Sweaty Clothes

[johnnyjay]

Do you guys take extra clothes to change into when you sweat and your shirts are soggy wet? What kind of shirts or Tees do you recommend?<p><br> <br> <br> <br><p>----------<br>Johnny Jay<br>

[bill phagan]

I remember those days of heavy duty sweat and my stinky self. Headbands, hats, nothing controlled it.....and did I stink! If I'd put an Odor Eater in my shoe, I would've disappeared! I would wear the most profession, lightest and lightest color shirts I could find and keep them on for cooling agent. Three or four per day may get you through.

[geogunn]

johnnyjim and all others--&quot;the question is how do you handle sweat?&quot;<p>the answer is --&quot;very well, thank you!&quot;<p>now to the point. I love the summer heat. the hotter the better, which is easy for me to say in TENNESSEE! I'd probably sing a different song in ALA, GA, FLA, LA etc. but I live in TN and I live year round for the heat of summer. in other words I freeze my crappin rear end off in winter.<p>how do I deal with looking presentable after, or during the mowing day? I don't. If I call on a client and I'm soaked (ransid) so what. If I've got a meeting with a contract person or purchasing agent, I set it up for the first of the day or a day that I don't mow. that is, if I think no ball cap and sweaty shirt will make a difference in getting the job.<p>otherwise, I shower twice a day, mabe three if I have a date with my lovely spouse to go out on the town.<p>in the heat of the day...no appologies needed for a man that looks like he's been working (assuming you aren't stuck in a elevator with him and he's taken care of the B O pitts).<p>by the way, I'll get flamed for this...but I think changing into a clean dry shirt while you are nasty as s--t from sweat in the middle of the day, is nastier than staying in your old dirty, sweaty work shirt. just my opinion!:)<p>good luck,<p>GEO

[1MajorTom]

<br>Couldn't agree with you more Geo. I couldn't imagine changing into a clean shirt in the middle of the day. What for? The sticky sweaty feeling is still on ya anyway.<br>Plus I have enough laundry to do without adding more.<p>I never thought I would be able to handle this type of work. <br>I work with my husband, and I have always been the type to always have my hair and make-up just so. Fingernails painted, the whole nine yards.<p>But I think I have adapted pretty well to being yucky all day. <p>My husband always teases me. He says I must not be normal because he never sees me sweat. My shirts never get wet. But I still feel sticky.<p>Of course, I do my best not to go into any public places when I'm working. He buys the gas, goes into the convenience stores, etc.<p>And I never appreciated a shower more than I do now.<p>All estimates we do when we are clean. Early morning, or after we shower in the evening. We have polo shirts with our <br>company logo on them that we wear for estimates. It's always good to make a first impression.<p>

[southside]

In my line of work I seldom have contact with<br>my customers and I usually work alone,so if I<br>stink,then too bad.When I was in the Army we<br>would be out in the bush and not wash for 2-3<br>weeks.After a while you can smell a clean <br>person a mile off,just from the soap.Everyone<br>else stunk as well so noone noticed.<p>Karl<br>

[GrassMaster]

Hello Everybody:<p>LOL, we just stunk worst than dogs & put up with it!<p>When your working day in & day out in this Georgia, heat & humidity, a shirt wet with sweat is welcomed. It helps cool you off, remember those little breezes that would just about give ya chills.<p>For some strange reason, it seemed my sweat band stunk the worst. I would continusly keep it rung out & was all the time soaking it in water, trying to keep it cleaned out to no satisfaction.<p>I would do the same with my shirt. I would never put on a dry clean shirt, unless my shirt was just filthy. If I did put one on, I would usually go ahead & wet it, before putting it on.<p>Also a little of topic for this thread, but if your real hot, you really put a strain on your body by running that A/C in your truck going job to job. You are better off just rolling down the windows.<p>I learned the hard way because I had a real bad heat stroke & Doctor said what contributed to it the most was getting in & out of that air conditioned truck.<p>Drastic temperature changes can put a real strain on the body. When I worked outside I really never noticed how hot it was until going into house or getting in to truck with A/C on then going right back outside. That's when the heat really got to me.<p>----------<br>GrassMaster - Home: www.lawnservicing.com<br>My Start Up Page www.lawnservicing.com/startup/

[geogunn]

grassmaster is right about the AC. I never use the AC in the truck while I'm working. NEVER!<p>I remember the stories about bobby allison riding around in hueytown, al in the summer with the windows rolled up and the heater turned as high as it would go!<p>GEO

[TGCummings]

::My husband always teases me. He says I must not be normal because he never sees me sweat.::<p>Women don't sweat, they perspire. ;)<p>Your words have moved me (Major Tom, is it? :) ), as my wife and I have been discussing the possibility of her becoming my much-needed assistant in the field should things come apart at her current job. She wonders if she can 'handle it', but I think we both know deep down she can. Plus, we make a great team!<p>As for the sweat issue, I side with ol' geo on this one: I love the heat! Although I don't live in a climate where we get a lot of really hot or really cold days, I still live for those 100 degree days in the heart of the summer when I get *really* sweaty and *really* dirty. I just feel like I'm really trying when I'm really sweating. ;)<p>I never change shirts (unless going from a full shirt to a tank top to work on my tan ;) ), and never really thought about bidding in a 'prettier' state. I figure the customers know that I work, right?<p>The A/C issue is very interesting, though. I tend to use the A/C a lot on hot days, because I really get uncomfortable when I have to be *out of* the sun (sitting in the truck, et. al.) and it cools me down on the way to the next job. I'll definitely stop doing so now, for health reasons. <p>Thanks, Grass Master, for the tip!<p>-TGC

