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NI1 · 05-16-2009, 09:35 AM

I was watching the news the other day and someone died while working in the heat. It then became a big deal so they had a segment on tv to cover the story. I think the person that died was a farmer. To make the long story short, they interviewed OSHA .

It was said that the EMPLOYER should provide at least 2 gallons per day per employee. And there should be a shade. I think if I heard it right, IT IS THE LAW! I also heard that osha can shut down any business that doesnt follow this?

We all know that the water jug they gave us is not 2 gallons. And we know that we dont have shade anywhere. In fact, when you go in the truck to grab a package, its like a conventional oven.

So what are the things you do out there to survive the summer heat?

I for one wont rely on UPS to provide anything for me so I bring my own gallons of water, I bring 2 towels, one I leave it inside my cooler so throughout the day i can put it in my head to cool me off.

UPS should adjust the issue of heat inside that truck, that fiber glass is not helping either. I believe that if I asked that guy from osha to ride with me during the summer he will have something to say.

whats your remedy to heat

trplnkl · 05-16-2009, 11:44 AM

Evaporation Air conditioning... walking through lawn sprinkler while doing residential deliveries. I use a soaked bandanna wrapped around my neck, when needed I pour cool water over the inside part of my arms in the elbow area,drink lots of liquids and I sweat.

bigbrownhen · 05-16-2009, 12:08 PM

Most important: lots of water..
I also keep a towel in my lunch box and in the worst of the heat, a little spray bottle to spritz legs and arms. It seems to help.

browndevil · 05-16-2009, 12:59 PM

I like to take a hose and wet my seat. It cools me down when driving between stops. Also keeping my shorts wet helps. Thanks to polyester it doesn't show

wrecker · 05-16-2009, 01:30 PM

I've been known to jump in a pool or two.. With permission, of course.

3HrsOverAllowed · 05-16-2009, 01:50 PM

UPS should adjust the issue of heat inside that truck, that fiber glass is not helping either.
I brought a thermometer last summer and it was 138 degrees just inside the bulkhead door! I plan to do the same this year and document the extreme temps and see about getting a roof vent or something. For now I guess I will just keep dowsing my head with ice water at every other stop to try and cool off.

BLACKBOX · 05-16-2009, 08:58 PM

I hate that wide brim hats we were issued. Why couldn't they get something more versatile like a "jungle type soft cap".

satellitedriver · 05-16-2009, 09:08 PM

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Evaporation Air conditioning..,drink lots of liquids and I sweat.

That about sums it up.

jimstud · 05-17-2009, 08:51 AM

Most important: lots of water.. water is not the answer you should be drinking gatorade , powerade or vitiman waters because water does not replinish the sodium and other things you lose when you sweat

stevetheupsguy · 05-17-2009, 08:58 AM

I recommend that everyone go and visit Dr. Summeroff. He will give you the right ideas, so you don't have to put up with that excessive heat.

diesel96 · 05-17-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by browndevil

I like to take a hose and wet my seat. It cools me down when driving between stops. Also keeping my shorts wet helps. Thanks to polyester it doesn't show

Won't that give you swamp ***** and crotch rotch...

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Most important: lots of water.. water is not the answer you should be drinking gatorade , powerade or vitiman waters because water does not replinish the sodium and other things you lose when you sweat

Water is the answer and the dominate liquid thru out the day, only shared only by an ocassional sugar filled gatorade/Vitamin water. Eat fruit, bananas and a peanut/protein-bar thru out the day. Don't eat a big lunch.

Alteredboy · 05-17-2009, 09:19 AM

I slow right the he'll down. (for me it's like going backwards) : ) and I for sure push the water. I know in the past, our center has gotten us ups golf towels to wipe the sweat out of our eyes. We get the nice muggy summers in the Midwest so it's a gallon of water at least per day. My route is 80% commercial so get plenty of AC. My much is broken up into so many small lilttle breaks. I find that doing that helps. And before y'all jump on me, I know I should take my full 50 between my 3 and 6 hour. I just like to be chatty.

browndevil · 05-17-2009, 09:25 AM

[QUOTE=diesel96;532933]Won't that give you swamp ***** and crotch rotch...

Correction, only the leg part of my shorts!

PS In NorCal we only get humidity about a week a year and when we do we all FREAK out!

stevetheupsguy · 05-17-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by diesel96

Won't that give you swamp ***** and crotch rotch...

Correction, only the leg part of my shorts!

PS In NorCal we only get humidity about a week a year and when we do we all FREAK out!

I saw that you guys are in the 90's today. The wife and I were talking about this and she says, but it's a dry heat. I'm like, isn't all heat hot?

diesel96 · 05-17-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by diesel96

Won't that give you swamp ***** and crotch rotch...

Correction, only the leg part of my shorts!

PS In NorCal we only get humidity about a week a year and when we do we all FREAK out!

Correction duly noted...lol...... (NorCal)which reminds me to book a flight this summer and visit my sis in the frigid bay area.

hurricanegunner · 05-17-2009, 02:54 PM

Just drink water all day long. UPS doesn't care about your safety and heatstroke, so we become singularly responsible for our own safety. And if you go over nine five because you had to take a drink every time you walked into the back of the truck, oh fudge.

brownrodster · 05-17-2009, 03:46 PM

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whats your remedy to heat

Pure luck. I happen to be in a spot in the country where heat is not an issue. I don't even know what it's like for you guys out there. I probably wouldn't do this job if I lived in a hot part of the country.

UpstateNYUPSer · 05-17-2009, 03:57 PM

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Pure luck. I happen to be in a spot in the country where heat is not an issue. I don't even know what it's like for you guys out there. I probably wouldn't do this job if I lived in a hot part of the country.

Likewise guys who work in warmer climates cannot relate to working in the cold. It's all relative and we all learn to acclimate ourselves to our environment.

dilligaf · 05-17-2009, 04:02 PM

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I saw that you guys are in the 90's today. The wife and I were talking about this and she says, but it's a dry heat. I'm like, isn't all heat hot?

My favorite response to 'it's a dry heat' is to tell the person to go turn the oven up to 100 and stick your head in it for an hour.

It makes no difference if it is a dry heat, it is still fricking HOT!

UpstateNYUPSer · 05-17-2009, 04:06 PM

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I've been known to jump in a pool or two.. With permission, of course.

I'm glad you added that last part as we had a driver who was at a residential stop and the woman had given him permission to go in to the pool; however, she failed to mention this to her husband who was rather upset when he came home and saw the UPS driver in his pool.

trplnkl · 05-17-2009, 04:28 PM

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My favorite response to 'it's a dry heat' is to tell the person to go turn the oven up to 100 and stick your head in it for an hour.

It makes no difference if it is a dry heat, it is still fricking HOT!

Was in Phoenix in the middle of August once. A guy in a bar gave me that "dry heat" line. I said, "yeah? so is a pizza oven but you won't be seeing me climb into one."

helenofcalifornia · 05-17-2009, 04:47 PM

One of the big sellers in summer at all the tourist trap joints in Norcal are sweatsirts. Tourists are always in shorts and t- shirts in the SF bay area unprepared for the 65 degree weather. Our summer comes in September/October. Humidity turns everyone of us into crybabies.

BLACKBOX · 05-17-2009, 04:56 PM

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the UPS driver in his pool.

Wonder if he went wading in his skivvies? and his wife waiting to towel him off..

stevetheupsguy · 05-17-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stevetheupsguy

My favorite response to 'it's a dry heat' is to tell the person to go turn the oven up to 100 and stick your head in it for an hour.

It makes no difference if it is a dry heat, it is still fricking HOT!

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Was in Phoenix in the middle of August once. A guy in a bar gave me that "dry heat" line. I said, "yeah? so is a pizza oven but you won't be seeing me climb into one."

Just like I thought. I'll be telling my wife about her, "dry heat", when she gets back from the store.

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I'm glad you added that last part as we had a driver who was at a residential stop and the woman had given him permission to go in to the pool; however, she failed to mention this to her husband who was rather upset when he came home and saw the UPS driver in his pool.

That's really funny. Wish there was a video to go along with that story.

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Originally Posted by helenofcalifornia

One of the big sellers in summer at all the tourist trap joints in Norcal are sweatsirts. Tourists are always in shorts and t- shirts in the SF bay area unprepared for the 65 degree weather. Our summer comes in September/October. Humidity turns everyone of us into crybabies.

I'm glad you told me that. We would have froze our butts off for sure.

UpstateNYUPSer · 05-17-2009, 05:15 PM

Mark Twain once said: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."