Posted on 07/19/2014 6:16:37 PM PDT by shove_it
Looks like a good sized group of Patriots.
Thank you!
....we were at the same place yesterday, but different times, so we have similar reports and pictures.
I arrived at 11AM and folks were gathering steadily...
...The group of approx. 30 (& growing) were enthusiastic, especially when the truckers went by down below and sat on their horns....
..plus many cars gave us the thumbs up and waves and horns.
The group of us were calm, patriotic and courteous.
It was close to 93 degrees.
After 1/2 hour, while I was there, a 58 yr old woman passed out....and didn't move except for tremor in her hand....
..it was scary and we tried to make her as comfortable as possible until the ambulance arrived.
I still don't know what was wrong....perhaps a seizure....perhaps a sun stroke?
After this happened, folks were more subdued, naturally.
More folks continued to come up to the overpass, however, and after about an hour, I left.....
..just missing shove_it (otter) as he arrived about 12:30.
I had also protested the day before in Viera at the government center, and you can find that on this same page with pictures.....there is also a video, but I don't think it got posted.
....I'm in the 4th and 5th picture facing the camera with a flag & a turquoise umbrella...(it was really hot!)....Guenevere
Thank-you...again!
Excellent report and fotos! I can see you now. A larger group was there in the morning but thinned out afternoon.
That sounds like a heat stroke. She didn’t realize that she was getting too warm until she passed out. She wasn’t hydrated enough and it looks like there’s no shade. Freeping is hard work. There’s no doubt about it. Thank everyone for standing up now before it’s too late.
I think we all became aware of just how hot it was...
..and a wonderful lady from one of the patriot groups arrived and started making sure we were drinking our water....and she was handing out water and ice....and bowls of watermelon!
There’s nothing hotter than asphalt or whatever roads are made of. You were on highway? Wear less clothes next time. lol You know, you can pick up voile shirts at Ross and they work great over a skimpy top and nobody knows you are dressed like a loose woman. Voile can get misted too. Take some spray bottles and mist a lot. That’s all I have. Living here, I need ways to cool off quickly and my perspiration glands have never worked right. There’s a name for it so I don’t even realize when I’m getting hot cuz I don’t perspire. I have to be very careful.
I had on an airy, light weight blouse......
......regardless, the sun was beating down......the umbrella helped some.
I’ve realized as I look through the pictures......the woman in red standing to the right of me has her head down......and this must have been just before she went down.
I hope she’s okay now and she’ll probably stick to townhalls, etc now. It’s better if she participates without being in the hot temps.
To this day, many of us have no idea where they went.
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