Mrs ERJ suggested we go to an earlier Mass so I could beat-the-heat AND still care for the trees at The Property. Sounded like a great plan to me. I drove to The Property directly after Mass.
I changed into my work-duds, drank eight-swallows of electrolyte directly from the gallon jug and set the timer for a half-hour. It was 9:35. I wet the shoulders and arms of my tee-shirt and put it on.
I started with 300 gallons of 300PPM Nitrogen solution (half pound of urea in 100 gallons of water) and I had about 30 gallons left when I finished.
I chugged more electrolyte on the half-hours. At the one-hour mark I sat in the air conditioned truck for four minutes. It felt nice but wasn't necessary. I did not repeat at the two-hour mark, just another eight gulps of electrolyte.
I finished at 11:58 and drank another eight swallows of electrolyte still had 1/4 of the gallon of electrolyte in the jug.
It was cooler in the Upper Orchard than the Hill Orchard because of the breeze. The weather-weenies were predicting a heat index of 99F at noon and that is about what it felt like. My clothes were very, very damp from the sweat.
I did notice 10-year-olds playing baseball at the American Legion when I drove by and they were wearing full uniforms. In June of 2012 the Atlanta Braves played a game where the temperature was 104 when first-pitch was tossed and it got up to 106F during the game. Not much wind in those stadiums, either.
Not too hot to play. Not too hot to work.
A distraction
Most of their material is NOT in English.
They look like they are having a lot of fun.
Another distraction
Skip ahead to 0:23. It keeps getting better and better.
Personally I took the day off and sot 93 rounds of .44 special.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a blast.
DeleteYour own handloads or commercially manufactured ammo?
I have the equipment, not the time.
DeleteI have them all zeroed for Freedom Munitions 240 grain rnfp, ¢57 a pop.
Please be careful in the heat. Years ago as a young man (never mind how many) I had heat exhaustion. It kind of sneaks up on you.
ReplyDeleteDuly noted.
DeleteThe changes I made were to work in the cooler part of the day with the plan to knock-off before the heat-index hit 100F .OR. I ran out of electrolyte .OR. if I felt goofy.
I also shorted my work intervals between breaks from 60 minutes to 30 minutes and upped my consumption of electrolyte.
Within the work interval, I varied my walking speed based on how-I-felt, an imprecise and difficult-to-communicate process.
And quite honestly, thank-you for your concern.
I passed out after finishing a 5k last year from heat exhaustion.
DeleteYup, NOT FUN !!!
I can recognize it now though......
Amen!
DeleteWas mowing the grass Saturday, sweating buckets, gulping water... then suddenly I felt a slight chill and kinda clammy.
Shut it down, get in the house, hop in the shower, thats all for today my boy.
I worked outside yesterday and today each for about 4 hours.
ReplyDeleteBRUTAL !!!!
I literally couldn't drink enough water.
Came inside and sat in front of the fan in the basement to cool down for 30 minutes half way each day.
We have 20+ mph winds and can't imagine what it would be like calm....
Joe, what form of electrolyte are you using? I have a lot of
ReplyDeletework to do as well, I'm a old fart & Gatorade isn't what it
used to be. And I do sweat buckets. Thanks!
Al
A gallon jug. Two packages of Koolaid, usually both lemonade but sometimes one lemonade and one tropical punch. One measuring cup of sugar. One level teaspoon of non-iodized table salt. Use measuring teaspoons since tableware is not calibrated. Mix. Enjoy.
DeleteThank you!
DeleteJoe, I know you are a devote Christian. How do you deal with the command in Exodus 20 to keep the Lord's day holy by doing no work?
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the video of the ladies!
ReplyDeleteAnd as the Amish kids plowing indicated, I'm sure you were worshipping the Lord as you watered his trees.