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Heatwave caused more than 11,000 extra deaths in France
The Telegraph(UK) ^
| 8/29/03
Posted on 08/29/2003 3:44:53 AM PDT by Dane
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To: Brad Cloven
To: Dane
Les Batards!
To: Dane
Many bodies are still unclaimed and have been buried in temporary graves by the authoritie. I guess some frenchies are still on their beloved August vacation.
I guess some are still on vacation, but a lot of them want to dodge the bill and let etat (the state) pay for it.
Almost all graves in France are temporary. You don't buy a plot for eternity, you rent it for a fixed number of years. Upon expiration, they dig you up, throw your bones in an 'ossuary' (boneyard) and rent the space to someone else.
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08/29/2003 5:51:39 PM PDT
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LibKill
(Heaven frowns on all things french, and democrat, AND ESPECIALLY CAT.)
To: Brad Cloven
120+ degrees in Iraq and 11,000 die in France? They should have went too war.
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08/29/2003 9:15:53 PM PDT
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Brimack34
(I just fell off a turnip truck.)
To: pepsionice
Hey, makes sense. Thanks.
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posted on
08/30/2003 5:22:28 AM PDT
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Dudoight
To: katana
Thanks. Makes sense. I love the comment on the 'shrug'.
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08/30/2003 5:24:01 AM PDT
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Dudoight
To: katana
I am copying and saving your comments! Really nice overview.
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08/30/2003 5:29:05 AM PDT
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Dudoight
To: CaptainK
Thanks for posting this unintentially hilarious (and annoyingly stupid) letter. I guess the writer of this little epistle never saw the great movie "Jean De Florette" - the story of a drought & heatwave in 1920's France. The fact of the matter is that areas like Provencal & the South of France are blisteringly hot in summer. That's why they build STONE houses - the same in Italy. Paris in July & August is miserably hot - for God's sake - the sun doesn't set until about 11:30pm! All the good hotels are air-conditioned. Why didn't they move the poor, old people into the lobbies of The Ritz??
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