Does anyone else have trouble working in the sun/heat? I last about 5-10 minutes and I am cooked. It doesn’t help that I got heat stroke a bunch of times when I was younger. It looks so nice from the window, but when you get out there it’s a freakin oven.
Has been bad here as well, but I can still function OK in heat and humidity, not that I like it, but it does not shut me down completely. My grandsons both work in and own HVAC bushiness's and they claim people panic much more when their AC does not work in the summer compared to when units in winter don't heat.
I did pretty good last year with some heat that came through. Last week's heat had 60% humidity riding shotgun, which was not present much at all last summer. I've been avoiding the woods because it's dark and damp in there and the bugs are having their Lollapalooza right now. Had to put deet on skin yesterday to make some bags for the woodstand as my normal routine of hosing down my hat/clothing is not enough to dissuede them.
I heard once you've gotten heat stroke it's hard to fully recover from it (sun/heat affects you differently)and easier to get heat stroke again.
The older I get the worse the heat, and particularly the humidity, impacts me. We've had a couple weeks of unusually hot weather, with temps pushing mid-to-high 90s last week. It's killing me to not work outside all day like I'm used to doing - I've got so many things I'm anxious to get done. I try to start real early in the morning, but the humidity is so high then that it's still miserable. Later in the day the humidity drops but of course the temperature starts to get rough. I hate working in sweat-soaked clothes, too, but that's just summer life in the Appalachians, I guess. I've resigned myself to only working until about noon or a little after on the worst days, after pushing myself until sickness a couple of times even though I was trying to stay hydrated.
I caught heat stroke a couple times as a teenager and don't do well working outside in the heat. I don't mind lounging around outdoors if it's hot, for a while anyway. I can hike and do moderate exercise so long as I'm in the shade, but I do my best to avoid hard labor until after a heat wave passes. If I don't have a choice I make sure to wear a large brimmed hat to keep the sun off my face, sunscreen if needed, take breaks and drink plenty of water.
Light duty work I'm okay. I'll sweat like crazy and drink plenty of water. Any strenuous work I fade quick. I never did well in the heat and am no better today. The heat ended Saturday night. Cloudy and cooler yesterday with normal humidity. I actually got a chill last night while sleeping and shut the ceiling fan off. Take it slow or wait for better conditions. Not worth it.
X2! I've never liked the Heat! As a Kid/young man, I could deal with it and I was out in it my whole life. Spent many day's out in the sun on ships and working but now in my 60's it's been worse and worse. I'm not afraid to admit I'm fat and should lose 40+ lbs, but even back 10 years ago I felt the same way. I'd much rather work outside when it's 40º of below than anything past 80º. I also live in a high humid area anyway so it kicks the S#!T out of me... Lastly, I'm an asthmatic and the heat is brutal sometimes even when fully on my Inhalers. I feel for anyone who has to work outside in this S#!T! We had 5 straight 100º plus days here, it REALLY sucked!
I like to sweat out the toxins, but I do work in the shade. The sun hits around 12 and I’m done. Summer lets me know the neighbors are inside and will only be mildly bothered by the hum of my wood splitter and saws. Summer is baking the moisture out of the inventory. Summer is the time to prepare for winter. Summer is slow and easy progress. 3 days of 100+ is bonkers but I took the week off to split and stack like my life depends on it. AC feels 10x as good when you have been outside working. The 90’s felt exhilarating yesterday, but it was also followed by oak busting straight line winds. My path forces me to suck it up and keep working. #drinklotsofwater
I do. Though not exerting myself. My blood sodium has ran on the lower part of the normal range for decades. 2 summers ago and last summer it started triggering awful migraines. ER visit overnight, now I take a salt pill at the first hint of a migraine. I should differentiate, I had episodes of heat exhaustion, not heat stroke. Anyway look into your blood chemistry.
