"The Daring Dufas" wrote in message
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On 9/26/2010 7:07 AM, Steve wrote:
"Stormin wrote in message
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I'm glad you had the water available. Is it possible you were
dehydrated before you began the day?


Prolly not... Its not unusual to be soaked down to your socks with sweat
in
an hour or less. When the ODT is 95+ and the RH is 80+, you had better be
teking frequent breaks, and have a big cooler with lots of iced down
water,
and gatorade. Go real easy on the sodas tho... they will dehydrate you
faster.



Back in 89, I was working in a plant under construction in The City of
Industry (some of you know where that is) and the temperature was 105°
and the humidity was nonexistent. I was bone dry, even my underarms
were dry. The breeze blowing in from the desert felt like a hair dryer.
At 105°F here in Alabamastan, every square inch of you is wet, your
socks will be squishing no matter how thick they are, a leather belt
will be ruined as will any watch or electronics you are carrying unless
they're designed for skin divers. I've had countless pagers and two way
radios die after exposure to my toxic sweat and I can wear only a diver's
watch, unless it's a good one, it will expire too. I tell folks
that I sweat like a thunderstorm and it's easy to tell where I've been
standing still on any job site, there's a puddle.

Absolutely.... same here in south Mississippi. BTW, I do recommend spending
the $400 for a Seiko divers watch. They last me 15 years or so, anything
less will be junk in 1 - 3 months.