Be good to your mates.

[Grum]

Glad they didn't have to part you out mate! I know how you feel, some goose decided to have our first rugby trial today and it wasn't cool!

[blueoval]

thats a scare and a half Dave. Glad your ok. Phil, you would have been pale all over seeing dave like that. I dont envy you in that position but mate, you did what i would have done. Glad you thought quickly.

Might have to take plenty of water for the AFD tomorrow Dave. Its gonna be hotter. :(

[Monstaxr8]

i currently work up in argyle,
from the month of october through to march do you rarely get a day below 40 degrees.
and thats in the shade. if i have to go on a breakdown on a truck and get in the enginebay it can be upwards of 60 degrees c. to make matters worse late november comes the wet season so you are working in 40 + and it is ****ing down with rain, not the most comfortable of work environments. i have found on an average day i willdrink up to 10litres of water just to keep hydrated.
i hope you have learnt a valuable lesson from your experience, glad to hear you are all good.

[El Sucio]

I remember working underground doing exploration drilling.

84 hours a week, no ventilation, 100% humidity due to working below the water table. approx 30 - 40 degrees depending on conditions.

Those days you could drink 15-20 lites of fluid in a 24 hour period and only once if you were lucky.

Empty a few hundred millilitres of sweat out of the work bots at the end of each day.

We had a few guys go down with heat stroke. I watched a guy just fall off the back of a truck once. I sent him to get me a 20 litre drum of hydraulic oil of the service rig. He made it up the ladder and then just fell off unconcious.

[Monstaxr8]

yeah mate i'm hearing you. brutal conditions.

[fmc351]

Originally Posted by JG23BP

42 deg it is only a mild day in QLD - seriously if you are not really use to the heat and or the humidity take it easy and down plenty of H2O not alcohol as it dehydrates you even worse - the other weekend in Briisy it was 45 and about 70% humidity and some goose was mowing the lawn at 1pm - ME
People don't realise the impact of a hot and humid day on the body

My family used to holiday in Goolwa SA and Merino Beach before that and I have to say living in SE Qld, I find SA heat is harsher than SE Qld.

[Duke]

Lucky you got a warning shot Dave.
I reckon going to a doctor (no, not gtFPV either) might be a good move.
you wouldn't want to mistake your warning shot for a simple fainting spell brought on by heat when in fact it could be something more sinister... get it checked.

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by Duke

Lucky you got a warning shot Dave.
I reckon going to a doctor (no, not gtFPV either) might be a good move.
you wouldn't want to mistake your warning shot for a simple fainting spell brought on by heat when in fact it could be something more sinister... get it checked.

yes good point, I remember years ago one of my parents friends was running and got dehydrated. She was feeling crook but later found out that she also lost all her electrolytes and her muscles were literally cooked. She was in a bad way for a while and she didnt notice it till a few days later

[fordel]

Glad to hear you are ok Dave, would have been a damn scary thing for the both of you !

Lucky Phil was there to help.

[kyro_02]

off the plane at the goldcoast 2000-2001? one of the many hot 40+ deg. days there. and half an hour off the plane, walked through a mall and almost past out. I just felt light headed and was fumbling, i guess i got a warning. lol

[thefargo]

any correlation between the SA Ambo's being F100's and Monty looking for parts?
Glad to read you are okay Dave.

[benoxr]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

i had a fair bit of unaccounted for time, i may have been taken advantage of!

Did ya check your pockets and wallet afterwards? lol
Maybe Phil bought more parts than he said he was going to? could be sus.. :

[BENT_8]

Your not the first to suffer heat stroke there and wont be the last i suspect.

I dont think it's just the heat that gets you, it's the petrol, oil, etc fumes too.
Lonsdale is fairly well ventilated where it is near the water whereas elizabeth is well sheltered with little breeze to clear the fumes especially when it's 40 odd.

Not much XP stuff either, 1 car last week and none for ages before that, even XD/E are getting scarce
I'm down there nearly everyday.

[v8falconsrule]

remember guys by the time you feel thirsty de-hydration has already stared to affect you. in summer it is recomended a adverage adult drinks 4 litres of water per day....more if you are active and sweating a bit. direct exposure to sunlight doesn't help either.

Thankfully this story has a happy ending.

