Health Warning

[greasemonkeyredneck]

In the south, and the entire midwest and eastern seaboard from what I've heard, is extremely hot right now. Everyone needs to be extremely aware of what heat can do to your bodies and be careful in the shop.

I was working on my latest project last night. I've been working at night lately because of the heat. Even so, the facts are, it's been very hot and muggy even at night lately. I've gotten hot, too hot, for several nights straight. I think my getting too hot had caused my appetite to go away, so I hadn't eaten in a couple of day. I'm diabetic. Diabetics, while worrying about high blood sugar, also aften oferlook the potential for low blood sugar.

I was working in the shop one minute, trying to find a good piece of wood to cut rocker pieces out of. The next thing I remember, I'm sitting in the door of the shop with a soda being poured down my throat by one of my kids, another of my kids holding my head up, and my wife shoving horse **** on a cracker (peanut butter sandwich, I hate the stuff) down my throat. My blood sugar had bottomed out.

I'm doing fine after sleeping all night last night and the splitting headache I have this morning. I always get headaches after an episode like that. However, everyone, especially any of us with other medical conditions that put us at even more risk, need to be careful and pay extra attention to our bodies. If possible, have someone check on you from time to time. I was lucky my wife and kids reacted so quickly. Now I'm going to catch hell from the lady that runs the house about going back over there by myself.

Just please be careful. We don't want to see any messages from spouses about a village member being hospitalized or worse.

[Travis]

Great reminder. Those garages during the summer can get unbearable. Get some air movement with fans, drink lots of water, and pay attention to what you're body is telling you. Thanks for the reminder, greasemonkeyredneck. I'm glad you're OK.

[dj21817]

im glad ur ok too.ive been telling my kids for weeks now not to be outside for too long.we live in nc so its been 115to 120 heat indexs for the last 2 weeks or longer.well apparently i dont listen to my own advice cuz this morning i had to go to the er for heat related illnesses for staying out in the shop on the pc designing and cutting.i turned out to be lucky and just needed fluids and a few days off from work,so please everyone ,just dont preace it please practice it .stay safe everyone

[amazingkevin]

thanks everybody It's 9:00 at nite here in south florida and the tempeture is 95 inside with all the windows open. The landlord won't fix the a.c. for 6 months now so we suffer.Are there any symptoms of something getting ready to happen to us so we know to do something quick?I drink a gallon a day of water everyday as we are mostly water so water must be a key.no matter what i'm doing inside there's a fan blowing hot air on me to keep me dry.Glad everybodys ok so far.thanks again for the info.

[Clayton717]

Glad to hear you're okay too. It's been above 100 here to with the heat index. I work outside and we keep plenty of water handy. It's no fun having heat related "injuries". drink plenty of fluid, avoid to many drinks with high sugar and to much caffeine(according to our saftey person). And take frequent breaks.

[wedo scroll]

I"m glad you were found so quickly. I'm also diabetic and know what you are talking about -no warning you just wake up. This just shows what happens to a diabetic when your life has subtle changes. We seem to need a repetitive life.

Bill

[Huntter2022]

That heat is a killer . Slow down I know there is not enough hours in the day ,but if you don't in this hot weather you won't need any hours .I have a small dorm refrig I keep some bottle water in it I find if it is there close and I don't have to leave the garage I'll drink it more often

[greasemonkeyredneck]

I have really been feeling the effects of that "episode". I had help the day after all this happened to get over to the shop and complete the tractor. I haven't done much since though. I feel as if every drop of energy has been sucked from my body, and I still haven't completely gotten rid of the headache that always follows my blood sugar dropping like that. I'll get back up eventually though. The good wife has been making extra sure that I eat right.

I did go to the shop for a little while last night. All I done though was drink coffee and read Shopnotes magazines (old back issues). I think my next project is going to be a hope chest. Let me know if anyone would be interested in seeing the finished project, even though it isn't scroll saw related.

[Travis]

...Let me know if anyone would be interested in seeing the finished project, even though it isn't scroll saw related.

 

 

I would love to see it come together. Other woodworks forum would be a perfect place for that. I really enjoy seeing any kind of woodworking WIP. They're a lot of fun.

[amazingkevin]

Hey william How ya doin,Did you ever sort out the pattern of the chandelier .That going to be a nice project to look at.I guess the hope chest is going to be alot bigger than the cd chest you made .I'd like to see your newest w.i.p. on that one comeing up too.They sell a paint down here called ceramic something and it's basically the same stuff that goes on the space shuttle tiles . heat can't go through it.Paint the roof and sides where the sun hits and you feel the differance. They have a test house here and the electric bill is proof of the benifits of useing it. I was at their store and you can put the powder that they put in the paint in your hand and aim a acetalyne torch on the pile in your hand and you feel nothing.You can't beat that and it's a little over a hundred buck for 5 gallons.ALL WHITE PAINT MFG FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA makes it.1507 sw.21 ave. 954-583-9178 perfect thing for mobile homes down here. they have a brochure on the test house and the paint.Maybe you could download it.

[NiTay614]

Thanks. I have been finding this true for myself. I have issue with my respiratory system due to high humidity. I have found myself more dependant upon my respirator. It has also resulted in physical fatigue. I am drinking alot of water and or gatorade. I have experience heat exhaustion and it is not fun. I am limiting my outside activities as much as i can.

[greasemonkeyredneck]

Hey william How ya doin,Did you ever sort out the pattern of the chandelier .That going to be a nice project to look at.I guess the hope chest is going to be alot bigger than the cd chest you made .I'd like to see your newest w.i.p. on that one comeing up too.

 

I'll post photos of the chest when I start it. Woodworking has come to a screeching halt on my end though, by orders of the boss (my wife). The temperatures this week is near a hundred, AT NIGHT. With my latest health scare, she's too worried for me to work in that kind of heat. As some of you know, I have a HUGE shop. While that is a great blessing, it's also a curse when it is this hot. I made the remark the other day to someone that it feel like standing in a giant e-z bake oven over there right now. I'm hoping that the heat will cool on down some soon, at least at night anyway. Until then, I guess I'll be spending a lot of time aggrevating the rest of ya'll on the internet.