[Magdalen] Snowing now

[Roger Stokes]

On 27/11/2014 19:15, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> We got a few inches yesterday of really dense snow.  I was amazed how hard
> it was to shovel.

I saw a report a week or so ago about the effect of shovelling snow, 
particularly on those of us who have seen a number of winters.  The 
explanation given was that there is a combination of factors, one being 
that we are not used to significant exercise using upper body strength.  
A shovel full of snow weighs a fair few pounds. The other is that the 
cold restricts the blood flow near the extremities to concentrate on 
keeping the essential organs supplied.  This puts extra pressure on the 
cardio-vascular system which is why some suffer heart attacks while 
shovelling snow.

Roger