Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
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From: Dave Frightens Me on 28 Jul 2006 17:15 On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:04:47 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >mrtravel writes: > >> Does it differ in the southern part of the planet? > >Yes, since the seasons are reversed. Mr Travel, you set yourself up for that one! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 28 Jul 2006 17:29 On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:51:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >The Reid writes: > >> so you think all the winter deaths are not weather related, sigh. > >There are very few cold-related deaths in winter. By the same token, there are very few heat-related deaths at any time of the year. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 28 Jul 2006 17:30 On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:51:56 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >mrtravel writes: >> So, if you think that deaths due to weather happen more due to weather >> in the summer. Does it matter if the location is in the northern or >> southern hemisphere? > >What matters is heat. What matters is education. Educated people don't die from heat. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 28 Jul 2006 17:31 On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:52:57 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Keith Willshaw writes: > >> The Merck Manual of Geriatrics reports that "in the USA, about 75,000 >> 'excess winter deaths' occur among the elderly, including deaths from >> hypothermia and deaths associated with many other winter risks, such as >> influenza and pneumonia. Among identified cases of hypothermia, the >> mortality rate is 50%. Of persons with hypothermia, those over 75 years are >> five times more likely to die than those under 75 years." > >What are the exact numbers for hypothermia? Why are exact numbers important? It's the deaths that count. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: mrtravel on 28 Jul 2006 18:40
Mxsmanic wrote: > The Reid writes: > > >>so you think all the winter deaths are not weather related, sigh. > > > There are very few cold-related deaths in winter. > There are less heat-related deaths in winter |