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"Weather Updates"
Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-10-02, 03:54 PM (EST)
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1. "Per Weather.com" |
Please don't make me smack my chest like Hunter did during this weather report!Phuket, Thailand as reported at Phuket, Thailand. Last Updated Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 1:30 AM Local Time (Monday, 2:30 PM EDT) Mostly Cloudy 84°F Feels Like: 100°F UV Index: 0 Minimal Wind: From the West at 6 mph Dew Point: 82°F Humidity: 94 % Visibility: Unlimited Barometer: 29.77 inches and falling Bebo note: Due to high humidity, it feels like it's this hot in the middle of the night, I think contestants will have even more trouble sleeping, especially at the beginning while they are getting used to the constant heat. 10 Day Forecast Phuket, Thailand Last Updated Monday, June 10, 2002, at 11:40 PM Local Time (Monday, 12:40 PM EDT) Tue Jun 11 T-Showers 92°F 80°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Wed Jun 12 T-Showers 91°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Thu Jun 13 T-Showers 90°F 78°F UV Index: 9 High Fri Jun 14 T-Showers 90°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Sat Jun 15 Isolated T-Storms 90°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Sun Jun 16 Partly Cloudy 90°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Mon Jun 17 Partly Cloudy 90°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Tue Jun 18 Isolated T-Storms 90°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme Wed Jun 19 Isolated T-Storms 90°F 78°F UV Index: 10+ Extreme
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Bebo 21083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-11-02, 09:15 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Per Weather.com" |
Someone explain to me why Burnett is filming during monsoon season again??? Survivor 5 = Wet T-shirt contest???? (Been resisting the urge to post that on Bashers for a long time.) Rude, snotty, mean, horrible, nasty, witch, yadda yadda yadda...
There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. Carolina Hurricanes - Eastern Conference Champions Bedeviled NJ, nabbed the Habs, and raked the Leafs!
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Rain Crow 374 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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06-11-02, 01:06 PM (EST)
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5. "Thoughts on Heat and Humidity" |
This is going to be a tough Suvivor I think. The heat, humidity, sun, rain, etc. will play heavily in the physical and mental fitness, energy, and health of the survivors.I experienced periods of identical weather during my 1968-1969 tour in Vietnam with the Marine Corps. Even thought we were in outstanding physical condition, these conditions played hell with us from time to time. We had frequent cases of heat exhaustion and some near misses with the much more dangerous heat stroke. Some guys were actually medivaced from the bush via helicopters. I personally came close to passing out one day when everything suddenly turned very bright white as I staggered over to lean on a sand-bagged bunker in a little patch of shade. My skin felt like I had thousands of needles stabbing me. One of our Corpsman (medic to you Army guys!) had me drink lots of water and take some salt tablets. During the worst of the weather, I would take 10-20 aspirin-sized salt tablets PER DAY(!) to keep my salt content and electrolytes under control. Spoiler and speculation value of my Vietnam experiences: (1) Keep a close watch on physical condition of the contestants. I doubt if anyone will be acclimated for these conditions. Heat and humidity can take a toll on strength and energy. Early on, we should look for those who seem to cope with it better than others. They will probably do better in the challenges. We can also look for signs of medical treatment or assistance. All survivors will need lots of water, salt, and even food to stay healthy in this environment, but some will need more than others. Contestants not getting medical treatment will want to elimate those that do. (2) Likewise, we need to be aware of their mental condition. When it rains every day, every day, every day, etc., it can stress people out...particularly when accompanied by heat and humidity. Then add in the fact that most people will try to stay in the shelter during inclement weather...we're talking cabin fever in the making! MB may have some PTSD-like problems on his hands unless they are really careful. We can expect to see lots of stress-related bickering, arguments, etc. It will probably be difficult to hold a large alliance together. People will be more prone to vote off annoying people this time I think. (3) Due to these factors, I beleive we will see weaker players eliminated very early on in S5 (ala Jessica in Survivor Africa). By the way, Africa was a bit different...dry heat is more bearable...so we saw some relatively weak players hang on. (4) Since we haven't had any medivac eliminations since Mike Skupin in S2, I would think the law of averages would be working its way around to another one in S5. I will be surprised if it doesn't happen in this type of environment. Guess that is enough for now. I will be looking forward to other comments and analysis as we prepare for our own personal challenges in spoiling S5!
