Johnny B

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2012, 06:51:09 pm »
Not too hot here in Ireland. Just very pleasantly warm with occasional showers to keep cool.

A few years ago in Blighty there was heatwave and I was working in the hottest part of the country, just outside Gravesend when the temperatute reached 38 celsius. I worked away regardless with no ill effects but drank plenty of Lucozade to keep the energy and fluid levels up.

John
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Ian101

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #21 on: July 27, 2012, 07:06:56 pm »
too cold ... too wet ... too hot .. too humid ....  :(

no pleasing some of you's.

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Cliff perkins

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #22 on: July 28, 2012, 08:41:52 am »
Just gotta get on with it .
I get no compassion from the mrs when i get home ,if i get home after a really hard day and she asks me to do this and that and i cant cuz im cream crackered,that really winds me up.
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andyM

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #23 on: July 28, 2012, 08:47:36 am »
Not too hot here in Ireland. Just very pleasantly warm with occasional showers to keep cool.

A few years ago in Blighty there was heatwave and I was working in the hottest part of the country, just outside Gravesend when the temperatute reached 38 celsius. I worked away regardless with no ill effects but drank plenty of Lucozade to keep the energy and fluid levels up.
John

I remember that day, but it was a Sunday so not a working day for me.
One of the Plebs

Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #24 on: July 28, 2012, 11:59:39 am »
The symptoms that Aandm described in this thread sound a hell of a lot like sun stroke. This is quite common in hot countries when there is a sudden onset of heat like we have just had. It no laughing matter as I have ended in hospital a few times in Africa with this problem.
       In hot countries you could have a swim and regain a lower body heat. What I do here is stick my head into customer`s water butts or under the tape.
         Drinking water will not always reduce body heat and can make you feel ill you need to reduce body heat or you can claps as you excrete too many salts in the form of sweat  and reduce your ability to hold water.

Johnny B

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2012, 12:15:28 pm »
Not too hot here in Ireland. Just very pleasantly warm with occasional showers to keep cool.

A few years ago in Blighty there was heatwave and I was working in the hottest part of the country, just outside Gravesend when the temperatute reached 38 celsius. I worked away regardless with no ill effects but drank plenty of Lucozade to keep the energy and fluid levels up.
John

I remember that day, but it was a Sunday so not a working day for me.


The day I am referring to was deffo not a Sunday.

John
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andyM

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2012, 07:48:11 pm »
Not too hot here in Ireland. Just very pleasantly warm with occasional showers to keep cool.

A few years ago in Blighty there was heatwave and I was working in the hottest part of the country, just outside Gravesend when the temperatute reached 38 celsius. I worked away regardless with no ill effects but drank plenty of Lucozade to keep the energy and fluid levels up.
John

I remember that day, but it was a Sunday so not a working day for me.


The day I am referring to was deffo not a Sunday.

John

Ah I thought you was talking about the day when the highest temp in england was recorded back in 2003.
That was around 38 degrees and was recorded in Kent.
I remember it because I was working in a factory and all the machines during the week kept on cutting out due to the heat.
The week kept getting warmer and warmer and on the sunday we had the mega high temperature.
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Frankybadboy

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #27 on: July 28, 2012, 08:30:19 pm »
some of you need to man up if you cant handle the heat,

probaly a lot off you are unfit and carrying extra pounds. :P dont eat right and dont drink the right fuilds. ;D :o

gary999

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #28 on: July 28, 2012, 09:16:10 pm »
some of you need to man up if you cant handle the heat,

probaly a lot off you are unfit and carrying extra pounds. :P dont eat right and dont drink the right fuilds. ;D :o

man up what a load of cobblers :) even some of the best athletes in the world suffer
in hot conditions especially when its humid if they have had no time to acclimatise

some of us just arent suited to it....i have no problems though when its really cold
and wet

EandM

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #29 on: July 28, 2012, 11:10:25 pm »
In Devon during the Summer of 2003 it actually made 100 F but this caused little trouble as the temperature had increased gradually from the end of June to the middle of August. The ' man up ' theory wasn't an issue as there was no shock transition or doubling of the temperature overnight. We carried on working with very few problems and really enjoyed being in the sun and actually being able to handle being in the sun. We're all ok in the end...it just takes some of us a little longer to get there.

Frankybadboy

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2012, 08:12:22 am »
gary

fed up with people on hear that moan when it wet,moan when it cold and now moan when it to hot. :P :P :P :P

live with it suck it up man

work to the conditions wear suitable clothing,sun cream,hat, drink water and eat the right foods, ;)

also work a bit slower saves your energy and sit in the shade alos helps



 live with it and suck it up man,

hotter the better for me,

*Hector*

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2012, 08:51:11 am »
Frankie...
ever get the feeling the GIF below applies ?  ;D ;D

Everyday this forum slips further from God.  :'(

dazmond

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon
« Reply #32 on: July 29, 2012, 08:54:06 am »
i think it just proves frankyboy if your fitness is good then you can stand the heat a lot better than the average guy.

ive always been a serial abuser of my body with junk food,drugs and very large amounts of alcohol,smoking,no exercise etc.

ive cleaned my act up over the last 10 years or so.no drink,drugs or smoking anymore(although i "vape" e-cigs!).ive cut down on the junk food and im starting to do a bit of swimming again.

i cope better in the heat than i used to but i still end up having to finish early if the humidity is high.

i wish id never touched a cigarette or any alcohol or street drug as i would be a lot healthier i reckon with a few more brain cells!but i cant change the past so its a salvage operation to try and keep my health at a reasonable level.

frankyboy you have my upmost respect when i hear of your feats for charity.you must be one fit guy!!id struggle to even run half a mile down the road without being totally knackered!! :( :(


best wishes


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Frankybadboy

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Re: Anyone else found it too hot to work in the afernoon New
« Reply #33 on: July 29, 2012, 09:34:22 am »
daz

10/15 years a go i wasnt far off what you are saying weighng in at just under 17stone. :o :o

a simple change in life styles just makes think a lot easier and able to cope  ;)