-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-08-17  15:43 <=-

 NB>>> the furnace to warm up the house in the evening.... so any warm
 NB>>> days just serve as heat producers...  Only A/C we have is in my
 NB>>> car... but then we don't need it that much usually....
 RH>> OTOH, we've needed the A/C, not only for cooling, but to cut
 RH>> humidity on days like today.
 NB>> So far, even with all the rain we've been having, the humidity
 NB>> has stayed pretty much outside.... good thing, too, since we
 NB>> don't have A/C...  (G)

 RH> If it's cool temps, the higher humidity is OK but once the temps get
 RH> up to the upper 70s/low 80s, I need the A/C.

Our house, thankfully, doesn't tend to get too humid inside, except
sometimes in the dog days of late July or August...
 
 RH>>> Now that I know what it's like, I'll try to avoid it as much
 RH>>> as possible.
 NB>>> In nursing homes, they refer to them as
"milkshakes"... yeah,
 NB>>> right...  ;0
 RH>> Probably not a drop of milk in them.
 NB>> Considering that most if not all of them claim to be lactose-free,
 NB>> that would be a fair likelihood...  ;)

 RH> Probably call them "milkshakes" to make the residents think they're
 RH> getting something good. Most of them probably remember when shakes
 RH> were made with milk and ice cream, not a chemical concoction. (G)

Well, it is a way of getting nutrients into them, I suppose...  Anyone
I've been responsible for seems to hear the quotes, though, when the
staff called them "milkshakes"... It does have somewhat the texture of a
thin shake...  ;)  Lydia used to make Mommy shakes with milk and ice
cream, though.... or put a scoop of ice cream, along with milk, to
reconstitute her Breakfast Essentials drink for her supper...  Anything
to get more calories and nutrients into someone having difficulty eating
enough...   :)

ttyl        neb

... "I think not" said Descartes, and promptly disappeared.

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