Comments | thincomfort: Adjusting to heat??

thincomfort

Adjusting to heat??

Jul 08, 2007 02:13

I just started working at a drive-through coffee stand. I love it, except that there is no AC and it's easily 15-20 degrees hotter in there than outside due to all the machines pumping hot air. The forcast has been in the mid 80s and I've had a hard time staying concious at work. I fall into these shaky nauseous dizzy spells because it's so hot ( Read more... )

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welfaremom July 8 2007, 09:24:18 UTC

Damn, that's kinda scary. I wish I had a good idea, but after all, I am homegrown of western WA...

Maybe keep icepacks in the freezer and use them throughout the day? They might be too localized to really help, but that's all I can think of. A little fan, maybe. Ask your boss for help because I'm sure they don't want to have you pass out and hurt yourself and then have to deal with L&I.

thincomfort July 11 2007, 04:26:45 UTC

Yeah, you'd think L&I would be an issue. Apparently they haven't had AC for years. I think the manager could see the fear in my eyes as she was warning me about how hot it gets in there, because her husband installed a new air conditioner today.

becala July 8 2007, 15:08:28 UTC

Actually, what I did in Texas was this ( ... )

thincomfort July 11 2007, 04:23:55 UTC

Thank you! Your suggestions helped me a lot today.

becala July 11 2007, 17:25:14 UTC

Oh good.. I've never gotten anyone to try my methods and so was not entirely certain that it would work for other people. I mean, I learned it from others who do these things, but they were natives of the South.

nahele_101 July 8 2007, 18:14:26 UTC

don't wear pants!

thincomfort July 11 2007, 04:25:00 UTC

I'm trying not to. I'm wearing lots of flowy skirts and tank tops and no underwear.... it's helping a lot.

nahele_101 July 20 2007, 23:18:44 UTC

um, thats hot!

pazix July 8 2007, 19:41:59 UTC

just become a fremen from frank herbert's dune. also: as abovely mentioned, keeping your body sweating regularly will help regulate body temperature better in crazier situations. if you did before, don't wear anti persperent (sp) now.

merdedebouche July 11 2007, 22:31:13 UTC

My favorite hot weather thing to do is a very ghetto trick from Georgia days. Take a ziploc and fill it with ice, but that ziploc in a grocery bag so it doesn't "sweat" on you and then tie the grocery bag around your neck.
You can refill the ice once it melts and isn't cold anymore.