Guy,
I dont think so, but I hadnt thought about it really.
I think we still eat a similar mix of fresh vs frozen veges as we did back
in Oz - ie the shopping list stays pretty much the same, except that some
imported fresh stuff is way too expensive. Most of the local produce content
is fine, just lacks some of the size and cosmetics of imported vegs.
I suspect the major change in intake is the water. In Oz we had some
exceptionally pure water supplies (straight into car battery from the tap
quality), whereas here the running water is desalinated sea water, with many
residual dissolved salts, and not pleasant to drink, with drinking water
purchased in 5gal jars - the same origin as the tap, but further processed.
Until a year or so ago it was dearer than gasoline.
We have always had a high skin cancer rate in Oz in my memory, and it was/is
taken for granted that you took some precautions against sunburn, and it was
quite a surprise here to not have so much concern in that area.
Regards,
jp
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
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Sent: Mon, June 03, 2002 6:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Wirt, doom, gloom and the end of the world,
oh my.
John,
With the move, was there a change in your diet as well? If you eat more
vegetables with Lycopenes, you will do more for dimishing the affects of the
suns rays, than sun block.
Guy Avenell
www.hpto.net
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From: "NTC John Pitman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Wirt, doom, gloom and the end of the world, oh
my.
> Denys,
>
> I suspect you, and I, have become so used to being informed and
entertained
> by Wirt's dissertations on many subjects that we have forgotten that he is
> also allowed to have personal opinions on some topics also.
>
> On the doom and gloom side however, let me add a personal observation on
one
> of your items - Ozone holes, and their effects. Being a native of southern
> Oz, and of fair complexion, I have always been subject to rapid sunburn
> there. I did not think this was unusual until I moved to Saudi Arabia to
> live and work (8 years + now), and noticed a change in my propensity to
> burn. It is a bit warmer here than Oz - 49C yesterday at 14:00, vs highs
of
> ~42C at home- but I find that I can walk around outside without any head
> covering (not much hair either) in Saudi quite a lot, and the worst that
> will happen is my skin gets a little dry if there is much wind around. If
I
> do this at home in Oz, I can finish up, in one day, significantly burnt,
> uncomfortable, and peeling a few days later. This is despite the fact that
> the humidity in Saudi (Riyadh) is typically < 10% in summer, whereas in
> Melbourne its more like 35-40%.
>
> I for one really believe there is something in the Ozone hole theory based
> on the above.
>
> Regards,
> John Pitman
> NTC Riyadh
> 01) 477 4710 X 1104
> 056447214
>
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