Huron with a 2001 JEEP TJ Sport in a retirement home with trailer, canoe and  paddle.

My Wife and our Children are another matter.

Nothing like riding 2 Wheels in Northern Ontario there lots of wanna bee's with a Beganzie but FUCK I do like Harleys, Ducati's, Moto Guzz's and BMW's - Perhaps a Jap Suzuki and Triumphs !

Growing up as a Golfer my idle was Ken Venture - An Auzzie Iron Man Golfer - I studied him inside and out; Where as my Dad went with Arnold Palmer - FUCK !

Forgive my English I was always dyslectic.
 
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