tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post7364850597964409793..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Ranger Jim’s Ramblings for JulyWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31063390632573761942013-07-11T17:38:01.110-05:002013-07-11T17:38:01.110-05:00Good point about the swimming. My horses all like...Good point about the swimming. My horses all liked wading but only one was a willing swimmer. And it's downright amazing how much water sticks to their hair, isn't it? I had one horse that would shake, then roll in the dirt. Hence, Mudpie. I'm gonna use her in a book one of these days.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-35762012005056539032013-07-11T13:04:58.585-05:002013-07-11T13:04:58.585-05:00As usual, lots of good information. Thanks for the...As usual, lots of good information. Thanks for the horse-tips!JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-67956177523995651892013-07-11T10:46:37.804-05:002013-07-11T10:46:37.804-05:00Thanks, Cheryl.
And weather is funny. People ask ...Thanks, Cheryl.<br /><br />And weather is funny. People ask me why I want to stay in New Hampshire permanently once I retire, since it's so much colder up there. But, like your heat in Oklahoma, it's a dry cold, as opposed to the damp cold we get off the Sound in Connecticut, so it doesn't feel as bad. <br /><br />I remember when I was living in San Diego we had a hot spell, and the weatherman was saying the excessive humidity was making the heat feel so much worse. The "excessive" humidity to them was 20%! Everything's relative.<br /><br />As far as true heat and humidity, it's a tossup for me between Houston and New Orleans. Spent time in both those cities in the summer, and the weather was unbearable. All you had to do was step outside and you were as soaked as if you had just come out of the shower.<br /><br />Jim GriffinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-85466683091454261842013-07-11T10:42:09.426-05:002013-07-11T10:42:09.426-05:00Sorry, Frank, but my sisters and their families li...Sorry, Frank, but my sisters and their families live in Florida, and they (and you) can have it. Last time I was down there for the holidays we spent Christmas Day glued to the television watching the weather radar and tornado warnings. And up here the humidity, bugs and heat will go away in a week or two at the most. Florida's too flat (although my one sister and her husband live in Florida's so-called "Hill Country", a few bumps in the land), too buggy, and too hot... and I don't want to live where the reptiles are large enough to eat my horse! That said, I know Florida is heaven to a lot of folks, who would consider MY neck of the woods, with our nor'easters and blizzards, Hades.<br /><br />Jim GriffinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-59651180523531957162013-07-11T09:27:18.805-05:002013-07-11T09:27:18.805-05:00Jim, this is a great blog post. For those of us wh...Jim, this is a great blog post. For those of us who have never been around horses much (I know that's weird coming from a native Oklahoman!)it's very useful information. I am really enjoying these posts of yours. BTW, I just got back from a week in West Virginia...I thought THAT was Hades--so muggy and steamy like a rainforest. Give me this dry Oklahoma heat any day of the week. <br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40221273915035416752013-07-11T06:36:31.173-05:002013-07-11T06:36:31.173-05:00Florida equates to Hades, does it? Yet you are the...Florida equates to Hades, does it? Yet you are the one complaining about being hot, sticky and buggy while I sit in the shade of an oak tree, perfectly comfortable with a cool beverage on a beautiful non-sticky day. Go figure!Frank Roderusnoreply@blogger.com