Hi,can anyone tell me if the stories ive heard about the static in Calgary are true?
I get zapped wherever i go in Newcastle and ive heard its really bad in Calgary
I,ll be the one walking round in a big rubber suit lol

thanks

Mandi x

It's true

My friend who lives there actually blew her computer up, because just after she had turned it on, she took off her fleece and the static from her body/clothes did something at the computer and blew it up! Wear wellies all the time Mandi then you will be "earthed"

Lisa

Oh my god,this is gonna be fun haha.My mum comes over in July and shes worse than me.
Wellies it is
Mandi xx

I don't quite understand how this happens but I don't have any problems at all with static electricity, none zip, nadda.

Perhaps the longer you're here the less of a problem it becomes.

There was another thread on this, not that long ago, and I was eventually reassured that you do become more accustomed to it - say 5-6 months in. There was lots of discussion on humidfiers too ...

I think you do kind of get used to it but it still catches me out from time to time - especially the fridge.....actually maybe OH has wired it to the mains to keep me away from the beer....

It's not that I have got used to it.

It just doesn't happen.

Perhaps I'm dead and no-one has told me yet.

You definitely just get used to it - after being caught a million times, you learn to shut the truck door using the plastic handle. It is far worse on really cold days. I use an anti static shampoo & cond as well otherwise my hair goes crazy!! It is good fun when the rellies come to visit though, they get zapped left, right & centre

Its the dry air mainly, cos the fridge is metal and earthed electrically you will discharge on it or a sink ! it shouldnt be as bad when raining or snow melt, due to evaporation

We got zapped loads when we first moved over here and stayed in an apartment. We have now moved into our own home which has an air exchanger and have only suffered a couple of zaps in 3 months. Don't know if it's down to that or the fact there is more moisture in the air outside.

It even happens in the damper climes of NS and NL! We notice it particularly during the winter. The cat fares the worst as one can stroke him and build up a large static charge that invariably earths to his ear!

I find the air-exchanger exacerbates the problem (as we don't have hot air heating & no central humidification) so we tend only to run it for an hour or two a day.

Thanks for all the replies,hey Steve maybes i can zap you back to life haha. I hope it works on my fridge aswell coz my hubbies a beer monster
Take Care
Mand xx

I always thought that with static electricity wellies were the last thing you should wear - with rubber-soled shoes there's no route to earth for any static charge you build up so it all zaps to the fridge, sink, those little screws on the faceplates of lightswitches (ouch) or wherever. Don't people in electronics factories and similar environments wear conductive overshoes to ground themselves and prevent static discharge?

It's quite possible that I've got completely the wrong end of the stick on this one, but I'm sure I've found I get more static shocks when wearing (rubber-soled) slippers round the house than when padding about in socks or bare feet.

I always was rubbish at science!! Sorry!!

Lisa