Saturday, July 21, 2012

Functioning on zero

As predicted there is a FREE sign on the mulch pile. They did a good job but only took about 10 feet out of the 35 in length. Hopefully people will pick some up this weekend so we don't have to help shovel them out, it's the neighborly thing to do since they are our tree's.

I let the dogs out at 3:30AM and spent the next few hours cleaning Rock of skunk. Right to the face, nasty yellow mark and of course the wonderful smell. The best part was it happened right outside the bedroom window... and it was open! I had a few dry heaves while we were working on him, luckily we keep some great stuff around: natures miracle skunk away.

6:30 rolled around and I was keeping Rock company upstairs so someone else could get some sleep and function at work today. I had a lot of plans that have been derailed by the 98 degree heat but I'm stubborn and went running anyhow. 90 degrees at 9:45AM and mile 4+ are nothing but sun on pavement for this particular route. I almost became a heat casualty at mile 6 so I walked the rest of the way after I found some shade. My heart rate was 179 and the effort I was putting out wasn't deserving of this number so I stopped. I almost threw up but just smiled and said hello to the nice family walking by.
This will take me a few hours to recover from.

I suck at sleeping and last night didn't help. I'm dehydrated and under fueled for anything and I have no one to blame but myself. I was tempted to give myself some IV fluids but I mixed a gallon of Gatorade up instead. It's nice to know what your body can handle and what kind of activity you can manage, especially in a SHTF scenario. I'm not experimenting at all, but I'm always worn down so I'll give myself a gold star for being conditioned mentally and physically.

I picked up some moth balls to hopefully drive the skunk away. In the meantime I'm back to patrolling the yard before the dogs go out. I'm going to get my .22 out of the safe and just kill the damn thing if I see it out and it's dark, self defense! I just want some sleep, it's been way too long and I'm not heading out of town until this coming weekend.

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  1. oh buddy - you are driving yourself too hard in this heat and you need to stop it - don't make me come down there and kick your b*tt! i would pass out in 2 seconds in this heat and that is going to make me look girly and fail in my job of kicking your b*tt!!!

    get some filtered water, mix in the juice of a whole lemon, a 1-inch piece of grated, fresh ginger and some unpasteurized local honey. add about a tablespoon of coursely ground sea salt. drink that before and after a run. much better than gatorade!

    your friend,
    kymber

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    1. I'll try it out. Lucky for me I have a ton of Gatorade powder for such emergencies like this so I don't have to think.
      I took a nap and wish I hadn't done that although I am feeling better and chinese food is on the way.

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    2. oh dang nabbit - we used to love going for and ordering chinese when we lived in the city. you wouldn't even begin to imagine how bad the one and only chinese place on the island is...like couldn't even begin to fathom! i have been forced to learn how to make dumplings and springrolls from scratch. you couldn't mail us some chinese could ya? and ya - try out the drink. you will find it gives a real kick before and after the run!

      your friend,
      kymber

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    3. I'm not sure it would last that long. How fast can I get you something, 2 day? Chinese food would be pretty horrible!

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  2. Amazingly I had a skunk digging outside my house last might. It dug up a nest of yellow jackets. Kinda grateful it did this. I didn't know the YJ were there and I've got to have some siding replaced at that exact spot next week.

    Take it easy in the heat dude.

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    1. Your skunk must know your thoughts, better get out the tinfoil mate.

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  3. Gatorade is not the best thing to drink for diarrhea. It will actually make the diarrhea worse. Read here:

    http://www.thesurvivaldoctor.com/2012/07/19/what-to-take-for-diarrhea/

    In the main column to the right is a home recipe for fighting dehydration. The recipe is in a gray box near the end of the post.

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  4. Since you have so much Gatorade powder, just remember to put in twice as much water as the packet states. I meant to put this in the first paragraph of the comment I posted.

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    1. Thanks for the info. I wasn't in such bad shape to be sitting on the toilet all day so the G was fine. I normally don't use it since it has a lot of sugar but there are times when I just need something.
      I have a lot of Nuun tablets, those don't turn rancid on a long run against your back in 90+ degree heat.

      I just didn't bring anything to drink, I normally don't on 2 hours or less. As prepared and as 'smart' as I am, sometimes I'm a complete idiot.

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