Gatorade...A rant...

[Deep C]

Now dog gone it... It aint easy being Deep... I'm twelve hundred miles from home and with no missus here to protect and feed me... I'm in no position to take chances with my health. The boat needs me and my family needs me. So though not always natural for me to do so. I feed and hydrate myself with care when I'm on the road. All too easy to eat a cupcake or two, drink a coke and call it done.

With the heat this week and doing a lot of time in the engine room I have been closely monitoring my fluid intake so I don't get into dehydration issues. Gatorade is a great way to get the fuids and electrolytes up. There is a minor issue though. ITs heavy to carry and in the heat I need a lot.

Answer is simple. Hell we do it at Chub. Replenish existing stocks using powdered and water. Thats not so tough. I know a scoop makes a quart so math ain't at issue. So why am I bitching tonight?

I have discovered the hard way that the red punch powder has some powerful food coloring additive in it. We're not just talking a smudge that you wipe off with your fore arm. This shit makes Awl Grip look like spring water!

Was just outside playing with the local deer. Considered grabbing one but these are Jersey jumbos and not south Florida swamp dogs... Instead i walked in and among them for a good half hour gaining their confidence for when I do cull one from the herd. The night is warm and I jogged back home. Worked up a little sweat.
Came back in the house and slurped some home brew gatorade back... Now, my Mom and her boyfriend are up here between road trips... I decided to visit and tell them aboutthe deer... My Mom lurched back... "What happened? Are you ok? You didn't get in a fight with those deer did you?"

I was caught off guard but her expression showed some concern. I looked in the nearest mirror and not only are my lips stained red along with my mouth but even my moustache is glowin like rudolphs nose!
I figured a quick scrub would address the issue but damnit I'm stained and stained but good. What doi they put in that stuff. My stash is pretty much white boar bristle. Hell, Just For Men wont even stick...

So here I sit... Perplexed... Bust out the Clorox or go the other way and tap into the magic markers to make myself fit for public display... Its a dilemma... I look like I just went down on a fresh cut tuna!

[clt_capt]

Aren't you supposed to add water to the powdered Gatorade?

Now you know the real reason red M&Ms were off the market for a while - they melted in your hands and on your mustache...

[Deep C]

Good thing I didn't pour this batch over my head like some marathon runner. I'd have to bust a cap in my temple if I looked like Ronald McDonald...

No way I'm shaving it off... I've been wearing this thing since I was like twelve. I'd no more "alter" the anaconda than put a bushwhacker to my stash. I even noticed the tips of my fingers from mixing this batch are red. WTF! I put 120 grit to them. Now I got no fingerprints but they're still red too...

[gottaflylee]

This thread is worthless with out pictures...

[ADDfishing]

I was a big gatorade drinker, but never really smart enough to buy the concentrate and do the work myself.

My dentist told me a couple years ago that the stuff is like 8x worse for your teeth than soda, and to do a little jibber-flushin with water after I drink it. Just something to think about...

[GitchaSome]

Wow!! Your lucky you didn't spill it anywhere else

[La Gringa]

I was a big gatorade drinker, but never really smart enough to buy the concentrate and do the work myself.

My dentist told me a couple years ago that the stuff is like 8x worse for your teeth than soda, and to do a little jibber-flushin with water after I drink it. Just something to think about...

Yep, I've been told the same - Gatorade is crap and is crap for ya. There are better drinks out there and ALSO... down here I can buy "electrolyte pills" OTC.... I don't like sweet drinks like Gatorade or iced tea or soda. I really prefer to drink nice cold, quadruple filtered water which doesn't do anything for electrolytes. But I am covered because I'm poppin' pills...

And I agree with Lee... where are the photos???

[LadyAngler]

Pictures????!!!!?????!!!!

Glow Brite Deep C, now that would be interesting!!

[striper swiper]

Deep dump the gatorade and drink water. Need flavor a 1/4 wedge of lemon,lime,orange or any other fruit will do the trick.

[La Gringa]

Deep dump the gatorade and drink water. Need flavor a 1/4 wedge of lemon,lime,orange or any other fruit will do the trick.

Water alone is not enough to replace the electrolytes. I was having dehydration issues here and this is what the medical folks told me along with the fact that Gatorade is crap. LOL