August 2011 Chat Thread..........
Fleet Owner
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
MWN Forecast for Greater Memphis
Excessive Heat Warning - stay indoors if possible
Wednesday partly cloudy; humid w/ near record highs; heat index ~115 103 West
10 mph 0%
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy; slight chance of rain or t'storms 83 Southeast
6 mph 20%
Thursday Partly cloudy, slight chance of t'storms; heat index 112-115 hi-100 Becoming North
8 mph 30%
Thursday Night Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain lo temp-80 East
5 mph 20% (chance of precip)
Extended Outlook for the Metro Area
Day Forecast Low Temp High Temp
Friday Partly cloudy Near 80 Near 100
Saturday Partly cloudy Near 80 Near 100
Sunday Partly cloudy; slight chance of t'storms Near 80 Upper 90s
Monday Partly cloudy; chance of t'storms Upper 70s Mid 90s
Tuesday Partly cloudy; chance of t'storms Mid 70s Mid 90s
I know it's hard to read but place your bets...
The difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke is that in heat stroke the bodies cooling mechanism completely stops functioning, which is why heat STROKE is life threatening. Prime symptom of heat STROKE is the absense of heavy sweating even though the body temp is over 105 degrees f.
Heat exhaustion is a condition where the body struggles or is losing ground at cooling down, principly because of dehydration or over exertion in a hot humid environment. profuse sweating and a body core temperature between 100 and 104 are typical. Seek shelter and cooling quickly and hydrate
Excessive Heat Warning - stay indoors if possible
Wednesday partly cloudy; humid w/ near record highs; heat index ~115 103 West
10 mph 0%
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy; slight chance of rain or t'storms 83 Southeast
6 mph 20%
Thursday Partly cloudy, slight chance of t'storms; heat index 112-115 hi-100 Becoming North
8 mph 30%
Thursday Night Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain lo temp-80 East
5 mph 20% (chance of precip)
Extended Outlook for the Metro Area
Day Forecast Low Temp High Temp
Friday Partly cloudy Near 80 Near 100
Saturday Partly cloudy Near 80 Near 100
Sunday Partly cloudy; slight chance of t'storms Near 80 Upper 90s
Monday Partly cloudy; chance of t'storms Upper 70s Mid 90s
Tuesday Partly cloudy; chance of t'storms Mid 70s Mid 90s
I know it's hard to read but place your bets...
The difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke is that in heat stroke the bodies cooling mechanism completely stops functioning, which is why heat STROKE is life threatening. Prime symptom of heat STROKE is the absense of heavy sweating even though the body temp is over 105 degrees f.
Heat exhaustion is a condition where the body struggles or is losing ground at cooling down, principly because of dehydration or over exertion in a hot humid environment. profuse sweating and a body core temperature between 100 and 104 are typical. Seek shelter and cooling quickly and hydrate
Cargo Master
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Acworth, GA
This week is proving to be another extremely HOT week, with heat indexes well over 100 degrees. Weather.com has a really neat hydration calculator… just visit the link below and enter your data. Equally as important, remember to take frequent breaks in a shaded area.
Safety tip for beating heat stress dangers.
weather.com - Fitness Tools - Hydration Calculator
It's from weather.com, and is related to the current temperature, etc.
Safety tip for beating heat stress dangers.
weather.com - Fitness Tools - Hydration Calculator
It's from weather.com, and is related to the current temperature, etc.
Tuned
Joined: May 2010
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It's August which means it's time for the Wilson County Fair!!!
Its the 12th thru the 20th. If any of you have never been, get your tail out there and have fun!! Nearly a half million people come through the gates every year. Also my little girl, Dixie, turns 3 this month. She's growing fast....I gotta hurry up and get Stonewall done!! I'm sure yall are tired of hearing about it but NADC is, so far, still a blast!!
