going from cold climate to hot climate
May 11th 2006, 12:05 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
A bit OT, does anyone sufer from static shock in dry weather? Cars, shop door handles, etc. It really pisses me off, they must think I'm some kind of loon, when I poke the door handles in shops 
May 11th 2006, 12:08 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
The English have never been able to do much for themselves to be honest - usually need to ask the Scots, Welsh or irish for help.
May 11th 2006, 12:09 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
A bit OT, does anyone sufer from static shock in dry weather? Cars, shop door handles, etc. It really pisses me off, they must think I'm some kind of loon, when I poke the door handles in shops
May 11th 2006, 12:16 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
A bit OT, does anyone sufer from static shock in dry weather? Cars, shop door handles, etc. It really pisses me off, they must think I'm some kind of loon, when I poke the door handles in shops
May 11th 2006, 12:17 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by britvic
Yes thats me alright
May 11th 2006, 12:24 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
A bit OT, does anyone sufer from static shock in dry weather? Cars, shop door handles, etc. It really pisses me off, they must think I'm some kind of loon, when I poke the door handles in shops
Me too. In winter I close the car door with my foot, but then the next metal object I touch......ZAP. You can actually hear the crackle and sometimes even see blue sparks. :scared:
May 11th 2006, 12:36 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
The regular stores I go in must think I'm the weird English guy with Parkinsons
It's my Boy who suffers most when Mummy wants to hold his hand :scared:
May 11th 2006, 12:40 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by britvic
LOL It's my Boy who suffers most when Mummy wants to hold his hand :scared:
It's my Boy who suffers most when Mummy wants to hold his hand :scared:
May 11th 2006, 12:48 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by drew&venna
hi there, this is my first time posting in this part of the forum! just was wonderin what you did to climatized yourselves to the warmer climate here in the US? my hubby came from the midlands area, and now we live in one of the warmest parts of CA (sacto area) temps in the mid to upper 80's now, and its only gonna get worse as summer progresses! poor thing. he's been drinking lots of water, and not going out during the height of the sunshine, but still. any advice?
My hubby is from Devon and we are living SW of you in Morgan Hill, CA. Been here a couple of years and hubby is now use to the weather. Thankfully we have no humidity in California and it cools down in the evening. Make sure you guys don't to any outside activity between 2-5pm in the summer. Sacramento is a great place to live, close to Lake Tahoe too...lucky you!
Hey, living in California means you pay for that Sunshine Tax...hmmm
Good luck to the both of you ;-)
May 11th 2006, 12:53 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by blaze
Yeah, don't move to AZ!
May 11th 2006, 1:12 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by Elvira
Factor 45 if he's fair skinned 
And thank your lucky stars you're not in Mississippi...
Oh - nearly forgot: keep talking abuot the Delta breeze!
And thank your lucky stars you're not in Mississippi...
Oh - nearly forgot: keep talking abuot the Delta breeze!
May 11th 2006, 1:17 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by drew&venna
...any advice?
May 11th 2006, 1:25 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
A bit OT, does anyone sufer from static shock in dry weather? Cars, shop door handles, etc. It really pisses me off, they must think I'm some kind of loon, when I poke the door handles in shops
May 11th 2006, 1:31 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by Caligirl4ever
Another Cali girl,
My hubby is from Devon and we are living SW of you in Morgan Hill, CA. Been here a couple of years and hubby is now use to the weather. Thankfully we have no humidity in California and it cools down in the evening. Make sure you guys don't to any outside activity between 2-5pm in the summer. Sacramento is a great place to live, close to Lake Tahoe too...lucky you!
Hey, living in California means you pay for that Sunshine Tax...hmmm
Good luck to the both of you ;-)
My hubby is from Devon and we are living SW of you in Morgan Hill, CA. Been here a couple of years and hubby is now use to the weather. Thankfully we have no humidity in California and it cools down in the evening. Make sure you guys don't to any outside activity between 2-5pm in the summer. Sacramento is a great place to live, close to Lake Tahoe too...lucky you!
Hey, living in California means you pay for that Sunshine Tax...hmmm
Good luck to the both of you ;-)
Hiya - another Cali girl here
(well, Brit in CA, and girl might be stretching it a bit)I have to say that being close to Lake Tahoe (and equally close to San Francisco
) are probably the only good things about Excre... sorry Sacramento that come to mind... 
May 11th 2006, 1:52 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
A bit OT, does anyone sufer from static shock in dry weather? Cars, shop door handles, etc. It really pisses me off, they must think I'm some kind of loon, when I poke the door handles in shops
