Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Well Eva...if it was 70 degrees there......I think your nose hairs will be just fine! Ha ha. Wait until it is 90 degrees here...then I will be bitching about heat and fatigue! You know...if it wasn't for my teenage girls......I WOULD be off to the south right now! I just have to figure out how afford to be a 'snowbird' and fly south each January!!.....but my wings would likely spasm in fight! lol! Love ya! Di..........Canada In PLS-FRIENDS , " briteeyestwo " wrote: > > Well I hooted and hollared on that one. I must share that story with > my kids to remind them why I moved. BTW I still have that guest room > and right now its the only clean room in the house. It was in the 70s > today. > Eva > PS I'm off to cut my nose hairs. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Maureen! Haven't you heard of the Herman Munster Shuffle?? It works for very short trips....just looks funny! LOL. Hugs! Love Di.........Canada > > > > Let me tell you about cold weather. Many people think of Canada as a > > frozen wasteland all year round. Well....I guest maybe way up in > > Inuvik it is. But winter in Central Alberta is moderately cold for > > about 4 months cold. Summer is VERY hot. > > > > But lets talk about COLD. Last month the thermometer hit minus 35 > > degrees....that is about the same in Fahrenheit or Celcius (which we > > use because we once had a french Prime Minister who couldn't > > convert). You don't have to have PLS to go outside and feel your > > legs go stiff. In fact, the little hairs in your nostrils stand > > straight out....which is embarrassing if you have alot of nose hair! > > I hobble down to get the newspaper and my hand sticks to the metal > > box....so now I have frozen spastic legs, stiff nosehair and a hand > > stuck to piece of metal. > > > > OK...now what? The natural response is to use the other hand to pry > > off the frozen hand. THAT is when logic has obviously abandoned me. > > So I stand there with frozen spastic legs, stiff nose hair (now > > gathering a layer of frost) and two hands stuck to a metal box. Left > > hand goes into spasm. Oh S****. By this time, the lungs have decided > > they are leaving for good, so chest wall starts to spasm, causing me > > to gulp for air......wrong! You DON'T gulp in minus 35 degree air. > > > > Now the right leg decides the only way to warm up is to > > involuntarily dance. So there i am.....frozen spastic legs (doing > > the hokey kokey), stiff and frosty nose hair now protruding about 3 > > feet out, 2 spastic hands stuck to a metal box, panting hot air onto > > my fingers. > > > > So....does cold weather affect PLS? Yup. But I am a tough and > > experienced cold weather person...I am A Canadian man!....i know how > > to deal with such situations. I held myself as upright as possible, > > slowed my breathing down to increase the amount of air entering my > > lungs, tilted my head back about 5 degrees to open my upper > > espiratory passage....................and SCREAMED LIKE HELL until > > the neighbors came out!!!! > > > > So. In my estimation....cold weather DOES, in fact, make PLS worse. > > > > OK....I'm going back to bed know. Hugs to all,,,spring is here!!!!! > > > > Love Di......PLS..........Canada > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 In cold weather, I know " exactly " what the Herman Munster Shuffle is!!! Stiff as a board! Cold weather affects me terribly, I do much better in warmer weather. We're starting to have better temps here in Iowa (40s), but thinking maybe around Nov., I could take my Pug, Nellie and we could go down and help Eva out!! Not sure hubby would go for that! Eva, its the thought that counts !! Take care all, Donna ~ PLS ~ Iowa Re: Cold weather and PLS > Maureen! Haven't you heard of the Herman Munster Shuffle?? It works > for very short trips....just looks funny! LOL. > Hugs! > > Love Di.........Canada > > > > > > > > > > Let me tell you about cold weather. Many people think of Canada > as a > > > frozen wasteland all year round. Well....I guest maybe way up in > > > Inuvik it is. But winter in Central Alberta is moderately cold > for > > > about 4 months cold. Summer is VERY hot. > > > > > > But lets talk about COLD. Last month the thermometer hit minus > 35 > > > degrees....that is about the same in Fahrenheit or Celcius > (which we > > > use because we once had a french Prime Minister who couldn't > > > convert). You don't have to have PLS to go outside and feel your > > > legs go stiff. In fact, the little hairs in your nostrils stand > > > straight out....which is embarrassing if you have alot of nose > hair! > > > I hobble down to get the newspaper and my hand sticks to the > metal > > > box....so now I have frozen spastic legs, stiff nosehair and a > hand > > > stuck to piece of metal. > > > > > > OK...now what? The natural response is to use the other hand to > pry > > > off the frozen hand. THAT is when logic has obviously abandoned > me. > > > So I stand there with frozen spastic legs, stiff nose hair (now > > > gathering a layer of frost) and two hands stuck to a metal box. > Left > > > hand goes into spasm. Oh S****. By this time, the lungs have > decided > > > they are leaving for good, so chest wall starts to spasm, > causing me > > > to gulp for air......wrong! You DON'T gulp in minus 35 degree > air. > > > > > > Now the right leg decides the only way to warm up is to > > > involuntarily dance. So there i am.....frozen spastic legs > (doing > > > the hokey kokey), stiff and frosty nose hair now protruding > about 3 > > > feet out, 2 spastic hands stuck to a metal box, panting hot air > onto > > > my fingers. > > > > > > So....does cold weather affect PLS? Yup. But I am a tough and > > > experienced cold weather person...I am A Canadian man!....i know > how > > > to deal with such situations. I held myself as upright as > possible, > > > slowed my breathing down to increase the amount of air entering > my > > > lungs, tilted my head back about 5 degrees to open my upper > > > espiratory passage....................and SCREAMED LIKE HELL > until > > > the neighbors came out!!!! > > > > > > So. In my estimation....cold weather DOES, in fact, make PLS > worse. > > > > > > OK....I'm going back to bed know. Hugs to all,,,spring is > here!!!!! > > > > > > Love Di......PLS..........Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 > > In cold weather, I know " exactly " what the Herman Munster Shuffle is!!! > Stiff as a board! I've always called that phenomenon the enstein walk.... Herman works, too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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