01-20-2007, 11:42 AM
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#34 (permalink)
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Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <45984653$0$80050$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
> jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org writes:
> > Tom Keats <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> writes:
> >
> >>> As for wool socks try Alpaca wool socks.
> >
> >> I recently got a hearty endorsement of alpaca wool from my brother,
> >> to whom his Peruvian new neighbours/ friends gave a pair of gloves,
> >> a toque, and a blanket made of the stuff. It appears to be a finer
> >> fibre than sheeps' wool, and correspondingly weaves "tighter." It's
> >> almost like felt.
> >
> >>> Here is a site that you see what they offer.
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> > http://www.dahlgrenfootwear.com/
> >
> >> It's good to know these are available. Thank you for providing this
> >> information.
> >
> > I think warm toast is best just as it comes out of the toaster. Don't
> > try to keep it warm.
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> I like to warm my gloves on our gas furnace's plenum or
> hot-air duct for a while just before I head out into the
> wintery chill. Maybe a similar tactic would work with socks.
>
> My thus-warmed gloves will stay warm for as long as I keep them
> on. But if I take them off outdoors & mid-ride, the warmth is
> immediately lost. Then I've got to stick them under my arms or
> under my waistband, to warm them up again with body heat. And
> that can take some time. It feels funny, too. As a Reynaud's
> Syndrome sufferer, I /need/ to get those glove warm. Fortunately
> for me, I mostly feel the effects in my fingertips, which I can
> curl around the handlebar, away from the wind's chill. Folks who
> get it in their toes don't enjoy such luxury.
>
> Maybe a fencepost doesn't experience wind chill, but people
> with Reynaud's certainly do.
I cured (or stopped the symptoms) of Raynaud's by applying a
cream containing 20% urea for two months. You can buy creams
containing urea in a drug store.
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> I like my toast to be soft, too. Friable toast is ruined.
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>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
> --
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