{"id":4542,"date":"2019-08-06T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T13:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2019-08-06T06:04:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T13:04:47","slug":"mobile-bags-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4542","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Bags of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 60% [on average] water humans are really bags of water containing elements from\u00a0 the periodic table and bacteria. The elements are formatted in a manner that provides internal structuring that facilitates mobility. Additionally, water comprises 73% ot the control [brain] and power [heart] systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mobile bags of water subject to losing up to 1.5 liters of water per hour on a hot day, it is imperative for humans to ensure their water intake is sufficient to remain properly hydrated. Failure to maintain hydration has severe negative health consequences &#8211; including death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-tell-if-dehydrated.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-tell-if-dehydrated-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-tell-if-dehydrated-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-tell-if-dehydrated-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-tell-if-dehydrated.png 835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the remorseless restrictions on access to water faced by Abbotsford\u2019s homeless, behaviour that provides an incentive for Abbotsford\u2019s homeless to relocate to a community practicing what is so loudly preached in Abbotsford, the reliable access to water provided at the Centre of Hope is &#8211; literally &#8211; a lifesaver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SA-Water-Cooler-Labeled.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SA-Water-Cooler-Labeled-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SA-Water-Cooler-Labeled-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SA-Water-Cooler-Labeled-768x1071.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SA-Water-Cooler-Labeled-734x1024.png 734w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SA-Water-Cooler-Labeled.png 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially during periods of heat when temperatures soar solidly above their average summer levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the third year this blue topped water cooler has dependably dispensed life saving water to those needing water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About a week ago it went missing as a result of a mental health issue, not petty self interest. It was found and returned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was decided that the water cooler needs to be secured so it cannot wander away again and the plan is to chain it to a pillar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While chaining the water cooler to a pillar seems a reaction somewhat overboard, all things being equal if it helps management at the Centre of Hope sleep better not having to worry that the water cooler will wander off again &#8211; no big deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, today\u2019s poor manners necessitates a chain to secure the lid of the water cooler to prevent any boor from contaminating the water by an action such as dunking their head or fishing out ice cubes. So securing the water cooler is not conceptually a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem lies in the execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The water cooler had sat out of the sun in the shade provided by a sheltering overhang.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Securing the water cooler to a post will expose the water cooler to the sun\u2019s rays, creating warm\/hotish water which can make drinking enough water to stay hydrated more of a challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience suggests that arguing against securing the water cooler to the post on the basis of exposing the water cooler to the sun\u2019s rays thus heating the water will not prove fruitful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if a person or persons had a water cooler of the size and type of our blue topped friend above and they chose to donate said water cooler to Ian at the Centre of Hope [34081 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford] for the purpose of \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A water cooler so the Centre of Hope has a replacement water cooler should it be required, thereby allowing the water cooler to remain unchained and in its traditional location and shaded from the heating rays of the sun while avoiding the ignobility of chaining the water cooler up.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Keep-calm-stay-hydrated.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Keep-calm-stay-hydrated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Keep-calm-stay-hydrated.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Keep-calm-stay-hydrated-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 60% [on average] water humans are really bags of water containing elements from\u00a0 the periodic table and bacteria. 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