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When I'm sweating and exposed to heat and sun for a prolonged period of time, that's when I usually feel uncomfortable. There were a few days this year where I felt like I was on the verge of heat stroke.
Only times this year I felt I could be on the verge of heat stroke was:
-RUNNING in 94 F with 61% RH (when my heartrate passed 155 beats per minute after 5 minutes, that was a bit much. )
- working somewhere for maybe 40 minutes that a thermometer said it was 106-108 F inside, with hotter puddles on the floor while carrying a hot light to see what I'm doing.
But going for a slow walk at 94 F with 61% humidity out in the sun with a light breeze has no "risk of heat illness" for me.
Ditto for just sitting in a parked car, windows up on a 94 F day, assuming I have something to drink.
Only times this year I felt I could be on the verge of heat stroke was:
-RUNNING in 94 F with 61% RH (when my heartrate passed 155 beats per minute after 5 minutes, that was a bit much. )
- working somewhere for maybe 40 minutes that a thermometer said it was 106-108 F inside, with hotter puddles on the floor while carrying a hot light to see what I'm doing.
But going for a slow walk at 94 F with 61% humidity out in the sun with a light breeze has no "risk of heat illness" for me.
Ditto for just sitting in a parked car, windows up on a 94 F day, assuming I have something to drink.
CC, you are much more heat tolerant than probably 99.9% of us southerners!
Up here in the Red River valley of the north....rural folks and farmers make the most preparations. My in-laws south of Minot would put up the snow fences along their driveway and overall get the hay and extra food set up for the horses.
In the cities, like I live in, not too much other than bringing in any hoses and getting the flowers pulled up. I switch out the snow blower and lawn mower and have someone pick it up to tune it up. We buy new winter clothes for our ever growing kids with focus on snow pants, gloves and hats. Check battery in car to see if new one is needed.
The trickest part is shoveling the snow after the first snowfall and knowing where to pile it up away from the edges of the driveway. But it never fails that my 3 car wide end of the driveway become 1 1/2 car width wide by February
Only times this year I felt I could be on the verge of heat stroke was:
-RUNNING in 94 F with 61% RH (when my heartrate passed 155 beats per minute after 5 minutes, that was a bit much. )
- working somewhere for maybe 40 minutes that a thermometer said it was 106-108 F inside, with hotter puddles on the floor while carrying a hot light to see what I'm doing.
But going for a slow walk at 94 F with 61% humidity out in the sun with a light breeze has no "risk of heat illness" for me.
Ditto for just sitting in a parked car, windows up on a 94 F day, assuming I have something to drink.
Just standing outside in 94 F heat could cause me to sweat.
As for the car, I can't imagine how you handle sitting in one with the windows rolled up. The temperature could easily be 20 F hotter inside. Today it was only in the mid 70s, but when I went in my car, it was very hot inside.
Just standing outside in 94 F heat could cause me to sweat.
As for the car, I can't imagine how you handle sitting in one with the windows rolled up. The temperature could easily be 20 F hotter inside. Today it was only in the mid 70s, but when I went in my car, it was very hot inside.
94 F causes me to sweat a little too,
but with a low heart rate (under 100 beats-per-minute) it won't cause me much heat stress.
Besides I usually find my sweat prevents my core from becoming uncomfortable.
Yeah, but I can sit in a 145 F dry-sauna for 20 minutes without drinking water, longer with water.
At 94 F, the parked car might have only been 125-135 F, which imho is easy to handle when you aren't really doing anything.
I buy my travellers insurance and my ticket to Florida.LOL
I was really just kidding about that. It's what i'd like to do though. My wife and I have very weird winters. We are long distance truckers and we go from - 30 or colder up in the north to 90 or more in the south. To tell you the truth I like and tolerate the cold much better than the heat. We will sleep in our truck with no heat on no matter how cold it gets. The only reason we might get up in the middle of the night to turn the truck on is because it might not start in the morning if it gets too cold. When I look down at my wife in the lower bunk in the morning She usually has two big lumps under the covers with her. She calls them her furry dog furnaces and they really keep her warm. Me, I have the thickest down duvet you have ever seen. It must have taken a whole flock of geese to make it. I'm always toasty as long as I wear a hat to bed.
Last winter we got stuck in the south of Texas for 4 days waiting on a load. It was so hot I could not believe it. We did not turn the truck off for the whole 4 days. It was OK in the truck with the AC running. I had to force the dogs out to do their business and they didn't want anything to do with that heat. As far as the weather goes I think the Carolinas have it the best. Not too cold in the winter and cool up in the mountains in the summer. I just love NC and SC.
Yeah, but I can sit in a 145 F dry-sauna for 20 minutes without drinking water, longer with water.
At 94 F, the parked car might have only been 125-135 F, which imho is easy to handle when you aren't really doing anything.
My goodness. I almost feel like I'm going to suffocate when it reaches that temperature in my car. I instantly start sweating. It's very uncomfortable.
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