Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
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From: Tchiowa on 27 Jul 2006 02:49 Dave Frightens Me wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:18:12 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >Keith W writes: > > > >> 30 deg and 32% humidity isnt extreme, they regard such conditions > >> as positively chilly in the Far East > > > >It's difficult to even sleep in such conditions, and in the Far East, > >they have air conditioning, like everywhere else. > > No, they don't. Go there, and you will see. I live in Thailand. Does this mean I have to go yank the air-conditioning out of my Bangkok apartment? How about the window unit in my house up country? Did that stop working magically over night? Or do you not know what you're talking about?
From: The Reid on 27 Jul 2006 04:26 Following up to Dave Frightens Me >Please note that Mixi has stated that they either don't exist, or just >suffer. This of course doesn't accord with my, or your experience. But >when you know it all... last night I put the fan on in the bedroom as it was hot and humid, I was soon rather cold and had to pull the sheet up, as I fell asleep I thought for a second of Mixis psedo scientific bullshitting about fans. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: The Reid on 27 Jul 2006 04:26 Following up to Mxsmanic >Actually, maintenance of core temperature is important, irrespective >of external temperature. so you wouldn't worry about frostbite, numbnuts? -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: The Reid on 27 Jul 2006 04:49 Following up to Miguel Cruz >The amount of clothing required to maintain core temperature at the >below-freezing temperatures typical of densely-populated Europe, north >America, and east Asia does not make it practical to do most household >tasks or perform most work functions. I don't think you mean typical, I think you mean worst? I know I'm in a temperate island but I rarely wear more than a fleece in winter, supplemented by a shell jacket if it gets wild in the hills. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: Dave Frightens Me on 27 Jul 2006 05:20
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:13:19 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> Name a few such countries. > >Essentially all of them: Singapore, India, Thailand, Nigeria, Saudi >Arabia, etc. They all have air conditioning. You haven't been to any of them, have you? >> It is correct. Removal of heat is far less important than the >> insurance of warmth. > >Actually, maintenance of core temperature is important, irrespective >of external temperature. However, it is much easier to keep core >temperature from dropping than it is to keep it from rising, since the >former requires only warm clothing, whereas the latter requires active >(and often external and mechanical) cooling. Also, whereas >hypothermia is potentially survivable in certain cases, hyperthermia >generally is not. More people die from cold than hot. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |