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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

Image Description provided by @loveize

[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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Reblogging because this is so important. I would have benefitted from reading this yrs ago. Once you make yourself available, you get taken advantage of time and time again. It's a vicious cycle.

friends, if I can give you one piece of advice for those of you who are new to work, or are about to enter the workforce, especially if you have any sort of office job:

Do not work on your days off.

"But--"

DO NOT WORK ON YOUR DAYS OFF.

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"rpf is fine" - buzzfeed

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Is this why they call you Firehose? Nope.

+bonus:

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As a side note, I'm really hoping fans don't attack Oliver or Ryan. We were gifted with ET and Buzzfeed. We are continually gifted by Oliver sharing photos of Ryan. Their natural chemistry shines through whatever (and whomever) Buck and Eddie are doing onscreen.

Half of me thinks our Buddie crumbs stem from both Oliver and Ryan's uncontrollable reactions to each other. A scene, much like the zip line, is a perfect example. In a brief amount of time, we saw relief and joy and something else in those looks.

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Ok ok ok

Hear me out..

Maybe Eddie doesn't know that Buck is looking to move. And maybe Buck doesn't know that Eddie isn't looking to kick him out anytime soon. Because they don't communicate.

Eddie had no idea that Buck requested a transfer. His response was shock and dismay. Bobby's death affected the 118 so significantly, and we see that. We see non-communication, we see anger and despair, we see pain.

It makes sense that Eddie and Buck are still tiptoeing around each other. Both are still hurting, still trying to figure out how to move forward. It makes sense that Buck would decide on his own to move out. He wouldn't tell anyone, he would just move.

I could see S9 picking up on this idea. Eddie finding out about the move and questioning Buck. Buck being all defensive and admitting he didn't want to burden Eddie.

This has potential....

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Uhhhhhhh

that was...... interesting?

Does anyone else feel that Tim and Co. crammed a bit too much into those last 5 minutes?

Athena selling the house, Karen and Hen officially adopting Mara, Maddie giving birth, Eddie and Chris moving in, and Buck looking at apartments. I got whiplash at how fast they moved.

Loved Eddie coming to the rescue. Loved Chim's speech back in the firehouse. Loved the firefam coming together. Loved that Chris visited the station in the beginning.

But what the heck was that fast-paced ending? Why do things feel so unresolved? And why did we have this sudden rush of promo that included everyone asking about Buddie? Also, doesn't Buck have bad credit? Like, he just shot up to 700 to afford a new place??

Color me confused.

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Oliver Stark and Ryan Guzman Read Thirst Tweets.

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She's (JLH) going to play your love interest....cut to, now you're my love interest. Oliver Stark & Ryan Guzman - Spilling the E-Tea

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Ryan and Oliver answer a question about ‘Buddie’ on Spilling the ETea (this is different to the answer from last night.)

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THEY ASKED OLIVER ABOUT THE WANNA GO FOR THE TITLE SCENE AND HE SAID IT WAS GAY ASKDHSSHS

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Two talking cats

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Eddie Diaz & Evan Buckley | 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 17 'Don't Drink the Water'

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how it started vs how it's going

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can I be actually so fucking for real. I did not think in my wildest imaginings that we were going to win this hard. evancito. our Eddie. CARIÑO. embracing what you have. PEPA AND BUCK. hanging out in the kitchen. COOKING TOGETHER DOING DISHES.