rcwelding
We have a nice airconditioned shop probably 150' wide 600' long.
But last Summer, I would go to Jalalabad (where they launched the final raid on BinLaden) and it would be 127-128º in the shop. There was a huge swamp cooler with 7' diameter fan, but could not get water delivered except once or twice a week or so. After lunch, we would dump a few cases of bottled water into the reservoir and cool the air down to just over 100 for an hour or so, but had to save the water for drinking. You make do with what you have, get creative and make concessions when in "The Zone".
For those that think being a support contractor is a piece of cake in Afghanistan...
When you hear on the news that civillian contractors were killed or injured, it is NOT always BlackWater or Rambo type Mercenaries.
I wont go into details in public, but I've heard the stories about things I witnessed, and its amazing how the legend can get blown up (no pun intended) out of proportion from people that were no where around.