Good morning?? When is it morning for you in this heat?

[newbury]

Over the last several days, and the predicted near future, it's been getting to about 90 degrees by about 10 am from the mid to low 70's overnight. And it stays about 90 until dark.

I'm retired, I prefer not to work under the blazing sun above 90 degrees. So I've been starting my mornings what SWMBO would call late, at night that is. Get up around 3 am, open the "shops w/o a/c" by about 4 or 5 (dawn), piddle and putter around till maybe noon, then consider it a day. My shops tend to run about ambient temp and a fan makes it passable.

SWMBO and my BIL (a fine man and a Doctor) think there are no hours to be awake before 9 am and noon is even better. So I was discussing with my BIL some "stuff" WE need to get out of a shed and he basically thought it won't be possible until it's mild in the afternoon. Which may not happen until September.

Which brought about this question - How many of "older" TBN'ers think nothing of it to shift their hours with the seasons? During winter I routinely sleep in until 6 or 7 am.

 

[4570Man]

I try to get my mowing done early or late in the evening, but I work in the shop anytime.

 

[gwstang]

I have a '52 Ford 8N that I replaced the oil pump and it is quite an ordeal to take half the tractor apart and then back together. I've been getting up earlier than usual and then cutting acreage/box-blading the drive running the Kubota later in the evening. I am done by 11 a.m. Then do the other stuff from around 5 p.m. to dark. It's been very hot down here 95-100F just about every day this week and supposed to continue into next week at 98F or so they say. High humidity at 70% + makes it just about unbearable. Weather people show the humidity + heat index at 105F and up. I am soaked by 10 am or so. I mean drenched. I've taken to wearing head bands to keep the sweat out of my eyes better. I do my best to work in the shade. Just can't take the sun that hot anymore at 59. I still remember well how hot football practice was when we did two a days six days a week the whole month of August. They won't let the kids do that much anymore, too many getting sick and dying down here in the deep south. Way back then, they use to feed us salt pills before and after practice...the worst thing they could have done.

 

[Citydude]

Now that summer has finally arrived in Wyoming, 6:00 am to 1:00 PM are my working hours mowing. Low to mid 50s in the morning but by early afternoon, mid to high 80s.

 

[CalG]

58 just now, might clear 70 tomorrow. I'm off to a 7:00 start on hauling out wood.

Chainsaw madness! Beer-thirty will come a bit after 1:00 ;-)

 

[MossRoad]

For some reason heat and cold don't bother me too much. I enjoy 90's and high humidity (gives me an excuse to make and drink sun tea). Something about working up a good sweat makes me feel like I'm actually doing work. We're fortunate to have an above ground pool, so I hop in and out of that as needed to cool off. And I also enjoy the other end of the spectrum... -10F I'll go for a walk. I try to go ice fishing as often as I can.

I will say I was trying to paint a metal porch railing in our garage the other day. It was high 80s and the humidity was so high it was about pointless to try painting.... and raining and raining!

 

[mddorange]

Well Newbury, you better not move to MS if you don't like the heat. It has been in the 90's every day for a while now and they are saying it should be that way until September. In fact, they are predicting 99 later this week. I am like you get up earlier in the summer, out at about sunup to get somethings done before it gets too hot.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I try to do most of my summer work early and late. Sun up to around 11-12 noon. Then if I have the energy and gumption after 7 PM till dark.

 

[Thomas]

At dawn until late morn,than late afternoon till dark....long lunch breakin between maybe nap.

 

[riptides]

With my schedule, the only thing that puts a stop to me is how weary or tired I am. I try and not work tired.

Sun, humidity, rain, snow, no issues.

I try and not cut anything when it is wet. These past few days, the morning dew evaporated rather quickly right after the sun came up.