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Slab City reaches its boiling point

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Re: Slab City reaches its boiling point

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Post by rascul »

grecy wrote: post #27
linksnapzz wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I drove through once; my feeling is that it takes a fair amount of guts to live in the desert-that desert, in the summertime. 120F+ is lethal to the unprepared who are out in in it for more than a brief period.

I read hyperbole like this all the time and it shocks me. Have you never been outside in 120F+ temps? I have spent many years of my life in those temps (Australia, all around Africa). Shade and plenty of drinking water and it's completely fine. Millions of people live their lives in those temps with no AC, no fridge, etc. I hear the same thing about the cold like "Frostbite in a matter of seconds past -30F". I used t…

My Dad moved in with me in southern Mississippi a couple years ago from West Virginia. He still can't handle the heat.

Re: Slab City reaches its boiling point

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Post by throwawaylinux »

exysle wrote: post #18
johnohara wrote: post #7

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Eh, I bet we become cozy with North Korea instead[0]. [0]: https://thediplomat.com/2014/01/north-korea-may-have-two-thi...

When you say "we", do you mean China?

Re: Slab City reaches its boiling point

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Post by quickthrower2 »

linksnapzz wrote: post #23
nrclark wrote: post #13

Anybody here ever been to Slab City? I'd love to get the HN perspective on it.

I drove through once; my feeling is that it takes a fair amount of guts to live in the desert-that desert, in the summertime. 120F+ is lethal to the unprepared who are out in in it for more than a brief period.

If you live in this place, can you make your lodgings more comfortable without AC? Would putting a reflective material on top of the shack/caravan help reduce the effect so you can stay inside? And then lay in a bath or something during the hottest period?

Re: Slab City reaches its boiling point

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Post by quickthrower2 »

downrightmike wrote: post #14
nrclark wrote: post #13

Anybody here ever been to Slab City? I'd love to get the HN perspective on it.

Creepy/sad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYe8EW7g5QM

A comment from that Youtube video:

> It's really important to say that East Jesus Art Commune and Leonard's Mountain are not and never have been considered part of Slab City .... so it would help for you creators to actually find out about that before calling it part of The Slabs...it misleads people into believing the Slabs must be a very artistic place , which it is most certainly not... Because of a Bad Mechanic screwing us ...we had the misfortune of living there for 2 straight years ... The Real Slab City story is there is Garbage strewn everywhere , many people get attacked and bitten by very vicious Slab Dogs ...there are numerous serious fights leading to hospitalization and sometimes death ...women travelers get raped at least 3 times a year there ...Slabbers deliberately burn down peoples camps and RV's at least 11 times per year ....so if you like staying in a dangerous ghetto and can pretend that everywhere is just as trashed out as Slab City is ...you'll love that dump..

Re: Slab City reaches its boiling point

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Post by mypalmike »

grecy wrote: post #27
linksnapzz wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I drove through once; my feeling is that it takes a fair amount of guts to live in the desert-that desert, in the summertime. 120F+ is lethal to the unprepared who are out in in it for more than a brief period.

I read hyperbole like this all the time and it shocks me. Have you never been outside in 120F+ temps? I have spent many years of my life in those temps (Australia, all around Africa). Shade and plenty of drinking water and it's completely fine. Millions of people live their lives in those temps with no AC, no fridge, etc. I hear the same thing about the cold like "Frostbite in a matter of seconds past -30F". I used t…

-48C is like, nighttime in Siberia in winter. Where did you regularly do this bicycle commute?
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