Severe Weather Alert For Las Vegas Nv

[Dented-Halo]

Las Vegas is under a "heat warning" for this week. Temps to get up as high as 125F in surrounding areas.

Looks like this year again is gonna be a scorcher.

With only 2 weeks left before the con gets goin, just another friendly reminder with all the alcohol consumption to make sure you and your buddies stay hydrated, and try not to sober up baking in a lawn chairs in the mid day sun.

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[astcell]

And I think drinking alcohol does not count as hydration if I recall correctly. The GOOD news is that if you drink plenty of water before passing out you minimize your hangover and can start drinking earlier the next day.

[skroo]

Las Vegas is under a "heat warning" for this week. Temps to get up as high as 125F in surrounding areas.

Couple of weeknds ago, I was out in Newberry Springs, CA. This is about 140 miles southwest of Las Vegas and is definitely in the desert, though not in Death Valley (where temperatures are typically 10-15degF warmer). It hit 122degF (50degC) at around 4pm.

With only 2 weeks left before the con gets goin, just another friendly reminder with all the alcohol consumption to make sure you and your buddies stay hydrated, and try not to sober up baking in a lawn chairs in the mid day sun.

Yeah... Seriously, alcohol + heat = bad mix. Getting heatstroke while drunk can kill you. Stay hydrated, drink indoors, try to spend as little time out in the sun as possible, particularly when intoxicated.

[lil_freak]

Yeah... Seriously, alcohol + heat = bad mix. Getting heatstroke while drunk can kill you. Stay hydrated, drink indoors, try to spend as little time out in the sun as possible, particularly when intoxicated.

However for those of you who may not heed Skroo’s advise, do us all a favor and maybe even yourself, please have something with you that states: your name or handle, which hotel & room your staying in, if you came with anyone & who are they, any meds you may be on, allergies, medical problems, etc.

That way if you do happen to pass-out or something to that nature, those that are trying to help (goons, medical personal, other people) will be able to help out much better than they would have been able to.

[skroo]

However for those of you who may not heed Skroo’s advise, do us all a favor and maybe even yourself, please have something with you that states: your name or handle, which hotel & room your staying in, if you came with anyone & who are they, any meds you may be on, allergies, medical problems, etc.

Yeah, just a card in your wallet or something along those lines would be perfect.

That way if you do happen to pass-out or something to that nature, those that are trying to help (goons, medical personal, other people) will be able to help out much better than they would have been able to.

One other thing... If someone's in this state and a goon comes up to try to help the person, for the love of God don't make their job harder by not answering basic questions like, what's this person drunk and/or taken, how much, how long ago, how long has he been in this state, etc. It may sound like a cliche, but we're not there to judge, we just want the person to get whatever help they need before the situation could potentially turn fatal. Consider for a moment that the act of 'protecting' your buddy could kill him if the people responding on scene don't have adequate information to deal with the situation.

[noid]

Las Vegas is under a "heat warning" for this week. Temps to get up as high as 125F in surrounding areas.

Looks like this year again is gonna be a scorcher.

You think that's bad, wait until they release the weather advisory for Hurricane Noid at the end of the month. Batton down yer hatches.

[Toothpaste]

How much dihydrogen monoxide does one need to drink?

Taking a page of advice from Burning Man,

"Drink till you piss clear". You can't go wrong.

With a such a high projected temperature, and us traveling folk who are not used to such climates, drink h2o like mad. Especially people like me, from canada, who wear shorts in 60F weather.

Forget the bottles. There's water on tap. It's going to be very pricey to get your daily intake of water from buying bottles.

I'v also read that being thirsty, is a sign of dehydration, IE, it's too late. You have to drink before that.

[skroo]

How much dihydrogen monoxide does one need to drink?

Enough to be able to continue sweating.

Forget the bottles. There's water on tap. It's going to be very pricey to get your daily intake of water from buying bottles.

Or buy them at the corner store down the street from the Alexis. They've got 24-bottle pallets RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOOZE, so there's no excuse for not keeping some on hand in your room.

I'v also read that being thirsty, is a sign of dehydration, IE, it's too late. You have to drink before that.

Not necessarily. I spend a reasonable amount of time out in the desert, and being thirsty doesn't mean that you're necessarily going to desiccate on the spot - however, it does mean you should drink water.

This is where the Burning Man adage of 'drink 'til you piss clear' doesn't hold up - the proper way to do it is to consume water as and when you need it. This way your metabolism will make the best use of the water it's getting rather than just peeing it straight out again - ever wonder why the cavalry made canteens popular?

[TheCotMan]

How much dihydrogen monoxide does one need to drink?

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[Deviant Ollam]

when things are really hot most of my friends and i tend to alternate one drink of liquor and one drink of water in equal proportions. if you need a way to keep that method straight even when you're not... try getting in the habit of refilling your empty cocktail cup/bottle/can with water and throwing that back before you discard it. 1:1 ratios should keep you more than fine (unless you're doing row after row of shots, in which case i'd reccomend more than just a shot glass of water chaser.)

[alklloyd]

Just to remind everyone, you're going to get clear urine if all you drink is beer.
Not *always* the best indicator of hydration.

Al K. Lloyd

[astcell]

Just to remind everyone, you're going to get clear urine if all you drink is beer.
Not *always* the best indicator of hydration.

Al K. Lloyd

Unless you pee in the jacuzzi, for some reason they always see it there.

[dataworm]

And I think drinking alcohol does not count as hydration if I recall correctly. The GOOD news is that if you drink plenty of water before passing out you minimize your hangover and can start drinking earlier the next day.

This is why you should put some water in your alcohol

long life to gin tonic, pastis and absynthe

[skroo]

Unless you pee in the jacuzzi, for some reason they always see it there.

Except for pool three, where wallowing in others' fluids is more the norm than the exception.

Seriously, there is no amount of chlorine that can take care of that.

[Gadsden]

Forget the bottles. There's water on tap. It's going to be very pricey to get your daily intake of water from buying bottles.

Have you ever actually tasted Vegas water? Pool 3 water is probably better for you. I would suggest packing a small water filter. They are cheap and work great for both Vegas water and cheap vodka.