OT: Hot n Cold

hippy said:

The cabbie says something about wearing a beanie because he has to get in and out of the car all the time and if he didn't he'd get the flu. He then mentions something about not turning the heat on high because you should gradually warm up, otherwise, you'll get the flu!

Right, so what I want to know is:
Are large-ish temperature changes bad for moi or is it an old wive's tale?

Your cabbie friend is partially correct, as there are a estimated 30,000 deaths per annum in the UK from hypothermia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/276284.stm

cfsmtb said:

hippy said:

The cabbie says something about wearing a beanie because he has to get
in and out of the car all the time and if he didn't he'd get the flu.
He then mentions something about not turning the heat on high because
you should gradually warm up, otherwise, you'll get the flu!

Right, so what I want to know is:
Are large-ish temperature changes bad for moi or is it an old wive's
tale?

Your cabbie friend is partially correct, as there are a estimated
30,000 deaths per annum in the UK from hypothermia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/276284.stm

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cfsmtb

However anyone who is climbing into a cab at -1 C is not likely to be
in much danger of hypothermia 🙂 Now if the OP had been out in - 20
or -30 C weather with inadequate clothing for a few hours (10-12?) and
perhaps was malnourished as well then it might affect his health.

Here, in a relatively mild part of Canada, we routinely go from say -5
or -10 C to = 20 or 25 everytime we enter a heated building in the
winter. Let's see, so far today I've done this 5 or 6 times so far
today and it is only 16:00 hr.

I suspect the taxi driver was a bit obsessed.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On 2005-12-20, [email hidden] (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Here, in a relatively mild part of Canada, we routinely go from say -5
or -10 C to = 20 or 25 everytime we enter a heated building in the
winter. Let's see, so far today I've done this 5 or 6 times so far
today and it is only 16:00 hr.

Why 25 degrees? I've always hated how indoor temperatures do not
follow the trend of outdoor weather (but not to such extremes, so you
can still be comfortable). I'd hate to be all rugged up for -10, and
then come in and boil and have to rip everything off quickly because
it is too hot inside (25 is too hot me even shorts and shirt for me).
It should be about 15 inside in such conditions -- not so
uncomfortably cold that you can get away with wearing a woollen jumper
with perhaps thermals (you'll be wearing thermals anyway right? You
have to rip those off if it is 25 inside!).

I also hate sleeping in 25 degrees weather. Like lastnight -- geez,
it didn't even bother to get below 24 degrees lastnight.

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TimC
The stereotypical Islay is like chewing on a well-preserved rowing
boat, spiced up with seaweed, whereas the 20yo Laddie is more like
relishing a gourmet meal in said rowing boat. -- Ingvar in ASR