Wednesday, June 08, 2011

STAYING COOL:))

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With the melodically soothing & hauntingly beautiful guitar sounds of WILL ACKERMAN wafting out of our IPod/Bose system this morning I set to work painting our aging porch steps.  It was 8:10 a.m. & with the thermometer already reading a humid 77F I wanted to get that job over with while the steps were still in the shade.  Forty minutes later I was done & crossed another 'to do item' off my list.

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This hotter weather almost makes me want to switch our Jeep's hard top for the soft convertible top, but not so fast.  Went through that aggravation last summer just after we got our Jeep.  Found out it was no easy feat getting that soft top on.  Hard top comes off easy enough but our soft top is like new, very stiff & after watching an experienced Jeep guy struggling to get it on early last July I knew I would never have the patience for that sort of thing.  Wished it was a power top!!

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HARD TOP ON                                                    SOFT TOP ON                                         2010 

The advantages of a hard top do outweigh the soft top though except for that breezy beach buggy wind in the hair feeling.  Less wind noise with the hardtop means finer music listening plus far better security when the Jeep is parked.  With the hardtop on I can take the little Motormouse with me but with a soft top on I would have to put it up just to run into the grocery store for a minute.  Just not practical.  Even with the soft top on I wouldn't feel comfortable parking it at a southwest trailhead & leaving it for a couple hours.  Anybody going by with a jackknife in their pocket could easily slit the vinyl top & get into the Jeep. 

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CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT IN ARIZONA....ECHO CANYON TRAIL HEAD 

It's one of several reasons we opt to leave the hardtop on when we travel south for the winter.  Also, parts of Arizona can be very cool in the winter months.  Yes, the sun is always warm but the air itself is generally cold so most days driving around with the top down is going to be on the cool to cold side & for sure going anywhere after 4 in the afternoon or before 10 in the morning out in the desert climates is going to be cold for sure.  Wind in the hair is fine but cold in the face is not.  And, with the unpredictable weather we have been having here in southern Ontario so far, wrestling that top up & down every few days is just not something I want to do!!

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CRUISING WITH THE TOP DOWN IN EARLY JULY 1010

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REMINDS ME OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER I ONCE HAD 

Because of today's oppressive heat I stayed inside all day.  I dislike summer's hot & humid days nearly as much as winter's snow & cold because the two extremes have equal ability to trap one inside their own house. 

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GROANER'S CORNER:((  AND HERE'S A FEW REASONS WHY JEEPS ARE BETTER THAN WOMEN 
- Jeeps don't whine unless something is really wrong.
-Jeeps don't care if you look at other Jeeps.
-Jeeps don't care if you buy Jeep magazines. 
- If your Jeep is misaligned, you don't have to discuss politics with it. 
-Jeeps don't get headaches.
-Your Jeep never wants a night out with the other Jeeps.
-Jeeps don't care if you're late.
- Your Jeep is never embarrassed to go topless in public.
-A rocky relationship with your Jeep is actually fun.
-Jeeps don't care how much money you spend on them. 
- You never have to worry about your Jeep spending your money.
-You don't have to remember your Jeep's birthday, when you first met, or anniversaries.

(it's just a joke ladies, puleeeeeeezzzz)

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11 comments:

  1. We, too opted for not keeping the soft top for our Jeep..somedays we wish we had it but it really isn't that practical for the reasons you listed and now that we have rack on the roof for all our gear..we wouldn't have been using it anyway...
    we do take the front roof off when the sun shines..like last weekend!..it was a hat day!..don't care about hair on a beautiful sunny day!..it is all about feeling the wind and the heat from the sun!..now that is a perfect day!!

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  2. You're soooo funny!! Don't like the heat & humidity either, nor the snow & ice...what are we going to do...where are we going to go? Great pics as usual!

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  3. I like the looks of the hardtop better, and it's more practical for a lot of reasons you mentioned.

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  4. I agree...don't much care for hot/humid weather. Now, more severe weather is headed our way. This summer is shaping up to be a wild ride.

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  5. The heat/humidity makes it no fun to be outside. Glad you got the deck done before the heat gets to be too much.
    Take care and enjoy the day!

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  6. Be sure to let me know when you find that place that is having the weather we want. Rain and more rain here in MT. And it's way too cold. No jeep for us - Jim worked for GM for 50 years.

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  7. The heat and humidity has been awful here too..especially with a huge hot boot on one foot! But hey, at least you got the steps painted early, leaving the rest of the day to tuck inside in the A/C..Just for the record..we don't have A/C...but we do have LOTS of windows that open, so if there is a breeze, we got it! (Which means we also got the train horns :-(

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  8. Seems like jeeps are better than men in a lot of ways too. :)

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  9. I never lock the doors in my MG and you know although I have had other vehicles broken into and stuff stolen I have never lost anything or had any damage to the MG. Guess the fact that they can look in easily and see that I don't have anything worth stealing stops the impulse to pry open the door.

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  10. Don't look now, but there's a frog in your blog. Another surprise from you friends at Google, no doubt!

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