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05-10-2010, 08:04 PM
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Power Supply.
I have only ever used this on RAGBRAI but it could be used where ever you tent camp, if you need a power source:
Power Supply on RAGBRAI
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05-10-2010, 08:16 PM
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Slowin it up.
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Resourceful. Thanks for the link. My father in law has sleep apnea. It sounds terrifying.
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05-10-2010, 09:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by funetical
Resourceful. Thanks for the link. My father in law has sleep apnea. It sounds terrifying.
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If it is treated with the CPAP, it is not terrifying at all. The terrifying part of it is being in bed for 12 hours waking up and feeling like you only slept for 3 hours and knowing you have to face the day at work, etc. only to repeat the cycle all over again the next night and not knowing why you are tired all the time. For anyone who has ever wondered what it is like try imagining feeling like you have been sleep deprived every night for over 2 years, but don't know the reason why. Only you shut your eyes and fall "asleep", you just stop breathing during the night several times and don't know or realize it and even though you do not open your eyes, your body wakes up to start breathing again.
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05-10-2010, 09:42 PM
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Slowin it up.
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Originally Posted by Freemason Cyclist
If it is treated with the CPAP, it is not terrifying at all. The terrifying part of it is being in bed for 12 hours waking up and feeling like you only slept for 3 hours and knowing you have to face the day at work, etc. only to repeat the cycle all over again the next night and not knowing why you are tired all the time. For anyone who has ever wondered what it is like try imagining feeling like you have been sleep deprived every night for over 2 years, but don't know the reason why. Only you shut your eyes and fall "asleep", you just stop breathing during the night several times and don't know or realize it and even though you do not open your eyes, your body wakes up to start breathing again.
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I unfortunately know a lot about it. It was one of the factors in my mothers death. She wasn't on a cpap though.
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05-10-2010, 09:43 PM
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People have died due to sleep apnea because they did not start breathing again.
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05-10-2010, 09:59 PM
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Slowin it up.
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More or less what happened.
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05-11-2010, 12:42 AM
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Yes, one guy who retired from my office a couple of years ago said all his brothers died in their early 50s, in their sleep. After they were all gone, he discovered he had sleep apnea, and figured it ran in his family. He's 65 and going strong, with his CPAP.
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05-11-2010, 02:16 PM
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Slowin it up.
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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals
Yes, one guy who retired from my office a couple of years ago said all his brothers died in their early 50s, in their sleep. After they were all gone, he discovered he had sleep apnea, and figured it ran in his family. He's 65 and going strong, with his CPAP.
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People don't realize how apnea can affect you. I'm a candidate for it if I don't keep the weight down.
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05-11-2010, 02:24 PM
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Total noob
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I'm going to go peacefully, in my sleep. Not like all the passengers in my car, screaming in panic.
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05-11-2010, 02:39 PM
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Slowin it up.
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At least you have your death planned. I think I'm going to wing it.
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