Getting a bit sick of going over to the p’s place and half the conversation is about them feeling cold. Tonight was 6 times. Their place is at 23c.
I’ve tried to explain layering with light clothes, doing some light activity a few times a day when they feel it, thermals…
I understand it becomes hard to regulate temp. at that age which is why layering is a good one. Gets a bit hot, take one off… not doing it for you put it back on rinse and repeat.
They’ve been on so many trips to cold places over the years and they’re swimming in warm clothing, but they just… don’t.
It’s like complaining about being rained on when you’re holding an expensive unopened umbrella.
Got a note from someone around the corner. This is the second one now.
It reads:
“Dear xxx,
I’ve moved into xxx rd. Fran suggested you may have spare lemons Thanks, Caroline.”
I have no idea who these people are…
Now this could turn into a mills & boon plot:
*It was cold, nearing sunset, the beach beckoned. With windswept hair and an unshaven jawline that could possibly cut ice, xxx decided to chance it. “Who is this mystery lady”? “Why do they all want my lemons”?
Questions that needed answers.
xxx carefully selects the best lemons, blemish free… “what if she’s the one” he wonders as he approaches.
He gets to the door… heart racing.
Not a moment too soon the door swings open to reveal a scantily clad siren with perfect dimensions…
“uhh, hi, I heard you were after lemons” xxx awkwardly mutters, trying to maintain eye contact.
“oh is that for me” she says gently.
“uhh, yeah…” and before xxx could pull out the note the she puts her finger on her bottom lip, looking him up and down lowering her voice to a whisper…
“oh not the lemons…”
Realising what’s happening, xxx drops the bag of lemons then spends 2 minutes picking them up.*
Since the cold swims the last few years at this time of year have been very confusing body-wise.
It’s getting to the in between temp where the brown fat activates and deactivates on and off. So you actually feel colder if it warms up a bit but when the temp drops it kicks back in.
In that article it talks about needing to be cold a few times a week, but I’ve found it still works weeks / months between cold swims.
Also in light of being told just the other day about whatever genetic problem I might have relating to high cholesterol decided to go down the rabbit hole and it turns out brown fat reduces hypercholesterolaemia.
So there you go. Something that started out as something ‘fun’ to do turns out it’s a big area of research, and might even prolong my time on this god-forsaken rock and I never would’ve known otherwise.
Old man just informed me yesterday he has a hereditary gene defect related to PCSK9 or Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 which means high cholesterol or sumfink.
heh park party rave was great. They really did that well.
Trying to find it really took me back. You can hear it but it’s like a km away and you’re walking in darkness trying to find it and not to trip over shit.
There was post recently on the site that won’t be mentioned about RR. That didn’t look very good whatever that roll was. But I still maintain their chips are up there.
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