tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post2362612498138577659..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Out With A GaspRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-330795218446707502015-09-14T07:39:11.848+03:002015-09-14T07:39:11.848+03:00It was hard. I don't have asthma and I was cou...It was hard. I don't have asthma and I was coughing when I had to go outside. Everyone stayed indoors as uch as possible with the air conditioning on or fans. The blue sky is back this morning (though still a bit coudy). Now I have to wipe a layer of sand from every suface in my home. The temp is still 30 degrees but it is a pleasant and breathable heat now. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-20618601843704015232015-09-13T20:01:11.150+03:002015-09-13T20:01:11.150+03:00That sounds so ...... suffocating. I fear I wouldn...That sounds so ...... suffocating. I fear I wouldn't be able to breathe in such conditions and would definitely be increasing my inhaler! How do asthmatics cope, incidently? jazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-80014270889980512162015-09-13T19:07:39.477+03:002015-09-13T19:07:39.477+03:00This certainly confirms my belief that lots of med...This certainly confirms my belief that lots of media reporting is biased and sensationalised. Thanks to your blog and your readers' comments it helps us understand how things really are. MumB / @mumboshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028202984783421119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-2078493611260739512015-09-13T13:02:52.355+03:002015-09-13T13:02:52.355+03:00Hi, I'm usually just a reader of this blog, bu...Hi, I'm usually just a reader of this blog, but Caz's comment has inspired me to take the plunge and comment. Caz, I'm sure the media wherever you live likes to paint the Gazans as poor and oppressed, but the truth is that they receive more international aid than any country on earth. We're talking hundreds of billions (billions with a b) of dollars by this point. Gaza could easily build many state of the art hospitals, schools, you name it. The beach could be the Riviera of the Middle East. But Hamas- the terrorist organization the people of Gaza elected into power- has no interest in making these people's lives any easier. All the money is funneled into the Hamas leaders' Swiss bank accounts, or pays for terrorist training camps and bombs. Which is why they have to send their children to Israeli hospitals - and Israel treats them very well. So please stop your insinuations that Israel is making the lives of Gazans harder. Put the blame where it belongs- on the Hamas terrorists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-33116628543247758782015-09-13T10:31:17.976+03:002015-09-13T10:31:17.976+03:00Your commetns are a bit annoying Caz, I must admit...Your commetns are a bit annoying Caz, I must admit, as they are so misinformed. The people of Gaza have schools, hospitals, and houses the same as we do. They have air conditioning and fans same as we do to. Israel actually supplies all the electricity to Gaza and does not get paid for this. (I don't say it's free to the Gazans as Hamas might be charging the ordinary people, I don't know.) I agree that our hospitals are more world class than theirs but they have access to our hospitals when needed. They can also escape to their air conditioned shopping malls, same as we can. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-66362709555413695502015-09-13T10:23:53.548+03:002015-09-13T10:23:53.548+03:00Thanks MumB and Shana Tova to you too, and all you...Thanks MumB and Shana Tova to you too, and all your family. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-2037293489564261362015-09-13T08:12:07.838+03:002015-09-13T08:12:07.838+03:00That sounds and looks incredibly unpleasant. I'...That sounds and looks incredibly unpleasant. I'm sorry there wasn't a more auspicious end to the year. But - and I'm aware my, thankfully rare, comments must be annoying - what this post most vividly did for me was raise concern about the people of Gaza, who have vastly diminished resources in terms of schools, hospitals, houses where there might be escape from the storms. Any news of things on the other side off the wall? Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510913426379145516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-57174478919999117112015-09-13T00:32:09.654+03:002015-09-13T00:32:09.654+03:00Sandstorm looks horrid. Shana Tova to you both xSandstorm looks horrid. Shana Tova to you both xMumB / @mumboshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028202984783421119noreply@blogger.com