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britishwill

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Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« on: July 26, 2012, 10:40:35 pm »
For the last 3 days I have found it to hot to work after 1.00pm. I am no woss but wondered if anyone else was knocking off early?
I get home and am sweating constantly, maybe I am coming down with something!

Anyone else feel like a sweaty betty or finding the weather oppressive?

I aint complaining btw!
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Gordon Saunders

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2012, 10:45:47 pm »
drink lots of water and man up :)
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G Griffin

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2012, 10:47:22 pm »
Quote from: Gordon Saunders on July 26, 2012, 10:45:47 pm
drink lots of water and man up :)

Is that like 7 UP?
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britishwill

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2012, 10:51:29 pm »
Drinking loads of water so must have to man up then!
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RO-Sheen

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2012, 11:07:04 pm »
It is a struggle but its my best chance to catch up after all that rain. I stick a couple of 2lt bottles of water (9/10ths full) in the freezer the night before. As the day goes the ice melts so you have a constant supply of chilled water.
Without that I would probably 'man down' like you  ;D
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Steve_c

Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2012, 11:12:26 pm »
No easy as pie, as I have been in hotter places during my time in the SAS. ;D
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EandM

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2012, 11:18:08 pm »
It's not the heat that's the problem it's the shock to the system of the temperature suddenly doubling down here in Devon.

Worked Tuesday, drank loads, kept my hat on - early night as I felt rough. Couldn't sleep, up at 11pm shaking like a leaf and freezing cold. More drink and two duvets and I managed to go to sleep. Couldn't work yesterday.

Great day today - hot sun - drank loads, worked loads - feel great !!

Shock over now & shouldn't have any problems for the rest of the summer but every year I get caught out when the temperature jumps - whatever I do.
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DG Cleaning

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2012, 06:47:33 am »
I used to be a miner working in very hot conditions I've also worked in Australia. Some people used to collapse underground with heat exhaustion. The medical advice we recieved was to avoid caffeine, drink more than you think you need without going over the top, don't have drinks icy cold. Also after about 4 days in heat your body starts to produce a chemical (cant remember its name) which helps you cope with the heat, basically you urinate less and the body works more efficiently. Stick with it trust me it does get easier. I did some labouring through summer in Australia and after a while I got so used to it I wanted it to be 35c
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DG Cleaning

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2012, 06:48:50 am »
Also eat plenty of raisins
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Londoner

Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2012, 06:54:41 am »
Wearing a hat, and I don't mean a baseball cap, makes a big, big difference. Cricket hats are cheap on ebay.
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paul marshall

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2012, 06:59:02 am »
i spent the last few weeks moaning that it was to wet ,and the last few days moaning that its to hot , the weather hey ,cant live with it cant live without it  :'( :'( :'( :'(
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dazmond

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2012, 07:28:22 am »
ive found myself winding down around 3pm a few times this week due to the humidity.its also because im not getting much sleep as its been too hot some nights.3 hours sleep at night and im done in by 3pm!! :( :(

yesterday i was the window cleaning equivalent of a sunday driver!! ;D ;D ;D

ive rescheduled some commercial jobs until monday now as i want the weekend off.ive got a pretty easy day today then chill out until monday.

luckily the humidity has gone here in manchester. :D :D

i find eating plenty of fruit and drinking lots of water makes me feel better.boring i know but gotta try and do what i can to keep myself going!! ;D ;D ;D
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paul saunders

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2012, 07:28:22 am »
Quote from: Vince Green on July 27, 2012, 06:54:41 am
Wearing a hat, and I don't mean a baseball cap, makes a lot of difference. Cricket hats are cheap on ebay.
   Can you remove the face guard cos I'd feel a right numpty walking around with rhat on. ;D
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Londoner

Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2012, 07:48:46 am »
Quote from: paul saunders on July 27, 2012, 07:28:22 am
Quote from: Vince Green on July 27, 2012, 06:54:41 am
Wearing a hat, and I don't mean a baseball cap, makes a lot of difference. Cricket hats are cheap on ebay.
   Can you remove the face guard cos I'd feel a right numpty walking around with rhat on. ;D

With or without the face guard it won't make any difference to the question of whether you are a right numpty.
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gary999

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2012, 08:43:19 am »
Quote from: G Griffin on July 26, 2012, 10:47:22 pm
Quote from: Gordon Saunders on July 26, 2012, 10:45:47 pm
drink lots of water and man up :)

Is that like 7 UP?

 ;D man up what a ridiculas statement ;D

in some peoples gardens by 3pm the air temp plus the heat coming from the ground
ive seen temps on peoples thermometers up to 38celsius

whats that old saying about mad dogs and englishmen! ;D
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Scrimble

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2012, 09:28:00 am »
i've just been taking it slow, resting and cooling down in between houses, and taking plenty of water to drink,

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rosskesava

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2012, 09:36:20 am »
I gave up yesterday after just 2 jobs. The heat doesn't normally affect me so maybe it is the sudden change in temperature.

Today, although it's cloudy here it's still very warm and extremely humid. I should have left at 9am but I'm sort of putting it off.  :-\
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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2012, 10:12:09 am »
hahaha, what a lot of nonsense. A few days of the sun and all this ridiculous whinging!! You clean windows, you dont work on construction in the middle East (real heat and real dangers).

Grow a pair!  ;D
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gary999

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2012, 10:25:55 am »
im a true englishman and dont like the heat....its all you bloody foreigners
that are wrong ;D
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DaveG

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2012, 11:06:19 am »
Rarely work after 1 anyway  ;D
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