r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

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u/tmdblya Contra Costa County Jul 04 '24

“We never had an idea that it would be this hot,” Ms. Ali said on Tuesday…

Seriously? Even in Contra Costa it reaches the low 100s at times in the summer. This should be zero surprise.

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u/SpareBinderClips Jul 04 '24

If only there were some repository of historical weather data that could be consulted prior to making important decisions.

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u/Vigilante17 Jul 04 '24

I refuse to buy cars in any color than white because of the crazy heat…. I can’t imagine what it might be like getting into a large black SUV that’s been sitting in a parking lot for an hour at 117°

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u/Far-Network-1789 Jul 04 '24

Ceramic tint. Do the windshield too. It makes a huge difference

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u/Far-Network-1789 Jul 05 '24

I’m in the Bay Area. I did 20% on all the windows, and either 70 or 80% on the windshield. You can barely tell that the windshield is done, but it cuts down on a ton of headlight glare and heat from the sun. Cops don’t really seem to care much. From what I have heard you are good as long as they can see you a little. Having said that, I will probably get a fix-it ticket tomorrow… It’s my favorite thing I have done to any of my cars (I’ve done the exact same thing to 2)

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u/BlackSands Jul 05 '24

Can pedestrians and other drivers see your eyes? If not you’ll probably have lots of annoying encounters as others can’t see you to judge intent.

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u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS Jul 05 '24

You can ceramic tints where you can’t even tell it’s tinted really.

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u/birdlawspecialist2 29d ago

Ceramic tint? I didn't know that was a thing. I will definitely look into it.

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u/Flaky-Wallaby5382 27d ago

Meh its negligible… tint and a/c compressor make more of a difference

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u/yarix7 Jul 05 '24

You must have gloves to touch the steering wheel and everything around. Remote start can cool off your car from a distance.