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.
