Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
in [Europe]
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From: JohnT on 27 Jul 2006 12:41 "Martin" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:4jqhc298f7b5dcm4t42hduhon3eu1p1744(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:52:29 +0100, "JohnT" > <johnhillriseDONOTSPAM(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>"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. > > Dunno about that, it reached 28 C in Whitby :-) > -- Whitby isn't in Europe. English people live in England. Foreigners live in Europe (apart from a few who moved to Leiden) ;) JohnT
From: Mxsmanic on 27 Jul 2006 16:02 Miguel Cruz writes: > Tak province. It ain't like Bangkok. That's true in the U.S., too: places out in the boondocks are less likely to have amenities like air conditioning. But the fact remains that A/C is extremely widespread in hot climates. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 27 Jul 2006 16:02 Martin writes: > You could move to a place with a colder climate and not risk vacuum > cleaning in the nude. There aren't many places left with a colder climate. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 27 Jul 2006 16:04 Miguel Cruz writes: > This isn't what actually happens. I am sitting in front of the computer > with one fan and my skin is dry to the touch. The humidity today is in > the high 80s. Your skin is never dry. You're just losing water to evaporation before you notice it accumulating on your skin. > Lose what? People here are happy and comfortable. Well, no, they aren't. In hot climates without air conditioning, it's routine to complain continually about the heat. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 27 Jul 2006 16:05
The Reid writes: > what time of the year do most deaths occur in the northern > hemisphere? Weather-related deaths? Summer. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |