Comments on: Vietnamese Hospitality… http://dollmont.net/vietnamese-hospitality Open Source Excellence Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: chris http://dollmont.net/vietnamese-hospitality/comment-page-1#comment-66 chris Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:57:56 +0000 http://dollmont.net/vietnamese-hospitality#comment-66 The temp was 31c, but dropped to 28c just before the rain hit (you could also *feel* a pressure drop...). Although the water was warm, it wasn't warm enough. Unless the water is at or above body temp, wet clothes will rob core heat and could lead to hypothermia--even in the tropics. That's why the dry shirt was so welcome. Accidents do go up during rain. Bikes get swamped out by cars. Scooter drivers get blinded by sheets of water from passing cars. Cars hydroplane. Bikes going through puddles too fast hit unknown, submerged obstacles. When the rain is really bad, I head for a cafe. As an aside, in two days we received more than San Diego's typical annual rainfall--9.9 inches. The temp was 31c, but dropped to 28c just before the rain hit (you could also *feel* a pressure drop…). Although the water was warm, it wasn’t warm enough. Unless the water is at or above body temp, wet clothes will rob core heat and could lead to hypothermia–even in the tropics. That’s why the dry shirt was so welcome.

Accidents do go up during rain. Bikes get swamped out by cars. Scooter drivers get blinded by sheets of water from passing cars. Cars hydroplane. Bikes going through puddles too fast hit unknown, submerged obstacles. When the rain is really bad, I head for a cafe.

As an aside, in two days we received more than San Diego’s typical annual rainfall–9.9 inches.

]]> By: standardtoaster http://dollmont.net/vietnamese-hospitality/comment-page-1#comment-65 standardtoaster Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:10:46 +0000 http://dollmont.net/vietnamese-hospitality#comment-65 What was the temperature of the water? and the air? I'm surprised that people will drive scooters in such weather. You'd think that the rate of accidents and such would go up quite a ways during times of, well, flood. What was the temperature of the water? and the air?

I’m surprised that people will drive scooters in such weather. You’d think that the rate of accidents and such would go up quite a ways during times of, well, flood.

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