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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2006Sorry Heat is getting to me
Spent the last week baby-sitting daughter's kitties. That is her two and my two and John is out of town. The heat flowed in just as he left for the plane. This rental house has lousy windows and no air conditioner. I have resorted to wetting down the roof and watching the steam rise. One fan died and I spent the day trying to find another. There are none. Ran into my pilates teacher in Target and was able to tell her where not to look and she promised to call me if she found one at two places I had not yet tried. Today, she told me that a workman had taken her around to a tool supply store for contractors and she bought a $90 airKing. I went over there today and got two smaller ones at $54 a piece and the air is racing through this house now. It is not really cool air because at the moment, I have most of the windows shut, but it at least moving it around. After 7pm I will start opening the windows, and after 9pm when the sun disappears behind the neighbors pine, I will open the rest. I think it was two days ago that I had to finally climb out of bed at 1am and stand in the shower in my nightgown and get back into bed. Haven't done that since college and trust me, that has been awhile. Somewhere around 2am the outside temp began to fall. The last couple of nights the evening temps are great but it does take a couple hours to cool the interior down. These fans should help much quicker. Frankly, I am just sitting and not spending much time near this hot computer. Don't even feel like reading --- just sitting. Hope all the rest of you at least have some sort of air conditioning. I can't imagine the poor folks in San Jose as the power grid collapsed down there and they don't have any power and haven't for 3-4 days. lol there won't be much to wash save towels for my three baths a day as I haven't been wearing much. Jen came to get her kitties yesterday and was horrified at how hot it was. I just laughed at her as the temp was at least 15 degrees less. The day I was looking for the fan, my car said it was 111; the radio said 96 when I first started out but when I was heading home, the car said 117. I know that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. Duckie Duckie, you have my sympathy. I need to look for a fan because one day last week I pulled the chain to turn the overhead fan on high from low, and the cord pulled completly out! The lamp by my reading chair adds so much heat when the overhead fan is just running on low that I get miserable and have to quit and move. I keep forgetting to look for a large fan when I'm out so I can put on the hearth and have it blowing directly on me. So glad you got some help in your place. And so sorry for all the people around the country without electricity. Gwen > Spent the last week baby-sitting daughter's kitties. That is her two and > my two and John is out of town. The heat flowed in just as he left for the [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > Duckie Oh Duckie, I feel for you and don't know how you are doing it without a/c. Please take care and be careful. I am glad you did find some fans. I have been using the a/c which is kicking out and keeping it still kind of warm in here, plus the fans, plus water bottles, ice behind the neck, wiping down with cold wash cloths, showers and whatever else i can find to keep cool. I didn't hear about the San Jose power grid. Man that is bad. I feel for all those that are without power. In the three counties ours and two around us 25 people have died from this heat.  SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Duckie, you have my sympathy. I need to look for a fan because one day > last week I pulled the chain to turn the overhead fan on high from low, [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> know that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. >> Duckie I saw yesterday or was it the day before... that 56 people have died in CA so far. Lot's of those are in nursing homes which I am guessing were basic warehouses with not enough care. Makes you think. I love today though. Hope you got this cool air I have been enjoying. Duckie > Oh Duckie, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > In the three counties ours and two around us 25 people have died from this > heat. I read in the paper 85 died in Calif. from this heat. 62 of those are in counties around us. I believe is what it said. Also saw on news tonight that SF said more have died than that. Thousands of cows and animals have died in this area and fruit, veggies, and nuts are gone also. So watch out for the prices this year of all things. Milk included. It was 98 today. Much cooler than the 113 and 115's we have been having. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& >I saw yesterday or was it the day before... that 56 people have died in CA >so far. Lot's of those are in nursing homes which I am guessing were basic >warehouses with not enough care. Makes you think. > I love today though. Hope you got this cool air I have been enjoying. > Duckie Squirrely said: > I read in the paper 85 died in Calif. from this heat. 62 of those are in > counties around us. I believe is what it said. