The Brutal Heat

[mozer71]

My hat is off to those who can deal with this oppressive heat. It isn't off long because I can't deal with it. These reflective caps and wide brimmed hats do work. It doesn't hurt to have two standby window units but that means there will be a power outage. Hope we get through this okay.

[Eugene]

1 PM, 97 degrees, feels like 107.

Quit working in the shop about 30 minutes ago. Shop doors open, fans on, sweating up a storm. So back to the house, air conditioning, some inside projects.

[mozer71]

I hear you Buddy. It is too much when a person strokes out in their yard or field. We've seen it and don't think we are immune.

[Eugene]

Sunday, last day for the heat wave. Making good use of the day, fired up the smoker. Dashing in and out between the smoker in the garage and the air conditioned house.

12 lbs. brined, cured, pork loin for Canadian bacon
12 lbs. brined, cured, turkey.
3 lbs. potatoes
2 1/2 lbs. bratwurst.

And sweet corn for lunch. First local sweet corn of the season at the local farmers market.

[coppersmythe]

Sunday, last day for the heat wave. Making good use of the day, fired up the smoker. Dashing in and out between the smoker in the garage and the air conditioned house.

12 lbs. brined, cured, pork loin for Canadian bacon
12 lbs. brined, cured, turkey.
3 lbs. potatoes
2 1/2 lbs. bratwurst.

And sweet corn for lunch. First local sweet corn of the season at the local farmers market.

chewing on that sounds good enough to take your mind off the heat a little while . 62 years here in the deep south and i'm still not used to it . coppersmythe............................

[Jim Reid]

Almost every weekend the mexicans who are farm workers are in the yadkin river i guess it's to hot for them they are in the shade drinking beer and B-B-Qingng a goat.

[mozer71]

Sort of makes me hungry. Horrible things have happened after the compression, high winds, trees down power down, highways flooded. These are the big things but many smaller things come from this. Because one AC unit was running heavy, a fuse blew. Before I took the last step into the basement, I noticed a nasty web. Grabbed a flashlight and some spray. It was about the largest "recluse" spider I've seen and I was wearing sandals. How did it know I was going to take that step to replace a fuse ? It all rolls back as not a heat injury but dang these things can kill you.

[coppersmythe]

caveat to the heat , we have a 5 ton central air unit at the house , pretty much standard down here . i will tell on myself , i also have one of the few ( i'm guessing few ) airconditioned coppersmythe/blacksmith shops . coppersmythe...............................ps: 92*-98* heat with 85% -100 % humidity from may until the first cold front in september .everyday life in the deep south.

[Peter Person]

caveat to the heat , we have a 5 ton central air unit at the house , pretty much standard down here . i will tell on myself , i also have one of the few ( i'm guessing few ) airconditioned coppersmythe/blacksmith shops . coppersmythe...............................ps: 92*-98* heat with 85% -100 % humidity from may until the first cold front in september .everyday life in the deep south.

...and snakes, gators, and every bug and spider imaginable is why my son Erik can’t wait to leave Fort Rucker, Alabama in 4 1/2 months. He’s hoping to get Fort Drum in way upstate New York and have 4 seasons again.

Temp yesterday this time in CT was 95, right now 65.

[Jeff Silvey]

Well I'm glad I retired from the fire service. I have been on lots of runs in this kind of heat it"s brutal.
We just put in central AC Mitsubishi mini split. We had 2 window unit because we have hot water heat.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I used to be out in the weather hot or cold, year round, though thankfully not full time. Most of my work was in temperature controlled environments. I have been retired 15 years and was still outside a good bit, but I had a heat stroke about 3 weeks ago, so during the high heat I came inside about noon and stayed the rest of the day.

[Eugene]

I had a heat stroke about 3 weeks ago, so during the high heat I came inside about noon and stayed the rest of the day.

Glad you are doing better, survived the heat stroke.

Fortunately it's suppose to be cooler than normal for a while, then normal temps again.

[KETCHAM]

I was camping in southern Ohio over the weekend....Passed by Somerset Ohio....Looks like I'll be going camping in Somerset this weekend...

[mozer71]

Hey, John *.?-!.* , sorry this happened to you. I can't push the envelope too far these days either. I lose my breath and certain pains, time to take shelter. It is 94 f around here at 1808 and doesn't get below 85 f until dark. It is terrible further away and I really hope our folks here, manage it well.
John *, again, I hope you are okay.