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CONVECTION

It is that time of year when we get the hot wind. It is like looking into the convection oven we had in Boston.

There is this gust of ultra-hot air in your face. It smells different. It dries your eyeballs.

It is one of the most satisfying feelings there is!

Not kidding.

Yesterday we had the temperature, 112. We had the wind, 30mph or more. We had the low low humidity, 5-6%. Perfect.

We went out and took a ride in it and raised the wind up a level higher. Just like Franklin we stuck our snoots out and got the hot blow.

I know it sounds crazy to an Easterner and particularly to a Northwester. But think about your humidity!

This is sauna air. It is great.

Just drink a lot of water before you go out and ride around with all the windows down or stand in the back yard with your face to the sun and soak it in. (Not too long with that or you will uv yourself into oblivion; melanoma city).

There is a down side to all this fun.

The forest fire danger is multiplied by tens and hundreds in this kind of weather.

Not far from here it is out of control.

Ridge Fire transforms Pioneertown into an inferno

Pioneertown is an old movie set town built by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. In recent years it has been a tourist attraction.

No more.

So given a choice, we really don't want this kind of weather but, since it is here, we will get out and put our snoots into it and soak it up.