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2. In the summer, when I'm back in Dallas

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sun Jun 18, 2023, 04:59 AM

Jun 2023

I get sweaty and dehydrated just by making the five minute walk to a local grocery store.

I can’t even imagine what it would be like doing a construction job for hours on end every day in three digit temperatures.

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As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullifie [View all] douglas9 Jun 2023 OP

That's just evil Easterncedar Jun 2023 #1

In the summer, when I'm back in Dallas DFW Jun 2023 #2

This proves if you are not rich or polically connected Stargazer99 Jun 2023 #3

It may seem irrelevant, but I have never known a disabled person to have so much disregard hlthe2b Jun 2023 #4

Same thoughts! nt LittleGirl Jun 2023 #7

Had my Air Force training in Texas. djacq Jun 2023 #5

This is Abbott's way of saying "See! No Climate Change!" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #6

Get rid of that bum. Vote in huge numbers against him judesedit Jun 2023 #8

This is insane....come August people will die...if not before.... ashredux Jun 2023 #9

Kinda turns "the Heart of Texas" into sarcasm. marble falls Jun 2023 #10

There ya go Texas magats suck it up and git er dun Fullduplexxx Jun 2023 #11

OSHA refs will still require "heat" breaks. 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #12

Abbott is such an evil, hateful person. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 2023 #13

Fact is that dehydrated workers ain't gonna work very well in heat. Silent Type Jun 2023 #14

You would hope that any employer with a lick of sense would ensure cooling breaks for workers. Midnight Writer Jun 2023 #15