GEN: Re: A Hot Time... and a danger point.
CHUCK BRAMLET (chuckb@AZTEC.ASU.EDU)
Tue, 27 Jun 1995 01:16:56 -0700
Todd Tingblad writes...
>For folks who were temps over the winter get into the -40 F range seems
>normal, 100 F with 68 F dew points giving a Heat Index of 107 F is not
>normal. Other places in the USA and the world get hotter I know. I'll take
>the 114 F temps I was in while visiting my folks in Las Vegas, NV over this
>tropical heat any day. Nice dry heat.
People who live in the "cooler" parts of the country don't tend to realize
how the heat can dehydrate one _very_ quickly. The big problem that _I_ see
is people leaving pets and young children in cars.
_NEVER_, _NEVER_, _EVER_ leave a child or pet alone in a locked car! You may
return to find your child or pet _DEAD_. This is true for _all_ parts of the
world, desert or not.
I believe that there is now a case where a young mother is charged with
murder for leaving her two boys in a car, causing their deaths.
YiS,
Chuck Bramlet, ASM Troop 323
Thunderbird District, Grand Canyon Council, Phoenix, Az.
I "used to be" an Antelope! (and a good ol' Antelope, too...) WEM-10-95
Please E-mail any replies to: >> chuckb@aztec.asu.edu <<
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