What would you do ?

[jcman]

I hear your texas pain all the way up here in the cool colorado mountains. We will get summer - and suffer too, but it comes later. So far the weather is still "sweater required"most mornings.

How in the world did we use to do it? It's simply a fact that houses and cars in the 1950s didn't have AC. Neither did schools.
Country kids worked hard all summer, every summer. Tractors and combines were completely open station - many didn't even have umbrellas - and cabs were unknown (no AC = no cab)
As teenagers we rarely even wore hats. Hats were for old guys.... Then for extra cash we worked in the scorching heat of the west Texas oil fields. We actually looked forward to doing that!

And in spite of that I don't remember it being all that bad.
The heat was part of the day; I don't remember anyone getting heat strokes.
We even found time to play some baseball in the evenings.
So here is the question, "Is something wrong with my memory?"
rScotty

Nothing wrong with your memory, temps probably were about 10 degrees lower than they are today. In the summer of 1961 I worked on a wheat farm in Eastern Washington where humidity was low and temps were often near 100, when it hit 113 it was so hot and dry I could feel the moisture in my eyes evaporating when I walked out to get the mail. I did my best to work that day but didn't get a whole lot done.

 

[HighTwelve]

Just don’t let anyone give you the BS that it’s “dry heat” which is, of course, not as bad as humid heat. I’ve heard that crock of bull my whole life. It’s not worth getting into sunstroke. Take it easy and postpone the outside work.

 

[Dan Dargeloh]

Hello to all,

This coming weekend my wife and I had promised to go to her moms house to redo some of her landscaping and power wash her entire back yard area. I also had this planned 3 weekends ago but pulled a deep muscle in my upper mid-rt back. There was no way I could lift that much or esp pull the starting cord on a power washer. Everyone understood.

Well, this weekend it's supposed to be 102 on Fri and 104 on Sat, plus 100-102 Tues on until this weekend and Sun-Tues of next week 102, 104, 102 and 100-99 the next 2-3 days thereafter. I am no longer 20, 30, 40 or 50, but I can take the heat, not just triple digit for too long. Also, putting plants into the ground w ambient air temps of 100-104 for 10+ days before during and after planting, doesn't set up the odds for survival too well. Plus the soil N of Austin TX isn't sandy loam, it's a rocky/soil blend. Her retirement community is also going on water rationing. To fill the truck, it $130 and right under 6 hrs rd trip. I am ok w that part, but the heat, damnnnnn.

So, I am looking for some artillery to postpone until the heat retreats to some extent. I really like my MIL, but not looking forward to cooking outside. The heat index will be in the 114-118 range....and no, plenty of beer isn't the answer

Thanks for your feedback...

At those temperatures there can only be one answer, stay indoors and rest up till it cools down. Heatstroke can be deadly and if you succumb to it, you will NEVER get it done. Your loved ones will understand.

 

[bottletree]

Just go visit!

 

[bottletree]

If she is a god cook like my MIL was, a visit might be well worth it, and give her a rain check

 

[Hermio]

Hello to all,

This coming weekend my wife and I had promised to go to her moms house to redo some of her landscaping and power wash her entire back yard area. I also had this planned 3 weekends ago but pulled a deep muscle in my upper mid-rt back. There was no way I could lift that much or esp pull the starting cord on a power washer. Everyone understood.

Well, this weekend it's supposed to be 102 on Fri and 104 on Sat, plus 100-102 Tues on until this weekend and Sun-Tues of next week 102, 104, 102 and 100-99 the next 2-3 days thereafter. I am no longer 20, 30, 40 or 50, but I can take the heat, not just triple digit for too long. Also, putting plants into the ground w ambient air temps of 100-104 for 10+ days before during and after planting, doesn't set up the odds for survival too well. Plus the soil N of Austin TX isn't sandy loam, it's a rocky/soil blend. Her retirement community is also going on water rationing. To fill the truck, it $130 and right under 6 hrs rd trip. I am ok w that part, but the heat, damnnnnn.

So, I am looking for some artillery to postpone until the heat retreats to some extent. I really like my MIL, but not looking forward to cooking outside. The heat index will be in the 114-118 range....and no, plenty of beer isn't the answer

Thanks for your feedback...

It would be bad for your health and bad for the plants. Postpone it.

 

[Hermio]

I just hate to cancel twice, and she’s really looking forward to our visit too. But, the picture is getting clearer.

Here’s those temps..the circles are my orig wk days

If water were not a problem, you could always do it at night or very early in the morning, with artificial lighting.

 

[marhar]

ut not looking forward to cooking outside. The heat index will be in the 114-118 range....and no, plenty of beer isn't the answer

Tell the wife you want to do it and you wish you could. Then tell her you will pay for it; get the highest estimate you can.

After your wife has a minute to think about the cost tell her you can do it when it gets cooler and you heal up.

 

[tstex]

We’re reset for June 24-26…hopefully this high pressure cell will fade or move on out of here. Going to need a tropical depression to make up the huge deltas. AND, it’s only June. July/Aug and early September are our hot months !

 

[sandytrail]

I'd probably just pay someone to do it. By the time you pay for the fuel and consider your labor, its almost a wash. Go for a visit and see what she can tolerate till a later date. I am in the same boat as you here in San Antonio. I do a little in the morning and in the evening, but in the middle of the day I try to stay in the shade where its only 100 degrees. Good luck.