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8 hours of helping habitat for humanity

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Suspicious-Teach8788

Lifer
Building houses in 100 degree sun.

I nearly died. I don't know. I was dripping and there was a puddle of sweat next to me. I drank so much water and I was still peeing very yellow. I guess I needed yet more water.

I was using hte table saw, nailing stuff together.. omg.

Being an engineer, I don't see how people can live off of this. Ican't live such a lifestyle. I collapsed for 2 hrs in my bed afterwards after the nicest shower in my life.

MY arms are fvcking sore and I don't feel like cooking nor do I feel like going out ot hte movies later tonight. Boo.

At the rate I was doing stuff, I can't see how they finish houses in 6 months =P
 
you're out of shape, lol.

doing something like this for the first time in your life, for eight hours, in 100 degree heat... no wonder you're tired. you should have stopped at hour 4 and called it a day.
 
*remembers putting up tar-paper on the roof of a house in philly in freezing weather amidst the ice and snow for Habitat for Humanity🙂 *



I can't believe I was up there without a safety net😱 Also, I had to get there by walking...walking in , iirc, south phili is nto a good idea..very dangerous...I would walk like 5 miles to get there....


As for me, I am an engineering student who is now doing this sort of work everyday. yes, the first few days were hell, but you get used to it mentally, and your body gets used to it physically.
You get stronger, your mind gets used to remaining acute under stress, and it becomes easier....

All I can tell you is that this job has made me a "real man" without question


 
Sounds like really hard work, but maybe it'll make you guys feel a little better if you remember how much others appreciate people like you who go the extra mile to help those in need. :thumbsup:
 
There was an ATer that was supposed to have some AT people go do something with HFH. I told him to PM me whenever that happened.
 
Originally posted by: mjrpes3
you're out of shape, lol.

doing something like this for the first time in your life, for eight hours, in 100 degree heat... no wonder you're tired. you should have stopped at hour 4 and called it a day.
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He's been doing 8 minute abs, he can't be out of shape.
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: mjrpes3
you're out of shape, lol.

doing something like this for the first time in your life, for eight hours, in 100 degree heat... no wonder you're tired. you should have stopped at hour 4 and called it a day.
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He's been doing 8 minute abs, he can't be out of shape.
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Hahaha indeed.

Well I'm tired as in arms are a bit sore, but generally I just don't handle heat very well. Anything over 90 and I'll be dripping. It's not that I get tired from heat exhaustion, I just get uncomfortable since I sweat so easily =(.

But yea. I admire people who do construction for a living, it's intense labor.

I had friends who were on the roof the whole day while I was lucky to be indoors doing interior stuff.
 
I'm doing HFH in a couple of weeks. As long as it's not painting, it'll be good. We did roofing last time, it was fun except we had too many people so you didn't get enough of a workout.
 
Originally posted by: DLeRium
Building houses in 100 degree sun.

I nearly died. I don't know. I was dripping and there was a puddle of sweat next to me. I drank so much water and I was still peeing very yellow. I guess I needed yet more water.

I was using hte table saw, nailing stuff together.. omg.

Being an engineer, I don't see how people can live off of this. Ican't live such a lifestyle. I collapsed for 2 hrs in my bed afterwards after the nicest shower in my life.

MY arms are fvcking sore and I don't feel like cooking nor do I feel like going out ot hte movies later tonight. Boo.

At the rate I was doing stuff, I can't see how they finish houses in 6 months =P
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This is why I became an engineer. My father works construction. He employeed me during the summers for about 5 years. I got a very good taste of that work and decided I wanted something else.

Thanks for helping out with habitat for humanity.
 
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