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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 4, 2015 17:40:51 GMT -5
What do you do to keep cool in the heat besides stay in air conditioning a trick to keep cool in hot temperatures maybe?
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 4, 2015 18:38:29 GMT -5
I got a different job. LOL In my young days, I would wear a sweatband that was spongy and keep some wet and in the frig with my lunch.
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Post by stevein on Sept 4, 2015 23:08:24 GMT -5
What do you do to keep cool in the heat besides stay in air conditioning a trick to keep cool in hot temperatures maybe? What do we do now or did we do back in old times? Loose light colored clothing and stating out of the sun in the hottest part of the day works some now as in the past. When I was welding I kept hydrated and let my clothes get soaked with sweat. Fans help too. The AC has really spoiled us though. Homes, churches, schools, vehicles, stores, restaurants, and work are almost all air conditioned. Getting into a car on an asphalt parking lot is pure hell until the AC takes over. |
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Post by drs on Sept 5, 2015 4:50:16 GMT -5
What do you do to keep cool in the heat besides stay in air conditioning a trick to keep cool in hot temperatures maybe? Normally I just take the heat. I've hunted Squirrels, when I lived in Southwest Indiana, where the temps were in the upper 90*. Interesting thing is my Mother, when she worked in an office, during WW-2, used to place a block of Ice, in a pan, behind a fan, allowing the cooler air to blow over the ice toward her desk. |
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Post by featherduster on Sept 5, 2015 5:44:27 GMT -5
Not that I would consider myself one of the elders but here are some things that work for me.
Light colored light weight loose fitting cloths,stay out of the sun,plenty of cool water.
My favorite trick is to keep a wash cloth in the bottom of my cooler in the melted ice water and every so often I wipe myself down with it.
But most of all I try to avoid being out during the hottest parts of the day.
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Post by 36fan on Sept 5, 2015 6:16:34 GMT -5
Hats are great for keeping your head out of the sun. Light colored, loose clothing with polyester/dri-fit shirts and underwear - they wick away the sweat and help keep you cool and comfortable. I hate dealing with soggy underwear. I've never used them, but I've heard great things about ice headbands |
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 5, 2015 6:19:39 GMT -5
I work in a plastic extrusion factory and the heat is pretty brutal they won't install air conditioning
I tried they something about cost???
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Post by esshup on Sept 5, 2015 7:34:31 GMT -5
Fans to keep the air moving. I worked in a forging factory for a year - it would be 40 to 50 degrees hotter inside than outside. We had 5' dia. fans that blew so hard that they'd almost blow your feet out from under you. Hard hats, ear muffs, steel toes, and safety glasses were mandatory, plus face shields for the guys working the machines, also you had to wear long sleeve cotton shirts and cotton pants - no polyester to melt to your skin if something hot hits it. If the outside temp hit 95, they shut the place down.
Drink plenty of fluids, 50/50 gatorade and water, or alternate water and Gatorade. If you aren't peeing once an hour you aren't drinking enough.
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Post by mossberg500 on Sept 5, 2015 7:37:07 GMT -5
When I worked at the Steel mill you just stayed hot , Our plant did laser cutting , the lasers would keep the building at a cool 96 degrees and that's not including the heat index from the outside temp. A few of us would keep a Gallon of water or a gallon of ice t near us .
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 5, 2015 9:01:37 GMT -5
I work in a plastic extrusion factory and the heat is pretty brutal they won't install air conditioning I tried they something about cost??? Never seen an extrusion company with AC - Sabin in Bloomington MIGHT be the only exception; been way too many years since I've been in there. |
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Post by parson on Sept 5, 2015 12:21:29 GMT -5
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Post by parson on Sept 5, 2015 12:22:22 GMT -5
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Post by squirrelhunter on Sept 5, 2015 12:45:04 GMT -5
A wet towel around your neck might help,that's what people in my wife's plant did when she was still there.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 5, 2015 12:45:31 GMT -5
Fans to keep the air moving. I worked in a forging factory for a year - it would be 40 to 50 degrees hotter inside than outside. We had 5' dia. fans that blew so hard that they'd almost blow your feet out from under you. Hard hats, ear muffs, steel toes, and safety glasses were mandatory, plus face shields for the guys working the machines, also you had to wear long sleeve cotton shirts and cotton pants - no polyester to melt to your skin if something hot hits it. If the outside temp hit 95, they shut the place down. Drink plenty of fluids, 50/50 gatorade and water, or alternate water and Gatorade. If you aren't peeing once an hour you aren't drinking enough. You might be able to do the real hunter pointy stick hunt. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 5, 2015 12:52:18 GMT -5
I work in a plastic extrusion factory and the heat is pretty brutal they won't install air conditioning I tried they something about cost??? Never seen an extrusion company with AC - Sabin in Bloomington MIGHT be the only exception; been way too many years since I've been in there. I have only been in a couple others and this one I think is so bad because of the low ceilings |
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 5, 2015 14:59:53 GMT -5
Low ceiling - not good! How big are the screws on your extruders?
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Post by throbak on Sept 5, 2015 15:13:43 GMT -5
Stay out of the air wet your T shirt let it dry on you that helps I worked At Guide Lamp was in an plant with 123 plactic machines when I retired Stay off second It never cools down lol
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Post by moose1am on Sept 5, 2015 17:03:23 GMT -5
I'm 64 going on 65 soon. So I guess that might make me an elder. When I was younger I headed to Burdette Park as often as possible. I spent my life around the water in the hot summer months. I grew up swimming or leaning to swim at a lake outside of Newburgh. Later when I was in College I worked as a summer life guard and would hit the water every time I got off the life guard chair. That was my way of beating the heat.
Now days I just stay inside in the AC to beat the summer heat and air pollution. I worry more about the ozone than the heat. They are both bad for me.
If I were younger I'd still be swimming as much as possible. Nothing beats water in the hot summer months.
When I was in my late 30 and early 40s I would go water skiing or fishing and jump in the water at Patoka Lake when I got too hot. Water is the key to staying cool in the summer.
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 5, 2015 17:22:11 GMT -5
Low ceiling - not good! How big are the screws on your extruders? Umm 2 at 5" 1 at 3" 1 at 8" |
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 5, 2015 19:33:23 GMT -5
You have some heat there for sure.
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