Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Hot or Cold?


      The question from NaBloPoMo today is whether I would rather have it very hot or very cold outside.  This is an easy one for me.  When given the choice if I would rather freeze my a$$ off or sweat like a pig I will go with freezing my a$$ off every single time.


       I have suffered heat stroke many times in my life.  I am just not a person that can handle the heat at all.  My first major run in with heat stroke was when I decided to take up using a tanning bed.  I worked next door to a tanning store at the time, so it seemed only natural to drift next door and sign up for a package.  I bought a tube of Swedish Beauty tanning lotion, lathered up, and prepared to bake in the tanning bed.  One night I just became entirely too hot during my tanning session.  I rushed home feeling unwell where I proceeded to vomit uncontrollably.  My boss at the time had been worried about me and decided to stop by and check up on me after she closed up for the night.  She found me deathly sick, burning up, and with a violent case of the chills.  She ran me a bath of tepid water and stayed with me until I began to feel better.  A doctor later confirmed I had a heat stroke and to be very careful in the future.  I gave up tanning beds after that little nightmare.


       
      It is always hotter than the blazes of hell when our county fair is in full swing.  Last year I desperately wanted to take my kids for wristband day at the fair.  My husband was home and we were going to go as a family.  We waited while our kids lined up and rode the rides.  All of a sudden I felt unwell and dizzy.  I went directly to the medical building at the fairgrounds where I proceeded to vomit uncontrollably until I was given a shot to stop me.  I was severely dehydrated and once again suffering from heat stroke.


        After that little catastrophe I realize I just don’t handle the heat well.  On the flipside of the coin, I love snow and the bitter cold that goes with it.  When it is cold outside you can always add another layer of clothing and be moving right along.  When it is hotter than the blazes of hell, all you can do is strip down and stay in the air conditioning.    Unless you live at the Playboy mansion, walking around naked just isn’t acceptable.  Armed with air conditioners and a swimming pool, I am ready to endure the summer heat while continuing to dream of future white Christmas’s until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.



16 comments:

  1. I would definitely go with freezing my butt off as well. I've fainted/suffered heat stroke plenty of times in the past and it NOT a fun experience.

    Though, Hypothermia would suck too...

    I suppose if not too hot and not too cold was an option, I'd be all over that!

    Remy / Cinnamon Bubbles

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    1. I know first hand all about heat strokes and they are not fun. You are right about hypothermia! I don't think I would like that either. The upside is we can freeze our butts off together! Thanks for stopping by to read and for your comments!!

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    2. Can I vote for neither? Give me spring and fall weather anytime...please!

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    3. KAT, I am with you!! I would rather have a happy medium. Not to hot, not to cold, but just right!! Thanks for stopping by to read and for your comments!

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  2. Oh I'm with you on the heat thing. I hate the heat. I'll take the cold any day. But then again, the cold makes me a hermit. So...

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    1. Nicole, nothing wrong with burrowing in and staying home to stay warm!! :D You would be more like a bear who hibernates. Thanks for stopping by to read and for your comments!

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  3. I hate the cold so much and the utility bill that comes with keeping my house at a miserable 68 degrees, I will never complain about heat, love it. But I was a fireman as well, maybe that has something to do with it.

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    1. Fireman, I think you were in the perfect job. You like it hot!! Utility bills are just plain ridiculous sometimes. Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!!

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  4. Urgh I've never had heat stroke but it sounds awful - I've always thought I'd rather be too hot than freezing but I suppose nothing's good if it's the extreme! x

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    1. Scarlett, that is the thing...everything is better in moderation! Thanks for stopping by to read and comment.

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  5. I remember your writing about the heat stroke at the fair last year. I felt so sorry for you. I don't handle heat very well, either. But, I've only been sick from it once. Yes, I do prefer the cold but for the last dozen years, I just bundle up and stay inside. I do like walking in cold weather if it's not a blustery windy day. Hopefully, we will have two or three months of nice weather to be out and about. Take care.

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    1. Betty, I do need to remember that I am really susceptible to heat stroke and not expose myself to a lot of heat this summer. I love to walk when there is a nip in the air too. Thanks for stopping in to read and comment!

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  6. Me too!!!! I'm much more of a cold winter person than a hot summer person...I don't deal well with heat at all. That's why I buy season passes to the local pool and spend all summer keeping cool in the water with my kids. :)

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    1. Sarah, I don't deal with the heat either. One year we got a pool with some of our tax return money and that helps. If it gets to hot though, the pool really doesn't cool you off much because it is like bath water. Still, it feels nice. Thanks for stopping by to read and for your comments!

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  7. Ugh, I had heat stroke 25 years ago back in my horse-farm days during a particularly hot NJ summer. Three solid days of lying in bed barfing, and every time I think on it I can STILL remember the vomit taste that I couldn't get out of my mouth for another 2 days. Orange Gatorade was never the same!

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    1. Karen, that is horrible! That would be something a person would never forget! Thanks for stopping in to read, share, and for your comments!

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