Got a dose of too much heat yesterday, while cleaning up chimney debris in the back yard and working on the roof. The temp was only 85 at the time, but heat index was 100 -- it really *is* the humidity.
Heat stroke, I learned when I used to represent roofing contractors, is a common problem for roofers. What are you going to do? The work has to be done.
And I personally do think the humidity is an extra killer, although a woman I know says that her sister in in Las Vegas keeps saying "But it's dry heat." To which she answers "110 is 110 no matter how humid it isn't."
110 is 110, but in the midwest 90 is also 110! Humidity absolutely makes a difference; 85 is ordinarily pretty comfortable to me, but when the humidity is so high ...
I had some issues overnight -- heat exhaustion tends to stick with you for awhile, even after you're cooled down -- but I'm a lot better now except for the sore arm from throwing bricks around. I'm definitely not cut out for baseball.
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And I personally do think the humidity is an extra killer, although a woman I know says that her sister in in Las Vegas keeps saying "But it's dry heat." To which she answers "110 is 110 no matter how humid it isn't."
Hope you feel better today.
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I had some issues overnight -- heat exhaustion tends to stick with you for awhile, even after you're cooled down -- but I'm a lot better now except for the sore arm from throwing bricks around. I'm definitely not cut out for baseball.