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Old May 8th 06, 02:36 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Kreisleriana wrote:
On Sat, 6 May 2006 17:14:19 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
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Kreisleriana wrote:


Well, I swear, I was there twice and felt cold all the time. Maybe
the temperature seems moderate, but it feels cold. I'm not from a
tropical climate. It is also dark and damp many days out of the
year, which makes it seem colder-- not a lot of sunshine, overall.
Finally, until fairly recently, people in the British Isles simply
did not have the same notions about heating their dwellings as
Americans do, so it was cold indoors, too. Not, of course, if you
wore a sweater (or two), but who wants to wear a sweater all the
time?


Oh, I believe you. And you'd probably find it cold in Newfoundland,
too.

I think the fact that when I read your last sentence, I wondered
what was wrong with wearing a sweater all the time? Or, at the very
least, rarely leaving home without a sweater or sweatshirt in the
backpack. I think that shows that different people experience the
same climate differently.



Well, I know a lot of people say "There is no bad weather, only bad
clothing." But I just hate the feeling of wearing heavy clothing,
layers, being bundled up. I hate it. Summer, no matter how nasty-hot
it gets, is always better than winter for me. It may be as
uncomfortably hot as winter is uncomfortably cold, but the difference
for me is that in the summer, I can be in a t-shirt, shorts and
flip-flops. I'd rather die of heat dressed like that than freeze (or
sweat to death) swaddled in layers. The best day of the year for me
is the first one I leave off my socks. The saddest one is when I put
socks and closed shoes back on.


I used to think that, when we lived in Canada. Oh how I yearned for
summer each year! I also hated being bundled up, shoes, socks all that
stuff. Then we moved to Thailand. O. M. G.
I will never yearn for heat again. Ever. It is *way* worse to be
wearing as little as humanly decent and still be sweating buckets. It
is incredibly draining to be hot all the time. It's depressing to start
to fear the sun, to feel locked into your airconditioned house because
it's too damn hot outside. To have a lovely yard that you never step
foot in because it's too hot.
After 5 years of that, all I can say is hallelujah, it's over!
Even though moving to Australia at the start of winter is probably
making the transition a bit harder than it would have been. And I'm
freezing cold in the evenings and mornings and drink copious quantities
of hot tea and have a chair in front of my heater. And I'm bundled up
even indoors (I even bought some of those Aussie sheepskin booties!).
But you know what? I've finally got *energy*. I'm not sluggish
anymore, I can get out of my chair without groaning! I've been zooming
around all day long since I've been here and not stopping till bedtime
and it's *wonderful* :-)
Mind you, I still think it will be nice when spring comes. I've yet to
experience a summer here, but from what I hear it's a lot cooler down
here than in Perth. At least it wouldn't be nearly as humid as in
Thailand and you'd know there was an end in sight! My favourite temps
are low to mid 20's.

I also have SAD, seasonal affective disorder, and get depressed
promptly as we turn the clock back in the fall. I hate darkness and
short days.


Dennis has that, badly. It was the worst in the winter we lived in
Yellowknife. Only 3-4 hours of daylight just about killed him.
Vancouver was bad for him too, too many overcast and rainy days. He was
fine growing up in Calgary. Even though it gets much colder there, it's
much sunnier. He never had a problem with it in Thailand either,
obviously. I think he'll be all right here, it's much sunnier than
western Canada.
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  #142  
Old May 8th 06, 03:24 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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I used to think that, when we lived in Canada. Oh how I yearned for
summer each year! I also hated being bundled up, shoes, socks all that
stuff. Then we moved to Thailand. O. M. G.
I will never yearn for heat again. Ever. It is *way* worse to be wearing
as little as humanly decent and still be sweating buckets. It is
incredibly draining to be hot all the time. It's depressing to start to
fear the sun, to feel locked into your airconditioned house because it's
too damn hot outside. To have a lovely yard that you never step foot in
because it's too hot.


Sounds the way I felt about cold after three years in Anchorage. Now we
have many summer days over 100 F.

I do have a painting in my living room of a lake in Alaska where we used to
camp. Snow covered mountains in August and the works. When it is really
hot here I can look at the picture for a while and actually feel cooler.

Jo


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Old May 8th 06, 03:26 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Jo Firey wrote:
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Jo Firey wrote:
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On Sat, 06 May 2006 21:55:19 -0500, William Hamblen
wrote:

On 07 May 2006 02:37:01 GMT, wrote:

I've heard this before, but I don't know why we have lost
honeybees.

Bee mites.

and pesticides being used unwisely

and people destroying hives out of fear of Africanized honeybees
(in
some parts of the USA)

But mostly, as Bill said, bee mites (varroa)

Tish

A lot of the bees that are shipped around the country are raised
around
here. Bee Keepers are very careful to keep their hives isolated from
wild
bees. There is a fantastic market for enough bees to start a hive.
I
used
to run into the bee guy at the post office all the time sending his
little
packages off.

