Just for Riverwind

[Paolo]

At 110F (or similar heat index) - Riverwind dies. Paolo removes T-shirt and considers swimming.

At 100F - Riverwind resembles an egg in a frying pan; incapable of movement. Paolo wears shorts and sandals, goes jogging in the warmth.

At 90F - Riverwind crawls into refrigerator. Paolo switches to jeans and long sleeves.

At 80F - Riverwind looks like a condensation experiment with a cold glass pitcher. Paolo puts on a hoodie.

At 70F - Riverwind continues to complain. Paolo puts blanket on bed.

At 60F - Riverwind declares "It's nice out!" and goes swimming. Paolo puts on long underwear.

At 50F - Riverwind still in shorts and sandals and sweating only a bit. Paolo breaks out heavy coats.

At 40F - Riverwind stops sweating. Paolo dons gloves and stocking cap.

At 32F - Water freezes. Riverwind considers light windbreaker jacket. Paolo stays indoors where it's 80F+

At 20F - Riverwind puts on long pants and long sleeves. Maybe. Paolo refuses to look out the window.

At 10F - Riverwind declares, "Well, maybe a bit cool." Paolo nowhere to be seen.

At 0F - Riverwind puts on a hoodie if it's windy. Paolo shivers uncontrollably & turns blue, IF spotted at all.

At -10F - Riverwind frolics in the outdoors. Paolo dies.

[Riverwind (imported)]

You know, its true, I put on a light jacket when it gets below 32F at 80F I wilt. I ware shorts from May to the end of October, I don't even own a pair of long johns, My jacket is a two in one, together its a parka, apart one is a rain coat the other a wind breaker, the only time they were ever together was when I bought it.

At the MOM event, it was 80F and Paolo had his hoodie on, I never saw him where he did not have a long sleeve shirt on, looking at him made me sweat. The perfect temp is between 50 and 60F.

River

[Paolo]

It was 82F in my office today, so said the old film chemical thermometer.

I went outside after lunch and sat in the sun. On the concrete.

It was 99F according to the bank.

[tugon (imported)]

When I was strictly low carbs I froze. A few carbs and back to my blast furnace temps. A few carbs and I could spend all day in a meat locker or dairy walk-in. A couple of doughnuts and I wish for the Ice Hotel in Quebec City.

[curious_guy (imported)]

It was 82F in my office today, so said the old film chemical thermometer.

I went outside after lunch and sat in the sun. On the concrete.

It was 99F according to the bank.

What is your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)? My mother was cold all the time. The first time I took her to her physician, I had to ask the physician four times to test her TSH before the physician agreed. The physician assured us that mother's TSH would be normal. Mother's TSH was 12.58. At that time a normal TSH was between 0.5 and 5.5. In 2002 the society of endocrinologists recommended that it be changed to between 0.3 and 3.0. I have a copy of a medical journal article that says that the optimum TSH level is 1.4.

Your physician might tell you that your thyroid is "fine". That does not mean it really is. Many physicians do not even order a TSH test. They use the older tests which are nearly useless. Many physician use the old "normal" range which is not adequate.

[Paolo]

Well, seeing as how I don't have a regular GP or any type of health care coverage, I tend to not address issues until they explode. Literally.

I didn't do a thing about suspected diabetes until I literally couldn't stay out of the bathroom.

Last month, I had tonsillitis for the first time in my life.

Cost me almost $300 to get rid of it with the office call, tests, and prescriptions.

So there's not much chance of me getting a TSH test done.

When I was having a problem with UTI's and what later turned out to be kidney sand some ten years ago, my then-GP wanted to send me to a urologist. It was $1,500 just to walk in and say "hi". I declined. It passed. Literally. No, injecting a tube of Oragel into the urethra won't numb it, either. It only works on teeth!

One of my biggest problems, and River probably noticed this too, is that right after I eat, I get really cold. I've tested my blood sugar at the 15 minute marks, even, and it's not that. With a boss who wants to keep the office at +50F in the summer and doesn't believe in heat in winter, I suffer greatly at work! I literally have to go outside for the latter half of my lunch hour in the summer and sit in the sun, or I shiver so badly that I can't even work a mouse. But with the computers and printer, I can't maintain the office at 90F+ like I'd like.

I guess I could get longer cables and put the towers outside in the winter?!