Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 13625030)

I average about 7 according to my Garmin, which is more than I thought.

But I have a different topic that may not be worth its own thread: sleeping outside.

As background, our swamp cooler had a broken water line when we started to crank it up this year, and it's hard to fix because it goes up the side of our house and the break was 20 feet up. Simultaneously, we had dinner at a neighbor's house, and he was extolling the virtues of his ductless A/C system. So my wife said that perhaps it was time to consider an air conditioning system, and I've been in charge of that. It's a very slow process since most HVAC people are incapable of calling a potential customer back to schedule an appointment.

So that's the background. It's been in the upper 90s in Denver every day, and our bedroom is on the third floor of our house and what's kind of a large attic layout. It's surrounded by roof on three sides, so it gets brutally hot. 100 degrees plus on these days.

Well, my wife retreated to the living room couch on the first floor since the second floor is also pretty warm. I scouted around and decided that our little third floor balcony could be nice. So I dragged up one of our patio chaise lounges, put a comforter on it, and slept out there.

Man, it's been divine. The temperature drops to the lower 60s at night, so it's very pleasant. I look up at the stars, get my skin caressed by cool breezes, and I'm protected because the balcony has a three foot wall or higher on every side. I want to sleep out there permanently in the summer now. I think that perhaps people are meant to sleep outdoors.

I'm not into camping, but I'm loving this outdoor thing. The house originally had a sleeping porch on the second floor that was removed at some point in the past century, and those original builders knew what they were doing.

Anyone else sleep outside in the summer?

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 13624692)

Do you guys getting 5 hours feel fresh and focused at work?

Originally Posted by Holladay (Post 13624939)

I had sleep apnea. I would sleep for 11 hours then 2-3 hours later would need a 1-2 nap. Sucked. Always tired. One time I slept for 16 hours and was still tired:(

I got my C-Pap 5-10-17. It varies, from 4-7 hours. I haven't taken a nap in a long time.

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 13626007)

That's why God created caffeine.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 13626586)

I remember when I used to sleep about 8 hours consistently.

Now it’s usually 5.5. Limited time to catchup on weekends too.

Fml.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 13626667)

I went from being able to drink a Mountain Dew before bed and then sleeping sound for 12 hours to having a crazy intolerance for it. If I drink a small cup of coffee at 7am, I'll be wide awake most of the night... even when I've tried to build a tolerance.

I'd have a Starbucks doubleshot on Fridays for a while and at least was only paying for it on a Friday night.... but, eventually got tired of even doing that. :(

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 13626918)

Stop being a pussy and try Bang Energy Drink. That shit is crazy. I love caffeine. It is awesome. I just wish it wasn't so unhealthy, or the drinks it comes in weren't so unhealthy.

Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 13626965)

Well, at least you're "tough" though, which I guess will help with the diabetes and ulcers and stuff.