A reminder about this extreme heat

[nighthawk]

Folks,
Please be certain that you are staying hydrated. Drink plenty of water and the occasional sports drink to replace electrolytes in your system. Stay away from sweet, caffeinated, and alcoholic drinks while you are engaged in outdoor activities. I very nearly became a heat casualty at work yesterday. Doing lots of heavy lifting and not drinking enough water. We had another person go down today from the heat.

Here is a very good site o help you learn the symptoms and what to do for heat illness:

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen ... s/088.html

Temps in the east are expected to be near 100F next week with heat indices well above that. We have already had those conditions this week throughout the nation. Please take this seriously. Heat kills.

[flyandtie]

thanx for the reminder.
as of late it has not been that hot here in cali.

[Flyrodde]

I spent wednesday in an attic wiring up some ceiling fixtures. I didn't have a thermometer but I would bet the heat exceeded 120 degrees. I could only spend 10-15 minutes up their at a time and I would come down to 80 degree AC and it would be such a relief. My shirt was soaked the whole time and in 2 hours I drank nearly 2 gallons of water. Heat is nothing to mess with, everyone be careful.

[Gringo]

I'm jealous. Cold, wet and no fish here.

[JRA]

Our biggest problem out here is its hot and extremely dry. The ponds are getting hot and shrinking and the tidal water has gotten rather salty and hot so fishing really stinks right now. I can wait for fall!

[Joe Valencic]

I'm jealous. Cold, wet and no fish here.

Duhhhh! Isn't it WINTER down under right now? Hey, aren't you the same guy who taunts us with your balmy weather reports when we're up to our armpits in rain, sleet and snow? What's good for the goose...

[flyandtie]

yep, waters getting to hot here.
only thing to catch is crappie and bass/bluegill.
im more of a trout guy who fishes stillwaters.
so im eagerly waiting for winter! to start my trout fishing.

[nighthawk]

I'm jealous. Cold, wet and no fish here.

Hang in there, mate. Soon you will be enjoying warm summer days and I will be ice fishing!

[backwoods]

if its hot out don't come inside and to cold. if use air cond make shure its not to cold.

critters watch there watter bowl it maybe get fast get empty realy fast. amybe putt criter bowl in shady spot