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Post by bigbrowndog on Jun 28, 2019 20:23:31 GMT -5
In south Texas, at 10pm it can still be 90+ degrees,....I grew up in it and don’t care for it much any more,....I took the fiancé to Colo. and MT. for a quick summer vacation in Aug and Sept one year, when the sun went down you needed a sweatshirt to stay comfortable. I told her, this is why I want to spend May thru Oct. in the Rockies once I retire. She understood quite easily, and agreed.
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Post by matt56 on Jun 28, 2019 20:51:06 GMT -5
I'll take the heat over the cold. In the winter I have to plow snow, in the summer I just have to stand in a hot garage.
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Jun 28, 2019 23:12:11 GMT -5
 Temp as of about 2 hours ago. I can work plenty hard enough to stay warm enuf in the cold and get lots accomplished. Today I worked about 3 1/4 hours total. Including hide in the shade to keep from passing out. Too Hot ! |
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Jun 28, 2019 23:20:28 GMT -5
In south Texas, at 10pm it can still be 90+ degrees,....I grew up in it and don’t care for it much any more,....I took the fiancé to Colo. and MT. for a quick summer vacation in Aug and Sept one year, when the sun went down you needed a sweatshirt to stay comfortable. I told her, this is why I want to spend May thru Oct. in the Rockies once I retire. She understood quite easily, and agreed. Trapr Sweat shirt to stay warm enough to sit around means its good t shirt working weather. . Summer always comes too fast for me and the dogs. Poor dogs still haven't shed out. My blood gets thickened up for winter but doesn't thin out soon enuf for summer. |
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Post by JM on Jun 28, 2019 23:30:03 GMT -5
Grew up in the Heat. I remember entering my "shack" after making my last set of rounds just in time to hear the DJ on the radio announce "It's 4:30 in the morning & 102 degrees." Start & end your work as early as possible. If I was on that kind of heat I would die. One day in July of '98 was 127 degrees. 120 was common. I used to work the Boiler Front. 140 to 160 degrees under the back pass. If snow didn't require shoveling, I would live in the snow. Much easier to warm yourself, than it is to cool yourself. |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 28, 2019 23:49:16 GMT -5
My A/C unit is set at 78 degrees. I’m not sure we are on the same page as to what “heat” is....
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Jun 29, 2019 0:38:44 GMT -5
Probably not 😉 but then I've worked outdoors in colder that 100 below 0° F. And tho it was cold, it wasn't that bad. Course I was geared up for it.
I've got so much arctic gear. But a guy can only strip down just so far.
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Jun 29, 2019 0:41:45 GMT -5
If I was on that kind of heat I would die. One day in July of '98 was 127 degrees. 120 was common. I used to work the Boiler Front. 140 to 160 degrees under the back pass. If snow didn't require shoveling, I would live in the snow. Much easier to warm yourself, than it is to cool yourself. Whats, the Boiler Front ? Sounds like a good place for me to avoid ! |
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Post by bula on Jun 29, 2019 6:32:02 GMT -5
I've had issues with the heat many times over the years. Metabolism, high percentage of slow twitch muscle, some combo of factors. Was nearly pulled from a 10K race as a young man. It was 38 degrees and light rain/sleet that day ! I've often told friends and co-workers that if I win the lottery I'd put a BIG commercial snow maker on my roof like the ski areas have. Due to aging, it does take a couple hours in the am for "system" to come on line. After that, am warm.
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Post by JM on Jun 29, 2019 8:44:22 GMT -5
Whats, the Boiler Front ? Sounds like a good place for me to avoid ! I worked at a Generating Station in the S/W desert. Coal fired Boiler to generate electricity. "Boiler Front" is a descriptive term for the Boiler exterior. It's a good job that usually provides a good salary & benefits. It is hot though. Used to be I could eat & drink whatever I wanted, in huge quantities & stay skinny. You learn to pay attention to your mind/body tell-tale signals & remove yourself from the heat to cool off accordingly. Spent about half my life in hot desert climate, before I flipped a 180 & moved to the rain forest. Either extreme really didn't suit me well. Too bad there isn't a location with Southern California weather outside of California.  |
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Post by JM on Jun 29, 2019 8:49:23 GMT -5
Probably not 😉 but then I've worked outdoors in colder that 100 below 0° F. And tho it was cold, it wasn't that bad. Course I was geared up for it. I've got so much arctic gear. But a guy can only strip down just so far. I cannot begin to imagine that level of cold. I've rarely been exposed to zero, or slightly colder with wind-chill. Both extreme heat & extreme cold will kill. I've heard that the cold is a more kindly death. Don't really want to find out. |
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Post by foxtrapper on Jun 29, 2019 9:11:28 GMT -5
My A/C unit is set at 78 degrees. I’m not sure we are on the same page as to what “heat” is.... 72 on the a/c here. We get the hot and muggy here , not Texas hot and muggy though! |
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Post by deaconkc on Jun 29, 2019 10:05:57 GMT -5
I'm a retired Parole Agent who worked the field. Summers here in Southern Illinois often/usually run upper 80s and mid 90s for a couple of months at least with high humidity. I do NOT miss wearing Kevlar for the last 17 years. An old sweaty fat guy in Kevlar is not a pretty sight! At least it left me perpetually grouchy for dealing with my felons!
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Jun 29, 2019 11:07:30 GMT -5
Rain forest , well southeast Alaska rain forest weather is perfect for me. ( my clan is from the shores of Loch Ness ) Even growing up in central Maine would get too hot for me.
Taking care of myself is kinda paramount in the heat. And cold. Paying attention to everything.
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Post by Markbo on Jun 29, 2019 17:13:04 GMT -5
I am working outside Lake Charles, LA building an LNG plant. I am a Pipefitter. It is hard work. It is 95° +/- and 95-100% humidity every day. And we are required to wear boots, long sleeved shirts and long pants in addition to a safety vest and sfety harness. Since February I have more than once become nauseous. I have had to hide it as once they send you to the clinic. Multiple times ... you are probably going to hit the road. I have learned from previous experience copious amounts of water is not enough. I am also drinking 1 or 2 large Gatorades a day and 1/2 bottle of Pedialyte at home at night. I have gotten better.
There is no getting used to it. Summer JUST started. It will be getting worse and will be till October. All you can do is tolerate it, listen to your body, drink drink drink and take cool down breaks as needed when YOU think you need them - not the Foreman.
Going home at the end of the day soaking wet with sweat is now the norm.The good news is I have not been doing this my whole life so I am not physically broken down like so many older guys out here. I am limber, strong enough and blessed to be able to do it.
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