The Times Advocate, 2006-08-02, Page 44
Exeter Times—Advocate
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
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EDITORIAL
Keeping cool
The hot, humid, hazy days of summer
have landed on the area with an
oppressive force. In the spirit of cop-
ing with this tropical weather, the Huron
County Health Unit has passed along some
advice for keeping cool.
In the heat and smog, some people are
more at risk of developing a heat -related ill-
ness than others. Symptoms of heat illness
or heat stroke can include rapid breathing,
faintness, confusion, headache and tired-
ness. Those at risk include children under
four, senior citizens, people with chronic ill-
nesses and people with respiratory condi-
tions such as asthma. If you have a friend or
neighbour in one of these categories, check
in with them to make sure they're doing
alright.
• Keep yourself hydrated. Drink water and
fruit juice regularly both to keep yourself
cool and to keep your body functioning.
• Watch out for caffeinated beverages like
cola, coffee and tea. Caffeine dehydrates
you.
• Choose loose and light -weight clothing.
Dark, synthetic fabric can make you even
more uncomfortable.
• Keep indoors if you can. Turn down (or
off) electric lights. Drawing curtains or
blinds can help keep the heat out.
• If you have to go outside, wear a hat,
light clothing and sunscreen. Keep to the
shade when possible. Don't leave pets unat-
tended in a parked car.
• In the worst of the heat between 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m., avoid heavy activity or exercise.
Even gardening is not a good idea.
• If you have fans and air conditioning, be
sure to use them when you're near them.
Turning off appliances can help conserve
urgently -needed electricity.
• Try sponging or spraying water on your-
self. When the water evaporates, it will help
cool you off.
For more information on keeping cool,
contact the Huron County Health Unit at
519-482-3416 or toll-free at 1-877-837-
6143.
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Snakes are coming
It has been the usual type of movies thrown up
so far this summer and although I've kept my per-
fect record intact of never having seen a Meryl
Streep film, there hasn't been much else to see for
middle-aged white guys.
There has been the bad remake of a bad televi-
sion show with "Miami Vice"; a bad remake of a
bad movie with "Poseidon," Kevin Smith
proving he can sell out faster than anyone
thought with "Clerks II," Johnny Depp
prancing for three hours and then there are
the kid flicks. The endless, annoying, smart
ass, too cute, animated animals.
It used to be the last kind of movie any
man wanted to be dragged to was the weepy
chick flick, but at least Meg Ryan and Kate
Hudson provided some eye candy which
can't be said about the kid flicks with the
talking cars/zoo animals/farm animals/new
age fairy tail creatures. When is Disney
going to make an animated Travis to deal
with some of these animated animals?
Next year doesn't look much better with more
"Shrek," more Johnny and more Tobey `do I really
want to be a super hero and make out with
Kirsten Dunst again,' Maguire whining
But one movie might save the summer for long
denied action fans. It has a simple plot about a
man. A plane. And a whole bunch of snakes.
Coincidentally, it's called "Snakes on a Plane."
Samuel L. Jackson is an FBI agent on a plane fly-
ing across the Pacific Ocean escorting a Mafia
informant who is the target of an unusual method
of assassination, with 500 snakes of various sizes
on the plane for Jackson to deal with, leading to
the already famous line, although somewhat para-
phrased; "That's it. I've had it with
these (darn) snakes on this (darn)
plane."
With three weeks to go before its
release date, on its name alone the
movie has become an Internet pop cul-
ture phenomenon among the geek set
and everyone else desperate for a movie
that doesn't involve talking animals,
talking women or anybody else talking.
Just snakes getting an ass kicking.
Good, bad or corny, fans are looking
forward to the movie for the same rea-
son Jackson took the role, which was
because of its title, which at one point was
changed to "Pacific Air Flight 121," before
Jackson complained "What are you doing here?
It's not 'Gone with the Wind.' It's not 'On the
Waterfront.' It's `Snakes on a Plane!"
The movie I want to see next year? Dora meets
snakes on a plane. Let's go.
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