[at-l] Re: The eternal question

[askowronek at mindspring.com (amy)]

On Feb 6, 2005, at 12:36 PM, Steve Adams wrote:

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> (1) Do we feel we need to pee more, because it?s cold outside;  (2) do 
> we feel we need to pee more, because we are cold, or; (3) does it seem 
> colder because we need to pee?

You got me.  I dunno.

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> I?m wondering whether we would feel the same frequency / urgency if we 
> slept in a warmer sleeping bag, or added more clothes at night?

I definitely think sleeping warmer decreases the urge.

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> Steve
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> P.S.  By the way, was your initial question - ?How come I always have 
> to get up in the middle of the night to pee when I'm camping, even 
> though I never get up in the middle of the night at home?? - actually 
> a serious one?

Semi-serious.  I was just thinking about it and wondering.  I know cold 
bodies are more likely to need to pee, but it doesn't really make sense 
to me for when I'm warm and it's warm out.