Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
in [Europe]
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From: JohnT on 27 Jul 2006 11:52 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:qvmfc29gbijtec8q0r5jlnlfgjti3i5lai(a)4ax.com... > 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. > Everywhere else doesn't have air conditioning. It isn't necessary in temperate climatic zones such as Europe. JohnT
From: JohnT on 27 Jul 2006 11:55 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:c92gc2p1vdp1sq909q58u2ancg2ib18mha(a)4ax.com... > mrtravel writes: > >> But, I guess in the old days, they had to stay awake all night, huh? > > It the old days, their lifestyles and activities were far more > severely restricted by the climate. If sleeping all day and moving > slowly at night is okay for your lifestyle, you can tolerate a hotter > climate, but if you want to build a modern civilization, you need air > conditioning. > Sleeping all day and moving slowly at night sounds a lot better than your current lifestyle. JohnT
From: JohnT on 27 Jul 2006 12:02 "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:fdfhc21eqm9lejh1ud21nsdd90vfc32fgd(a)4ax.com... > > In a modern society in hot weather, air conditioning is as necessary > as running water. Those who realize this win; those who deny it lose. Miguel suggested the opposite and my perception of him is that he is one of life's winners. OTOH, my perception of you is that you are not exactly one of life's winners. But it can't just be the air conditioning, surely. JohnT
From: Dave Frightens Me on 27 Jul 2006 12:32 On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:24:22 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Miguel Cruz writes: >> Meanwhile, in the densely-populated areas of the tropics, etc., >> air-conditioning is a luxury, by no means necessary to safely conduct >> normal business. It's only in extreme desert areas that it becomes a >> necessity. > >In a modern society in hot weather, air conditioning is as necessary >as running water. Those who realize this win; those who deny it lose. Do you consider yourself a winner? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 27 Jul 2006 12:34
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:27:56 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> More people die from cold than hot. > >No, more people die from hot weather. Hot weather is the most lethal >of natural weather phenomena. No it is not. Hypothermia is a much greater risk that hyperthermia. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |