Foo - Would this be a plausible excuse to not go to work?

Well I ride my bike to and from work, 8.5 miles each way. I have nothing against going in tomorrow, but the temperatures are supposed to soar! Heat index expected to be ~110 tomorrow, I don't ever remember having this much heat in NH. I will have to see how it feels in the morning, but I have some concerns about riding in such heat. Firstly
Are my concerns valid?
Secondly, is this a plausible reason to tell my boss I can't make it in?

If one of my guys showed a similar level of dedication and resourcefulness, I'd have let them go at the first opportunity. But I'd let them sweep up first.

stop being a wuss. drik plenty of water and salt and whatever else the recomend in the nutrition forums. keep hydrated.

Keep you hydration and sodium consumption going, ride easy, and you'll be fine. It gets much worse than that for me at work fairly regularly.

stop being a wuss. drik plenty of water and salt and whatever else the recomend in the nutrition forums. keep hydrated. LOL:)

Maybe I can go in early to get in before the heat hits. The return trip, well, maybe I can bum a ride :)

LOL:)


you giggle an awful lot, you know.

Well I ride my bike to and from work, 8.5 miles each way. I have nothing against going in tomorrow, but the temperatures are supposed to soar! Heat index expected to be ~110 tomorrow, I don't ever remember having this much heat in NH. I will have to see how it feels in the morning, but I have some concerns about riding in such heat. Firstly
Are my concerns valid?
Secondly, is this a plausible reason to tell my boss I can't make it in?
ahh 8 miles wont be too bad, that's like half an hour tops. Just drink some water and you'll be good

you giggle an awful lot, you know. More like laughing.:D

Every employer I've ever had has made it pretty clear that getting to work was my problem. Take a cab or feign an illness.

No excuses. Get to work.

you giggle an awful lot, you know.

He's laughing AT you merton. Not WITH you. :rolleyes:

There was an item on Olbermann tonight about a guy who got a paid leave of absence to care for his cancer ridden son, who, it turns out is perfectly fine (besides having 50% of his DNA from his dad). Not only that, but Einstein here pulled the same stunt with a previous employer a couple of years ago.

Until you can be that creative, bring lots of water, and take your time.

Well I ride my bike to and from work, 8.5 miles each way. I have nothing against going in tomorrow, but the temperatures are supposed to soar! Heat index expected to be ~110 tomorrow, I don't ever remember having this much heat in NH. I will have to see how it feels in the morning, but I have some concerns about riding in such heat. Firstly
Are my concerns valid?
Secondly, is this a plausible reason to tell my boss I can't make it in?
Not realy.
When you make a contract of employment you usually have an unwritten aggreement to ensure that you make it to work. The simple fact that you could either try to hitch/arrange a ride, drive a car, or take public transportation if it is available and that you SHOULD have a car. Not contacting them and leaving them in the blind having to replace your shift makes it even worse and increases the likelihood that they may decide to dismiss/fire you.

i"ve always found that there is one, absolute, fool proof way of calling in sick, and not getting called on it.......Diarrea. no one EVAR asks questions when you drop that one on 'em.:D

Only time I call in is for fatigue....yep, my job gets that strenuous at times....yesterday I called in a half day due to it....came home at 4 (the missing half of the day was before work, and had to deal with some stuff at the apartment office), and pretty much was out cold until 6am today.

You would expect a job that is primarily software to not be so physical....moving chambers, lifting servers and telecom racks off of pallets for product pilots...even on a youngun like me, it adds up quickly...I'm no longer the short-guy version of Atlas that I was when I was 16.

Quit blabbering on these forums and go drink some water

Just suck it up and ride in. Make sure you have your water and take it slow. My boss would never have let me use that as an excuse, especially since the bus just happened to stop right across the street from my office;) :D .

Cheers,

Brian

Cab it if you have to. They pay you to work, not to ride. That part is really your choice.

On the other hand, if you have an available vacation day and can take it on short notice without them taking issue, you could always just do that.

Otherwise, 8.5 miles is a very managable distance even in 110 temps. Just hydrate before your ride, and take along an extra bottle of ice water to douse yourself with a couple of times. You'll live.

Didn't you just get called on the carpet for taking a day off on short notice?

Suck it up bucko and get to work.

Well I ride my bike to and from work, 8.5 miles each way. I have nothing against going in tomorrow, but the temperatures are supposed to soar! Heat index expected to be ~110 tomorrow, I don't ever remember having this much heat in NH. I will have to see how it feels in the morning, but I have some concerns about riding in such heat. Firstly
Are my concerns valid?
Secondly, is this a plausible reason to tell my boss I can't make it in?

