-=> Ardith Hinton wrote to James Bradley <=-   
      
   RE: Obligations to the Queen    
      
    AH>           Uh-huh.  I'm taking our chiropractor's advice to   
    AH> move slowly... thus giving the brain enough time to receive   
    AH> input from the nerves & decide whether or not to abort a   
    AH> particular mission *before* I've caused more damage.  :-))   
      
   Oh... Now *there's* something I should learn!  I successfully    
   troubleshoot why the van wouldn't charge its battery yesterday. Today, I    
   woke up and started to strap on the boots to fix it. (Jack it up to replace    
   a wire or two.) "Nope! Not so fast hot shot."       
      
      
    AH>           BTW... around the time I injured my shoulder you had some   
    AH> adventures in the ER with post-surgical bleeding.  I trust   
    AH> you are on the mend by now...?   
      
   SN-A Fowled U.  As usual, a confluence of indications had the pros    
   err on the side of caution. Me, I just wanted to stay in bed instead of    
   stand around in ER departments for 50% of those three days. Today, our    
   health administrators are bragging about reduced wait times. A dollar    
   short and a day late like usual.   
      
   RE: Moleskin (TM) vrs. two pair or socks   
    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?)   
    AH>       |polypropylene.  GAGE CANADIAN DICTIONARY is a   
    AH>        wonderful resource for those of us who aren't   
    AH>        too confident of our skill in chemistry.  ;-)   
      
   "Gage dictionary" Mental note to self.... [-|   
      
    JB>  outer layer an insulating fabric like wool, your   
    JB>  feet are rarely subject to cold.   
      
      
    AH>           When I was in Saskatchewan at Christmas years ago   
    AH> that's essentially what I did.  I remained warm & blister-   
    AH> free too, although my boots were not of the highest   
    AH> quality.  I guess I got it right!  Thanks for the   
    AH> validation.  :-)   
      
   Instincts and layers can get many through cold spots.  BTW, every car -    
   even you fair-weathered motorists - should contain a candle and lighter. If    
   stuck in a snowbank, crack open the leeward to the prevailing wind window,    
   and light the candle in a food can or other container that isn't about to    
   burn you to the ground. It won't keep you warm, but it'll keep you from    
   being a frozen block over night. OK, if you're in Belize or Guatemala I    
   won't refuse a ride from you if you are not so equipped, but even Texans or    
   Floridians might consider such a kit for a month or two in the year.   
      
    JB>  Wool I like most, because it's a *bugger* for ticks   
    JB>  to get through, and works when wet.   
      
      
    AH>           Hmm.  I remember being warned as a child about   
    AH> ticks & about how one could avoid them by wearing long   
    AH> sleeves etc., but even nowadays I don't see a word anywhere   
    AH> else about wool socks.  I've made another mental note...   
    AH> [grin].   
      
      
   To think about it, it might have been a tidbit of verbal wisdom passed on    
   to me decades ago, but everything else I know about the subject seems to    
   reinforce the theory. Most ticks attach to their hosts by crawling up from    
   the ground, not by falling out of a tree. The strand of wool is a prickly    
   place, even if it is carded wool....   
      
   Now, I need to hit the hills or visit Manitoba before I see anything but a    
   rouge tick, but the other benefits to the two layer approach are many.    
      
      
      
   ... James   
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