*collapses*

[deird_lj]

I have lived in Australia for 27 years now, and today, for the first time, I got heat-stroke. (Or possibly heat-exhaustion. We're not quite sure.)


This all happened because I was outside walking around without water for a grand total of three hours. It wasn't even all that hot - only 32 degrees (90F) - but my body just decided to shut down.

So I almost fainted, then drank lots of water, then vomited all the water back up onto the floor of the train, got escorted home by a very concerned colleague, and spent several hours lying on my mum's couch hoping I'd feel better soon.

THIS WEEK'S PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: DRINK WATER, FOLKS. THERE'S NOTHING 'UN-COOL' ABOUT HEALTHY HYDRATION LEVELS.



(For the record - yes, I am feeling much better. Thanks for asking.)

Comments

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Hoo boy! Do I feel your pain on this one. I am ridiculously susceptible to this (along with sunburn). My da, who insists on traveling to all sorts of places that lead to heat "exhaustion" has so given up on worrying about uncoolness that he wraps a t-shirt around his head and keeps pouring water on it, in addition to drinking lots of water. I'm guessing that wouldn't go over well for you at work. Be careful out there, darlin'! Sun kills! Do you think writing all this vampire fic has made you more sensitive to sunbeams? Heh.

[deird1]

Heh. Very possibly.

(Actually, I've been using a parasol to stay out of direct sunlight - and I was thinking just yesterday that it would be really useful if I was a vampire... *pictures Harmony using a bright pink parasol*)