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[Quixote1818]

[SamKnause]

1. 82 degrees during the day.

57 degrees at night.

That doesn't sound comfortable to me at all.

[Quixote1818]

2. Keep in mind, the company that hired him would not pay for air conditioning

so his hands are tied. It probably only reaches 82 for a couple of hours in the late afternoon. You could take this model and just add a bit of air conditioning for a couple of hours not letting it get any hotter than say 76 and it would still save a crap load of energy. Also, if this is in the tropics it's probably hotter than hell there so for the locals 82 probably feels great.

[pansypoo53219]

3. 82 is FINE. why do we have to be COLD in summer.

76 is fine after months of below 32f. NOT for summer.

[lunatica]

4. 82 Degrees is not uncomfortable

And in the early morning it would be quite cool and the building would heat up slowly during the day. There is also built in air circulation, so a breezy 82 would feel OK. Peak heat hours are usually around 3 or 4 pm, after which it starts to cool down.

[SamKnause]

5. It may not be uncomfortable to you, but it is hot to me.

I would be a sweaty mess unless I sat as still as a statue.

[lunatica]

6. It's hot to me too

But with a breeze it’s quite bearable.

[SamKnause]

7. I am one of those lucky 1 out of 4 people who sweat more than normal.

My hair is always soaking wet when I get hot.

If I don't wear a headband the sweat drips in my eyes.

If I wear a headband, it holds the heat in.

I took the drug Topamax for 6 months.

One of the side effects was it reduced sweating.

For the first time in my 65 years I got to feel what it was like not to sweat all the time.

[lunatica]

8. I get stupid if the temperature goes over 77 degrees.

My brain has a hard time working. I’m one of those people who don’t sweat until the temperature gets well into the 80s. I get hot but have no automatic built in temperature regulation until it gets really hot outside. But if air is circulating I can bear it.

[SamKnause]

9. I forgot to mention I am also allergic to my sweat.

It causes a rash.

I got so hot at my job that I had second degree burns on my legs the size of quarters.

The doctor told me I was literally cooking.

I still have the scars.

[lunatica]

10. Wow!

That’s really bad! I hope your doctor treats the allergy. You need to be where you can regulate the temperature. If you get a letter from your doctor your place of employment would have to accommodate your needs at least to lower the temperature in a small office, or even a cubicle. Jeez! I wish you all the best in that.

[SamKnause]

11. This was 10 years ago.

I no longer work there.

It was a factory, not an office.

If it was 90 outside, it could get up to 120 inside.

I worked from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

The ventilation system was sub standard.

The majority of windows did not open.

People passed out at their machines because of the heat.

The last night I worked 3 people were taken to the hospital for nose bleeds.

We were all inhaling the coating that was sprayed on the metal.

There is nothing that can be done if you are allergic to your own sweat.

[lunatica]

12. Well you can live somewhere that's relatively cool

At least you wouldn’t sweat as much.

[SamKnause]

13. I just stay in the air conditioning.

[lunatica]

14. I knew you would know how to deal with it