heat....

[slabghost]

Still a bit woozy but I'm okay. Funny How riding the bike seemed to cancel out the dizzy feeling. Or transformed it to a perception issue. I never guessed it could affect me or anyone in this way. Which is why I gave my warning report.
:thanks: For the kind wishes.

 

[alwims]

Here's praying you don't get the problems I have with heat after a major heat stroke event when I was younger. I was working in a factory and the air conditioning had been out for 2 days and since we worked the graveyard shift management decided we could work. This was August in the Missouri Ozarks. The second night I lasted 3 hours before I passed out at my machine. I woke up in ER getting fluids. Since that day, 30 years ago, I have problems when the temp gets about 85 and above. I have ended up in ER several times since then with dehydration even though I drink a lot of water. Seems like heat stroke changed my DNA or something and I just can't tolerate it anymore. I've been wearing a Polar Cooling vest this summer and while pretty bulky it seems to help somewhat.

 

[slabghost]

I'll be sitting in the a/c a lot more from now on.

 

[julimike54]

Glad to hear you're doing better V! Take er easy

 

[slabghost]

Still some woozy. But I got the bike home. I don't want anyone to go through that.

 

[Ansimp]

When we were living in the north western desert here in Oz, salt tablets were the norm as well as plenty of water.

 

[Omega Man]

On days where I don't wear the cool vest I still use the gel neck wrap that I keep in a baggie with water in the fridge. Cooling the carotid arteries is one of the benefits, reducing the risk of heat exhaustion/stroke. There is really hot weather all over the country and this $10 piece of equipment makes dealing with that heat easier and safer.

~O~

 

[AApple]

:shock: Holy MOLY V! :heat:
Gotta be careful in this kind of heat. 103 here today. I know what you mean tho...I've been stuck in traffic in bright sunlight on the bike before...thought I was gunna go down several times from passing out. Just had to pull off and cool down. I carry a water bottle with ice, and a "mister" that sprays cold water on me as I ride, and a neck cooler. Certainly helps, but not much good after the fact.
Stay cool, my friend!

 

[Omega Man]

AApple » Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:40 pm[/url]":1j6wk4bh]
:shock: Holy MOLY V! :heat:
Gotta be careful in this kind of heat. 103 here today. I know what you mean tho...I've been stuck in traffic in bright sunlight on the bike before...thought I was gunna go down several times from passing out. Just had to pull off and cool down. I carry a water bottle with ice, and a "mister" that sprays cold water on me as I ride, and a neck cooler. Certainly helps, but not much good after the fact.
Stay cool, my friend!

Does your mister sit on the handlebars and what's his name? :hihihi:

~O~

 

[julimike54]

Mister Cool?

 

[zman]

slabghost » Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:52 am[/url]":3cre1dxq]
While we're on the subject of heat please everyone stay very hydrated. Close call for me today. After 8 hours of sweating profusely. I left work for the ride home. About a mile and a half from the house I thought there was something wrong with the bike. It just wouldn't track the line I chose. I stopped to look at the bike and it was fine. It was me. I was so dizzy I struggled to put the stand down. Long story short I went to the emergency room. Heat exhaustion was the verdict. Doc says stay home a few days. :heat:

Missed this post, glad you're OK..I`ll keep an eye on myself..maybe have to ride with some water.