How do you life and work in the southern heat ?

large hat, wet loose clothes, and stay high

Let the young uns do the outside work. I'll stay inside in a cold, air conditioned office and park close to wally mart or wherever when out. It's worth 4 months of heat to get a super-low cost of living and good weather most of the rest of the year.

I don't know how they can stand the humidity. I'll take my dry heat in California any day.

By hardening the fuck up?

high five

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here in texas with no ac in my apt or car...i dont really give a shit. You just get used to it

Drink lots of water, and get a good tan.
That's how I do it.
And like the Aussie said.
Harden up.

If you're an inside, air conditioned, desk jockey who's only time spent outside durring the summer is walking from your front door to your car, yeah it's an evil bitch.

If you spend a decent amount of time outside, you get used to it. Just drink plenty of water, cover up, and wear a hat to shade your head and face from the sun.

You develop a tolerance.TBH, air conditioning makes it worse ,I can only handle small amount of it.
Fans,lots of water,outdoor shade,loose clothing,hat and long lunch breaks during the worst of it.

Acclimation

after a while your blood thins so you can stand it better - takes a year or so - and drink lots of, uhh, fluids.

lotsa water,loose light colored clothes and harden the fuck up!!

Grow up here... it's the norm.

Then you'll wonder how people live and work in places where it regularly gets below freezing.

Have the opposite problem, how the hell do you northerners stand working in the cold?

After working in the sun all day, when the temperature drops to 60ish i need a Jacket...

This.

Ugh, Georgia girl here, I don't know how you stand the dry heat. Dry heat feels like my skin is on fire! Guess it's all what you're used to. I'll take a 95 degree day with 100% humidity anytime over 30 degrees and snow.

Me, too.

And cold just plain hurts.

I love the heat. I do my outside work during the hottest part of the day to avoid mosquitoes.
During breaks I drink water and eat a pinch of salt.

You get use to it fast. It gets 110 here in Texas where I live, Iv seen it get 140 on the rig floor add in 0% humidity 20-30 mph winds and it feels like your in a oven. Best thing to do is wear a thin long sleeve shirt keeps you cooler and drink lots of water, no gatoraid.

shit not me are u crazy

The same way one prepares for a Bavarian Winter, harden up, buttercup.

I'll take our heat anytime over cold and snow. How can you people stand it up north? I lived for years with no ac...say a grateful prayer now every time I walk into it. Some people have to pay money for spa treatments to sweat stuff out of their pores.

Put 'em on and just deal with it. Don't move too fast. Drink water continually or tea. Don't get used to super cool air conditioning as that makes it worse when you have to go outside.

Its not that bad im in Charlotte, NC and I don't use my air conditioning and I can tolerate the low 90's inside my place. I always preferred the heat anyway but sometimes the humidity gets on my nerves. I could tolerate the 110+ degree heat in the southwest anyday.

It takes about two weeks to acclimate Drink plenty of cold beer.

It gets very hot all through the South 1/3 of the U.S. But as others have said, wear light loose shirts, shorts, keep hydrated and when you feel over extended, sit down and cool off.

Darlings, the 'ol saying "It ain't the heat it's the Humidity"

I'm a HVAC Tech and can tell you that anything over 70% relative humidity...and humans start too feel uncomfortable in temps of 78deg or higher

What gets me (and I'm in South Carolina) is seeing some people here lately wearing "Hoodies" with the hood up on 90+deg day with a RH of 80+%...how the hell can a "human" stand that??....saw a guy just the other day with a PARKA! on with the hood up and it was 95deg!!!

when I see one of "these" people, I think "hell he'll never be a customer"....

the best way is not get used to air conditioning. worst invention ever as it has caused the most filthy and vile people on the earth to flock "DoW'n SoW'th" from new york and New jewsey. they all need to be exterminated for the good of humanity.

Hey... I'm in South Carolina too.

As a former retail manager, that would be a huge clue that they were up to no good!

Upstate (Greenville area) here...you?