Pace yourself. Slow and steady wins the race. When I was younger, I could run balls to the wall 12 hrs or more per day, every day with no problem which was great for working construction. By the time I hit my mid 30's, I'd been working in factories over a decade so when I'd start a construction job and try to go at my old speed, I'd burn out hard after about 5 or 6 hours. An older friend worked with me on a roof one weekend and changed my perspective and he was right. This past Saturday was a real scorcher here in Indiana. I spent all day (12 hrs) milling a 10' oak log in half (just under 60") and getting the halves winched up on my trailer to haul to the mill. I ran through over 2.5 gal of fuel through my G660 running a 42" bar. After every tank, I sat on the tail gate and took a 10 min break and normally drank a bottle of water. Sharpened the chain every other refill. Drank over 1.5 gal of water and didn't have to take a pee until late Sunday morning. I was a little stiff when I woke up on Sunday, but could have easily gone out and continued working if I had needed to.
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we got some yesterday! maybe 4 drops, if that. dark clouds, plenty of noise... and winds. big reds on tv weather maps... storms going this way and that way... and totally missed giving my area any rains!
imo, almost seems a mute point now. lawns so bad shape...
how bad is it where i am?? well... yesterday i watered around my homes foundation....
true! don't think i have ever had cold watermelon and not felt cooler ~
hi bd ~ how's PNW treating you? i am from Seattle. saw the high temps there on tv weather other nite. i do miss those times during summer, high in the Cascades with weather down here like that!
big dif between my bike rides between 2-3 pm, and those between 9-10 pm!
those mid 80's have been our lows here nite after nite!!
some times when i am drinking to refresh and also hydrate, too... i will drink my fill, then drink some more, too! especially, when running equipment up at the ranch ~
All things considered it’s been pretty good here. It’s “hot” but really not that bad. I love the PNW I’m originally from Westlake Village CA.
i left the PNW during the VN era... after UofW. USMC calling me to go bounce on carriers! i left, but the PNW never left me!
i am one of those rare Texans these days... that likes salmon better than beef!having live in E, Central and Western WA... a Washington boy at
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take care, stay cool ! ~
Oh I love me some salmon! Nothing like a nice filet fresh out of the water. Certainly wouldn’t turn down a nice steak though. Have a wonderful day sir and thank you for serving this great country.i left the PNW during the VN era... after UofW. USMC calling me to go bounce on carriers! i left, but the PNW never left me!
having live in E, Central and Western WA... a Washington boy at
take care, stay cool ! ~
Di I also fail to mention MELONS of any kind? Nice cold Watermellon, Cantalope, or Muskmellon, are like 75% water....... WAY better than a popsickle....
Roger that on the hay. As a teenager I always got the hayrack stacking job behind the baler because I was tall, same reason I unloaded at the barn on the elevator. The short guys got to stack in the barn and used to yell at me for loading the elevator with the bales almost touching because they got no break
Agree with rhe hydration advice, also STOP and get in the shade if you're feeling bad. I've had heat exhaustion too and it's a super bad feeling, has affected my heat tolerance ever since.
On the salt tablets, we were encouraged to take them during late summer preseason football practice but they always made me feel worse and learned later that they are now not recommended. Back then was pre Gatorade though and you were just supposed to "tough it out", water breaks were given but we were monitored so we didn't drink too much. Things have changed, I'm sure! Oh, and if you got knocked out in a game just smelling salts and as soon as you could tell the coach what the score was and which quarter (without looking) you were good to go back on the field.
On the salt tablets, we were encouraged to take them during late summer preseason football practice but they always made me feel worse and learned later that they are now not recommended. Back then was pre Gatorade though and you were just supposed to "tough it out", water breaks were given but we were monitored so we didn't drink too much. Things have changed, I'm sure! Oh, and if you got knocked out in a game just smelling salts and as soon as you could tell the coach what the score was and which quarter (without looking) you were good to go back on the field.
Just stop being a pussy and suck it up. Maybe pace yourself a bit. Don’t drink too much water. it’s not like momma’s tit, not going to save you from being a bitch. Suck it up, be a man. You’ll survive.
Haha. Yeah, the one that’s getting three times the work done.
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I like salmon too But you obviously haven’t been to killer’s steak housei left the PNW during the VN era... after UofW. USMC calling me to go bounce on carriers! i left, but the PNW never left me!
having live in E, Central and Western WA... a Washington boy at
take care, stay cool ! ~
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