[TUF_302]

i had to same thing happen to me once, but it wasnt due to the heat, i just stood up to quick, blood pressure dropped, and so did i!, i woke up to find the dog licking my face, had to be carted off in the ambo, felt crap for a few hours afterwards!

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by TUF_302

i had to same thing happen to me once, but it wasnt due to the heat, i just stood up to quick, blood pressure dropped, and so did i!, i woke up to find the dog licking my face, had to be carted off in the ambo, felt crap for a few hours afterwards!

i can also relate to that story, it happened to me after i had a really big blood test one day. They took several viles of blood, and i hadn't eaten that day. About 10 minutes later i all but grey'd out and was on the floor. Not a lot of fun from memory!

[montyv8]

Originally Posted by thefargo

any correlation between the SA Ambo's being F100's and Monty looking for parts?

damnit I've been found out : :hihi:

[normxb]

Good to hear you're Ok Dave ,wouldn't hurt to go to the Drs for a check-up . Yes it is good to have good mates around (true mates) and also good Neighbours .

Once I collapsed in the front yard & the Mrs couldn't see me , the neighbour saw me and was there in 2 seconds flat . Also I've been crook for about 12 months & my son is doing a Motor Mech.Tech Course at High School & had to get his motorbike to the Tech . Last Wed. same neighbour had the bike loaded before 8am & took my son & bike to school before he went to work , without question .

Good to have some descent people around .

[Geez Louise]

Wow...Glad to hear you are ok Dave....Heat stress can be a real...pain! But at least you weren't shopping in IKEA!! Go Montyv8!!!

[MotherNatureVer2]

Good to hear your OK O'SourOne.

Thanks for sharing with us, will be great if you can save just one other person from your near miss.

[GreenMachine]

Most elaborate plan ever for causing a distraction while someone steals from a wrecker...

Glad to hear you're safe, Dave and good work Phil.

[fairmont1998]

That's not a good thing at all Dave, always pays to have good company when working in stupid heat.

[gtfpv]

i'll add a little humour here . seeing it's about the value of good observant friends and family.
when my daughter was 2 we were invited to a pool party at a neighbours house.
i jumpd in the pool and took my daughter for a swim . i'm only 5'7 , so the deep end was over my head, my daughter was hanging onto a side step in the deep end and i was sitting next to her, she walked to the side water feature rock which was just sitting there made out of soft vinyl. it fell in and she went straight to the bottom, i immediately followed.
there were people all around, my daughter wasnt under water for more than 2 seconds before i ad her in the air.
problem was i was under water with my arms up in the air holding my daughter, don't panic i thought, some good neighbour or friend will be observing, and all will be fine . i could hear laughing and loud talking, i dont know what was more frustrating ,
holding my breath waiting, or walking to the shallow end with my daughter held up out of the water, i was peed at the observant people there that day.

it could've easily went the other way SB. lucky phill wasnt in a frenzy ripping out an F100, heater core.

[Sourbastard]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

lucky phill wasnt in a frenzy ripping out an F100, heater core.

Guess what I was doing before I keeled over.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

Guess what I was doing before I keeled over.

Sitting down in a van to take a rest?

[TUF_302]

Originally Posted by GTP006

Sitting down in a van to take a rest?

Thats what he said he was doing

[plext]

Bloody hell Monty, the plan was to get the pictures BEFORE calling for help.

His guard is up now and the whole scheme will be set back months

[fmc351]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

lucky phill wasnt in a frenzy ripping out an F100, heater core.

Off topic. Talk about a flashback, anyone remember the ads of lucky Phil and his ?LJ Torana? for sale on the nature strip?

"this is lucky Phil"

[GT0132]

Mate...Know how you feel.

Every few years or so I have a fainting spell....a few times on a train and in a crowded shopping centre.

Had a full range of check ups done, head scan, CT, MRI, Cardriogram etc and nothing abnornal.....My doctor has put it down to stress

[Marlin_Girl]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

My dad could beat your dad up.

bwahahaha!! that was good...

Lucky you had a mate with you like everyone has said.
It doesn't get too hot down here. i think we've only had a few days over 40 this summer, but i still get dizzy and feel sick sometimes out in the field. dehydration is a crappy thing! happens so easily too