Any reason why the bonfires or quests aren’t showing up?
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Because the part-time, unpaid intern in charge of Classic seasonal events had heatstroke from being too close to the boiler and is taking the week off.
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Had a coworker get heat stroke today. Didn’t drink a quarter of the water we drank. He started puking and I knew from seeing this before that the heat stroke is kicking in. But he tried to play macho. Until I had to call ems. This is residential framing. Remember kids stay hydrated
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I used to do pick up framing on new housing in Indio, CA after the main crews rolled through. So, sheeting and tar paper would be on while you’re on a ladder putting in blocking. It’s 115 outside, 140 where you’re framing. Put a number 10 coffee can up with holes in the bottom and take a shower every 15 minutes or so. Then drink six quarts of water, etc. Heatstroke’s no joke.
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Much love to pickup framers. I hate pickup work. It was 88 in Washington and that’s really hot around here. Essentially a bottle of water every ten to fifteen minutes. The coffee can shower sounds amazing might steal that one from ya
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I liked it 'cuz I’m not fast enough to be a real framer, but I’m meticulous enough that we never had any trouble passing inspection.
The five man crews that came over the border every day were averaging six houses a week, but they weren’t worrying about the niceties.
Trachouse hack house. Gotta love it. Glad I’m building customs now don’t miss working through lunch at breakneck pace while producing very low quality work just to make the boss rich
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Yeah. Custom is nicer, but you gotta pay the bills.
I had a lot of fun doing it back in the day, though. Some great stories from working in Cali and AZ with those Mexican crews as junior strawboss.
Be sure to keep your Potassium up too. If your sweating that heavily for multiple days in a row it becomes a real issue. Potassium helps regulate your heartbeat and respiration among other things. Low Potassium presents similar to heatstroke. Foods that help include Bananas, Kiwi fruits, and Tomatoes.
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I eat kiwi daily. Is there potassium in beers? Jokes aside what electrolyte beverage do you recommend?
Sports drinks like Gatorade or Powerade are usually good. Also, Naked Boosted Fruit Smoothies. Read the labels and check for potassium etc.
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I seen somewhere it is july 20 to coincide with spirit of competition
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Anyone ever wonder why if it’s mid summer hot as hell outside they celebrate with bonfires? Is there no burn ban in Azeroth? Do people really want a big fire during the hottest time of year?
Lol 88 isn’t hot lol it’s regularly 100 plus here from late April until September lol it’s was 108 2 days ago 104 yesterday and today will be over 100.
I suspect that it’s based on the midsummer traditions of Northern Europe where it does not get as hot especially at night.
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