[BigWaveBetty]

Question:

Is it true that many French leave their elderly parents locked in their apartments when they leave for the August vacation? I heard that about a week ago.

This morning a report said many of the dead from the heat were elderly found alone in their apts.

Caught a quip last night from Chris Matthews. As he watched a clip of Deanie Baby, Chris noted that Deanie's shirt didn't fit. That's what has been bothering me about him (besides the obvious). Deanie Baby looks like he's choking at all times, I thought it was just his blood pressure from all the hysterical screaming.

[mountaineer]

That's absolutely true about the French. Besides the adult children of elderly leaving their parents alone in the stifling heat, so as not to miss their vacations, the old folks in the understaffed nursing homes suffered because the employees couldn't work one minute more than 35 hours per week, nor would they surrender one minute of their precious vacation time.