Ot: Summer Tips

[Moonoffruits96]

I know a lot of you are in what sounds like one of the worst Summers in history right now across Americas and in some places in Europe. Here are some tips to live and stay alive and keep cool this Summer:
1. Hydrate Hydrate Hydrate: Make sure you drink plenty of cold water and if you are a sports man or woman my suggestion is to go for Gatorade or Powerade or a similar sports drink. Gatorade will get those sugars and salts and eletrolytes levels back in peak condition. Try not to drink tea or coffee. Iced Teas or Green Teas will be fine.
2. If you need to have as many showers or baths as you need. Make sure they are not hot. And make sure their not ice cold.
3. If you are on the road make sure you stop at a gas station and wash your face with cold water and rest and drink.
4. If the gas station has showering facilities then i would reccomend it.
5. If you get really sweaty change clothes and keep cool
6. Don't Smoke
7. If you start to feel ill get to a hospital or a doctor urgently don't wait until its too late.
8. If you are outdoors make sure you put on heaps of sunscreen and wear a hat. I know that Australia has a bad hstory of skin cancer but Americas and Europe aren't far behind.
If you follow my tips you'll live through this summer and all summers after it. If you don't well it will be too late and you may die.

[PeterG]

and Don't Die.


If you die from heat stroke any other time... you are the subject of a news story about being careful in the heat.

If you die during a heatwave... you become a statistic.

"42 people died in the oppressive heat yesterday... Now, on to sports... Manchester United delivered a crushing blow in a match yesterday...."

[lotus]

I always said that life is fatal..

Not sure any of that will apply in this part of the world at the moment Moono.

One minute I want a cool shower next the temp has to rise rapidly. If you can't drink water then drink beer. It's mostly water and tastes a damn sight better. If you drink enough of it you won't worry about the heat anyway.

Feeling stressed then have a smoke.......always works for me.

If you give up everything that's supposed to be bad for you, you wn't live any longer.........it will just seem like it.

[PFD]

And always, repeat, always, listen to prog.

[roger]

for Keithie:

I recently chose a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?"

He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink alcoholic beverages?"

"No," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."

Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"

I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red meat is unhealthy!"

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, boating, fishing or relaxing in the beach?"

"No, I don't," I said.

He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"

"No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."

Then he looked at me and asked, "Then why do you give a shit?"