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freshwest

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23. LOL! I used to think that when I lived down south. Now I consider it my dearly departed friend. Sigh
Mon Jun 4, 2012, 03:03 PM
Jun 2012

I am definitely stealing that picture and calling it by that name. The expression I heard used down south was 'GawdDamnedHotSun!' It was so humid, when the sun hit the skin, it felt like being roasted on a fire. You get used to it, though.

Some days though, I 'just closed my eyes and thought of England' (don't go there, Will) and read some story by Dickens around how the damp cold went through the clothes to the bone. Actually, it helped a lot, though I was drenched with sweat.

Some people get hysterical when they get that hot, so I suggested to some guys to remember when they were cold in winter and it helped to keep on working. We poured ice water on our heads at times and did the wet t-shirt look. Some of those were hot guys (you may now go there, Will).

Now I'm surrounded by people who go absolutely nuts when it's sunny and use an indoor full spectrum lamp. Or else I'll get down, I never believed in that stuff until it happened to me.

But hey, otherwise it would be the 'Evil Yellow Skyball!'

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Me too. I take B-12 shots plus iron pills and another type of iron medicine. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #1
Thank you for sharing! WillParkinson Jun 2012 #4
Hey Will it isn't the end of the world. LOL. Man I realized how bad it was when I was southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #10
!!11!DANGER Will Parkinson!!1! DANGER!! I hope it can be 2on2u Jun 2012 #2
He's already given me pills. WillParkinson Jun 2012 #3
Liquid D exists, as does liquid B's, and a few others. n/t 2on2u Jun 2012 #12
Me too. Shrug. Also low in potassium, which could kill me. LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #5
As I said to SouthernYankeeBelle... WillParkinson Jun 2012 #8
Oh, no, most of us are deficient in Vitamin D I read. My biggest problem LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #11
Oh, I'm deficient in Vitamin D, too! Pool Hall Ace Jun 2012 #24
Join the crowd. TexasTowelie Jun 2012 #6
The sun... WillParkinson Jun 2012 #7
My 41 year old daughter doesn't retain it sufficiently dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #9
this is so common now KT2000 Jun 2012 #13
In my case... WillParkinson Jun 2012 #14
Is the Sun so evil, that 15 minutes of morning sun is too much? Melissa G Jun 2012 #15
Um...yeah! WillParkinson Jun 2012 #17
But taking pills vs an early morning stroll??? Melissa G Jun 2012 #19
I have very low D issues -- Hell Hath No Fury Jun 2012 #26
For years I've had very dry, brittle nails - beveeheart Jun 2012 #16
Thanks for the motivation! Melissa G Jun 2012 #18
A friend is having good luck with the new mushroom-based D3. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #20
More sunlight required; or a supplement with it. Important for heart health, etc. freshwest Jun 2012 #21
Yes, but sun = evil! Proof inside... WillParkinson Jun 2012 #22
LOL! I used to think that when I lived down south. Now I consider it my dearly departed friend. Sigh freshwest Jun 2012 #23
Apparently it is spelled "D'OH!" - I take a LOT of calcium and D and use the sun for D. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #25
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