going from cold climate to hot climate
May 12th 2006, 1:57 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by evoal2003
That pisses me off soooo bad. Pretty much everything I touch, I only ever shut my car by foot or by touching the glass. I got such a zap in a local Bashas from one of their fridge's another customer jumped at the noise... :scared: . I thought it would pass....but maybe not. Any cures?
May 12th 2006, 2:09 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
We've tried anti-static sprays and those things that hang beneath the car to earth it, but nothing seems to work.
May 12th 2006, 2:10 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by evoal2003
That pisses me off soooo bad. Pretty much everything I touch, I only ever shut my car by foot or by touching the glass. I got such a zap in a local Bashas from one of their fridge's another customer jumped at the noise... :scared: . I thought it would pass....but maybe not. Any cures?
May 12th 2006, 2:12 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Walk around barefoot? I've noticed it happens more with rubber soled hiking/work boots on
mind off the static.
Or did you mean when entering the store?
May 12th 2006, 2:13 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Ohhh I almost forgot, shopping carts as well....zzzzzzzzzzz 
May 12th 2006, 2:14 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
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 12th 2006, 2:15 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by evoal2003
Never thought of that. I suppose the blistering tarmac should take my
mind off the static.
Or did you mean when entering the store?
mind off the static.
Or did you mean when entering the store?
I wonder if that makes a difference?
May 12th 2006, 2:16 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Ohhh I almost forgot, shopping carts as well....zzzzzzzzzzz
touch her/his ass and watch um jump.
May 12th 2006, 2:57 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by evoal2003
Never thought of that. I suppose the blistering tarmac should take my
mind off the static.
Or did you mean when entering the store?
mind off the static.
Or did you mean when entering the store?
dont they have sign's on the door's saying "you will not be served in bare feet" 
May 12th 2006, 3:08 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by jumping doris
Me too!!! I now know what the dog feels like when he gets zapped by his Invisible Fence.
his nose...small justices I suppose.
May 12th 2006, 6:00 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by evoal2003
That pisses me off soooo bad. Pretty much everything I touch, I only ever shut my car by foot or by touching the glass. I got such a zap in a local Bashas from one of their fridge's another customer jumped at the noise... :scared: . I thought it would pass....but maybe not. Any cures?
Will we be seeing you at the next meet?
May 12th 2006, 6:30 am
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
I guess you guys could wear grounding straps on your feet like we have to do in the lab to protect expensive electronics.
Failing that, if it's the car that is getting to you, hold on to something metal on the car itself as you get in and out of the car; or if it's the lock and you're using a key, touch the key to metal on the car before you touch the car.
Failing that, if it's the car that is getting to you, hold on to something metal on the car itself as you get in and out of the car; or if it's the lock and you're using a key, touch the key to metal on the car before you touch the car.
May 12th 2006, 12:57 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by snowbunny
Absolute bollocks. Those long nights with no AC and an open window with no breeze letting in all the wasps absolutely suck. And no one even seems to have even an electric fan....
The English should at least have a fan on hand and screen their windows cos there are going to be some nights in summer where it'll be horrible otherwise.
The English should at least have a fan on hand and screen their windows cos there are going to be some nights in summer where it'll be horrible otherwise.
We allways did fine in the UK with the window open in the summer. There are nowhere near as many bugs in the uk as there are here so that was never an issue. Screens don't work too well on windows that swing open on a vertical axis as apposed to horizontally opening ones we have here. On the nights where there was no breeze ( maybe 4 or 5 a summer) we would use the fan to make some breeze.
As for the lack of fans, thats usually because the English love the warm weather in summer. When I talk to people back home, one of the first questions I allways get asked is what the weather is like and how they wish they had those kind of temperatures back home.
May 12th 2006, 1:42 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Actually, as well as being bloody annoying and painful it can be quite dangerous around gas/petrol stations. See links;
http://www.pei.org/static/fire_reports.htm
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp
http://www.pei.org/static/fire_reports.htm
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp
May 12th 2006, 4:01 pm
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Re: going from cold climate to hot climate
Originally Posted by Jimbo the Bimbo
Actually, as well as being bloody annoying and painful it can be quite dangerous around gas/petrol stations. See links;
http://www.pei.org/static/fire_reports.htm
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp
http://www.pei.org/static/fire_reports.htm
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp