Teppy, is it possible that you still are short of potassium? Gatorade does not have very much.
I might be. We're out of bananas at home (yes, we have no bananas today), so I might well be low on potassium.
You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?
Cordelia ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Steph L. - Jun 28, 2009 10:34:38 am PDT #14406 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
beth b - Jun 28, 2009 11:10:57 am PDT #14407 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
ice packs
good plan
seriously, different strategies, is a good idea. Including ice water foot baths. Your friends would be more than happy to help - esp when a house was chosen for having central air.
I just put my microwave heatable wrap in the freezer. We will be going in the car soon -- to drive across the bay, because the car will be cooler.
Laura - Jun 28, 2009 11:25:35 am PDT #14408 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Fans cool breezes in Teppy's direction. Heat exhaustion is no fun thing. I've found running cold water on my wrists to be helpful in a pinch. Next time, raid the ice box! Ending up in the hospital would have been more of a killjoy than asking for a baggie of ice. t /mommymode
beth b - Jun 28, 2009 11:26:41 am PDT #14409 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
because of this conversation -- my feet are now in an icy foot bath.
Hil R. - Jun 28, 2009 11:34:43 am PDT #14410 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Vortex, email sent and message left in your voicemail.
sj - Jun 28, 2009 11:51:57 am PDT #14411 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sending cooling thoughts Teppy's way
I have found that putting a cold compress on the back of my neck is the quickest way for me to cool off.
I am pathetically exhausted after doing nothing more than laundry, errands, and reading the paper. So I'm giving in and taking a nap.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 28, 2009 11:54:05 am PDT #14412 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Errands are exhausting!
Barb - Jun 28, 2009 12:01:39 pm PDT #14413 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
You know, it's weird, but ever since I had my surgery, I've found that I have a bit more adverse reaction to eating foods that are very rich or fried foods. My stomach gets very rumbly with gas.
This getting older shit blows dead bears.
sj - Jun 28, 2009 12:04:10 pm PDT #14414 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Barb, I can't eat fried foods anymore. Occassionally I cheat, but I pay for it. Do you take anything like prilosec? It might help.
Barb - Jun 28, 2009 12:09:55 pm PDT #14415 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
I haven't gotten used to it to the point that I think ahead, sj, but in the aftermath, I've found that Gas-X works pretty well, along with nibbling on something starchy and bland.