It's rained almost every day here for the past month--Houston is *9 inches* ahead on rainfall for the year--so it hasn't been particularly hot (low to mid 90's) but it's been ungodly humid. We mow early, early, in the morning when the temperature, hopefully, is in the 80's but if we tried to mow when it "wasn't hot", we'd have to wait until Hallowe'en. Around here, people die just sitting in their houses in the summer.

Salt is important and, depending on the type, sometimes sports drinks are not enough. A friend of ours nearly died during a marathon a few years ago because he didn't realize his sport drinks didn't have enough salt.




Alcohol and caffeine are diuretics, so if you're already dehydrated they will make it worse. Sodas, iced tea (unless it's decaf), and alcoholic drinks contribute to the problem rather than solving it.