First time for me since my soldiering days. By the way...
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My body's used to this more in August than June, but I lived in Houston for three years so that helped me some. It is quite muggy though and would sure like to see this break tomorrow night (70% chance of storms and then the highs moderate to the upper 80s/low 90s for the rest of week).
Gotta love Oklahoma weather.
Just got back in from Boston, and it is so odd that humidity and temp can be the same in both places, but here it seems to be so much more of a punch you in the face and laugh at you kind of heat. Not looking forward to feeling like I opened the door and stepped into the preheated oven when I walk out the door that will come in the next couple of months.
If you don't chug water from one of these
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You're doing it wrong.
My preference:
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Once you have a significant episode of heat exhaustion, you become more susceptible to repeats later in life (not stronger).
My first time happened at a civil war reenactment in Champions Hill, Mississippi, which had something to do with marching across large fields while wearing lots of wool in 100+ weather. The upside was that I was sponged down by a flock of nurses in the period-correct field hospital. The doctors had the modern IV's and O2 in tents out of the public view for the more severely affected.
Worse case I assisted with was a friend who lost all heat regulation and began shivering thinking he was cold.
He couldnt remember the day or year, skin bone dry, and was on the verge of stroking when the ambulance reached him. He was outdoor-sey, so acclimated, but the ER discovered a tick bite that no one knew about so that was believed to have weakened him.
Actuall I love it hot, it can't be too hot for me- When I lived in Texas in the 1980's I loved the warm mild weather and I missed it when I moved to Ohio in 1990... I like wearing shorts and "T" shirts all day long. The flip side is I cannot stand cold weather, I hate it cold. I'm a wuss when it's cold. So crank up the sun and lets have a real Summer! :D
Snow is falling in Colorado. Why are we getting all the damned global warming? :P
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/email_push/news/article_23b4f902-9b40-11e0-8275-001cc4c002e0.html
Grabbing my skis. Who's coming with me! Conman, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
I leave for Colorado the first time July 8. Leadville was under a winter weather advisory today!! This is one of my teammates out for a pre-ride for the LT-100 we are doing on Aug. 13. This shot was taken on the course near Leadville Saturday up on Sugarloaf Pass.
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Quote from: Conan71 on June 20, 2011, 07:04:49 PM
I leave for Colorado the first time July 8. Leadville was under a winter weather advisory today!!
You, sir, sicken and disgust me. Leaving all the rest us here to sweat our Democrat's off. ;D
Quote from: sauerkraut on June 20, 2011, 03:17:59 PM
Actuall I love it hot, it can't be too hot for me- When I lived in Texas in the 1980's I loved the warm mild weather and I missed it when I moved to Ohio in 1990... I like wearing shorts and "T" shirts all day long. The flip side is I cannot stand cold weather, I hate it cold. I'm a wuss when it's cold. So crank up the sun and lets have a real Summer! :D
Come on out here when it gets to 120, and you start the day at 100 at 9:00 in the morning.
Quote from: guido911 on June 20, 2011, 05:34:11 PM
Snow is falling in Colorado. Why are we getting all the damned global warming? :P
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/email_push/news/article_23b4f902-9b40-11e0-8275-001cc4c002e0.html
Grabbing my skis. Who's coming with me! Conman, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
WoW- They say the NW western States got slammed hard with snow this last winter, the snow packs are still around on the higher peaks. Welcome to the first day of summer- Global warming style.
Quote from: sauerkraut on June 21, 2011, 03:18:42 PM
WoW- They say the NW western States got slammed hard with snow this last winter, the snow packs are still around on the higher peaks. Welcome to the first day of summer- Global warming style.
Just keep ignoring most of the last decade when snowfall (and rainfall) was well below normal in the Rockies.
Quote from: nathanm on June 21, 2011, 05:02:15 PM
Just keep ignoring most of the last decade when snowfall (and rainfall) was well below normal in the Rockies.
And the fact that we've been 10 to 15 degrees above normal here in Tulsa...oh, silly me, he don't live in Tulsa so he wouldn't feel that excess heat.
Quote from: Hoss on June 21, 2011, 05:52:01 PM
And the fact that we've been 10 to 15 degrees above normal here in Tulsa...oh, silly me, he don't live in Tulsa so he wouldn't feel that excess heat.
