Hi, James!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
   AH>  And do our duty, of course....  Q-)   
      
   JB>  Not as much as we used to. *8-0   
      
      
             Uh-huh.  I'm taking our chiropractor's advice to move slowly... thus   
   giving the brain enough time to receive input from the nerves & decide whether   
   or not to abort a particular mission *before* I've caused more damage.  :-))   
      
             BTW... around the time I injured my shoulder you had some adventures   
   in the ER with post-surgical bleeding.  I trust you are on the mend by now...?   
      
      
      
   JB>  (BTW, two pairs of dry, clean socks almost eliminates   
   JB>  blisters on the feet for those reading.)   
      
   AH>  Hadn't heard that one.  I've made a mental note....  :-)   
      
   JB>  A side benefit, is if you make the first layer   
   JB>  polypropaline (SP?)   
         |polypropylene.  GAGE CANADIAN DICTIONARY is a   
          wonderful resource for those of us who aren't   
          too confident of our skill in chemistry.  ;-)   
      
   JB>  or another wicking synthetic material and the   
   JB>  outer layer an insulating fabric like wool, your   
   JB>  feet are rarely subject to cold.   
      
      
             When I was in Saskatchewan at Christmas years ago that's essentially   
   what I did.  I remained warm & blister-free too, although my boots were not of   
   the highest quality.  I guess I got it right!  Thanks for the validation.  :-)   
      
      
      
   JB>  Wool I like most, because it's a *bugger* for ticks   
   JB>  to get through, and works when wet.   
      
      
             Hmm.  I remember being warned as a child about ticks & about how one   
   could avoid them by wearing long sleeves etc., but even nowadays I don't see a   
   word anywhere else about wool socks.  I've made another mental note... [grin].   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)