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Seriously though, water, water, and when your thirsty more water. A little something else here or there is ok, but mainly drink water. Take a break, get in the truck’s AC for a couple, and don’t risk heat exhaustion.
Thank goodness I make my own schedule and am a part timer, it was 91 here about 45 minutes ago when I was wrapping up. Soaked from head to toe, and not from washing ceilings. I know 91 isn’t hot for you true southern people, but it is hot for my neck of the woods. Of course you don’t see negative temps either. (Fahrenheit for our brothers and sister in the metric system)
Highly suggest mixing in an electrolyte powder to a couple of those waters through the day… Liquid IV or LMNT are my typical go-to’s during summer marathon training and days I’m working outdoors.
I was working at a house and roofers were working on the roof next door. They went to their truck a couple of times and sat in the AC. Man, I do not miss roof work one bit. Decks can get like that too, 90 outside and 110 on the deck next to some light colored siding and a huge glass door.
If I get in the AC, I’m done working. I just roll with the windows down between jobs and enjoy the AC on the ride home at the end of the day. No way I could do it in between jobs. Besides, the wind and heat helps dry you out between jobs to help with the swamp butt.
This is where the benefit of window cleaning comes in - being able to work inside of the home lol. I survive on water and strawberry dragon fruits from dunkin.
LOL, About time you Yanks got a taste of what we live with 4-5 months/year. Take Williams advice. AC a killer if you’ve got to get back outside. Standing in a shady spot for a few minutes will help.
I hate the heat. I choose to live in a cooler climate. You guys are supposed to keep the heat down there and we are supposed to keep the cold up here. Someone dropped the ball. Ok, the occassional day or two of high temps I can handle, but over a week of high heat and humidity, no no no. I felt like I was in Florida working prepping that deck today. It is just about as warm at my house today as it is in Orlando Fla…and that just isn’t right.
I turn my AC on in my truck, but my front windows are down. Learned it from an old head and did it for a decade in my old job. Cools you down without getting too cool.
Any time I think it’s hot I just hearken back to the good old days when I washed oilfield stuff. That was hot. Full head to toe FR suits, steel toed boots, impact gloves and a hard hat the entire time. Nothing we do can even remotely touch that unless you’re on a roof cleaning but those should be done first thing in the morning anyhow.
I’d rather melt in the summer heat than see one snowflake hit the ground. The cold is when I turn into a big sissy. I have no idea how people live like that. It’s got to be so depressing lol