Drive your car, take a taxi, hitch a ride or hit the road.

Yes, it is a valid concern.
No, it's not a good enough reason to call in.

As others have said, drink plenty of water before and during. You even mentioned leaving earlier, which is another thing I was going to recommend.

How you get to work is your problem, not the employer's. If you choose to ride your bike to work, you should plan accordingly.

You'll be fine.

No excuses. Get to work.
+1

A job is a responsbility and it is YOUR responsibility to get there. If that were a valid excuse then people should be allowed to not go to work because of high gas prices...and I don't see that happening.

Call in and tell your employer you have "occupational blindness."

When he asks you to elaborate on what that means tell him that "you don't SEE yourself working today." :D

Did you go in? How hot is it up there?

No excuses. Get to work.
+1

If you were my employee and gave me that excuse, I would give you a warning and deduct 1 vacation day. Just because you ride a bike to work doesn't make you special. Take a bus, carpool, get a ride from a family member. You are healthy, no illness, no family emergency. Get to work.

+1

If you were my employee and gave me that excuse, I would give you a warning and deduct 1 vacation day. Just because you ride a bike to work doesn't make you special. Take a bus, carpool, get a ride from a family member. You are healthy, no illness, no family emergency. Get to work.

You make an interesting point mac.

If he took off because of heat due to the fact he uses a bike to get to work, that could give "cyclists" a bad name to his employer. Like, "those lazy cyclists....take off every time its hot or there's bad weather".

He's laughing AT you merton. Not WITH you. :rolleyes:

be quiet, fatty.

be quiet, fatty.
What an intelligent and cogent response, meat head.

Suck it up phantomcow. Be a man. Ride a fixed gear to work ... backwards. Scoff at the mention that it's hot from your co-workers. Soon they'll respect - nay - soon they'll learn to fear you. You'll be the alpha male - get dates with all the really attractive women - get the job with the best salary, perks, and window view. The choice is yours. Sieze the day little, illusory, bovine. :D

What an intelligent and cogent response, meat head.

meat head? old man!

meat head? old man!
It is possible to be both....but for such an old man, you sure act like a kid.

8 miles..what does that take you? 15-20 minutes? I dont think heat exposure in 20 minutes will kill ya! if it was our employees Id laugh and say get your butt in here.

Did you go in? How hot is it up there?
it's very hot, it's 98 where I am but it says it's feels like 105, I went out at 11 and had a ride around the block just because ( 6 miles) and Im still here and alive:D

it's very hot, it's 98 where I am but it says it's feels like 105, I went out at 11 and had a ride around the block just because ( 6 miles) and Im still here and alive:D

About the same here. I'm going for a ride at 5:00 no mater what the temp is. Did you ride slower than normal ?

If that were the case, I could take off pretty much all of July and August here in Sactown. Go slow, drink lots of water (and sports drink!), and enjoy the ride. In January when it's 20 below, you'll look back fondly on these hot days....

It is possible to be both....but for such an old man, you sure act like a kid.

i was calling you old man.

About the same here. I'm going for a ride at 5:00 no mater what the temp is. Did you ride slower than normal ?
:roflmao: I havent been the fastest with my cast on:p let's just say I didnt need to slow down, even the kids on tricycle were passing me

8 miles..what does that take you? 15-20 minutes?
Evidently, BDG rides between 24 and 32 MPH. :eek: And holds the rest of us to that performance standard, too. I guess I'll never get to ride with her.

lol! OK OK OK.. 8 miles doesnt take THAT LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean not long enough to think you should bring a camel pack and a pack of goo and think you'll never make it!!!!!!!!!!

i was calling you old man.
I'm not the one with it posted under my avatar....but compared to you, I guess I probably am. :D

:roflmao: I havent been the fastest with my cast on:p let's just say I didnt need to slow down, even the kids on tricycle were passing me


It's not a full aero cast? :) Soon to banned by the UCI ?

I went in one hour early to get in before the heat. It was probably around 90 then. I had a good day at work, my boss was very happy with me today. The ride back sucked...
At first it was okay, just 100 degrees and probably hotter in the no-shade areas of my ride. Then winds came, nice and cool. BUt headwinds, so I heat up anyways :).
The bad part was the last damn stretch. 3 miles on this road, traffic all backed up. I was the fastest moving vehicle on that stretch, because the road was being repaved. THis tar is just a few hours old, and was so hot it was sticky, got all sorts of tar bits sticking to my tires. Nice freshly layed heat radiating smooth tar.
I think my tires were underinflated before setting out this morning. By the end, I swear they were rock hard.

Good on ya dood!

Root :beer: