make noise and don't smell like a huckleberry.
Man, I had to look very close to see the bear.
Safety tip for my part of the country: Water, and plenty of it, and frequent breaks.
Yesterday afternoon when I finished up my fieldwork, I looked like I had fallen in the swimming pool with my jeans ans tshirt on. I was soaking wet. Not a dry stich of clothing on me.
It is very easy to get overheated and dehydrated. Lots of water and frequent breaks in the shade are the ticket here in the South.
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> It is very easy to get overheated and dehydrated. Lots of water and frequent breaks in the shade are the ticket here in the South.
Sounds like my day yesterday. It was high 80's w/ 100% humidity and I was chopping line around 170 ac. Got about 1/2 way around it and my tee-shirt was 100% soaked. Started getting a bad heat rash and my skin was on fire. Finally had to give up and hike out without my shirt on. Got pretty scratched up on the way out but if I tried to put my shirt back on, the rash got worse. Taking it easy today. Stickered some lumber this morning and spending the rest of the day inside.
He's just napping, right. Don't they say "let sleeping bears lie".
Around here with all the rain we've been getting, coupled with Mr Snake getting ready to bed down for the winter - they are hungry and abundant. It will be worse in the spring when they come back to life even hungrier and a tad bit horny.
So my tip would be if it looks like a stick, blends in with the ground & cover, and then moves - quietly go the other way.
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> Sounds like my day yesterday. It was high 80's w/ 100% humidity and I was chopping line around 170 ac. Got about 1/2 way around it and my tee-shirt was 100% soaked. Started getting a bad heat rash and my skin was on fire. Finally had to give up and hike out without my shirt on. Got pretty scratched up on the way out but if I tried to put my shirt back on, the rash got worse. Taking it easy today. Stickered some lumber this morning and spending the rest of the day inside.
That's not possible. Phil Reed once said that man wasn't meant to work in temperatures over 80 degrees.
"Hello, fire department? Yes, my cat's up a tree and I can't get him to come down. Yes, he's fluffy and has a collar."
> Sounds like my day yesterday. It was high 80's w/ 100% humidity and I was chopping line around 170 ac. Got about 1/2 way around it and my tee-shirt was 100% soaked.
that sounds like mid-November here in South Texas. Would love a day in the high 80s. Typically around mid to high 90s, on a good day. Don't even get me started on the low 100s...:excruciating: I already need three of these.:beer: