Will in need humidifier in California and Nevada (on holiday

dangst · Post by **dangst** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:18 pm

going on a holiday soon and wonder if in Los Angeles and Nevada I will need a humidifier. I don't want to carry the whole GK420e kit if I don't need to. I normally use the humidifier and a heated hose. Any tips from folks in that area please?

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:28 pm

Rule of Life #1

If you don't take it, you will need it.

Rule of Life #2

If you take it you might not need it.

Jim

Bob... · Post by **Bob...** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:31 am

California and Nevada are basically deserts so if I were you I would bring it. See Jim's Rule #1.

Bob

jum001 · Post by **jum001** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:36 am

I have spent many vacations in both places and have had difficulty keeping myself hydrated during the days, much less the nights. Take the equioment.

harikarishimari · Post by **harikarishimari** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:32 pm

You are probably on vacation by now already, but I will give you my very biased opinion about southern Nevada, the only relief we get is flash flooding. It is so dry here that grapes turn to raisins before you can pop them in your mouth. I have experimented with using TWO humidifiers connected in series, daisy-chained. (It doesn't help, it just causes rainout which even then doesn't make the air FEEL humid). I should mention I grew up in a tropical climate where it rains most every day, the way God intended. Nevada was put here for punishment for people who can't read road maps. You are planning to come here intentionally?

-HKS

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:22 am

harikarishimari wrote:It is so dry here that grapes turn to raisins before you can pop them in your mouth.

California here. We have the opposite problem, the tropical humidity is quite unusual. And UNBEARABLE! MISERABLE! TROPICAL! TERRIBLE! HKS, I'll trade you towns. Here raisins turn back into grapes before you can pop them in your mouth. And plus, here you can walk around all day in your bathrobe and curlers and nobody will even notice. (Is that really YOU in the avatar??? ) I haven't actually tried it, and I haven't really noticed anybody else doing that, which only proves my point. You might actually LIKE it here. And plus, where ELSE will you find speed limit signs in Braille? Besides the humidity, we are drowning in political correctness. If I had to choose, I would keep the humidity. HKS, you're welcome to visit, and take all the humidity back home with you. In fact PLEASE DO. Sooner the better. It's a win-win situation.

moshi moshi,

-Ric

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:45 pm

Ric wrote:
harikarishimari wrote:It is so dry here that grapes turn to raisins before you can pop them in your mouth.
California here. We have the opposite problem, the tropical humidity is quite unusual. And UNBEARABLE! MISERABLE! TROPICAL! TERRIBLE! HKS, I'll trade you towns. Here raisins turn back into grapes before you can pop them in your mouth. And plus, here you can walk around all day in your bathrobe and curlers and nobody will even notice. (Is that really YOU in the avatar??? ) I haven't actually tried it, and I haven't really noticed anybody else doing that, which only proves my point. You might actually LIKE it here. And plus, where ELSE will you find speed limit signs in Braille? Besides the humidity, we are drowning in political correctness. If I had to choose, I would keep the humidity. HKS, you're welcome to visit, and take all the humidity back home with you. In fact PLEASE DO. Sooner the better. It's a win-win situation.

moshi moshi,

-Ric

Yeah but it is a dry heat. I live in Calif and use a humidifier year round, but I don't use the heat only passover. During the winter when temp goes down I use the Aussie heated hose and still only in passover mode.

I always wondered why Well Fargo Bank drive up window had Braille instructions. Never could figure that one out.

harikarishimari · Post by **harikarishimari** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:00 pm

Ric wrote:And plus, here you can walk around all day in your bathrobe and curlers and nobody will even notice. (Is that really YOU in the avatar??? )

Are you implying that is me? walking around in a bathrobe? You clearly have no appreciation for asian culture. Those are my PAJAMAS, foo. Look closely you will see I am smuggling toothbrushes in my "curlers", I'm surprised you didn't pick up on that.

As for the humidity YES, send it all my way.

As for the California politics, I'll have to think about that, give me some time. OK, I thought about it, you can keep it. And what is this "moshi moshi" thing? Is that a California breakfast cereal? With raisins?

Sorry, must go now, phone is ringing...

-HKS

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:12 pm

harikarishimari wrote:Sorry, must go now, phone is ringing...

-HKS

Well, I did an Internet search on the phrase that Ric used and found lots of different things.
Closest I could come to an Asian culture phrase was:

"moshi moshi"
hello on the phone in Japanese
moshi moshi UrbanDictionary head quarters
moshi moshi toshi no jisho no shireibu desu ka?

Interesting that HKS said she had to go answer the phone.....

This one's kinda cute, too.

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/say/quickjapanese/5.html

Ric, you can keep the Left-Coast politics.

Best wishes,

Den

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:19 pm

Nevada and most of inland California are dry-I don't think it will be a wasted effort to pack your humidifier.

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:13 pm

krousseau wrote:Nevada and most of inland California are dry-I don't think it will be a wasted effort to pack your humidifier.

I have to agree with you, most of the time it is NICE and DRY. Or at least DRY. I'm not sure where this weather system is coming from, probably from the gulf bringing mostly massively miserable moist air masses, the tropical kind. Normally we get nice dry air after the cool arctic air mass passes over the high desert (Harikarishimariville) and dumps whatever moisture on the cactus and lizards and casinos and stuff, leaving us with DECENT dry air. As everybody knows, IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIUHHHH.... But something about the recent couple of months, the humidity is up, along with the misery and the electric bills. Not just the heat. The air is definitely blowing the wrong way. Personally I blame Al Gore. But nevermind, the Santa Ana winds will be here late September/October, and nice dry dry dry air. But yah, pack the humidifier, one's nose never has enuf moisture does one's ?

-R

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:25 am

harikarishimari wrote:And what is this "moshi moshi" thing? Is that a California breakfast cereal? With raisins?

Solly, must go now, phone is linging...

-HKS

Yes, it is.

HAPPY ???

(sorry, no raisins).

wulfman wrote:Interesting that HKS said she had to go answer the phone.....

(I doubt that was any accident. No, I'm SURE of it.)

hello, Cheerio®, and moshi moshi.... oh, and some french fries with that please...

(now if i could only find my @#$%&*! toothbrush)