RE: OT: to my friends

ha!! Lynda darlin' - meat or lack of same on bones doesn't always
matter. I've got tons of insulation and it doesn't seem to keep me any
warmer. LOL



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:14:59 -0600

>Well, Kitty, I must admit I react to cold by getting sleepy.  If the
>guys in the office prevail and all the thermostats are lowered much
>below 68 degrees I will start yawning my head off - regardless of my
>activity level.  This skinny frame just begins to shut down - not enough
>meat on my bones, I guess.
>
>Lynda
>Zone 7 - West TN
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>Behalf Of kmrsy@comcast.net
>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:34 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT: to my friends
>
>
>> As I recall getting sleepy is one of the first stages of hypothermia.
>
>Now, come on! This woman in my office is not going to get hypothermia
>because I lowered the temp in her office from 78 to 77. And even those
>of us who lower our temps at home at night (mine is 61 night 67 day - up
>to 70 if I do feel cold) to perhaps 60 are not going to get hypothermia
>from it. Yes, you get sleepy with hypothermia, but I can't imagine
>getting sleepy DURING THE WORKDAY because you're chilly.
>
>
>Conversely, at night WHEN I WANT TO SLEEP, I'm more comfortable in a
>cool environment. If I get too warm it will wake me up. So, now that it
>is dark outside in the morning so the natural brightening of the room
>doesn't wake me up, the steady warming of the room does as the the
>programmed thermostat brings it up to 67 degrees.
>
>
>It's not my intention to argue.  How abbout a poll?
>During the workday, do you get sleepy if you are too warm or too cold?
>
>Kitty
>> Me too Melody. As I recall getting sleepy is one of the first stages 
>> of hypothermia. Got stranded in the mountains in PA (college days) in 
>> the snow and did everything I could to stay awake. Knew if I succumbed
>
>> to sleep, I'd be a goner.
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03:49 -0500 (EST)
>> 
>> >Kitty: You get sleepy when you get hot??? That's how I get when I am 
>> >cold...very sleepy...and it is so difficult to regulate the 
>> >temperature in such a large hospital as the one I work in...freezing 
>> >or boiling...nothing in between.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>> >
>> >"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
>> >--Albert Einstein
>> >
>> > --- On Wed 12/17, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
>> >From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
>> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:54:02 -0500
>> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT: to my friends
>> >
>> >> idiots here at work who like to run the air conditioner in
>> >December.<br><br>Well, Pam, you just described me, sort of. Our 
>> >weather in neIN fluctuates<br>and althought today's high will only be
>
>> >the high 20s with no sun, a week or<br>so ago it was low 50s and very
>
>> >sunny. When it is sunny and 50s our building<br>where I work absorbs 
>> >that heat and the thermostat showed 78 degrees in the<br>front office
>
>> >where the only windows are. My office is in the center of 
>> >the<br>building, no windows and I have 3 track lights bearing down on
>
>> >me with a hot<br>computer next to me, which all yields a temperature 
>> >of about 82 degrees in<br>my office with no air circulation in the 
>> >afternoon after lunch.<br><br>About 3pm I went to the front office 
>> >and switched the air on for a few<br>minutes. As I walked away, the 
>> >secretary got up and turned it back to<br>heat - which I knew she 
>> >would, but didn't expect it that quickly. So I<br>turned back and 
>> >switched it again. She started yelling that the heat<br>hadn't been 
>> >running most of the day and I told her I had to have just a<br>little
>
>> >air circulation, just 5 minutes, please. She relented sullenly. 
>> >I<br>did turn it off after 5 minutes. If the boss wants to pay me to 
>> >sleep,<br>fine, cuz that's all he'll get from me in an 80+ degree 
>> >office with no air<br>circulation.<br>----- Original Message ----- 
>> ><br>From: "Pamela J. Evans"
>> ><gardenqueen@gbronline.com><br>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:
>> >Wednesday, December 17, 2003 7:32 AM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT: to my
>> >friends<br><br><br>> God love you child! I'm not anemic, my
>thermostat's
>> >just set a little<br>> higher than most. The joke here at work is
>they
>> >know it's over 80<br>> degrees when I take my jacket off. Anything
>under
>> >75 is uncomfortable<br>> and below 60 is sheer torture.<br>><br>>
>Most
>> >of the year, that works out just fine! It doesn't help that we
>have<br>>
>> >idiots here at work who like to run the air conditioner in
>> >December.<br>> Bunch of homesick Eskimos if you ask me!!<br>><br>>
>Break
>> >out the hot chocolate and peach brandy -
>> >
