July 4 weekend: Too hot, so TV watching

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If you avoided the horror of the heat this weekend and stuck by the TV, what did you watch? Mine:

1) Episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. The Hercules episode took the family intrigues of Oedipus (yeah, that Oedipus), the late Jocasta, her brother Creon, and Oedipus' daughter Antigone and made an entertaining rebellion-against-a-cruel-ruler story out of it. The Xena story featured our favorite swordswoman going undercover (as if Xena could ever be undercover!) in a king's dungeon to rescue a little girl she grew up with, now an adult. I'm tellin' ya, Kevin Sorbo makes a good Hercules, but Lucy Lawless sells herself as Xena the way Chuck Connors did as Lucas McCain 40 years before on The Rifleman.

Then, two 1962 episodes of Have Gun -- Will Travel, with Richard Boone (surely one of the ugliest, and yet strongest, leading men of all time). The first featured Boone's Paladin venturing into a town that is literally law-free to capture a bandit who mutilated a little girl after killing her parents, and winding up as "prosecuting attorney" in a kangaroo trial.

The second was even better. One Dr. Avatar, a student of Cesare Lombroso (the "criminal type" fellow), comes from Europe and hires Paladin to take him to one of the last of the gunfighters, Jake Trueblood, so that Avatar can measure Jake's skull and features and prove his physical criminal type theory. Along the way Avatar notes that Paladin is no slouch in the gunfighting area himself. Then Avatar tries to bribe Paladin to kill Trueblood so that Avatar can take his actual head back to Europe for proof of his theory. When Paladin refuses, Avatar tries to get Jake to off Paladin so he can have Paladin's head instead! Realizing that Avatar is as bad as the murderous gunmen he is "studying," Paladin is forced to shoot him in self-defense.

How many Western series, then or now, would feature what we'd call today a forensic anthropologist? No wonder HG-WT was famous in its own time. . . .
 
Spent most of my time outside, I love the heat. Cut the grass and trimmed hedges on Saturday, chilled out reading a book on the deck (except from about 4-6 PM- that did get a little bit hot) on Sunday and Monday, then on Monday grilled burgers for July 4 supper, watched fireworks downtown later.
 
I moved 3200lbs of concrete block into a truck and then the same 3200lbs off the truck at the dump. I didn't do much more work that day.
 
Ugh, it was hot. I spent Fri in NYC, and it was 79F/76% humidity. I about died walking the half-hour to Central Park--but to be fair, I caught a cold last week and even today am still recovering. Saturday was not bad but we were busy with a couple of events that took up the day.

Yesterday, for the Fourth, I took a 40 mile bike ride and got home at 11am--tried to beat the heat, but it was pretty hot, like 80 when I got home. I laid low for much of the afternoon, then went to friends pool before dinner. Outside for four hours, put on SPF 50 twice, still got a sunburn on much of me.

Watched Ghostbusters last night--wife saw the cast of the new one in NYC, so we decided to watch that. [Ironically IMDB says it was shot mostly in Boston.] Missed the fireworks.
 
Originally Posted By: supton
Ugh, it was hot. I spent Fri in NYC, and it was 79F/76% humidity. I about died walking the half-hour to Central Park--but to be fair, I caught a cold last week and even today am still recovering. Saturday was not bad but we were busy with a couple of events that took up the day.

Yesterday, for the Fourth, I took a 40 mile bike ride and got home at 11am--tried to beat the heat, but it was pretty hot, like 80 when I got home. I laid low for much of the afternoon, then went to friends pool before dinner. Outside for four hours, put on SPF 50 twice, still got a sunburn on much of me.

Watched Ghostbusters last night--wife saw the cast of the new one in NYC, so we decided to watch that. [Ironically IMDB says it was shot mostly in Boston.] Missed the fireworks.

I dream of a place that has *only* 80 F. in July. . . .

Was it the new Ghostbusters, or the original?
 
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
Originally Posted By: supton
Ugh, it was hot. I spent Fri in NYC, and it was 79F/76% humidity. I about died walking the half-hour to Central Park--but to be fair, I caught a cold last week and even today am still recovering. Saturday was not bad but we were busy with a couple of events that took up the day.

Yesterday, for the Fourth, I took a 40 mile bike ride and got home at 11am--tried to beat the heat, but it was pretty hot, like 80 when I got home. I laid low for much of the afternoon, then went to friends pool before dinner. Outside for four hours, put on SPF 50 twice, still got a sunburn on much of me.

