Hot temps, don't know how southerners do it

[Redneck in training]

75 degrees!!!, We don't ever take off out jackets when it's that cold.

You want some heat come visit me at 125-130 during the summer.
So hot around here if you set down a wrench you can't pick it up again without getting burned by the tool.

You drink gallons of water and never go to the latrine all day long.

Now THAT'S hot.

Sounds like you live in Australia. Few years back I was in Pilbara (western tip of Australia) and got a day off from work. While driving around I saw a sign Python pool national forest. The road was asphalt so I left the main road headed to there. The asphalt ended in about half km but the gravel road was nice so I was just flying like a nut until I saw the sign Entering Python pool. I stopped at the sign to read what it said about the place and the right rear tire exploded. When I got of the car I just about died how hot it was. While changing the tire it took me just a minute to position the jack under the car. During the time the crank was laying on the road. When I picked that up I blistered my hand. I had to remove carpets from the car to insulate myself from the tire, lug wrench etc. Driving back I was driving nice and gently not to get in more trouble. Returning to work next day I told guys what happened. When they asked how much water I had I told them I had about 1L of coke. They told me if I got stuck there I would last about 8 hours.

 

[grunewald]

Think we hit 100 degrees the last 3 to 4 days, forecast calling for 100 the rest of the week. It doesnt bother me, I work outside all day at my job, go home, change clothes, then right back outside. 50 degrees really sucks, cant stand the cold.

 

[Bird]

It got down to 77 this morning, and supposed to go to 97. When I joined the police department in 1964 we had black cars with no air-conditioning, no power anything, and no automatic transmissions. And in those days, it was against the rules to take off the uniform cap outdoors, even in the car. I think we all bought "cool cushions". My parents, and one brother, moved to Anchorage in 1965 and the other brother in 1967. So I was seriously thinking of quitting and moving up there myself, but then for 1968, we got our first air-conditioned cars, then I got promoted so I stayed down here in this miserable heat.

 

[jimmyj]

Yikes.

You are certainly make me realize we don't really get very hot here. So the real keys seem to be liquids and behaviour modification (don't work in the middle of the day).

The difference for me is that I can dress for colder weather, but hot is hot!

 

[The Dougster]

Like Bird and several others, I grew up in Central Texas without AC and will never forget that, as a child, promising that, "When I get big, I'm going to have air conditioning" Fortunately, I have been able to keep that promise...

Again, I am fortunate enough to be retired and have the option of getting inside when the heat becomes unbearable... The key is to drink lots of water (not beer), and as someone mentioned, a wet cloth around the neck... Heavy duty work must be done by noon ... I have a FOP on my "Bota and reserve the bush hogging for afternoon work... no heavy lifting and no heavy thinking!

Fortunately, at the ranch, we have a good breeze most of the time, which I take advantage of... Beginning last weekend, our temps have reached 100+ and from the weather reports, will remain that way for the foreseeable future.. OY! On the news last night, they reported that in June of last year, we had 20-days of 100-degrees plus weather... I am hoping we don't do that again. I can handle the winter temps in Texas much, much better than the summers.... as someone said, I can always put more clothes on.

 

[jinman]

Yikes.

You are certainly make me realize we don't really get very hot here. So the real keys seem to be liquids and behaviour modification (don't work in the middle of the day).

The difference for me is that I can dress for colder weather, but hot is hot!

When you work outside here in the summer, you have to get used to working in wet clothes. I even hose myself down and go back to work because fresh water isn't as nasty as sweat. However, clothes soaked in fresh water or sweat weigh a lot more than dry clothes. Many people in construction wear shorts and shoes and maybe a hat. Unfortunately, many of those people will suffer from skin cancer later in life.

 

[DIRTROAD]

Like we say here in the south:

"It's not so much the heat that gets you, it's the humidity!!"

I can take 100 degree days with no problem, but when you factor in 100% humidity, well that's another story.

This is the exact reason that marines train at Paris Island, SC

 

[mjarrels]

I have a sign in the garage that reads "you have lived in the Philippines to long when its 75 degrees and your freezing" Its true! Dubi and Bahrain... thats hot!

mark

 

[dooleysm]

It's funny that Eddie won't even consider working outside when it's 50. That's just about perfect for me. Not that I love the cold, just that I hate the heat that much. It gets plenty hot and humid here in southern Indiana. Mid 90's and high humidity are the norm in July and August. It's amazing how similar we all are in some respects, and how different we are in others!

 

[Bird]

It's funny that Eddie won't even consider working outside when it's 50. That's just about perfect for me. Not that I love the cold, just that I hate the heat that much. It gets plenty hot and humid here in southern Indiana. Mid 90's and high humidity are the norm in July and August. It's amazing how similar we all are in some respects, and how different we are in others!

Fifty degrees and the sun shining is ideal/wonderful/great/hard to beat weather. If I'm going to be in the shade, especially if it's windy, I'll probably want a light windbreaker when it's that cool. And anything over 65 is warmer than I prefer.