On 20/09/2020 21:59, thescullster wrote:

I was rewiring a light fitting today, stood on the (very solid)
dining table. Slightly stooped due to table vs ceiling
height.

So the physical exertion being expended wasn't great and the level
of concentration not intense.
And yet I was sweating profusely doing this.

Late 50s and a bit overweight, but even so this reaction seems
extreme. Is anyone else suffering similarly?

Yup - particularly that combination of intense concentration while
working in an awkward position (which in my case being 6'3" is usually
somewhere closer to a floor rather than a ceiling - however light
fittings do present a particular challenge[1]).

I tend to sweat from the head primarily, but once its over mid 20's then
everywhere else! When doing that patio rebuild (especially on the days
in the late 20's early 30's), it was just a case of drinking pretty much
constantly to match the rate of loss! I also found out from wearing knee
pads for extended periods, that my knees sweat as well.

[1] Being long sighted with varifocals, one has the problem that to see
what I am doing I need to be looking out the bottom of the glasses,
which is tricky without a flip top head. (remembering to take a
dedicated set of reading glasses makes it much easier)


--
Cheers,

John.

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