Yup.. still hot!

[Michael R. Boyett]

Originally Posted by badair

i just remembered this thread and thought about the troops enduring temps well above what we encounter day after day

I've seen a photo of my son standing under a tent in the shade in the Iraqi desert next to a thermometer reading 136°. They had large portable, Leibert type a/c units that would get the temps down into the 90's at night so they could get some sleep.

[kmiller1]

God bless them! May they return to the land of AC and apple pie soon and in one piece.

[tdietrich1]

Off topic Warning.

When I was in the steam plant on ship, here are some temps I remember:

Feed Control: 128F
Feed Pumps: 148F
CTG Station: 112F
ER-upper: 110-150F
EOS: 75F

Can you guess where I, and many other enlisted people, worked and the one place where the officer resided?

tom

P.S. There is no dry heat at sea, temps (minus EOS) were like 95-100% humidity. Yes it did rain inside.

P.S.S. There were some positive things said about IRAQ in the NYT's this week, I even heard some positive time frames for our men and women. Not like Germany 60+ years and still protecting their borders?

[David P. Valley]

160-180 degrees...I love it. I don't spend no more than 3-5 minutes in an unfinished attic. It's a bit harder to breathe but it's not that bad.

With temperatures this high, I always exit the attic soaking wet. I look at the positive aspects of hot attics... I'm losing weight while working. Now I can spend less time excercising at home in the evening.

[Vince Santos]

Originally Posted by Craig Collier

I'm melting!!! this is an attic temperature from today.

It's been in the 90's all week here and the attics scorching hot. I always save that part of the job for last and wear a cool vest.

Those temps are not safe to work in.

[jhugenroth]

Originally Posted by relliott

I like the cold and start sweating when it's over 72.
Man was meant to thrive in cooler weather,and go to retire and die in the heat.

If we were meant to thrive in cooler weather, why don't we have fur?

[William R. DeVries, CMHI]

Originally Posted by jhugenroth

If we were meant to thrive in cooler weather, why don't we have fur?

Take a look next time your on the beach or pool or even the gym, geezz some of those guys look like bears, somebody needs to give them some waxing or duct tape as a gift one day...

[Thomas Jansson]

Speaking of bears...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...0,509225.photo

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by tjansson

Speaking of bears...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...0,509225.photo

[Barry Adair]

Originally Posted by Craig Collier

I was up there for about 10- 15 min. When I came down I looked like I had fallen in the swimming pool.. I took about a ten minute break to re-hydrate.. AHH.. Arizona, ALWAYS bring plenty of fluids to inspections around here.

watch out
how much you drink may affect you for life

[Craig Collier]

I like your style Barry!

[bchurch]

I don't think it matters where your from or how used to the weather you are, HOT is HOT anywhere you are and anything over the century mark is HOT!!!

I checked one today and the temp recorded at 136 so it didn't take but a look to realize the safety factor comes into play. You don't get paid enough to die in someones attic.

So as the old guy on "Hill Street Blues" used to say "Lets be careful out there.

[Carl A. Brown]

Barry,

I am glad I do not have her back problems!