<snip cold-water filleter's info> Dave Kruger wrote: >That's the good news. The bad news is that the acclimatization is lost >a little faster than it is gained: after a week's layoff, the >filleters could only do two hours of immersion (IIRC). The other bad news is that long-term nerve damage can result. My buddy's father just retired after 30+ years as a commercial meatcutter. While he wasn't exposed to as cold of temperatures as the filleters see, he spent 30+ years with his hands in 35-40*F meat. Darren said his Dad has little-to-no sensation of light touch in his hands, and cold and hot reception "isn't too hot" either. I think I'll take the "temporary" numbness, and not go for acclimatization! Shawn Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 08 2001 - 10:05:27 PST
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