Heat

[EddieWalker]

I was outside Saturday working a fence and managed to last all day, but it was so hot I became a zombie. Sunday it was worse, and I gave up around 2pm. It was a challenge just to breath!!!! Thankfully I have a cab tractor, and I was able to mow the rest of the day. Local news said it was 100F with a heat index of 111.

 

[John0829]

It’s kind of funny but I waste gas going to get gas, pure gas that is.

I find a large serving of navy beans will get me pure gas

 

[rontaki]

I find a large serving of navy beans will get me pure gas

If you can get that gas to run small engines, let e know how and I'll eat navy beans and any others that produce has. Why do I think such gas would be far more corrosive than ethanol-poisoned gas?

 

[Oaktree]

All in all, it's been a pretty nice summer here after a rather hot, humid late June/early July. We've had some days where it got in the upper 80s, but for the most part the humidity has been low (well, not desert-country low, but under 60%). Rare to go this long without humidity building, not complaining mind you!
Nice cool evenings, usually below 60...was 42 this morning.

 

[ponytug]

If you can get that gas to run small engines, let e know how and I'll eat navy beans and any others that produce has. Why do I think such gas would be far more corrosive than ethanol-poisoned gas?

I worked on a remote ranch for a bit that used a methane digester (biogas) to run stoves, lights, and yes, small engines to run the dairy. There are lots of ways to slice it.

A relative worked with one group that ran the digester gas straight into Chevy big blocks into generators, and junked the engines annually because of the sulfur and water corrosion internally. Their cost/benefit analysis was that it wasn't worth the effort to remove the water, CO2, and hydrogen sulfide from the raw gas.

All the best,

Peter

 

[ultrarunner]

I was outside Saturday working a fence and managed to last all day, but it was so hot I became a zombie. Sunday it was worse, and I gave up around 2pm. It was a challenge just to breath!!!! Thankfully I have a cab tractor, and I was able to mow the rest of the day. Local news said it was 100F with a heat index of 111.

Any issues with Valley Fever or similar infections?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/valley-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378761

 

[thclimer]

Any issues with Valley Fever or similar infections?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/valley-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378761

That sounds like something nasty, interestingly the article didn't indicate where the fungi are in US. Is it pretty wide spread?

 

[Locoweed]

Actually, it did.

Causes​

Valley fever is caused by a person inhaling spores of certain fungi. The fungi that cause valley fever — Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii — live in the soil in parts of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, California, Texas and Washington. It's named after the San Joaquin Valley in California. The fungi can also often be found in northern Mexico and Central and South America.

 

[EddieWalker]

Any issues with Valley Fever or similar infections?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/valley-fever/symptoms-causes/syc-20378761

Never heard of it. I asked my wife, who has been an RN for 30 years, and she's never heard of it either.

I'm guessing that it's not something that we get in this part of Texas.

 

[ponytug]

Never heard of it. I asked my wife, who has been an RN for 30 years, and she's never heard of it either.

I'm guessing that it's not something that we get in this part of Texas.

Yes, you are "lucky" to have the rain and humidity; Valley Fever is a disease that is more common where the soil dries out and then dust is generated via tillage, wind, or animal movements, etc. So think areas like western Texas. But a friend came down with it after opening a single bale of hay that had mold inside on a few flakes that basically gassed her as she separated the flakes.

It isn't a a common disease, and often gets diagnosed after a long time, when cures / return to full health are difficult to achieve, and significant irreversible organ damage has already occurred.

As a general rule internal fungal infections in humans are extremely difficult to treat successfully, in part because much of the fungal biology/enzymology are so biochemically similar to humans, in contrast to bacteria. There aren't many effective, low side effect anti-fungal drugs, despite lots of effort by lots of folks.

All the best,

Peter