@LoriL010 And 2011 was tough. 100 degrees or more that summer for 71 days. Winter was mild. And probably the only time I didn't want to go outside and on top of that, a toothache that just wouldn't quit.
Maybe some locals could help me out with a question: Did many of these farmers go out of business, the result being the land being taken over by brush, which then led to the big fires?
Man! People were skinny back then - just before high fructose corn syrup went onto the mainstream, super size everything, forever chemicals/ endocrine disruptors and the proliferation of fast food all across America!
I remember that summer well. I was a young teen.
I moved to Texas right around 1982. Yes, it was hot when I moved there and remember it very well.
Love the old broadcast!
I remember this heat wave and then that winter we had a huge ice storm that brought down tree limbs and power lines..
@LoriL010 And 2011 was tough. 100 degrees or more that summer for 71 days. Winter was mild. And probably the only time I didn't want to go outside and on top of that, a toothache that just wouldn't quit.
@EricCox4848 Yes that was a hard summer too. And ouch on the tooth..not fun.
Texas is a two season climate, it's awful year-round.
@@bravobravoh1344 Completely unpredictable.
Remember 118 degrees in June Grand Prairie, Tx
I was born that summer. My mom always said “it was the hottest summer on record!” So, it’s neat to see the actual news from that period of time.
I think the actual hottest summer or year on record is from 1936. We had record temps and extreme weather the whole year.
I was in Lumberton, Texas at the time.
Was building boat docks at Possum Kingdom Lake then. Best summer job ever.
I remember a guy froze to death at Alford's refigerated warehouse in Dallas on a 110 degree day that summer.
Maybe some locals could help me out with a question: Did many of these farmers go out of business, the result being the land being taken over by brush, which then led to the big fires?
I love the paramedics in jeans
Man! People were skinny back then - just before high fructose corn syrup went onto the mainstream, super size everything, forever chemicals/ endocrine disruptors and the proliferation of fast food all across America!
And a much younger Bill Brown.
Oh, so the Dallas heat killed JR.
That's why you don't build large urban centers in a place like that......
If only we could get rid of fossil fuels, throw away the big carbon footprint consuming air conditioners and go back to living the natural way 🤭🤭🤭
Was building boat docks on Possum Kingdom Lake then. Best summer job ever.