Surviving the Heat: Tips for Staying Cool and Safe

[mugaliens]

I've been working on several projects at my parents' house, usually outdoors in the heat. It's been near, if not above 90 most days this month.

 

[turbo]

I have one final load of firewood to split and stack (1-1/4 cord load) and it's just been sitting there in the driveway for weeks. There is no way I am going to roast in the sun in 90+ deg weather to split and throw wood. I stay a whole year ahead, so there's no real hurry. I'll get the wood taken care of and tarp it for the fall, winter, spring. This winter's firewood is already in the shed. When you get a lot of oak in your loads, it's best to use this long-term approach - that stuff cures VERY slowly.

 

[lisab]

It's not even 60F today, and rainy. I have my fireplace on...it's chilly, and it's still August!

Not too unusual though. Here in the Seattle area we get summers like this one from time to time. I've been here for ~22 years and we get these cool, wet summers about every 5 years or so.

 

[Evo]

It's not even 60F today, and rainy. I have my fireplace on...it's chilly, and it's still August!

Not too unusual though. Here in the Seattle area we get summers like this one from time to time. I've been here for ~22 years and we get these cool, wet summers about every 5 years or so.

It was 94 today. And it rained.

 

[nismaratwork]

Really, it's going to be freakin' September 1st, and 95 degrees here! That makes me so sad...

 

[Evo]

Whenever we hot a hot summer, we have an excrutiatingly cold winter.

 

[rootX]

It is cold and wet :(, 55°F

 

[turbo]

Another day with temps topping out over 90. It's only 88 now with high humidity, under light overcast with barely a breeze. That might all change tonight. I'd love to have some drenching rains, but I don't want Earl to come ashore heading north with heavy winds. The trees here are heavily stressed already, though many of them have lost a lot of leaves and may be able to handle a bit more wind as a result.

 

[Office_Shredder]

We had lots of rain the past two days and now the temperature's down from the 90's with 80% humidity to the 70's with 50% humidity. Thank god

 

[Evo]

Same here, it's a perfect fall day, if it was fall.

 

[nismaratwork]

Low 80's, which after truly scorching mid to high 90's is blessed relief. Looks to be a lovely weekend and week coming up however!

 

[turbo]

Finally! Got some rain when Earl swiped us. My pond gained several inches of water. 80 and climbing here, with high humidity, but it beats the 90+ stuff we had for the last week. The wind last night knocked a few tomatoes off the plants, but there was no serious damage to the garden.

 

[Evo]

Finally! Got some rain when Earl swiped us. My pond gained several inches of water. 80 and climbing here, with high humidity, but it beats the 90+ stuff we had for the last week. The wind last night knocked a few tomatoes off the plants, but there was no serious damage to the garden.

Great news, now, perhaps, the weather will get back to normal. I was glad when I saw that the winds had fizzled out.

 

[Andre]

Great news, now, perhaps, the weather will get back to normal. I was glad when I saw that the winds had fizzled out.

Well apparently La Nina is devellopping having some possible impact on the weather.

Good that you can swim again, Turbo, in those inches.

 

[turbo]

Good that you can swim again, Turbo, in those inches.

More like a foot, now. My property is in a groundwater confluence, so the water level in the pond is getting quite healthy.

 

[turbo]

Wow! 65 deg currently. I love it, and hope we get a few more days of this so I can split and stack my firewood in comfort. After over a week of 90+, this is heaven.