Jo

Where is that guy, Jo? DH was able to order two hives this spring, but
last there there was a shortage and he wasn't able to get any. He had
varroa mites and lost a whole hive. People are freaking out about wild
hives now. If there's a nuisance hive they used to call him to come
get
them. Now they call exterminators.

Sherry


Try here

http://tinyurl.com/komog

And particularly here

http://tinyurl.com/kcrzt

Jo


I should have stayed out of this conversation. There is now a swarm of
bees
in my front yard. And I doubt I'll find anyone to come after them on a
Sunday morning.

Jo


They won't sting you unless they're just mean. Some are, but most
aren't. Bees die after they sting, so they don't sting for no reason.
Be careful how you dress though! I bought a big floppy red hat and I
can't wear it outside, the bees swarm me. They think I am a big giant
flower.
Good luck getting someone to get them.

Sherry


Well, we got our former neighbor and old friend who keeps bees to come
collect the swarm. Nice for everyone all around and a chance to visit to
boot.

Still need to check the tree to be sure the stragglers are gone.

Jo


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Old May 8th 06, 04:16 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Kreisleriana wrote:

Well, I know a lot of people say "There is no bad weather, only bad
clothing." But I just hate the feeling of wearing heavy clothing,
layers, being bundled up. I hate it. Summer, no matter how nasty-hot
it gets, is always better than winter for me. It may be as
uncomfortably hot as winter is uncomfortably cold, but the difference
for me is that in the summer, I can be in a t-shirt, shorts and
flip-flops. I'd rather die of heat dressed like that than freeze (or
sweat to death) swaddled in layers. The best day of the year for me
is the first one I leave off my socks. The saddest one is when I put
socks and closed shoes back on.


Though I love our climate, cold and dark winters included, I agree with
you on this. I hate wearing socks. I also hate wearing gloves and hats.
I avoid it as long as I can in the autumn. But when it drops down to
freezing, I have to give in and pull on the socks. When it drops down to
-10 C (14 F) I have to put on gloves. When it drops down to -20 C (-4
F), I finally have to put a shawl around my head (a little better than a
hat). But I don't have to wear any of these things inside, because we
build our houses for the cold weather here in Finland. ;o) The down side
is, if it gets hot in the summer, there is no way to cool down (a/c is
very rare here, except in shops and the like).

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Old May 8th 06, 10:05 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Kreisleriana wrote:

I also have SAD, seasonal affective disorder, and get depressed
promptly as we turn the clock back in the fall. I hate darkness and
short days.


So does my DH. I got him a lightbox last year and it has worked
*wonders* - highly recommended:
http://www.outsidein.co.uk/index.htm

Deb.
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Rhino wrote:
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Christina Websell wrote:

I'm with Adrian on this subject. England, Wales and Scotland are
different countries. All within the UK.


Does anyone believe different? I've always known they were separate
countries. It's sort of shocking that someone wouldn't know that.

It's not a question of knowing something; it's how you define
"country". By my definition, England, Scotland and Wales aren't
really different countries: they don't have separate seats in the UN,
separate governments, separate armies, etc. etc. Obviously, each has
a sort of distinctive culture and history but by most standards, they
aren't really separate countries the way most people define countries.

That's all I'm saying.


To me it doesn't matter if they have separates seats in the UN. I think of
the UK as a whole with the countries contained therein being England,
Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Whether they like each other or not is a moot
point. And of course they have distinct yet overlapping cultures. To my
thinkings it's akin to the people in California in the USA who don't do
things the same as the people in Tennessee or Georgia. They have different
types of food and were settled by vastly different groups of immigrants.

Jill


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Old May 8th 06, 09:44 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Sat, 6 May 2006 17:14:19 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
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I also have SAD, seasonal affective disorder, and get depressed
promptly as we turn the clock back in the fall. I hate darkness and
short days.


My friend said I am a different person come spring and summer.
During the colder months, I just want to stay home and sleep.

Winnie




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Old May 9th 06, 02:16 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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W. Leong wrote:
"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Sat, 6 May 2006 17:14:19 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
yodeled:


I also have SAD, seasonal affective disorder, and get depressed
promptly as we turn the clock back in the fall. I hate darkness and
short days.


My friend said I am a different person come spring and summer.
During the colder months, I just want to stay home and sleep.

Winnie


That's okay; you're just hibernating!

Sherry

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Old May 12th 06, 05:36 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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My friend said I am a different person come spring and summer.
During the colder months, I just want to stay home and sleep.

Winnie


That's okay; you're just hibernating!


Of course , Winnie the pooh is a bear and bears hibernate.

Winnie

Sherry



 




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