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thousands of cows and animals have died in this area and fruit, veggies, >and nuts are gone also. So watch out for the prices this year of all things. > Milk included. > > It was 98 today. Much cooler than the 113 and 115's we have been having. You must be somewhere near me. I'm in Fresno. ~Lindy~ Yeah in San Joaquin Area. Have your temps dropped down at all yet. I saw where you are having it worse than we are. Ours was ranging around 111 - 115 for almost a week. I heard on the last part of the news last night that there are 90 dead in Calif from this heat wave. Probably more that they don't know about yet. Our city is sending out volunteer teams to go check on the trailer parks in the area to make sure all are ok there. They found one yesterday that was in bad shape so it was good they started doing that. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Squirrely said: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > ~Lindy~ Squirrely said: > Yeah in San Joaquin Area. From your descriptions, I was pretty sure you were close! > Have your temps dropped down at all yet. I saw where you are having > it worse than we are. Ours was ranging around 111 - 115 for almost a > week. We've been around the same as you. They keep saying "cooling trend" coming but all I feel is hot. It's supposed to cool off in the mid to high 90's starting tomorrow but back up to 102 on Thursday (as well as today). > Our city is sending out volunteer teams to go check on the trailer parks > in the area to make sure all are ok there. They found one yesterday that > was in bad shape so it was good they started doing that. They've got volunteers here in Fresno too as well as cooling centers around town for anyone who needs them. The whole thing is just so unfortunate. I really feel for the families who have lost loved ones due to the excessive heat. ~Lindy~ Yeah I know Lindy, I am still hot too but I am blessed just to know that it is not as bad as it was. It was touch and go there for awhile. I have dehydration issues and I was getting worried. Our a/c couldn't keep up with the heat either. Hubby has been working out in this weather and has come home not looking good. So I was really worried. I feel for all the families that have lost loved ones too. I also feel for all those that don't have a/c's, fans, and electric during this heat wave that is going across the world. It is something else. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Squirrely said: > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > ~Lindy~ It seems to me I heard somewhere that Squirrely wrote in article <12ckb6h8lml8vbf@corp.supernews.com>: >Yeah in San Joaquin Area. The greater San Joaquin Valley area, with about half of the deaths so far in Fresno County in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley. (San Joaquin County is north of Fresno, major city Stockton, while San Joaquin is a small town west of Fresno) >Have your temps dropped down at all yet. I saw where you are having it worse >than we are. Ours was ranging around 111 - 115 for almost a week. Days in that area routinely go to 100+ F. throughout the summer months, but it was always a dry heat until the massive buildup of population and suburbs in the past few decades. Now humidity and smog have been added into the mix. >I heard on the last part of the news last night that there are 90 dead in >Calif from this heat wave. Probably more that they don't know about yet. The current heat wave has hit throughout California (and at times as far north as Portland and Seattle), with temps ten, fifteen, or more degrees above normals. SignatureDon Kirkman Wow, now that is awful on all fronts. Glad your temps have dropped though. Duckie > I read in the paper 85 died in Calif. from this heat. 62 of those are in > counties around us. I believe is what it said. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > It was 98 today. Much cooler than the 113 and 115's we have been having. Thanks Duckie, I sure hope your temps have dropped too. I have been worried about you since you posted about the heat. I read in this mornings paper that the death toll is now 139 for Calif. I am wondering if these are people that were in the hospital and had just been too bad to begin with or if they are still dropping even though the temps have gone down. I know this morning I am weak and shaky big time. Can't figure out what it is that is doing it. I was like this for a little bit yesterday and found my blood sugars had dropped but checked this morning and they are fine. So not sure what is going on now. Legs don't feel like they want to hold me up. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Wow, now that is awful on all fronts. > Glad your temps have dropped though. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> It was 98 today. Much cooler than the 113 and 115's we have been having. As a survivor of the intense heat wave so far, what are you being advised to do to prevent death? I'll bet taking lots of fluids in is one way. I read in our newspaper that things are difficult for the morgues out there with more people dying and lack of space becoming a problem. Nanny >I read in the paper 85 died in Calif. from this heat. 62 of those are in >counties around us. I believe is what it said. