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Posted by Nige on 10/22/69 11:58
Gunther Gloop wrote:
> Nige wrote:
>> Gunther Gloop wrote:
>>> RobertJM wrote:
>>>> No idea what a dormer bungalow or dry/lining is but what type of
>>>> heating do you have, I've heard of some heating causing the air
>>>> to be overly 'dry' and affecting asma sufferers etc.
>>>
>>> We do have 'dry' central heating, but it hasn't been in use yet
>>> this year and already the sore throats have started.
>>>
>>> ...By the way, a dormer bungalow is a bungalow with an upstairs,
>>> but unlike a 'standard' 2-storey house, it takes some/most/all of
>>> the attic space. Dry lining is a layer of "extra insulation" on
>>> the inside walls.
>>>> You may want to have a look humidifiers and such like, did a
>>>> quick google and found this..
>>>>
>>>> http://www.airandwatercentre.com/SEURLF/ASP/SFS/SFE/articles.htm
>>>
>>> Y'know, that just might make all the difference! Thanks Robert,
>>> I'll definitely be looking into that. ;)
>>>
>>> -Kevin.
>>
>> Kevin, do you live next door to a farm by any chance? At this time
>> of year we get similar & sometimes a rash. We have put it down to
>> some of the stuff growing in the field next door. They chop it
>> down etc, releasin god knows what etc.
>
> Well, we live next door to a number of fields -although I haven't
> noticed any "farming-action" in the last week or so. I'll keep it
> in mind though, thanks Nige.
>
> I'm thinking now that it's down to the following, though:
> I leave windows open due to the 'dryness' in the air inside.... but
> we live in a valley, overlooking a river and we get a lot of
> mist/fog at night, which might not be the healthiest air to be
> breathing in... so, I've shut the windows and put a dish of water
> under the bed in (what seems to be) the worst-affected room.
>
> Worth a bash at least I think.
>
> ...Oh, and Colin, thanks for your suggestion of uk.d-i-y ...I used
> to think smarmy, sarcastic, irrelevant superiority complexes were
> the exclusive domain of computer techies, but it seems they have
> them in other fields as well. ;)
>
> -Kevin.
Try uk.rec.motorcycles - utter wankers one & all.
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Ta!
Nige
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