"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message 
news:4888d37a@news.povray.org...
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:03:38 +0100, St. wrote:
>>
>>> but me living here in the desert, I'm breathing in less than you
>>> probably are.
>>
>>     Wanna swap houses Jim? Come and live in Beautiful Britain! Heh...
>>     ;)
>
> I don't recall if I've said it before here, but we have actually thought
> about moving.  And with my wife's medical conditions, actually, the high
> altitude, direct sunlight, and low humidity aggravate those conditions,
> so we are going to *have* to move sooner or later (and sooner would be
> better).

    Move here? The UK? Apparently, it's a mini New Zealand (country-side 
wise). Just beautiful.


>
>
>
>>> On a serious note, I know someone whose wife is in jail because of the
>>> death of their adopted daughter due to a DHMO overdose.  Very sad
>>> story.
>>
>>     Gah, sorry to hear that. So many people, so many problems in this
>> world... It's not good.
>
> Yeah.  The situation was (and still is, for that matter) quite unusual.
> Apparently the "punishment" that was used was at the recommendation of a
> therapist.  The way it was administered, though, caused overhydration to
> an extent that it resulted in death.  I also understand there were/are
> some psychological factors with the mother as well,


     That last sentence, I can relate to.



but I don't know all
> the details of that (it's not the sort of thing you ask about in casual
> conversation, and I don't know the husband well enough to engage in even
> casual conversation about much of anything, much less about the death of
> his adopted daughter).

    True. It's hard to talk sometimes. It's like being in prison - you don't 
ask your cellmate what he did to be put inside.  <sigh>

      ~Steve~


>
> Jim

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