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 Message 8542 
 Shaun Buzza to Daryl Stout 
 Re: Temperature Extremes 
 17 Mar 22 09:48:34 
 
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 DS> Shaun,
 DS> 
 DS>  SB> I have trouble with temperature, specifically heat. In the winter, I
 DS>  SB> never turn on the heat in my bedroom. And in the summer, I have a
 DS>  SB> separate A/C unit just for that one room. If it's a tenth of a degree
 DS>  SB> over 20C, I'm not sleeping. I much prefer 15 or less...That's roughly
 DS>  SB> 70 and 60 in 'freedom units' (o_-)
 DS> 
 DS>   I've had heat prostration and heat exhaustion, and have come close to
 DS> heatstroke...definitely not fun. I like it toasty in here on cold winter
 DS> nights, but during the day, I'll run a portable fan, or the air
 DS> conditioner.

I've been there, too. Busting yer @$$ at work on a 38C day can bring down
even the toughest. However, even on the coldest of nights, I don't turn on
the heatin the bedroom. I just...open the door. The rest of the place
*does* have heat, after all... :)

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net

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