[GrassMaster]

Hello Everybody:<p>A few more things:<p>Gatorade is good but I had Doctor say that much over a Quart a day is bad for you, because of the high levels of Sodium & Potassium. <p>If overheated don't go jump in a pool, you need to slowly cool down. The Editor of our newspaper had been doing yardwork all morning long, was very overheated & jumped in & it killed him.<p>Teenager was praticing football at school, was very overheated, jumped in cold shower, killed him also.<p>Water & not real cold either is best. Got to have something else to drink then get some kind of real juice.<p>Wear plenty of clothes, to protect you from sun. Protect you from skin cancer, later on down the road & to keep ya cool.<p>The suns rays when directly shining on you is a lot hoter than if you have clothing on.<p>I found out after heat stroke, that me wearing tennis shoes made my feet very hot. <p>I never wore them much. I mainly wore steel toed boots, because I was always walking up to other guys on mowers. It saved my feet several times.<p>Straw hats do make your head sweat & when your head is wet from sweat it helps you stay cool.<p><p>----------<br>GrassMaster - Home: www.lawnservicing.com<br>My Start Up Page www.lawnservicing.com/startup/

[1MajorTom]

Hiya TGC,<p>Actually our names are Matt and Jodi.<br>..<p>I'm sure your wife will be able to handle it.<br>If I can, anyone can...lol<p><br>One thing to remember if you guys decide to work together. If she is going to be out in the sun all day, have her wear a hat. Her hair will take a beating especially if it is long and she colors her hair. And she'll need to condition it often.<p>Major Tom's wife :)<br>

[Barkleymut]

Commencing countdown engines on, check ignition and may gods love be with you....This is Ground Control to Major Tom......

[bdemir]

Best song!

[osc]

Duh, I sweat really bad like gettin' sprayed with a garden hose, for like an hour. So the thing is, I use the AC on full blast and drink caffeine and even alcohol when I get my hands on it. Pools or lakes, well I jump in whenever I get the chance and then climb back on the mower.<br>I know you folks think I'm a smartalike but the sick truth is that I'm telling the truth. And I take the 95 degree days better than any of my employees, but then again, I'm crazy.<br>And I love to weedeat steep embankments on a blistering hot day and feel my heart pound out of my chest, because if I didn't, I would have quit the business today.<br>What about getting a mower stuck in a sand towdrain which is like quicksand only drier and having to wrestle a 750 pound scag out of it with that midday sun blazing off the sand at about 120 degrees and no wind. Talk about hard labor!<p>Man I love this stuff and I've gone nuts. Sometimes I see people doing leasurely things and I wonder why everyone is not in tortured pain like me. Like maybe we all need to go to prison camp for a year without food or water or toilets just to put things into perspective. <br>Anyone know what I mean? I didn't think so.

[Evan528]

Did you take youe medication today?

[osc]

Nope.

[thelawnguy]

osc,<p>Go rent the movie &quot;The Hill&quot; from around 1960, with Sean Connery when he had hair, if you like sand and heat you will love this movie.<p>Actually, it may do you some good to come in out of the sun for a few.<p>Bill

[mowerman90]

JohnnyJay, One day I stopped to pick up some letterheads from my printer and his wife was at the counter. I apoligized to her for the smell I was sure was filling the room from my sweaty shirt. It actually had a sour smell to it unlike regular BO. She told me that her husband sweats like a pig while running the presses and that often times his shirts would accuire a sour smell. It turns out that some dyes in clothing cause a chemical reaction that creates this smell and by soaking new shirts in white vinegar before laundering will make it go away. I soaked my workshirts in the stuff before washing the next time and sure enough it worked. No more sour smell. Just wanted to add my 2cents worth.

[HOMER]

Major Tom's wife,<p>I commend you and allthe other women who get out there and help their hubby's. My wife helps me everyday of the 8 day week and I really don't know what I would/could do without her. A lot of the guys on this forum have something to say about putting a woman through the rigors of outdoor maintenance but mine can quit whenenver she feels like it, apparently she hasn't felt like it yet as she also remembers what it was like working for &quot;DA MAN&quot;. She worked in the medical field and really doesn't have much to say about Dr.'s attitudes, I'm sure we are real scrubs to some of them. She gets hot, dirty, never smelled her yet(thank God)and works the long hours right beside me. This has gone from sweaty shirts to thanking women for helping their better halves but I will add that we don't change shirts during the day either, whats the point anyway. If you do what we do you ain't gonna look pretty, especially in Alabama where the humidity is similar to a light rain shower on a daily basis! We do clean up real well though after we come home, and luckily our deoderant works well enough that neither one of us have any offensive odors spewing out of those cracks and crevices. A sweaty shirt is like an air conditioner when we do get a breeze and a water hose to rinse your face, hair, and arms off is just as good to me as a shower in the middle of the day. I do see some in this business that try to stay pretty all day, and they aren't women either. I say keep your truck and equipment clean as a whistle and let everything else happen naturally, you will still appear professional in my opinion. Everybody knows what your doing and if they do their own lawn work they get the same way so I think they understand.<p>Power to the women who can stand it!<p>Homer

[southside]

A handy hint I also picked up in the Army.<br>When your shirts soaked in sweat,take it off<br>and swing it round and round over your head.<br>Then quickly put it back on.The effect is great. Cools you down in no time.<p>Karl<br>