If you're in this week's heatwave zone...

Don't forget that drinking plenty of water is crucial. Both on the job and off. and especially during heat alerts.

Here's some brief info to refresh the importance.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/use...s/2017-126.pdf

Have healthy week y'all. Cheers! *glug glug glug*

Aw yeah, Tuesday-Thursday is going to have highs between 95-100dF, and Friday is going to be 89. Dew point at 43 right now, going up to 56 tomorrow and pretty much staying there for the rest of the week. Yayyyy! Jugs of water in case we lose power/water, some IV Liquid when the loss of electrolytes>intake. Prepped for Satan shoving us into his armpit.

My work must barely be like 70 degrees inside because when I went outside it felt nice to warm my arms up. For a minute lol. It’s 86 now in the evening here. I just feel bad for the stray cats in my neighborhood.

I also kinda hate water and just had some chocolate milk..but tomorrow I promise to drink more water!

Yeah, it's stupid hot here and humid and I don't have air conditioning at home. I'm running my fans at the max and chilling lots of water in the fridge.

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Originally Posted by mar dhea Don't forget that drinking plenty of water is crucial. Both on the job and off. and especially during heat alerts.

Unless you live in my state where the governor and legislature refused a bill requiring employers to give employees water breaks.

MarDhea, makes a good point. Stay hydrated folks. If you don't have ac find some place cool to hang out. I used to go to the library, spend the day reading and stay cool.

Ya know how some cities open shelters when it gets really cold. I wonder if anywhere does the same for heat.

I couldn't find any recent info on water break laws in NH. Just says water needs to be accessible, but it doesn't say anything about a "water break." I worked outside in 2020 and a few days it was 100+dF, and of course at the time we had to wear masks even though we were fkkking outside, and they had the park EMS in their carts with watered down Gatorade, but I don't remember any breaks. The group leader did rotate our positions though because two were in this crowded shack sorta thing (and hot af), one was outside the shack doing line control in direct sunlight, and the last and best was in a shaded tower 40ft off the ground alone with a bit of a breeze (but in there park EMS wouldn't go up the ladder to hydrate you).

Some places I've encountered along my travels for cooling areas are, as pointed out before, libraries, malls, soup kitchens, rec centers, senior centers, fire departments, YMCAs, and of course I used to live in the lakes region and the main lake is like 66dF right now. A lot of cities also have pools, but I've always found if I go there on days like today they are as crowded as raves I've been to but you're trying not to drown, the water is quite warm, sun burn is practically a guarantee if you don't remember to reapply every two hours or after you get out the water (who tf remembers that other than moms and that only applies to their youngin), and also you're probably in ~40% piss. But that's some people's thing I guess.

One of the neighbors just got a fancy new AC with 10,000btu had mercy on us and gave us their old one. Thank Satan's contender.

Speaking of which, my house is huge, and my friend was here yesterday. We were viewing the Dune Part 2 movie. It was hotter than a firecracker in here. I asked him if he thought as, and he agreed. I began investigating. He helped me down into the full-sized basement. One of the unit's ductwork had a dip that

pulled the insulation away from the return cold/hot air line. That thing was clogged up with enough water to hydrate a great many people. We got several buckets, and he took it loose, and we drained it out. He is bringing the stuff at Noon, and we will replace it with hard pipe. As you say, 'Thanks Satan's Contender' I

somehow was given a brain and am handy with stuff. That could have burned the compressor out of the unit, plus it feels much better in here.

Hang in there everyone! That heat sounds terrible.

And, here, I'm freezing and we're having some flooding it has rained so much. More rain is forecast for Friday and Saturday.

Our (affluent) town designates the library as a cooling center. This works out well when the heat waves strike on weekdays. But in the summer the library closes at 1pm on Saturdays and is closed on Sundays.

Anyway, my wife and I have two weak window A/C units. We'll be okay as long as we don't lose electricity.

Also, the night time temperatures are not high, although it is muggy at night.

@mar dhea, I chuckled at "...brief info to refresh the importance [of drinking water]"

@Ninetiesgrl13, the hotter it is outside, the colder it is indoors at work. I wear a sweatshirt with a hood. And I find relief by going outside for a few minutes, like you

There’s no relief outside today! It’s 93 here and feels like 96. Still I’m taking my jacket into the coffee shop.

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Originally Posted by SquarePegGuy @Ninetiesgrl13, the hotter it is outside, the colder it is indoors at work. I wear a sweatshirt with a hood. And I find relief by going outside for a few minutes, like you

I once worked in an office where the thermostat for the entire wing was located in one person's office. He was morbidly obese and hot all the time. He set the a/c at 65! I used to wear my parka to avoid freezing to death.

One summer I worked near the window in a long narrow office. The A/C in the window ran full blast in order to reach to the other end.

The hoodie helped, and I also wore a scarf around my neck. But it was very computer-oriented, so my hands felt frozen.

Back then I was a skinny, bony intern. Now I can tolerate the chill a bit more.

SquarePegGuy, I sometimes wore gloves indoors at the place I mentioned.

Yes, well, after that stint, I worked at another place where a guy was wearing thin cotton gloves as he was pointing to something on his screen.

So I said, "Oh, are those gloves so you don't get fingerprints on your screen?" "No," he said, "my hands are cold." LOL

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