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  1. #1
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    heat

    Umm..please be careful out there in the heat kids. Anything around 38C+ is gettin a weeeee bit too hot to ride in. Take it easy & you don't have to ride you know. Aggie, we don't do dirt if it's freakin hot..too many hills & then the flies plus the deep pea gravel & no shade..etc

    I can send you some coolish weather if you'd like. I can't wait for summer to return . Only a few more months & then you get to hear me complain about the weather. At least the sunshine's returned..aahhhh..

    Btw..Why do you guys say acclimate? I thought it's " acclimatized" . I've seen it quite a few times & thought..hmmm???

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    Quote Originally Posted by crazycanuck View Post

    Btw..Why do you guys say acclimate? I thought it's " acclimatized" . I've seen it quite a few times & thought..hmmm???
    It's like "use" and "utilize". Either is correct.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimate. ac⋅cli⋅mate
      /ˈækləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪmɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit] Show IPA
    Use acclimate in a Sentence
    –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
    to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimatize. c⋅cli⋅ma⋅tize
      /əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-klahy-muh-tahyz] Show IPA
    Use acclimatize in a Sentence
    –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
    to acclimate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by salsabike View Post
    It's like "use" and "utilize". Either is correct.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimate. ac⋅cli⋅mate
      /ˈækləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪmɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit] Show IPA
    Use acclimate in a Sentence
    –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
    to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acclimatize. c⋅cli⋅ma⋅tize
      /əˈklaɪməˌtaɪz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-klahy-muh-tahyz] Show IPA
    Use acclimatize in a Sentence
    –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
    to acclimate.
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    Any time, cookie.
    "My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks

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    I just bought a boat in the PNW to get OUT of the horrid heat here in Phoenix on my days off!!! Actually, 90s won't feel too bad to me, but it's rather a bit warmer than I'd like to see temps up there!

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    Driving home last night - it got down to 97 F when I went over the ridge near our home and it felt 'cool'.

    It was 107 when I left work (not just in the parking lot, but until I got out of the 'city'). I don't care where you live or what you are used to, that's HOT (if you are a human ).
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