air conditioning may be making us fat
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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 20 Jul 2006 04:51 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and > deansgate writes: > > > I get them because of the a/c. > > What is the mechanism that causes the sniffles? Why should I care? I don't get sniffles now, and despite meeting more people in crowded rooms than you, don't get colds very often either. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: Mxsmanic on 20 Jul 2006 04:54 David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate writes: > Why should I care? Because if you don't know the mechanism, you cannot be sure whether it's really the A/C or not. People who haven't grown up with A/C tend to harbor endless superstitions about the effects it allegedly does or does not have on human beings. They tend to be very far off the mark as compared with reality. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 20 Jul 2006 04:59 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: > David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and > deansgate writes: > > > Why should I care? > > Because if you don't know the mechanism, you cannot be sure whether > it's really the A/C or not. Why should I care? > People who haven't grown up with A/C tend to harbor endless > superstitions about the effects it allegedly does or does not have on > human beings. They tend to be very far off the mark as compared with > reality. Go away and play with yourself. I lived in the US for most of my adult life, and initially I thought a/c was wonderful. My 2nd flat in Philly had an amazing a/c system- whisper quiet and through floor vents. I just don't believe in it as a necessary device at home where I live. I ended up not using it in Philly either, and it has brutal summers. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: The Reid on 20 Jul 2006 05:32 Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate >And incorrect too. I moved to the US when I was 18, and lived there >until I was 29. I bore no ill-will towards a/c initially, and still >partake in it sometimes here! The half hour in starbucks yesterday was >a delight! :) picking my wife up from various stations has become ditto. At home its just stay in the garden as much as possible. The allotment however, is almost unbearable (full sun, south facing slope with tree shelter belts to the north and east). -- 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: A Human Being on 20 Jul 2006 05:41
Stanislas de Kertanguy wrote: > Le 14/07/2006, A Human Being a écrit : > > Mxsmanic wrote: > >> Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> > >>> Happiness makes you vulnerable? > >> > >> Emotion makes you vulnerable, when you allow it to make your decisions > >> for you. > > > > Which emotions are you talking about? There are two kinds- positive and > > negative . > > You are too kind ! That must be the reason people are overjoyed at my return. > -- > remplacez "lesptt" par "laposte" pour me joindre > substitute "laposte" for "lesptt" to reach me |