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> I love today though. Hope you got this cool air I have been enjoying. >> Duckie Yeah, I saw in todays paper 164 are dead from the heatwave. It keeps growing as they are still behind from so many dying so quickly. Yeah fluids, stay in a/c, they opened some cooling centers so people could go there during the day. Dress cool. Etc. Etc. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > As a survivor of the intense heat wave so far, what are you being advised > to do to prevent death? I'll bet taking lots of fluids in is one way. I > read in our newspaper that things are difficult for the morgues out there > with more people dying and lack of space becoming a problem. Nanny wow Cooler now here and John said we might have to close the windows tonight due to the cooler air. So far I don't think so but we will see. Duckie > Yeah, I saw in todays paper 164 are dead from the heatwave. > > It keeps growing as they are still behind from so many dying so quickly. > > Yeah fluids, stay in a/c, they opened some cooling centers so people could > go there during the day. Dress cool. Etc. Etc. I'm so sorry for all you guys and gals who are living in the "heat from hell" area of California. Here in Ohio, 90 seems so hot and humid, but your heat is a whole level up on the scale! Hoping very soon you will get some rain and relief. Nanny > Oh Duckie, > [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] >>> I know that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. >>> Duckie > Duckie, you have my sympathy. I need to look for a fan because one day last > week I pulled the chain to turn the overhead fan on high from low, and the > cord pulled completly out! The lamp by my reading chair adds so much heat > when the overhead fan is just running on low that I get miserable and have > to quit and move. Gwen, have you tried replacing the bulb in your reading light with a compact flourescent? They really do put out much less heat as they use less energy. It's been one of my tricks for helping wiht summer heat. Mike's been spending so much time playing computer games recently, I finally replaced the overhead light bulbs in the office with compacts. On hot days we're cooling the whole house with one window unit so the office was really heating up between the lights and the computer. The bulb change helps. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Nann, I hadn't thought of that but it is a good idea. Thanks. Gwen >> Duckie, you have my sympathy. I need to look for a fan because one day >> last [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > the whole house with one window unit so the office was really heating up > between the lights and the computer. The bulb change helps. Today the high was 77 -- just like your sig line. la-da-da I am one happy camper. Duckie > Duckie, you have my sympathy. ..... Take a vacation and come up to Washington :) Our temps today were 57-75 and there is a lovely breeze going through the apartment. I don't know how you are doing it. I'd be dead in heat like that. I have friends in NYC who haven't had electricity for over a week and they are definitely not happy campers. I hope you are getting some relief from those fans, Duckie. Next year invest in a portable air conditioner! Hugsies, Carole > Spent the last week baby-sitting daughter's kitties. That is her two and > my two and John is out of town. The heat flowed in just as he left for [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > I know that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > Duckie Carole....I have found the spot that I am coming to...I will be there ASAP....I don't even want to watch the news and weather because it is so depressing...HOT HOT and HOT....on the 7 day forcast...105 across the board...At 10:30 last night...It was 90 degrees... We do have ac...but I will have to rob a bank to pay the electricity bill...And then you don't even want to think about getting out in this heat...It makes you just ill...So sorry for those without AC and fans...and Electricity...10 people in OK have died because of the heat... Praying this heat wave will not last for much longer... Hugs Cindy > Take a vacation and come up to Washington :) Our temps today were 57-75 > and there is a lovely breeze going through the apartment. I don't know [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > I know that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > > Duckie Come on up north, Cindy! I am thinking of doing a whale watch cruise next week and phoned to see if they have openings on the days I wanted to go. The woman said the whales are very playful and reminded me to bring a sweatshirt as it gets COLD on the water :-))) Last night I had to close my sliding door as I was shivering and when I went to bed I slept under my comforter. I know what you mean about electricity bills as I always had high ones when I lived in NYC. And we had the a/c on from the end of April through October! Carole who LOVES living in Bellingham :)) > Carole....I have found the spot that I am coming to...I will be there > ASAP....I don't even want to watch the news and weather because it is so [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>Hugsies, >>Carole lol -- this rental's electrical couldn't handle an air conditioner or I would have bought one a month ago. The bedroom doesn't even have a three prong plugs. ...... Next year invest in a portable air