feelin hot hot hot
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Topic: feelin hot hot hot
Posted By: Searsguy
Subject: feelin hot hot hot
Date Posted: 07/June/2008 at 11:14pm
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good evening all
so a simple question for all of ya. what do you do to keep cool besides the obvious a/c and drinking water. any tricks out there? it was so darn hot out there today and of course you know sears, work work work. is there any temperature that the bosss will call it a day or any temp WE as employees are allowed to say thats it for today? some custys see you sweating sooooo much and dont even ask you if you want a drink. plain ignorance i think. also just wondering on an average day between say 8 to 5 how many jobs do you usually do. myself it is anywhere from 6 to 9 just wondering. STAY COOL
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Posted By: FreshAire
Date Posted: 07/June/2008 at 11:49pm
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6-9 jobs?? That's just insane, especially if it's that hot that you're suffering for it! Personally, I do about 2-3 jobs a day, maybe squeeze a fourth in if it's a small one; bear in mind tho I don't do a splash'n'dash, all jobs are at least prevac, presprayed, agitated and thoroughly extracted and if encapping, I take a little extra time with the vacuuming side of things. As for keeping cool, a few litres of iced water in my truck helps heaps as does a truck with aircon for the drive between jobs. Just as important is a sun deflector for the windshield of my truck as it can be unbearable in the cab after a few hours in the sun. Also keep the windows just cracked open to allow for some ventilation whilst it's standing in the sun; makes an unbelievable difference! Other than that, poly/viscose work pants- light and durable material, breathes nicely and dries quickly if you've had a sweat up, and poly/cotton shirt for same reasons. As far as working conditions go, here in Australia it's generally once the work place hits around 42C (110F) that it's go home territory, but with carpet cleaning that can be hard to define as each job can be entirely different in conditions, e.g. one house may have the aircon that turns it into an Arctic temp zone, whereas the next could be a small dogbox, shut for days prior to your attendance with a lot of trapped, latent heat that you're gonna add to by pumping hot water into the room- so how do you gauge when you should be sent home? Personally I find the best policy is to ignore any weather forecasts; if you know before leaving your front door that that it's meant to be hot today, you'll be convinced it is and therefore feel it, even if it gets nowhere near the forecast! Best example I can give is a day where it hit 115F; whilst I was inside the building it was all good but on walking outside and feeling my eyes literally dry out as I walked to my truck, that was when I realised it must be hot! Mind you, I also didn't think it was that hot and was surprised to find out just how hot it had been later that day! Been many a day where I've worked in 100F+ temperatures and not really felt it that much cos my head wasn't in the "gawd it's gonna be hot today!" mode  |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 12:05am
You could always bring a cooler full of beer with you
Seriously........bottled water or sports drinks to stay hydrated  ------------- 
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:34am
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I always bring 8 bottles of water in a cooler with ice packs to keep them cold. If it's really hot I'll bring air movers and place them in the room where I'm cleaning.
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Posted By: FreshAire
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:53am
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Canada? Really hot? when, how, where???  |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:59am
Don't get excited. It will only last for a few days, then we'll be back to winter  -------------
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FreshAire wrote:Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 9:19am
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first heat wave and complaining. don't worry it will soon be snowing. What ever you do don't turn on the A/C it uses too much gas??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 11:34am
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Not true Doug.............................we did tests at McGill years ago on a race track and found that the fuel consumption was just off by less than 1/4 litre over a 100 km run. Identical cars , followed in same lane, half a tract distance from each other , cruising speed 100km per hour and radar tested for accuracy every 2nd lap
Nightrider
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:53pm
Use more gas, the sooner we run out, the sooner they come up with an alternative  -------------
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