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Preliminary reading on salt deficiency and hydration suggests that the preliminary symptoms for salt deficiency are pretty much the same as those for dehydration. However, given that there's a history of salt deficiency in my family (in particular, my mom has been known to pass out for lack of salt on hot days or when she gets a lot of exercise), I think I should be especially conscious about treating both possibilities, particularly out on our backpacking trip this weekend. Especially so since I feel I've been pretty good about drinking enough water, have been getting a lot of the lack of salt/dehydration symptoms anyway, and Josh and I have been cutting salt out of our diet as much as possible lately due to him having pretty high blood pressure (my blood pressure is really low, also something that runs in the family).

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Wow... average electricity bill for the last 11 months: $36. Standard deviation, around $2. July's electricity bill? $79.16. Wow. I have to agree with Josh though... $44 well spent.