vans and walks in hot weather....

[internetguy]

Mmmmmmm.....warm water.......

trust me it isnt warm put it behind the seat you first class mup pet take the advice or shove it you could buy cornettos then or 99s from from the ice cream van :ncfo

does it shite stay cool behind the seat, you sound as dim as my dom...... :vcfo

it does stay cool behind the seat try it tommorow and let me know ok ?

course i will bud, an i truely hope your right because at the moment im melting.......

[arnold cheshire]

Mmmmmmm.....warm water.......

trust me it isnt warm put it behind the seat you first class mup pet take the advice or shove it you could buy cornettos then or 99s from from the ice cream van :ncfo

does it shite stay cool behind the seat, you sound as dim as my dom...... :vcfo

it does stay cool behind the seat try it tommorow and let me know ok ?

course i will bud, an i truely hope your right because at the moment im melting.......

make it at least 2 litre bottle im using two 2 litre bottles tommorow 4 litres im on rural so i can go toilet quite easy

[POSTMAN]

A lot depends on how much uniform you're wearing i suppose...

[wiganpostie]

Re: drinking warm water. Put a couple of bottles of water in the freezer the night before, if it's going to be a hot day. They will thaw out throughout the day but will retain much of their coldness until at least late morning.

That's what I do, and the bottles will normally have a couple of small icebergs floating around in them around midday, allowing me to partially re-enact my favourite scene from Titanic, where DI Caprio dies horribly, slipping away into the icy, murky depths and frozen oblivion.

[jessthecat]

Yeah...let's suspend deliveries now because it's too hot....too icy...too windy...too etc!!! Wtf! I picked cauliflowers, apples, courgettes, strawberries, bannanas, etc whilst I was in Australia in 40c plus temps!
I used to take a few bottles of water into the fields. Freeze one half full of water and top it up with cold water before you go out.

[taurus88]

Yeah...let's suspend deliveries now because it's too hot....too icy...too windy...too etc!!! Wtf! I picked cauliflowers, apples, courgettes, strawberries, bannanas, etc whilst I was in Australia in 40c plus temps!
I used to take a few bottles of water into the fields. Freeze one half full of water and top it up with cold water before you go out.

Ha ha - I guess you and I must be some of the foolhardy few who actually enjoy rather than endure the hot weather. Personally, I like nothing better than being out in the middle of the heat. Maybe it's because I plan ahead, take precautions, and best of all, that I am an outdoors person, even if it isn't always good for me.

Since I've been at RM, I've seen people worrying about freezing cold weather and boiling weather, and managers giving us 'advice' on both. In this country, we don't really suffer either to too great an extreme, and in spite of the 'helpful advice', I would like to think that we weren't all born yesterday, and should be able to look after ourselves.

And yes, I do fundamentally agree that being exposed to temperatures in excess of 25 degrees over a prolonged period, especially on a clear day when the exposure to the sun is constant, is unhealthy. And yes, I would prefer to be out earlier and finished earlier, before the worst of it. However, I happen to think that, if you look after yourself, you'll be okay.

Wear a hat, apply plenty of sun cream, take frequent breaks, drink lots of water.

[Postman Plodd]

And remember never leave your postie locked in a car in hot weather.

[internetguy]

wow !!!, its really good to know that because some people cope better with heat, we all should.........

[taurus88]

wow !!!, its really good to know that because some people cope better with heat, we all should.........

If this was Sparta, they'd have weeded you weaklings out at birth ;-).

[internetguy]

wow !!!, its really good to know that because some people cope better with heat, we all should.........

If this was Sparta, they'd have weeded you weaklings out at birth ;-).

[taurus88]

wow !!!, its really good to know that because some people cope better with heat, we all should.........

If this was Sparta, they'd have weeded you weaklings out at birth ;-).

Don't laugh - RM's 2014 ("to infinity and beyond") agreement with the C.W.U. includes an advanced breeding strategy to create the postmen of the future. Any who do not meet the initial 'birth parameters' shall be euthanised.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Re: drinking warm water. Put a couple of bottles of water in the freezer the night before, if it's going to be a hot day. They will thaw out throughout the day but will retain much of their coldness until at least late morning.

I do this - 1 take 1 cold drink and 1 frozen drink - the frozen one keeps the other cool and then is usually defrosted enough when you have drunk the other - I suually take 2 x 75mlt or 2 x 1lt bottles every day - still feel the heat at the end of the day.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Yeah...let's suspend deliveries now because it's too hot....too icy...too windy...too etc!!! Wtf! I picked cauliflowers, apples, courgettes, strawberries, bannanas, etc whilst I was in Australia in 40c plus temps!
I used to take a few bottles of water into the fields. Freeze one half full of water and top it up with cold water before you go out.

I have also worked in Australia, a small place in the outback called Maralinga - and I worked 12 hour days and did PT in temperature of 45C - the difference we were acclimatised - with the British Weather its difficult to do that as they reckon full acclimatization takes about 21 days.

[krussel]

they reckon full acclimatization takes about 21 days

Your not wrong Teebs here in the UK the temp can drop 20 dec C in just 21 hours

[George door to dawes]

I guess you have to remember that everyone handles the heat different. As a pasty blond person working out in the heat is pretty horrible for me! And us part timers actually do full day in the sun and dont get to sneak off home at 12!