John, post: 407716, member: 791 wrote: Does the same principal apply when we get into the stupid hot/humid nasty garbage? :grinning:
Yup. Meter hits 100 and my butt is inside. All according to the summer. Sometimes the threshold is 98 or 99. If it's the 'worst of it' why put yourself through it, do something inside and tomorrow's another day.
A number of years ago during a cold spell, my boss told the crews to stay close to the truck and leave the truck running so we could warm up a bit should we need to.
I promptly asked if the same principal applied during the summer extreme hot. The answer was unfortunately no.
In times past air-conditioning was not standard equipment in most utility vehicles. In 1981 the outfit I worked for bought several Chevy Suburbans that were also A/C equipped. The boss told us if he ever came out on the jobsite and saw us 'chilling' with the truck running we were fired...
One of the new truck's A/C malfunctioned not long after they were purchased and it took an act of God Almighty for the boss to let the dealership service the A/C under warranty.
Some changes over the years are for the better.
Bottom line, I try to recognize that both extremes (heat and cold) can be very dangerous. From time to time I wonder if I have long term damage from being literally slow cooked and slow frozen.
I have always felt the effects of heat more than of cold. I could find ways of staying at least "warm enough" most of the time.
The heat though, well, nothing to do about that. When I worked outside during hot stretches, I would come home at the end of the week suffering from heat exhastion. I would spend the entire weekend feeling slightly nauseous and generally not too good. There was simply no way for me to expel that kind of heat from my body. I kept my bedroom at 60 degrees and slept under a light blanket. My apartments were kept cool, around 70.
Working in Oklahoma where the heat can get atrocious in the summers I'm sorry to say I have been hospitalized from heat stroke. It is a sneaky and dangerous foe. And I agree with you; the heat is harder to deal with than the cold...around here anyway.
Last night our low was -3, but as soon as the sun was up it climbed to the high teens and low twenties in just a few hours. While not a spring day, it is tolerable if you're dressed correctly. Dressing correctly for 115 degrees in the shade requires a NASA space suit...;)
I've found that putting thick felt (wool?) insoles in your winter boot of choice makes a huge difference.
Gregg
As I get older the heat always is harder on me than the cold. Here in NC this morning it is 14 degrees but tomorrow they are calling for close to 0. That suits me better than 100!
paden cash, post: 408033, member: 20 wrote: Working in Oklahoma where the heat can get atrocious in the summers I'm sorry to say I have been hospitalized from heat stroke. It is a sneaky and dangerous foe. And I agree with you; the heat is harder to deal with than the cold...around here anyway.
Last night our low was -3, but as soon as the sun was up it climbed to the high teens and low twenties in just a few hours. While not a spring day, it is tolerable if you're dressed correctly. Dressing correctly for 115 degrees in the shade requires a NASA space suit...;)
It can get to 115 here, and last time I was out all day in one of those heat snaps I must have been close to heat stroke. I sure didn't feel very good. But we also get to -30 and that's worse
I can't see any reason to keep track of the temperature once it gets below 50å¼. It's just cold after that.
R.J. Schneider, post: 408056, member: 409 wrote: I can't see any reason to keep track of the temperature once it gets below 50å¼. It's just cold after that.
I feel the same way with heat above 95.
9å¡ and a heavy snowfall on Friday and I got an entire 10 lot subdivision monumented. I will never work in that kind of weather again. I spent the majority of the day pouring hot coffee onto the tips of my rod and bipod to melt the ice that was causing the tip to go blunt. Constant snow on the data collector screen every 30 seconds. If you have a vehicle on site, just sit in it and warm up every hour or so.
Rich., post: 408061, member: 10450 wrote: I feel the same way with heat above 95.
My number is 80...
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Under 15F I figure is a good time for static gps observations. Only have get tribrach leveled. Park close enough to keep the receiver in truck cab. When the micrometer gets too stiff to turn, pull out the antenna.
Here in Maine I do nearly no surveying once winter weather sets in. I'm too old for that stuff. And time and again I've found that the metal detector can miss stuff if it's under enough snow (or especially ice). If I do have to go do something in the cold I like those arctic fleece mittens with open fingertips and a flap that closes over the fingertips.