conditioner! > Hugsies, > Carole > lol -- this rental's electrical couldn't handle an air conditioner or I > would have bought one a month ago. The bedroom doesn't even > have a three prong plugs. I would bet that the landlord is in violation of city and state codes, UBC, NEC and UFC (Uniform Building Code, National Electrical Code, and Uniform Fire Code. Are there any smoke alarms/fire detectors in that rental? ... I don't remember ever being forgetful. Yep Chief - smoke alarm in every bedroom and in the hallways -- plus they work as we tested them. There are three prongs in the bathroom and kitchen but no windows which would hold an air conditioner. Plus you can't use the microwave and the electric kettle at the same time or it is out the back door across the lawn and locate the circuit breaker box. Thank heaven for the fences as I have done that more than once in my nightgown. Can't imagine what would have to be turned off to use an air conditioner. Duckie >>lol -- this rental's electrical couldn't handle an air conditioner or I >>would have bought one a month ago. The bedroom doesn't even [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > ... I don't remember ever being forgetful. Oh Duckie, I feel for you. I know electrical issues. I keep getting worried because of so many power surges and the lights dimming when using more than two things at a time in the house. Supposedly the electric company says all is fine. But I don't know. I never lived in a place that did this kind of thing. Also the landlords electrician says it is all ok too. I don't believe them but what can you do. So please take care and take it easy during all this. I hope you can soon get out of there and in a better place. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Yep Chief - smoke alarm in every bedroom and in the hallways -- plus they > work as we tested them. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> ... I don't remember ever being forgetful. Just get one of those adapters. I had an a/c in NYC in an apartment that didn't have three prong plugs. It worked fine :) > lol -- this rental's electrical couldn't handle an air conditioner or I > would have bought one a month ago. The bedroom doesn't even have a three [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Hugsies, >> Carole John's major was electrical engineering and when we looked at the boxes of air conditioners, he didn't think the wiring would handle things despite the missing three prong plugs. I did look at one of those that sort of sat in the room and didn't go into a window but didn't get it due to cost with him being out of town and not sure that it would even run without overheating the wiring somehow. Best to leave that to someone who knows what he is doing. sigh... Both times he has been out of town, it has gone over 100. I think he doesn't believe me. ;) Duckie > Just get one of those adapters. I had an a/c in NYC in an apartment that > didn't have three prong plugs. It worked fine :) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>> Hugsies, >>> Carole Come up to Washington and visit :))) It only hit 60 here today :) Tomorrow is supposed to be much hotter - it's going up to 66 <ducking!> Oh, and I have ducks! Come and see my ducks!! You'd love it here :)) Carole > John's major was electrical engineering and when we looked at the boxes > of air conditioners, he didn't think the wiring would handle things [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>>> Hugsies, >>>> Carole > John's major was electrical engineering and when we looked at the boxes > of air conditioners, he didn't think the wiring would handle things [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of town, it has gone over 100. I think he doesn't believe me. ;) > Duckie all I can say is I hope you find the right house and have the winning bid and SOON - before the next heat wave! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I was out during open houses today. Looked at a lot of crap. Only one that was gorgeous was a tri level and all that implies. Oh well. Duckie >>John's major was electrical engineering and when we looked at the boxes >>of air conditioners, he didn't think the wiring would handle things [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > all I can say is I hope you find the right house and have the winning bid and > SOON - before the next heat wave! I'd be in the hospital by now. Call the local assistance people when things like this happen. They bring fans in summer and heaters in winter to those who are elderly or ill when the temperature becomes serious. Hugs, DeeTee > Spent the last week baby-sitting daughter's kitties. That is her two and > my two and John is out of town. The heat flowed in just as he left for the [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > Duckie Hi honey, so glad you've found even a small bit of relief! This weather pattern has been awful. We got a respite today, that looks to be a cooling trend. I hope it's the same for you. Hugs, Kelly C. > Spent the last week baby-sitting daughter's kitties. That is her two and > my two and John is out of town. The heat flowed in just as he left for the [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > Duckie Unusual for the UK, but it has been hot here as well. The temp in my garden last week hit the 100 F mark, tho officially the