If your boat washes up into the Chesapeake I’ll be sure to let you know!
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Well, at least until the next gQp regime.
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I give them full credit for GTFO of the way as fast as they could, instead of going toward the danger (as so often happens in these videos).
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World Oceans Day is on June 8th. Here’s an excellent report about how oceans are affected by human activities that cause climate change:
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Thanks, another whiskey please.
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All affected mutants, stay safe!
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Mowed the grass (part of it) today. Tested the following (strongly recommend if being outside in the heat is unavoidable):
(get extra ice packs, keep them in cooler, exchange when the ones you’re wearing get warm)
Put this long sleeve UPF shirt (white) under the vest:
Soak sleeves up to shoulder with water.
Put a white T-shirt over the whole thing, to keep the sun off the ice vest.
Wear a wide brim hat. In Texas, we have a lot to choose from. I soak a tea towel, put it my head, then put the hat on. I have a cooler of ice and more tea towels floating in the melt-water.
Field notes:
- Drink coconut water (esp. if Gatorade is not your jam) before and during heat exposure. And after. Electrolytes.
- Since these have coconut in them, I think it’s fair to say they are medicinal:
- Cold showers.
- Lying on a cold tile floor in the air-conditioning, with a fan blowing on you, is a good for shedding excess BTUs.
I may consider an icepack under my hat, if I can figure out how to wrap it well for a thermal buffer between my scalp and the ice.
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Gel-icepack-thingy (bends to shape) in a terry cloth shower mitt. Works for me.
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Oh man, perfect.
I might even sew a velcro closure on the open end.
I don’t relish the idea of using a safety pin that springs open next to my scalp.
Outta my league but same principles apply:
I know best practices say ice applied to skin must be < 20 minutes, IIRC not to exceed more than once an hour, to avoid freezer-burning one’s skin.
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Excellent idea! I must do this.
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Also…
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