>> >they'll keep you warm from<br>the inside in a pinch - LOL.<br>><br>> 
>> >back to work.....<br>><br>> ---------- Original Message 
>> >----------------------------------<br>> From: "Melody" 
>> ><mhobertm@excite.com><br>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: 
>> >Wed, 17 Dec 2003 02:16:00 -0500 (EST)<br>><br>> >Pam: Staying warm is
>
>> >not really an option for me at this time of<br>> >year...I get cold 
>> >about mid-October and don't really warm up again until<br>> 
>> >>July...that's the consequence of chronic anemia (it's a 
>> >hereditary<br>> >thing, not an iron deficiency)...today it was in the
>
>> >low 20's but with<br>> >winds gusting in excess of 20 miles an hour, 
>> >it brought the wind chill<br>>
>> >>factor down to single digits...tough driving on the interstate too
>> >with<br>> >winds like that...but the silver lining is that it freeze 
>> >dried all the<br>> >roads in just a few hours...it has been very 
>> >rainy/drizzling here for a<br>> >couple of days and things were very 
>> >wet and icy slick...but bitterly<br>> >cold winds did the trick and 
>> >though we are cold, we are dry! So it is<br>> >safe to drive once 
>> >again! Thanks for the kind words, though...the<br>> >thought is 
>> >appreciated! :-)<br>>
>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> >Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>> ><br>> >"The most
>> >beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."<br>> >--Albert 
>> >Einstein<br>> ><br>> > --- On Tue 12/16, Pamela J. Evans < 
>> >gardenqueen@gbronline.com > wrote:<br>> >From: Pamela J. Evans 
>> >[mailto: gardenqueen@gbronline.com]<br>> >To: 
>> >gardenchat@hort.net<br>> >Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:12:34 -0600<br>> 
>> >>Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT: to my friends<br>> ><br>> >Just read this 
>> >again. It's so great!! Your friendship is a true jewel<br>> >in<br>my
>
>> >spiritual treasure chest. In that respect, I'm quite rich -<br>> 
>> >>thanks to<br>friends like you!! Stay warm girl!<br><br><br>love ya 
>> >-<br>> ><br><br>Pam<br><br>---------- Original Message<br>> 
>> >>----------------------------------<br>From:
>> >"Melody"<br>> ><mhobertm@excite.com><br>Reply-To:
>> >gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date: Mon, 15<br>> >Dec 2003 05:49:51 -0500
>> >(EST)<br><br>>Dear
>> >
>> >fr
>> >iends: This was sent to me<br>> >by my dearest friend in the whole 
>> >world and I wanted to pass it on to<br>> >all of you...<br>><br>>Fwd:
>
>> >I think you will really like this, so make<br>> >sure you read all 
>> >the way down to the last<br>> >sentence...enjoy<br>><br>>There once 
>> >was a little girl who had a bad<br>> >temper. Her mother gave her 
>> >a<br>>bag of nails and told her that every<br>> >time she lost her 
>> >temper, she must<br>>hammer a nail into the back of<br>> >the fence. 
>> >The first day the girl had<br>>driven 37 nails into the<br>> >fence. 
>> >Over the next few weeks, as she learned<br>>to control her 
>> >anger,<br>> >the number of nails hammered daily 
>> >gradually<br>>dwindled down. She<br>> >discovered it was easier to 
>> >hold her temper than to<br>>drive those<br>> >nails into the fence. 
>> >Finally the day came when the girl<br>>didn't lose<br>> >her temper 
>> >at all. She told her mother about it and the<br>>mother<br>>
>> >>suggested that the girl now pull out one nail for each day
>> >that<br>>she<br>> >was able to hold her temper. The days passed and 
>> >the young girl<br>> >was<br>>finally able to tell her mother that all
>
>> >the nails were gone.<br>> >The mother<br>>took her daughter by the 
>> >hand and led her to the fence.<br>> >She said, "You<br>>have done 
>> >well, my daughter, but look at the holes in<br>> >the fence. 
>> >The<br>>fence will never be the same. When you say things in<br>> 
>> >>anger, they leave a<br>>scar just like this one. " You can put a 
>> >knife<br>> >in a person and draw it<br>>out. It won't matter how many
>
>> >times you say<br>> >I'm sorry, the wound is<br>>still there. A verbal
>
>> >wound is as bad as a<br>>
>> >>physical one.<br>><br>><br>>Friends are very rare jewels, indeed.
>> >They<br>> >make you smile and encourage<br>>you to succeed. They lend
>
>> >an ear, they<br>> >shar<br>> ><br>> >e words of praise and 
>> >they<br>>always want to open their hearts to<br>> 
>> >>us.<br>><br>><br>>Show your friends how much you care. Send this 
>> >to<br>> >everyone you consider<br>>a FRIEND, even if it means sending
>
>> >it back to<br>> >the person who sent it to<br>>you. If it co
>> >
>> >mes back to you, then you'll<br>> >know you have a circle 
>> >of<br>>friends. Happy Friendship week! You are my<br>> >friend and I 
>> >am honored. Now<br>>send this to every friend you have!!<br>> >And to
>
>> >your family. Please forgive<br>>me if I have ever left a hole in<br>>
>> >>your<br>><br>>fence.<br>><br>><br>><br>>Melody<br>><br>>____________
>> >>__________
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