Blood Donor

Heat index here of 105, but I can say that I'm alive. When starting on the concrete pour, the sun was barely out the door. I finished shortly after noon; believe me, that was none too soon. All told, I mixed 28 bags; my clothing looks like dirty rags. My setup: mostly in the shade; by 10 am, that luck had played. The hardest part, to my surprise: was all the blood-sucking deer flies. They must have gotten out the word. A bit down till a thought occurred: because they sucked me like a prune, I shouldn't have to donate soon.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/14/2022 4:56:00 PM

Love your sense of humor, Jeff, and your ability to find the cold shower in the heat wave. Write on!!! :) gw

L Milton Hankins

Date: 6/13/2022 6:21:00 PM

Oh my, I can't even imagine what that was like. Sounds like you were pouring a patio. Nope, I'd say you've given enough blood for a while. It was extremely hot and humid here today, but we had a sudden severe thunderstorm about an hour ago. I imagine the temperature has dropped considerably as they were predicting hail.

Jeff Kyser
Date: 6/13/2022 6:40:00 PM

Footers for a pretty big potting shed for Frances... It is still quite hot and humid even now, was up removing forms, and ended up in a full-blown sweat doing very little.