I am beating the heat by switching to the hydrographic survey crew. Go to work at 4:00pm
and get off at 2:30 in the am. I will post some pics of our setup. We run a 256 beam transducer
and process the data with hypac.
It sure does beat doing heavy civil layout in the 100 degree heat. How are you all adjusting your
schedules to try and stay cool? I know alot of you guys are toughing it out.
I stay cool by never ever leaving the office!
Tongue firmly in cheek!
First do not bust your field crew's cajones. Make sure they have sufficient fluids and ice (sorry Ted) and have access to more if needed.
Dressing right helps but in 98 degress and 70-80% humidity it is a tough battle.
Start early and end your day early.
Move further north as a last resort.
I typically try to start at 5AM when possible. Problem I found is the office seems to find a way to keep me out until 5 ( or later) anyway. When that becomes an everyday event I'll go back to starting at 7AM. Either way the heat is still a factor, but at least there are a few morning hours that aren't to bad.
> Move further north as a last resort.
:good: Best Answer! I put up with the winters to get the best summers.
Being a CAD Tech, the temperature in my working environment does not change year round. 😛
However,our company is real good about purchasing cases and cases of bottled water that is stacked in the office. (Right now there are 6 cases of 35 bottles each of Ozarka bottled water stacked across from my desk. We'll need to send out for more probably just befor the Fourth of July break.)
The field crews grab a case or two on their way out each morning. A crew vehicle cannot leave to a job site without adequate water on board. The PC's are also reimbursed for any and all ice they buy for the coolers.