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dashboard · 2K+ Club

Thunderstorms

Enganeer · Mega Poster

I'll take the cooler weather.

My garage gets about 10 degree hotter in the afternoon than the air...sorta demotivates me.

Tony Hoffer · Moderator

Hope it clears out in time for the demo derby at the Washington county fair tomorrow..

Dan Williams · Active Member

Was heading for Cedar Falls for the races, (spectateing), decided to go tommorrow, they are getting dumped on now!

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Ill tell you what. Thanks to these storms, its turned today into probably the absolute nicest day we have had since last spring. I cant remember the last time the humidity was this low since the snow melted. Things just sound wierd without the hum of an air conditioner running.

frank · Active Member

enough of the hot weather already. went to emergency room with heat exhaustion on the friday of car craft. couldn't leave the house all weekend. went back to work that monday. been in bad shape ever since haven't done any car stuff. what a summer from hell. light headed all the time for awhile my tear ducts were stuck open. bleeding out mybottom end, couldn't read my tape measure or think clear for weeks. blood pressure was 190/108 for two weeks. getting to old for that stuff. 5 guys ended in er

bowtie · Secretary

Yeah, heat's been bugging me quite a bit too. Nothing too eventful in the garage and not too many house projects either. Basically, I mow and weedwack, then cool off the rest of the day. I have spent more time in the pool than the past few year added together. I'm not in the worst of it at work, but I spend the first couple hours in the upper area with all teh cardboard that's soaked up the heat. I bring a spare shirt just to wear until 7 when I open the parts counter up.

I really feel for the techs. Even the fans they use aren't that effective when they're blowing hot air onto hot vehicles.

Chris R · 2K+ Club

bowtie wrote:

I really feel for the techs. Even the fans they use aren't that effective when they're blowing hot air onto hot vehicles.

I cant even imagine it. Ive dealt with some pretty hot days here and there during my time as an auto tech in the past, but they have usually only have been a few days at a time. Never can I recall having consistent day after day, week after week of nothing but one hot day after another like this. This summer has made me not regret one bit taking a loss in pay to start a new career. Even though its had me working outside for short periods of time cleaning condensers, no way I miss working in a shop for hours at a time. Good riddance to that environment.