Stifling States of America: Heat Wave!

Don't be stupid, cancel the camping trip. Keep yourself inside and turn up the air conditioner.

Don't be stupid, cancel the camping trip. Yeep yourself inside and turn up the air conditioner.

This. Now is not the time to relive the lives of our ancestors. AC was invented and popularized for one reason...IT WORKS!! Stick to it. The outdoors will still be there later when it is cooler I promise.

I have to work at a farmer's market Sat. from 6:30 - 12:30. I'll be in the shade and, hopefully, it will be early enough so that I avoid the most brutal stuff. Other than that, it's inside and AC cranking.

As for your camping trip, just to reiterate what the others said - if you can reschedule, do so. Don't drink alchohol to cool yourself off. Wear a cap of some type, keep your head cool as you can (wet rag, etc.). Water, water, water and more water.

In the US, from 1979 - 2006, only extreme cold has killed more people than extreme heat. Extreme heat has killed more people than flooding, lightning, tornadoes & hurricanes combined.

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Yeah it's effin hot. I'm planning on spending a lot of time in the lake or indoors this weekend, probably with a cold one close by too.

Don't be stupid, cancel the camping trip. Keep yourself inside and turn up the air conditioner.

Yeah this was my arguement. It was 2 nights, now its just 1. Problem is seeing a couple friends ya see once every year or two and because they can get the time off trying to get through it . gonna suck it up for 24 hours, if it b/cs a problem we will leave. Another issue is his wife scheduled this as a man-cation surprise for him to get away with the guys and from her and the kids...i mean who the f*ck schedules a tent camping trip in middle of summer? camping is a fall/spring activity...women

My poor wife is due 7/28; I honestly feel so bad for her right now. I think Buster's wife is due soon too.

Yeah this was my arguement. It was 2 nights, now its just 1. Problem is seeing a couple friends ya see once every year or two and because they can get the time off trying to get through it . gonna suck it up for 24 hours, if it b/cs a problem we will leave. Another issue is his wife scheduled this as a man-cation surprise for him to get away with the guys and from her and the kids...i mean who the f*ck schedules a tent camping trip in middle of summer? camping is a fall/spring activity...women

I remember those days camping. At about 7 in the morning the sun will have your tent at about 80 and by 8 am it will be about 90. Last time I went camping I was brushing my teeth in one of those camp site bath rooms and I had one guy blowing one out and another guy doing god knows what in the other stall. I was hung over and start gagging. I marched out of the bath room told the wife (then girl friend) to get her stuff together I was done camping. Packed up our stuff turned to some dude asked him if he wanted a tent and some camping gear and got my ass out of there. F*&k Camping.

I remember those days camping. At about 7 in the morning the sun will have your tent at about 80 and by 8 am it will be about 90. Last time I went camping I was brushing my teeth in one of those camp site bath rooms and I had one guy blowing one out and another guy doing god knows what in the other stall. I was hung over and start gagging. I marched out of the bath room told the wife (then girl friend) to get her stuff together I was done camping. Packed up our stuff turned to some dude asked him if he wanted a tent and some camping gear and got my ass out of there. F*&k Camping.

LOL! That made me laugh. The only time that I camped when it was really hot was at Woodstock 1999. The heat in my opinion was the driving force of the riots.

I haven't camped since my senior year of high school. I have a lot of friends that love it, but at this point in my life give me a nice comfy hotel room any day.