highest in this country has been 36.6 C. It is still hot and humid, but will probably all collapse in thunderstorms soon. Peter > Hi honey, so glad you've found even a small bit of relief! This weather > pattern has been awful. We got a respite today, that looks to be a cooling [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > > Duckie Oh, Duckie, how I feel for you! and for the cats, too, now that I think of it - not the weather for fur coats! Are your windows the kind that won't allow a window a/c? It's amazing how much just one can do when supplemented with fans. Or maybe one of those portable units that don't need a window? They cost more, but I've even seen them in WalMart recently. My trick when there are no options for cool air at home are to hit the malls and/or libraries. Heck, these days there's a lot you can do at the libraries - get online as well as read and nap. Wonderful places. I feel for the folks in San Jose - I remember what it was like when the hurricane-felled tree took out the power at my mom's house, but at least we could go out to dinner somewhere to cool off in the early evening before bedtime. We have seen some battery powered fans on the market since then - not very powerful, but better than nothing. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Hi duckie, Having spent most of my life without air conditioning I will offer a tip or two to help with the heat. When we were kids we had a musty basement we could spend time in, still like that musty smell for some reason. Haven't had a basement for many years though. Tip 1: Get out of the heat!!! :-) just kidding.... Tip 1a: we used to take dish towels (for drying dishes) and soak them in water. Squeeze out water and lay flat in freezer 'till frozen. Take one out and tent is over your head. Amazing. When it thaws, rotate it with another and freeze the first again. Tip 1b: When I lived at the lake and it got very hot out, I used to sit on the pier and soak my feet in the cool water. Helped alot. So after I moved I would take a bucket of cold water and soak my feet in it. That with having a towel tent over my head made me look ridiculous, but worked quite well. Now I'm willing to pay for ac in the summer, but only when the temps get into the 90's. Have to pay heating in winter, so that same money goes to cool in the summer. GaryZ > Spent the last week baby-sitting daughter's kitties. That is her two and > my two and John is out of town. The heat flowed in just as he left for the [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. > Duckie I know I am not duckie, but I am an animal. ;-) Good ideas Gary. I didn't think of them. I was using squirt bottle and squirting myself down and having fan on me. Also wetting hair and letting it dry that way. I used wet washcloth and put one in frig in baggie. When the one I was using to wipe down with got warmer, I would change it out. So kind of the same idea as your dishtowel thingy. Learning to work with blinds, windows open to get cooler air in and then close and back and forth does play you out though. I am talking about now, since we are down to 98 instead of 111 -115. Playing with the a/c alot too. Finding the correct time to turn it up so it can recycle the freeone, etc is a new experience too. I didn't know you couldn't turn it on and just let it go. ;-) Lots of cold showers help too. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Hi duckie, > [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] >> know that just couldn't be right but still... ugh. >> Duckie Playing with the a/c alot too. Finding the correct time to turn it up so it can recycle the freeone, etc is a new experience too. I didn't know you couldn't turn it on and just let it go. ;-) Squirrely Why can't you leave your a/c on? Ours stays on all the time. Just wondering Angela > Playing with the a/c alot too. Finding the correct time to turn it up > so it can recycle the freeone, etc is a new experience too. I didn't [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Just wondering > Angela I'm suspecting it's because her a/c is so overworked in the recent heat. If it never manages to get the house down to the target temp tahnks to the outside heat, than the a/c never shuts down and it can freeze up and stop working altogether. That's based on car experience though, so I won't swear to it. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare but does it shut down at all when running it. If you let it run without shut down time (when it reaches a certain temp. say it stops running at 78 then comes back on by itself then that is the right way) if not then it doesn't give the freeon time to get thru the a/c and it will eventually freeze up and quit completely. I start mine out at bringing the temp down to 70. That will bring my temp in the house down to 75. Then I turn the thermostat up to 75. It shuts down and then comes on when it is hotter than 75. Then as the day goes on I turn it a hair up to stop it from cooling too much without stopping. I cant keep my thermostat higher than about 78 because of my dehydration problems. I wish I could but can't. I can't take the heat at all. With all the chronic issues I have I would go into heat stroke before you know it. The a/c guy said if it is running continually without shutting down by itself during the day, it will overheat and quit because of not getting the freeon recycling thru it to keep it running cooler on the unit. That is all I know about it. Since I have started doing that, it seems to keep things cooler than before. