I work in a high humidity environment, generally 75-95%. The temps rarely get over 35 deg. But I still much prefer that to 45 deg dry heat. But you are right, you have to seriously watch your hydration in humidity, I generally drink 4-5L a day offshore, and still find myself getting a tad dehydrated.

D6Nutz wrote:How the hell do you deal with that kind of heat? That's ridiculous!

40 and above does get pretty ridiculous. I used to push bike 14km to work when I was still working on aircraft, and ridden in 42-43 deg heat. It is just like breathing fire.

Drove for 7 hrs from home to Coffs Harbour. Only a 3.5 hr hitch tomorrow to make Surfers Paradise. Kids where remarkably good.

At home had the highest temps since records began. 46.3 deg C. Good day to head away! Though it didn’t get below 30 deg last night.

Ha ha! I have a 4 USB car charger, 2 iPods, 2 iPads, a Nintendo switch and 20 Gb of mobile data. I 12V campnfridge with drinks and and snacks. Noise cancelling headphones. Plus sleeping tablets for when I can’t stand it any more

Last few eps of season 1 of Grand Tour

Got the kids today (Friday) at lunchtime and relaxed on the sun lounge while they swam. Tomorrow will be lawns and then packing. Sunday with be first leg of our drive to Surfers Paradise with 600Km to Coffs Harbour. Hoping the kids don’t kill each other. Get up there Monday for 4 nights then two day...

Relaxing....

Just woke from a 14 hr sleep! and that was post a 4 hr afternoon nap.

The bonus of working over Christmas and New Years is I lost 2 kg over the festive break sweating it out in the tropics

Yeah, that doesn’t sound like you are going to have much opportunity for resting!!!

5 years almost to the day.

I will admit I prefer the commute I do now compared to the 3 hrs a day I did to the refinery. And a sKwacky pointed out I don’t have to do it often. Even if I’d come off days it would be so bad, but after three weeks of night shift and going so long without sleep this doesn’t feel like much fun.

# youthinkyourcommutesux If only my commute was once a month on the safest form of transport in air conditioned environments with hot food and drinks available. Man up. 8) Safe? We had to change helicopter types because the Puma 225’s kept falling out of the sky. And the red eye is a budget airline...

Slowly dying. Up at 4pm for my last shift yesterday, then flew off the platform this morning. Dramas with flights from Timor to Darwin so missed connecting to Sydney. Next flight is red eye. So sitting at the airport, been awake for 31 hrs and I’ve still got a 4.5 hr flight ahead of me. Body now thi...

His driving ban is longer than his prison sentence, that doesn’t seem to make any sense.

Hi ya Simon/Fidget

Nice track bike, I have a green one the same, but up for sale atm as a single parent now and can't work a track day in very easily.

I'm down south too, bit further than you, a little county call...Australia

Good to see new blood, hope we don't scare you off!

On a common line as above... Jess' Dad, as a surprise for Jess' Mums 70th, booked a cruise for them, and shouted Jess and her kids, Jess' sister and partner and kid. They left today. I've just heard from Jess that all her sister id doing is moaning about how expensive drinks, wifi and excursions are...

Last night shift then 5 weeks off! Got an upgrade to business on the Darwin to Sydney leg too, so might even get a snooze in.

Sounds like you need it mate! Enjoy some solitude before you’re back into the grind again

Happy New Year too all.