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Swami 5885 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-12-02, 06:38 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: Thoughts on Heat and Humidity" |
Now see, I have a very different take on monsoon season, having spent all of one and part of another monsoon on the west coast of southern India.The last few weeks leading into the rainy season were the unbearable ones, because the heat & humidity were unrelenting. But with the rains came relief. Humidity & temperature both seem to go down while it is raining. I enjoyed the rainy season! It was, however, impossible to have dry foot wear, since you are often walking through several inches of water run-off wherever you go. Leather shoes just rotted. Athletic shoes never dried completely. Dirty, sweaty clothes would grow fungus if not hung so they received good air circulation. If these people have to build their own jury-rigged shelters, they will certainly get very wet day & night. A proper thatched roof is not something an amateur can throw up easily. I agree the stress of the heat, humidity & constantly being wet will take a psychological toll. Building & maintaining fires should be a challenge! They will have to be very scupulous about keeping their uncooked rice totally dry. If uncooked rice gets wet it will rot overnight & be inedible. I think as a soldier you were probably engaged in more constant strenuous physical activity than the Survivors will be, especially if you routinely carried a lot of heavy equipment around. In all the Survivors so far, people seem to have lots of time to just hang out & 'chill' when they are not doing challenges. I doubt if they will need salt tablets as you describe. While I have some different opinions on the monsoon, I agree with your opening comment completely -- This is going to be a tough Suvivor I think. The heat, humidity, sun, rain, etc. will play heavily in the physical and mental fitness, energy, and health of the survivors. Swami
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Rain Crow 374 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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06-13-02, 12:21 PM (EST)
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8. "You are so right!" |
I have had boots and clothes mildew and rot, literally while wearing them. Miserable!Rains do cool things down when they are actually occuring and I also enjoyed the rain itself (until it went on day after day after day, etc!). In fact, we used to stand out in the rain "butt-nekkid" with a bar of soap and take a shower! Wonder if MB will show us that if it happens?!?! I also remember the soaked terrain and even flooding, which can be a concern in some areas (but perhaps not on a sandy beach?). You are probably right about the fire problem. If they have true monsoon rains instead of just rain showers, I have my doubts if they can successfully keep them going. Yep, we were pretty busy much of the time, often carrying 75-100 pounds of field gear, weapons, and ammo. Assuming the survivors won't have to do so , maybe they want need so many salt tablets. Still, I hope they have some in stock, along with plenty of sunscrean!!! Can hardly wait to see how the contestants handle all this .
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dabo 26942 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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06-26-02, 04:58 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: Weather Updates" |
Neat. MB probably won't clue them in about the leaves on the beach trick, though; that just sounds too easy. Nice site. Have you been keeping a daily log of the weather? Have there been any notable storms in the area?
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HongKongFooey 1 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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07-02-02, 02:54 AM (EST)
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20. "It ain't as bad as all that" |
The actual temperatures and humidity levels as well as the amount of rainfall figures are quite mis-leading. To qualify what I say I should say I've been to Phuket numerous times and adore the Kingdom of Thailand.For sure, if you spend any amount of time inland, and in particularly Bangkok (the capital) the overall heat and humidity, coupled with the traffic and pollution makes the place, in August, almost unbearable. In fact I'd go as far as to say you'd be hard pushed to experience a more oppressive climate. However once you get out to the islands the situation is very different. Firstly the temperatures will feel much lower when you take in to accout the on-shore (in the morning) and off-shore (in the evening) breezes. These can be very pleasant indeed. Secondly you will never experience 2 solid days of rainfall. It can be hot and muggy in the morning and then usually around 3pm you get this almighty downpour that can last 2/3 hours. It can also rain very heavily during the night where major temperature variations are experienced. And when the rains have fell the air is fresher, and the downpour obliterates the humidity - and cleans the skin in the process. Invigorating would be the word. Having said all of that I'm used to banana milkshakes by the bucketload during the day and ice cold beers and local whiskey throughout the night, so my judgement cannot be accurately applied to the situation our survivors face.
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Swami 5885 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-02-02, 03:39 PM (EST)
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22. "RE: It ain't as bad as all that" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-02-02 AT 03:40 PM (EST)Welcome, HKFooey! I hope you will stick around for all the spoiling fun. We would appreciate your insights and knowledge regarding Phuket. If the rainfall time is semi-predictable, then Burnett can probably be fairly successful at either avoiding rain for challenges, or using the rain to make some challenges even more difficult or the players more miserable. Edit: spelling, spelling. Swami
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Ra_8secs 1081 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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07-03-02, 04:45 AM (EST)
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23. "rain & sun, etc." |
Monsoon's not that bad, actually. Here's my analysis with help from all who've posted earlier. Point 1: Rain may be cyclical, morning and late pm, putting a premium on protecting the FIRE. That's a good campground skill. Point 2: Agree w/ someone about tropical monsoon rain not alleviating any humidity. But that's what Mark B wants, eh? -- hot, wet, skin-exposed bodies! Point 3: Rain is fresh water. The ingeniuous will use it for fresh water. Did I just say ingenuine meaning liar or in-like get smart? Point 4: I love playing summer basketball in the rain. (Nothting to do with Survivor, I know, but maybe they can fashion up a basket. That's a cool luxury item -- a basketball! Point 5: There is no point five. and hugs and sunshine for all, Ra
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Q 2569 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Survivor-themed Cruise Spokesperson"
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07-15-02, 01:27 PM (EST)
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24. "RE: Weather Updates" |
Do not know the particulars, maybe someone can check on them, but over the weekend, I noticed that there are severe rains in the indonesian/southeast asian area? The storm looked huge. Anyone know of any details, or if this would effect the area near S5 filming??Just a thought. Also, The filming should be coming to an end soon? We are at approximately 35 days are we not? Later all, D.R.
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clemsonbeav 4208 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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08-13-02, 11:03 AM (EST)
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26. "RE: Weather Updates" |
LAST EDITED ON 08-13-02 AT 11:01 PM (EST)I've just started wondering about this: How exactly does one pronounce the word "Phuket"? I've been pronouncing it (pyoo - ket`). But one can also make it rhyme with Nantuckett if you know what I'm sayin'. Hehehe... I seriously hope it's the first one, or a variation; just not the second one. :-P clemsonbeav P.S. I move into my dorm (yay!) on Saturday (8/17)! Go Tigers!
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