Watched Ghostbusters last night--wife saw the cast of the new one in NYC, so we decided to watch that. [Ironically IMDB says it was shot mostly in Boston.] Missed the fireworks.

I dream of a place that has *only* 80 F. in July. . . .

Was it the new Ghostbusters, or the original?


Yeah, we watched the original. We'll probably see the new one when it hits Netflix.
 
I caulked around our master bath tub and then did some drywall work and paint prep in our spare bedroom. Our Daughter is going to be moving back from NC and will be staying with us for a while. Still need to texture the walls before paint.
 
Originally Posted By: Danno
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
supton said:
I dream of a place that has *only* 80 F. in July. . . .


Come visit Northern Ontario in July.

Day time temps - 75F - 80F, night time 60s, humidity rarely gets over 50%.
Candidate for best summer weather on the continent.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/sudbury/p3b/weather-forecast/49544



Its the best 2 weeks of the year and it hardly ever snows!;) Just kidding, we've actually been having your summer down here near Peterborough for the most part, only 2 nights have needed the A/C. Its almost too dry, but I do prefer it to 85+F 80+% humidity days.
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Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: Benzadmiral
Originally Posted By: supton
Ugh, it was hot. I spent Fri in NYC, and it was 79F/76% humidity. I about died walking the half-hour to Central Park--but to be fair, I caught a cold last week and even today am still recovering. Saturday was not bad but we were busy with a couple of events that took up the day.

Yesterday, for the Fourth, I took a 40 mile bike ride and got home at 11am--tried to beat the heat, but it was pretty hot, like 80 when I got home. I laid low for much of the afternoon, then went to friends pool before dinner. Outside for four hours, put on SPF 50 twice, still got a sunburn on much of me.

Watched Ghostbusters last night--wife saw the cast of the new one in NYC, so we decided to watch that. [Ironically IMDB says it was shot mostly in Boston.] Missed the fireworks.

I dream of a place that has *only* 80 F. in July. . . .

Was it the new Ghostbusters, or the original?


Yeah, we watched the original. We'll probably see the new one when it hits Netflix.


That new movie looks either like a feel-good comedy that the family can get a laugh out of, or a dumb movie. One or the other. If Adam Sandler touched it post-1997 it would be all the way dumb.

Go see The Infiltrator it comes out Wednesday. New Purge looks like a re-hash no-good.
 
Originally Posted By: racer12306
I moved 3200lbs of concrete block into a truck and then the same 3200lbs off the truck at the dump. I didn't do much more work that day.


Do you do cement work for a lving? I need some done..
 
Don't go outside this time of year unless absolutely necessary. Hate the summers but love the winter weather along the Gulf coast. If I was wealthy I would have a place in the high Rockies for summer.
 
I watched COPS all 4th of July. Also, some Forensic Files. I think I have seen every episode of that show now.

Neither one of them is very patriotic, but the History Channel is waning for me. Ancient Aliens is becoming dumb.
 
I have yet to use the A/C in July. June saw only 6.5 days of use. Today is 84F w/humidity 49%. Supposed to see 91F tomorrow...we'll see.
 
We tend to kick the ac on when outdoor temp reaches 70 or so. Our house is in full sun so a 70 degree day can quickly mean 75+ inside. If humidity goes high then it's just miserable.

If the weather forecasts low evening temps (low 60's or less) we'll try to avoid running the ac, under the assumption it'll cool off in the evening hours.
 
Originally Posted By: supton
tried to beat the heat, but it was pretty hot, like 80 when I got home


Ha, it's 80 degrees here at 3am!
I spent almost the whole weekend outside, also went to the gym Sunday and spent some time in the sauna
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Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
Spent most of my time outside, I love the heat.


Me too. There is no such thing as too hot...
 
No thanks. I have gotten sunburns inside of 15 minutes; the sun is not my friend. I miss it during the winter months but my joy at seeing it again is short-lived.

Now hiking in 20F weather... that is something I enjoy.
 
Yep...I hear ya! Brutal here over the 4th! Sun @ 7pm, I'd had enough, came inside, changed out of sweat-drenched clothes, watched Masterpiece Endeavour, then some re-runs. Great series for thinkers!

As I type:

Outdoor ambient temp: 98°F
Outdoor Rh: 58%
Solar Intensity: 947 W/sqr. meter
Solar Heat Index: 140°F

Concrete driveway: 127°F
Black asphalt: 152°F

Indoor temp: 80°F
Indoor Rh: 40%
Ceiling Fans: ON


Thank God for Freon!
 
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