I don't care what the temperature on the termometer says, if it's humid outside it's hot. I grew up in Corpus Christi Texas, you'd think I could handle it, but not anymore, I really gotta prepare with ice and water and whatnot or I get cooked fast, start to feel cold and I know I'm in trouble. I'd really like one of those misting deals you attach to your garden hose, they can really help cool an area down. Basically you're turning the outdoors into a giant swamp cooler, which is another good idea, if I had an actual garage space I'd put one in in a heartbeat.
It's been so warm here the last couple days with the humidity you go outside and feel like you're in a sauna. Just unloading my car show stuff, working in it for 45 minutes, I was soaked from sweating, and I wasn't even working very hard. I was glad I blew off the car show I was going to go to, I would have had to unload and reload all that crap and sit out in that heat all day, no thanks. Any time I have to go and work for the day like that I bring water with me, sometimes juice, I like to freeze a bottle of cheap lemonade or fruit punch and then it's cold all day long. But I also keep a gallon of water in a big cooler that doesn't get hot, but isn't too cold either. Drinking too much water or too cold of water can make you sick.
I think it affects you different as you become an old fart. I used to go on 40- 60 mile bicycle rides when I was in my early 20's even if it was 90 out. now when it's 90 I watch TV with the AC on.
you guys are forgetting something very important before making fun of someone because it's 86, it's not the heat that always kills you,it's the humidity, you cool off by sweating,if the humidity is high, you can sweat all day and you don't cool off, thats what gets you, your core temp can rise to a dangerous level,even though you are sweating. I ended up in the hospital not too long ago because of this, we get temps around the 90's to the 100's here and lots of times the humidity is close to a hundred percent. thats why your clothes get soaked with sweat and you can't cool off. I work in an airplane hanger and it's like an oven, we have fans, but when the humidity is high you just can't get cool. it drains every last bit of energy out of you. I was at work and my hands started going numb and i got lightheaded, dummy here drove himself to the hospital, where i ended up getting three bags of IV fluids. I wouldn't have realized i was that bad off. dry heat where sweat can evaporate and your body can regulate it's temp is very different then heat with high humidity, it's like being in a sauna.
A good way of staying on top of this (aside from drinking heaps of water) but keep an eye on the colour of your piss, if its clear your doen OK if its light yellow you need to drink more, if its dark yellow your in a spot of bother so drink loads more, also try and work in the shade and do the old slip slop slap.
Regardless of the temperature, I'm glad you're ok. Thanks for the warning. It never hurts to be reminded of the basics. Stay hydrated.
I had one four years ago and I cant take any real heat anymore. doctor said if its 105 I stay inside,
Yeah boy, that heat & especially the humidity can really put you down in a hurry. Getting older, I've noticed it a lot more lately too but always hated the high humidity, 2 hours in the heat and it's headache time. Being a northern boy I spent 2 years in South Carolina with the Air Force - the humid summers on the flightlines were terrible. I avoid down south during the summer months anymore. It's been bad enough in Michigan lately, Sunday 16Aug I was out at 0630 getting my outside stuff done, getting soaked with sweat. By 1200 too hot/humid (high 80s/low 90s) for me to stay outside. I know some say it's different if you're used to it but that heat and humidity is DANGEROUS - used to it or not. I'll take the cold (not so much the snow) anytime, can always put more clothes on but can't take enough off in the heat sometimes. BE CAREFUL out there!
Don't know if it is true, but I have always heard, (use to work for a roofing contractor) that if you really get over heated like that, to stop and drink water, but not real cold water, (like ice water), but just room temp water!! They said that drinking ice cold water, could give you a stroke, or heartattack, etc!!! Dont know if it is true, but I always followed that rule.
that's true your body reacts to the shock of the cold water when you are overheated, nothing wrong with ice cold water if you have been drinking it all along,but if you that bad off the shock can cause problems,
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