Heat

[Torvy]

It's actually been mild for July. No 100 degree days yet. It's still hot and humid. Heat is much easier to deal with. It was hotter when we lived in Vegas, but the humidity stayed under 45% even at its worst. Here it's rarely less than 50% in the summer.

We got some rain today, so it was cooler this evening, but that water will be hanging in the air for a few days.

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm probably repeating myself. I've learned that the secret to working outdoors in Summer is to get started in the morning when the temps are still nice. Then as the day warms up, it's not a huge shock, and you can deal with it.

If I'm indoors all morning and then go out to do something, the heat hits me hard and it's just about overwhelming. Even if it's the same temps as the day before, when I was outside all day, I can't deal with it if I haven't been outside when it was cooler.

I think it's similar to warming up a pot of water with the frog in it. It happens slowly and you don't realize that you are boiling to death. LOL

 

[gsganzer]

I can get over heated really fast. For me, I find a wet bandana around my neck can make a huge difference. I'll periodically re-wet it in a water trough or some other source.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Someone described our weather by saying "it feels like a hot fart outside all the time"

I disagree. I think it's much worse than that.