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Old July 24th, 2006, 03:19 AM posted to rec.travel.air,rec.travel.europe,soc.culture.british,soc.culture.usa,alt.politics.bush
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Default Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers

Jeff Hacker wrote:
You obviously don't live in Texas - it has been over 100F/40C for the past
two weeks straight. Air Conditioning in NOT a luxury here.



You *can* die from heat. You WILL die from cold.

In heat, you can survive without air conditioning. Drink lots, have a
fan, dress properly. No problem. If you turn off your air conditioning
and follow the above, you will have gotten used to it within days. The
human body is built to have its own cooling (it is called sweat). And
you can survive even when outside temperature exceeds body temperature.

In cold, if you do not have proper clothing, you will die and/or lose
limbs to frostbite. And you still need to drink and eat properly. And
remember that at night, you need extra warm sleeping bag because your
metabolism slows down and you generate less heat.

It is easier to learn to survive in heat than in cold.

At 40°C, you are only 20 degrees from optimal temperature. But at -20°,
you are 40 degrees from optimal comfort temperature.