He could have half a dozen ice packs hidden under itArchery1969 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:56 pmWell, I wouldn't want to be wearing this on Monday and/or Tuesday.
RED weather warning
This temp is no joke is it? I've planned ahead and will venture out as it suits me. But I fear for people that rely on being out and about. I'm thinking about getting some bottles of orange juice/water to hand to my postie. Those vans definitely do not have air-con.Dallas wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 9:49 pmBeen there and done it.... and it was horrible. I was lucky and could pull over when I wanted so often did when in open places just to get out and sit in the shade for a bit
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My last job was on a roading crew and we worked in temps in excess of 38, much hotter on the tar seal with no shade, it was brutal. Was impossible to start a truck moving loaded as it just ripped the seal off the road, seal stuck to tyres, stuck to your boots. So spare a thought to those working on the roads.
We did get a lot of people mostly tourists in camper vans handing out cold drinks which was muchly appreciated.
What made it worse was the dress code to work on highways, is long sleeve shirts with hi viz on top, long trousers (fire proof as we worked with bitumen), gloves, hard hat and later with covid a mask. Yet the muppets in Central government sitting in air con buildings wonder why they cant find people to work in roading
We did get a lot of people mostly tourists in camper vans handing out cold drinks which was muchly appreciated.
What made it worse was the dress code to work on highways, is long sleeve shirts with hi viz on top, long trousers (fire proof as we worked with bitumen), gloves, hard hat and later with covid a mask. Yet the muppets in Central government sitting in air con buildings wonder why they cant find people to work in roading
Your experience is relative & meaningless. I worked in a Galvanising plant, my job was to skim the bath, the temp of the bath was 330… I was dressed in heavy protective clothing in that burning heat… I’d take 50 with overalls on deadlifting a steal beam.andy28 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:25 amMy last job was on a roading crew and we worked in temps in excess of 38, much hotter on the tar seal with no shade, it was brutal. Was impossible to start a truck moving loaded as it just ripped the seal off the road, seal stuck to tyres, stuck to your boots. So spare a thought to those working on the roads.
We did get a lot of people mostly tourists in camper vans handing out cold drinks which was muchly appreciated.
What made it worse was the dress code to work on highways, is long sleeve shirts with hi viz on top, long trousers (fire proof as we worked with bitumen), gloves, hard hat and later with covid a mask. Yet the muppets in Central government sitting in air con buildings wonder why they cant find people to work in roading
Yeah not sure your comparing apples to apples there, all your PPE is designed to resist heat. 39 degrees is in the shade, working in that temperature in direct sunlight (well above 50) that is hot enough to fry an egg and has a UV warning (in NZL) of just 7 minutes and with PPE that offers zero protection against that heat and I would happily have traded places with you
Two places I've travelled to regulary where it's hot are Malta and Northern California.
I was with the family in Malta a few years ago when it was 40c+ and, when you are not used to it, it's unbearable.
I've often stayed in Redding, California because of the easy access to all the many different outdoor activities. But the average in the summer is 38's thanks to katabatic warming. Often tops 40c, but it's a very dry heat and seems much more 'pleasant'.
The big problem though is its so dry, that wildfires have become a massive issue. While driving around there one year I had to keep changing my routes to avoid the wildfires. I once got caught in the mountains with a fire that exploded into life below us. It was incredible driving around it and the smoke in generated, sort of exciting but scary and a bit sad to see how much was on fire.
Much of what I visited 10+ years ago has since been burnt to a crisp in one fire or another. My heart sinks each time I hear of a new fire there.
I was with the family in Malta a few years ago when it was 40c+ and, when you are not used to it, it's unbearable.
I've often stayed in Redding, California because of the easy access to all the many different outdoor activities. But the average in the summer is 38's thanks to katabatic warming. Often tops 40c, but it's a very dry heat and seems much more 'pleasant'.
The big problem though is its so dry, that wildfires have become a massive issue. While driving around there one year I had to keep changing my routes to avoid the wildfires. I once got caught in the mountains with a fire that exploded into life below us. It was incredible driving around it and the smoke in generated, sort of exciting but scary and a bit sad to see how much was on fire.
Much of what I visited 10+ years ago has since been burnt to a crisp in one fire or another. My heart sinks each time I hear of a new fire there.
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Euler wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:17 amTwo places I've travelled to regulary where it's hot are Malta and Northern California.
I was with the family in Malta a few years ago when it was 40c+ and, when you are not used to it, it's unbearable.
I've often stayed in Redding, California because of the easy access to all the many different outdoor activities. But the average in the summer is 38's thanks to katabatic warming. Often tops 40c, but it's a very dry heat and seems much more 'pleasant'.
The big problem though is its so dry, that wildfires have become a massive issue. While driving around there one year I had to keep changing my routes to avoid the wildfires. I once got caught in the mountains with a fire that exploded into life below us. It was incredible driving around it and the smoke in generated, sort of exciting but scary and a bit sad to see how much was on fire.
Much of what I visited 10+ years ago has since been burnt to a crisp in one fire or another. My heart sinks each time I hear of a new fire there.
I was in Las Vegas in 2017 for the WSOP when they had record temperatures @ 117F (47C).
I could only bare a 10 minute walk from one casino to the other!
The desert heat is a killer, can only imagine the poor souls that drive out on the back roads and breakdown, get out and go look for for help.
I once did a trek through the Mojave Desert and had to check in and out of the trek. The rangers went to great lengths to tell me how many people had died by getting lost and not having enough water.wearthefoxhat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:43 amThe desert heat is a killer, can only imagine the poor souls that drive out on the back roads and breakdown, get out and go look for for help.
Forgot about Vegas, though probably because I haven't been there that often, surprisingly. But never been in that heat. Not sure I've ever seen Vegas in the daytime!
I've nipped out to Palm Springs a few times and you can go from 40's on the desert floor to cold at the top of Mount San Jacinto. Currently 47c out there!!
A pair of overalls aren’t designed to resist heat but just as your experience mine is relative too… so no, I’m not comparing apples to apples. If I were a boss of someone in your position, doing your job I’d tell them to put their sun hat on and quit whinging… there is always someone suffering more somewhere else that would trade places with you too.andy28 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:57 amYeah not sure your comparing apples to apples there, all your PPE is designed to resist heat. 39 degrees is in the shade, working in that temperature in direct sunlight (well above 50) that is hot enough to fry an egg and has a UV warning (in NZL) of just 7 minutes and with PPE that offers zero protection against that heat and I would happily have traded places with you
When backpacking, I had a job in Cairns, tropical Queensland, which included drying oil barrels full of sand for sandblasting, by shovelling each one bit by bit down a 15 foot rolling furnace, sited at the edge of a beet field, in 40c heat. Was 1989 and I was on $10 an hour. Not even a sign of anything protective - I was totally expendable lol
Worst thing was I was right next to a river I couldn't go near, as it was full of crocs
Worst thing was I was right next to a river I couldn't go near, as it was full of crocs
Other than that, it was completely safesniffer66 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:23 amWhen backpacking, I had a job in Cairns, tropical Queensland, which included drying oil barrels full of sand for sandblasting, by shovelling each one bit by bit down a 15 foot rolling furnace, sited at the edge of a beet field, in 40c heat. Was 1989 and I was on $10 an hour. Not even a sign of anything protective - I was totally expendable lol
Worst thing was I was right next to a river I couldn't go near, as it was full of crocs