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I have to work outside a lot (2.5 acre former mini-farm that requires a lot of maintenance) and I've found as I get older I can't work nearly as long in the heat/humidity as I used to. I actually have to drink water to stay hydrated (not the current fad of carrying a fancy $30 bottle of water around -- I actually need it). And...I seem to be good for about 3 hours or so of hard work and then I'm done.

I will also say that it is certainly hotter and more humid than it used to be. Chuckle about 82F in the house during the day, but it is dangerously hot and humid here and it simply didn't used to be that way (and I've in this area since the '70s). Even when I lived in Alabama, dew points above 70 were rare. I saw a dew point of 75 once down there and thought the world was coming to an end. The dew point was 75F here yesterday. Dew points above 70F are common here. Unheard of ten years ago.

Edit: Just checked...dew point of 73 right now. Brutal.