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > > Playing with the a/c alot too. Finding the correct time to turn it up [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Just wondering > Angela Hi SJ,,,,, You seem to have a good way to control what is going on. If you live in a very humid area,,,, it will stop cooling because the coil is iced up not because it gets too hot. If the air is dry and you are trying to cool too large an area,,, it could over heat. In that case, some parts of the house are going to have to get hot so that you can live without a stroke,,,,,, that is serious and many people die from getting over heated each day in the summer time. I am sorry to say that the sun for the last couple of years has been over active and we are paying the price today and tomorrow. All the satellites and our brave people in the space station are in peril. There are people that think (bad spelling) the comet Halebop and its satellite are in a tight spiral around the sun causing the expanding of the sun or at least changing the ele. field of the sun. This is not something for you and I to worry about because there is nothing we can do about it other than like you,,, do the best we can with what we have and ride it out. I think you are very smart in your attitude toward taking care of yourself. A lot of people are going to die that think it is not something to worry about and are too active in the heat of the day. Harv > but does it shut down at all when running it. If you let it run without > shut down time (when it reaches a certain temp. say it stops running at 78 [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> Just wondering >> Angela Je 2006-07-29, Harvey R. Stone <hrstone@swbell.net> skribis: > I am sorry to say that the sun for the last couple of years has been > over active and we are paying the price today and tomorrow. All the > satellites and our brave people in the space station are in peril. There > are people that think (bad spelling) the comet Halebop and its satellite are > in a tight spiral around the sun causing the expanding of the sun or at > least changing the ele. field of the sun. You might want to ignore those people in the future, as they clearly don't know what they're talking about. Comet Hale-Bopp is speeding away from the Sun, already further away than Saturn, and it's not expected to return in the next couple thousand years. > This is not something for you and I to worry about because there is > nothing we can do about it other than like you,,, do the best we can > with what we have and ride it out. Well, we can't affect the Sun's activity, of course. Anyway, as far as I know, the possibility hasn't been ruled out beyond reasonable doubt that our greenhouse gas emissions _may_ contribute significantly to global warming. If they do, then there is something we can and must do to avoid dangerously hot weather from becoming more and more common in the future. > I think you are very smart in your attitude toward taking care of > yourself. A lot of people are going to die that think it is not something > to worry about and are too active in the heat of the day. I agree. Regards, Taneli H SignatureKotisivuni / Mia hejmpagho: | Olokolo. http://www.helsinki.fi/~huuskone/ | See meie mees. --------------------------------- | Ei vappua kauppa vie. Guantánamo macht frei! | Tee leipäläpieleet. > Je 2006-07-29, Harvey R. Stone <hrstone@swbell.net> skribis: > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > Regards, > Taneli H Thank you for your reply. There was this photograph put on the net by one of the big scopes in Hawaii that showed something in a tight orbit of the sun. It was withdrawn from the net. It is good to know that comet is on its way out of the system for awhile. I wonder what was caught on that plate? Aaah, yes,,,, the greenhouse effect. Someone should put a cork in the volcanoes around the world,,, Problem solved. I worry more about the damage being done the oxygen making green stuff in the ocean which makes most of what we breath even if the rain forest was completely gone. We need to take care of the oceans that take care of us. Aaaah well,,, everyone can do their part. My car gets 34 miles to the gallon,,,, how about yours? Harv I understand about the heat. Yesterday it was 102 here. It really sucked cuz there is a stationary front just hanging around, and strong fronts play havoc with my arthritis. I'm sitting here in a lot of pain in almost every joint of my body. Fronts play havoc with my mother too. Not so much with me anymore since finding a set of good working DMARDS BTW everyone -- my mother's orthopedic guy is sending her to her second in her life RD. First one was an a.s and she never went back and that was multiple joints ago. We shall see. At 87 and with a heart condition now -- not sure there is much they will do or want to do. Duckie > I understand about the heat. Yesterday it was 102 here. It really sucked > cuz there is a stationary front just hanging around, and strong fronts > play havoc with my arthritis. I'm sitting here in a lot of pain in > almost every joint of my body. |
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