This Heat Sucks!

[HD]

I have a temp gauge on my toolbox at work...102....
Course, I work in a foundry... so besides the heat, we have the humidity on top of that.

Bleaakkk! 

I get home to do chores outside, and that temp gauge says 92...

Oh well....

[mike89]

I remember working on the kill floors of the pork slaughter plants when it was in the 90's outside...  pure sweat...  drank lots of water and gator aid!!! 

[Gunner55]

I spent 2 summers in the foundry here, 2nd shift too. There was a thermometer right above the time clock & on days like this it would routinely read 120+ at the start of the shift. Could lose 7-8 lbs a shift just in fluids. Had 3-4 drinkin fountains around with salt tablets near by as well.

[mike89]

forgot about the salt tablets..  we had the thermometers too, just made it worse I think and yes we did 2nd shifts too..

[HD]

Yup, I'm working 1st shift.....I would die if I worked 2nd ...... 

[Gunner55]

Yeah HD no way could I handle that these days , that was probably 30+ years ago.

[glenn57]

Yeah HD no way could I handle that these days , that was probably 30+ years ago.

so I it's been 30 years since you actually worked???🤪

I worked second shift too. Welding with a leather jacket wasn't a day at the beach either. Sand for going inside a vessel to polish. UGH!!

Another feller and I used to fight to get to work the sandblast booth. I always lost on hot days. he had more senority.

[LPS]

I was thinking about the jobs I did that were so hot.  Loading semis an rail cars with wire cage type stuff for chickens and hogs.  Man it got hot in those rail cars.  2 of us loaded all of the equipment.  The fork lift could only get the stuff to the side door and we carried all from there.  Could use the fork lift better on the semis.  Couldn't handle it now as Gunner said.   Was not as hot as youse guys are talking.  That is dangerous!!!

[HD]

I worked 3rd shift for 15 years...I walked into to the hot crap, but cooled off as the shift went on....I forced my hand when the kids were born to work 1st shift, and that was better...

But, I'm getting close to retirement (within 5 years)....and the heat still sucks!

[LPS]

Be very careful.  These are the years you have to seriously take care of yourself!  You are close to retirement so don't blow it now. 

[Gunner55]

Yeah HD no way could I handle that these days , that was probably 30+ years ago.

so I it's been 30 years since you actually worked???🤪

I worked second shift too. Welding with a leather jacket wasn't a day at the beach either. Sand for going inside a vessel to polish. UGH!!

Another feller and I used to fight to get to work the sandblast booth. I always lost on hot days. he had more senority.

OK, you aked for it!!!!!! GLENN BITE ME!!  

[glenn57]

  I didn't aked for anything.

[Jerkbiat]

Yes this heat sucks even up here. I remember back in 88 when I got out of high school I was working framing houses down in Chanhassen. That was a dry hot summer. One day it got up to 106 and absolutely no wind. I think we spent more time filling our water jugs then actually stacking lumber. I then went to work for Spancrete Midwest in Osseo for 4 years. Made pre-stressed concrete  there and ran steam under all the forms to cure the concrete faster. I ended up running the machine that made hollow planks and there we ran raw steam right thru the plank. So on top of the 90+ temps and humidity we added more heat and humidity with the raw steam. I might be a lot skinnier if I still did that though.

[Scenic]

Yes this heat can back off anytime now.  I am not a hot weather person at all. 

[roony]

I saw where this hot spell will last for a couple weeks more down here in southern MN anyway

[Gunner55]

I saw where this hot spell will last for a couple weeks more down here in southern MN anyway

Same here 87* or  higher through 7/17 according to TWC's website's 10 day.

[HD]

  it's 88 here now..... yuck

[mike89]

 

[glenn57]

it's 88 here now..... yuck

the scary part of that is wed I bought a bag of ice to put on my fish while transporting it from the lake I fished until I got back to the cabin to clean them. had to run into another town so I didn't want the fish to get bad.


think I,m gonna go wash them again!!!!!!

[glenn57]

I just spent maybe 40 minutes outside...…..man is it muggy.

[roony]

Neighbor stepped in a cowpie. He thought he was melting.

[mike89]

Neighbor stepped in a cowpie. He thought he was melting.

 

[HD]

Getting up there....

[mike89]

and it will most likely be higher before long...   

[glenn57]

My digital thermometer on the east side of the house just said 102  it does have a tendency to read a little high. Still bites.

[LPS]

wow 

[Bobberineyes]

Good thing I'm lake side this weekend cuz the sackometer is climbing..lol.

[Gunner55]

I just spent maybe 40 minutes outside...…..man is it muggy.

I'd try 30-35 minutes next time.                              

[glenn57]

Good thing I'm lake side this weekend cuz the sackometer is climbing..lol.

try not to have to much fun!!

[Jerkbiat]

Another day of this crap on the horizon.