Humidity

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  1. Aug 12, 2019 #1
    D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Man how the frick do u guys put up with this humidity down south. I delivered a load of lumber today in atlanta. Untarping it and putting away straps, kicked my ### a good one... Went 100 miles south to alabama and picked up another load of lumber . and boy i tell ya it #### near knocked me out. I was wobblin like mike tyson done hit me good. I drank 2 gallons of water before and during and i was still hot. I was taking a break every 15 minutes,the guy behind me tarped and strapped whithout drinking water or taking break. Idk how yall do it down here, i guess im just used to that arizona dry heat. Im ready for winter time
     
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  3. Aug 12, 2019 #2
    Cat sdp

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    No tarp loads ........
     
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  4. Aug 12, 2019 #3
    D.Tibbitt

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    Man that sure would be nice. I think i got put on a ####list somewhere in the dispatch office, every load for the last 6 weeks has been tarped
     
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  5. Aug 12, 2019 #4
    sealevel

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    Just something your body gets used too. Doesn't even phase me. If I went to Denver I would probably pass out from lack of oxygen.
     
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  7. Aug 12, 2019 #5
    Cat sdp

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    I remember taking a shower and going back to the truck I was soaking wet from sweat just walking across the truck stop parking lot.......


    I’ll stay up here on the tundra TKS ....
     
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  8. Aug 12, 2019 #6
    lilillill

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    Whenever I have to tarp a load, I set my unit at 60° and...

    Nevermind, I pull a reefer. My bad.
     
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  9. Aug 12, 2019 #7
    Puppage

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    Why doesn’t someone invent tarping lumpers? :)
     
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  10. Aug 12, 2019 #8
    Puppage

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    Words hurt, too man. Lol.
     
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  11. Aug 12, 2019 #9
    jammer910Z

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    Our southern humidity was invented to remind us that it's HOT outside, and therefore we tend to work early... or late.
    The humidity, plus the sun.. Will Deep Six a fella.

    But, when us rednexx go west, we find trouble.
    It's hot as dog balls, but we don't realize it because there's no humidity and the sweat wicks off and we don't know we're dying.

    Gotta have lots of situational awareness.
     
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  12. Aug 12, 2019 #10
    austinmike

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    it was terrible here today. Had an inch of rain last nite then the sun came out and instant sauna - cold front coming soon though -
     
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