Most of this year has alternated between 10 degrees below or 10 degrees above normal.
Quote from: Red Arrow on June 21, 2011, 09:26:01 PM
Most of this year has alternated between 10 degrees below or 10 degrees above normal.
Correct...I'm essentially stating that we went straight from winter to summer...
Quote from: Hoss on June 21, 2011, 10:25:01 PM
Correct...I'm essentially stating that we went straight from winter to summer...
Several times in one year.
Quote from: nathanm on June 21, 2011, 05:02:15 PM
Just keep ignoring most of the last decade when snowfall (and rainfall) was well below normal in the Rockies.
People also ignore the fact from back in the 1970's when everyone was going nuts over "Global Cooling" and a coming ice age. "Time" & "Newsweek" mags did cover stories on the cooling planet. The "experts" back then were saying that by the year 2000 New York's harbour would be frozen over. Many of the same "experts" from the 1970's changed over to global warming in the early 1990's because that is where the gov't money & funding was coming from. The "experts" who did not believe in global warming lost funding & grants. In October, 1978 Lennard Nemoy hosted a TV show about the coming ice age and they mentioned that polar lakes for the first time in known history have been staying frozen all year long. (I guess today all those lakes have melted away from the global warming) It was a half hour show and I have it recorded on audio tape, (I think the shows title was "The coming ice age"). Anyhow, IMO It's all a hoax. the environment is a great tool for a gov't to use to gain more control over the people. Many of our laws and regulations are related to the environment, after all who could be in favor of pollution? There is a saying that goes something like "Going green is a great way to become red" or words to that effect.
Quote from: sauerkraut on June 22, 2011, 11:48:36 AM
People also ignore the fact from back in the 1970's when everyone was going nuts over "Global Cooling" and a coming ice age. "Time" & "Newsweek" mags did cover stories on the cooling planet. The "experts" back then were saying that by the year 2000 New York's harbour would be frozen over. Many of the same "experts" from the 1970's changed over to global warming in the early 1990's because that is where the gov't money & funding was coming from. The "experts" who did not believe in global warming lost funding & grants. In October, 1978 Lennard Nemoy hosted a TV show about the coming ice age and how many polar lakes are for the first time ever staying frozen all year long. It was a half hour show and I have it recored on audio tape, I think the shows title was "The coming ice age". It's all a hoax. the environment is a great tool for a gov't to use to gain more control over the people.
Where's that triple facepalm image?....
Triple? Bring on the quad- Global warming is serious and big business after all it made Al Gore a Billionare. :D
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bam
Quote from: Townsend on June 22, 2011, 03:11:40 PM
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bam
+10
Quote from: sauerkraut on June 22, 2011, 11:55:36 AM
Triple? Bring on the quad- Global warming is serious and big business after all it made Al Gore a Billionare. :D
Climate of denial...http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/climate-of-denial-20110622
Al Gore Blasts Obama On Climate Change For Failing To Take 'Bold Action'(same story): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/al-gore-obama-climate-change-rolling-stone_n_881947.html?utm_campaign=062211&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-politics&utm_content=FullStory
Kinda on topic since global warming is being tossed about. The title alone of this piece on Algore's fertility idea is hilarious (and this money quote).
QuoteWhatever the answer, he clearly means someone other than the Gore family since he and Tipper almost doubled the ol' replacement rate. But then, for the Goracle, saving the planet has always been mostly a "you first" proposition. At least he's consistent.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/22/video-guy-with-four-kids-endorses-fertility-management-to-save-the-planet/
I guess nobody ever told Guido that birth control can be optional..
Quote from: nathanm on June 22, 2011, 05:26:31 PM
I guess nobody ever told Guido that birth control can be optional..
Man, living your life must really suck. ZERO sense of humor.
Quote from: guido911 on June 22, 2011, 06:52:12 PM
Man, living your life must really suck. ZERO sense of humor.
Nah, it's just all based on sarcasm, so it doesn't work online.
Quote from: nathanm on June 22, 2011, 07:13:11 PM
Nah, it's just all based on sarcasm, so it doesn't work online.
You need to take a sarcasm class. Try this one:
Quote from: nathanm on June 22, 2011, 05:26:31 PM
I guess nobody ever told Guido that birth control can be optional..
There is always retroactive birth control.