Its the 12th thru the 20th. If any of you have never been, get your tail out there and have fun!! Nearly a half million people come through the gates every year. Also my little girl, Dixie, turns 3 this month. She's growing fast....I gotta hurry up and get Stonewall done!! I'm sure yall are tired of hearing about it but NADC is, so far, still a blast!!
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Fleet Owner
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
Yep. The heat won too - I finally heaved up the MASTER A/C unit into a window (and picked one shaded by bushes so it would be MUCH more efficient) 10K BTU GE power and light bill high-lift jack in my opinion, but now is not the time to skimp.
PS: Signs of dehydration can include many symptoms that include dizziness, faintness, nausea, diarrhea, trembling, agitation, paleness, disorientation, shortness of breath, bronchial congestion, and even nasal bleeding.
Many of these may also be signs of heat exhaustion - and in deed they go hand in hand.
If you suspect you are overheating more than usual a thermometer is your best friend. Check to see if you are running a fever to begin with. A sixty second thermo in a first aid kit is a diamond idea. If you are not running a fever- but when you go outside you "flame out" you should check yourself as soon as you get inside, to see if your body temp is outside safe limits (under 101 at least)
THE FASTEST WAY TO COOL DOWN A DISTRESSED PERSON IS TO SOAK THEM WITH COLD WATER EITHER DIRECTLY OR WITH WET TOWELS
If no one is available to assist go straight into the nearest shower and run cool (not cold) water on yourself
*Water/Fluids transfer heat at least ten times faster than a flow of cooling air.
There IS sumthin' I did today that I have to laugh at -
Around sundown I stuck a boxfan apiece in two windows at opposite ends of the house and popped the attic trap .
Smart right? Blow all the hot air in the house up into the attic, and the SMOKIN' heat in the attic right out the gable ends (we hope)
It was smart until I walked in blind from the sun outside and plowed straight faced into the edge of the attic trap which was hanging exactly at NOSE level in the bedroom hallway. I thought I busted my snozzola at first...
I'm sure I'll be asked by the neighbors what all the cussing and yelling was about for the next three hours, but THAT RIGHT THERE made me put the big A/C on the top of the PRI list
PS: Signs of dehydration can include many symptoms that include dizziness, faintness, nausea, diarrhea, trembling, agitation, paleness, disorientation, shortness of breath, bronchial congestion, and even nasal bleeding.
Many of these may also be signs of heat exhaustion - and in deed they go hand in hand.
If you suspect you are overheating more than usual a thermometer is your best friend. Check to see if you are running a fever to begin with. A sixty second thermo in a first aid kit is a diamond idea. If you are not running a fever- but when you go outside you "flame out" you should check yourself as soon as you get inside, to see if your body temp is outside safe limits (under 101 at least)
THE FASTEST WAY TO COOL DOWN A DISTRESSED PERSON IS TO SOAK THEM WITH COLD WATER EITHER DIRECTLY OR WITH WET TOWELS
If no one is available to assist go straight into the nearest shower and run cool (not cold) water on yourself
*Water/Fluids transfer heat at least ten times faster than a flow of cooling air.
There IS sumthin' I did today that I have to laugh at -
Around sundown I stuck a boxfan apiece in two windows at opposite ends of the house and popped the attic trap .
Smart right? Blow all the hot air in the house up into the attic, and the SMOKIN' heat in the attic right out the gable ends (we hope)
It was smart until I walked in blind from the sun outside and plowed straight faced into the edge of the attic trap which was hanging exactly at NOSE level in the bedroom hallway. I thought I busted my snozzola at first...
I'm sure I'll be asked by the neighbors what all the cussing and yelling was about for the next three hours, but THAT RIGHT THERE made me put the big A/C on the top of the PRI list
Cargo Master
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From: Sewanee, Tennessee
Afternoon everybody! We got some rain overnight---just enough to fill my rain barrels, so I got up early and watered my garden and did some weeding. I now plan to hide indoors for the rest of the day.