HUMIDITY

[LBrandt]

I must need to turn down the AC, windows have so much condensation I cannot see out at 6 this morning. Wife went to Billings Montana yesterday for some family stuff. Predicted 111 on Sunday, dam I'am glad I stayed home with the pup, love that mut. LB

 

[Twitch]

Same up here LB….and my shoes and socks are soaked from walking to the garden

 

[KDM]

Same here at the Fort. Windows fogged over half way up and the grass looks like it's crying. Going to be a real uncomfortable outside. Stay Safe Folks. Heat injuries suck.

 

[Jiffy]

What humidity? It’s too slow to keep up.

I’m going to see how far I can ride it today. I could die.

Ps: it’s totally worth it!

 

[LBrandt]

What humidity? It’s too slow to keep up.

I’m going to see how far I can ride it today. I could die.

Ps: it’s totally worth it!

Be careful on that crotch rocket it can kill you faster than a x wife. LB

 

[Jiffy]

They’re both way too dangerous for me!!

 

[Kurtr]

Got up early to run the dog at 5:45 I was sweating setting stuff up. Done by 7 and the old black dog was glad we went early didn’t even do really big stuff and panting hard.

 

[tikkalover]

Yep windows just dried up here, shoes are soaked from the grass.

Went to the garden to get cucumbers and pulled the radishes, the flying blood sucker are F-ing nuts.

 

[camper]

I just walked 2 miles instead of my normal 6 because I’m walking 18 holes later this afternoon. Not bad for a 70 year old.

 

[KDM]

Anyone that thinks being a flagman on a highway crew is an easy job, think about what a day like today must be like standing on black asphalt with no shade holding a metal slow sign.

 

[Kurtr]

Anyone that thinks being a flagman on a highway crew is an easy job, think about what a day like today must be like standing on black asphalt with no shade holding a metal slow sign.

To add to the fact it’s completely mind numbing. I had to fill in for one of the dirt bags when they didn’t show up for an hour and wanted to step in front of traffic. I don’t feel bad for most of them as that’s the top of there ability and don’t want to do any thing else. We have tried moving them up and it’s just to much for them to handle even driving a pilot car.

 

[LBrandt]

Years ago there was road construction on highway 13 between Wyndmere and I29 . A friend of mine got his wife a job flagging and every time I had to go to Wahpeton I would stop at the Tasty Freeze and get her a large blueberry malt and drop it off on the way. Her co-workers could not figure out how all of a sudden she would be having a cold malt in her hands. LB

 

[USMCGrunt]

Yeah, the mayor of Paris claims that the heat in Europe is the fault of Americans and our use of air conditioners. I turned mine down another 5 degrees just for them today.

 

[Allen]

Same here at the Fort. Windows fogged over half way up and the grass looks like it's crying. Going to be a real uncomfortable outside. Stay Safe Folks. Heat injuries suck.

No truer words can be spoken. I've watched and had to help some 40-50 heat injuries. Training in MOPP4 is no joke during a Japan, Philippine's, or Thailand exercise during their summer months.

That being said, I was surprised at how "not miserable"
I was outside today. I painted some shelves for the storage unit and was out in the heat for 6-7 hours. It was a dry heat following a morning fog/High RH..

 

[Jiffy]

To add to the fact it’s completely mind numbing. I had to fill in for one of the dirt bags when they didn’t show up for an hour and wanted to step in front of traffic. I don’t feel bad for most of them as that’s the top of there ability and don’t want to do any thing else. We have tried moving them up and it’s just to much for them to handle even driving a pilot car.

I’d say that a relatively generalized assessment for a very large group of people. It may be a common trait, but is never absolute. I get as frustrated as anyone trying to recruit help.

 

[Kurtr]

I’d say that a relatively generalized assessment for a very large group of people. It may be a common trait, but is never absolute. I get as frustrated as anyone trying to recruit help.

That’s over 24 years of dealing with flaggers I can count on one hand how many have ever not just been a flagger when given the opportunity to move up. That’s not including college kids doing it a summer job.

 

[Jiffy]

Flaggers are provided by the primary contractor or are they subcontracted out? I have no idea.

 

[Kurtr]

Flaggers are provided by the primary contractor or are they subcontracted out? I have no idea.

They each have to provide there own for what ever process is happening unless the sub spells it out in the contract that the prime has to do it.

 

[tikkalover]

 

[Skeeter]

Heat stroke is no joke!! I was hauling square bales in my teens and being indestractable at that age, i just sucked it up and kept throwing bales. It was over ninety degrees and I didn’t have enough water with me. When the dizziness and dry heaves hit me it was over. that was over 30 years ago and to this day I can’t take heat. Once I start sweating hard I need to cool off quick. it seems like it’s a life long affliction.