The heat is really getting to me

[flatbutt]

Maybe it's because I'm getting old (66) or it's my spinal injury or both. But I just can't stay outside in this heat for long even though I'm well hydrated. I feel like I weigh a ton, I'm fatigued and even a little nauseous.

Anyone else? How do you deal with it?

[vash]

damn. i had to wear a hoody this morning. it was chilly! (sorry )

i cant deal with oppressive heat.

[BeyGon]

we don't have air in this house and it's only gotten to 82 during the day in the house. I am fine with it. when it drops to 60 ish I am cold.

[Rtrorkt]

went from 90 and humid in Maui to 110 and dry in Scottsdale, not sure what I prefer. No a/c in the rented condo on the beach in Kihei thanks to my wife. Looking forward to my drive from Scottsdale to Carmel through the desert in 10 days.

[IROC]

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.

[Zeke]

My AC is out but I have a window shaker like Hugh. 84º all day and drops a couple to 3 degrees overnight. 90 in the garage/shop where I be most of the time. Yesterday on a flat roof installing a new flue for a pool heater. I lasted about 2 hours.

[VincentVega]

I moved some firewood and did some general yardwork last night for maybe an hour. I was a sopping mess when I finished. No energy to do anything. Spend another hour or so in the shop and was about cooked. Come on fall!

[Don Ro]

Been around 110+ for a few weeks here in Scottsdale. Pretty normal for this time of year.
Monsoon will cool it off a bit...but then humidity.
During this time of year I rarely go outside. In the early morning to clean the pool...usually 85 - 90 at 6 AM.
If I spend more than 10 minutes outside, I'm drenched and fatigued (flatbutt)...so I strip down and dive into the pool.

I just had my ducts sealed a few weeks ago ($1,000) and what an amazing difference. According to the instruments, my ducts were super leaky.
House built in 1960.
Thermostat has always been set for 76 and my bedroom is so much cooler now.
In fact, when the A/C in on, I can't have the bedroom fan on...too cold.
May set the thermo to 78.
Also, had my A/C unit serviced...some leaks sealed, etc.
Looking forward to lower elect. bill, also.

[NY65912]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Maybe it's because I'm getting old (66) or it's my spinal injury or both. But I just can't stay outside in this heat for long even though I'm well hydrated. I feel like I weigh a ton, I'm fatigued and even a little nauseous.

Same here

[Tobra]

Break it up into early and late sessions. Work from 0500-1000 then go inside until the sun has passed its zenith by a few hours.

Around here it is warm, but the smoke is so bad I had to put the top up and run the air conditioner yesterday

[onewhippedpuppy]

I'm the opposite, I can't stand the cold. Lost my hair, lost some weight, and I turned into a damn sissy. I aspire to move somewhere that doesn't have winter.

[tevake]

I'm still trying to adjust to the heat and humidity here in the Fl Panhandle.

It's very draining to work in. And I've lived in the tropics most of my life.

After working on my fence for a few back to back days, I found that I just wasn't recovering. I'd wake up in the mornings still feeling stiff and sore more worn out than expected.

My brother told me to drink some gator aid to replace lost electrolytes. This really turned things around for me.

It's still tough to work in but now I can recover better.

Cheers Richard

[speeder]

It’s hard to get used to it when every year is hotter than the last. For 15 years in a row, it’s been the hottest year on record. Each year breaks the last year’s record.

I can’t imagine living far from the coast but it’s getting hotter here as well. It’s causing the worst and longest fire seasons that California has ever seen. The fuel is just that much hotter and dryer.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by speeder

. For 15 years in a row, it’s been the hottest year on record. Each year breaks the last year’s record.

That simply is NOT true.

[flatbutt]

Sorry to hear youse guys are suffering too but at least now I know I'm not just falling apart.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by speeder

It’s hard to get used to it when every year is hotter than the last. For 15 years in a row, it’s been the hottest year on record. Each year breaks the last year’s record.

I can’t imagine living far from the coast but it’s getting hotter here as well. It’s causing the worst and longest fire seasons that California has ever seen. The fuel is just that much hotter and dryer.

Global warming. Your modern lifestyle is causing it. Electricity and modern convenience that is run off of it. So plant a trillion trees and turn off the electricity.

[tabs]

I open the door on June 1 and if it is 100 degrees i stay inside until mid Sept before I open the door again.

[pwd72s]

As a kid, I LOVED summer...the hotter the better. I would play in 100 degree temps. Now, age 74? Well, I'm glad we got central air some years back. Don't mind the power bill a bit! And yes, with diabetes and AFIB, I don't do much in this heat without running out of gas... Supposed to be at or near the century mark here for the next few days. However, I remember days like these 50-60 years ago as well...

[Noah930]

It's definitely hotter now in LA, than when I was a kid. It doesn't really stop me, personally, from doing stuff. Then again, how much yardwork and such am I really doing, anyway. But I know it stops my kids' generation.

I can't remember a single day (as a kid) when we didn't do stuff because of the heat. We didn't cancel PE, or hold it indoors. (Back when PE was 5 days per week.) PE was only held indoors if it was raining. We played sports outdoors year-round; I know because I grew up playing tennis. Now, tennis camp gets canceled for my kids if it's too hot (>100 deg). The little ones aren't allowed outdoors during recess if it's too hot. Maybe we have an abundance of caution these days. But I think it's also hotter now, than when I was a kid. My parents certainly comment that they run the AC more often now, than when they first moved into their house 35 years ago.

I don't think it's just the OP feeling his age.

[Don Ro]

Tennis courts can be torrid even when 90'.
I rarely played in that heat in CA Bay Area...would go out under the lights.
Well, if the tournament was in the day, of course...but practice at night.