I don't care if it's bad for the environment...Thank Jeebus for air conditioning!!

[Reverend_Smitty]

94 degrees at noon with a heat index of around 100 and climbing. All non-air conditioned schools (which is most of them) are either canceled or released early today and possibly tomorrow because it's too damn hot. After spending the last 2 days stuck outside working at a soccer tournament and keeping the EMTs on speed dial, I am quite happy to spend today inside my house!

How did people survive all those years without AC? :shrug:

[DS1]

1. acclimation

when you don't let your body get used to the heat, you'll always need a/c


not that I'm one to talk, of course

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. I'm way too fragile and dainty...if left to the elements...

that whole survival of the fittest thing would have taken care of me long ago :P

[DS1]

3. I left my a/c at home on to maintain a warmish 75 degrees

for the cat.

[dropkickpa]

8. I did the same for my dog and guinea pigs

They don't like to be hot!

[TZ]

9. Makes me feel better to know

That other people keep their place a little cool for the cats...

[kentauros]

10. Sounds like what I do for my cat while I'm away at work

:)

Something to look into, though, if you are concerned about your environmental impact (assuming you have control of your a/c unit and are not renting, like me) is the concept of Thermal Storage.

Treehugger.com mentioned a company called "Ice Energy" a year or so back and it looks promising. I'd love to have one here in Houston...

[Carnea]

5. Acclimation Smaclimation

There is a reason only eight people lived in Florida during the summer before air conditioning.

[Carnea]

7. On a related topic what is with certain democratic fundraisers

That when they get more than 10 of us together they turn the air off and hide the good food.

I understand you want to do your part for global warming but keeping your house at 85 degrees isn't fooling anybody. We know you will turn the air back on after we leave so why put on the show.

Also I understand that some people in the crowd might be Muslim or vegan but serving everybody tofu barbecue is not the effin answer. If the Muslims or Vegans won't eat of a grill that touched pork (Kosher rules? Honestly I got this explanation once. I'm still shaking my head at the idea of Kosher Muslims.)buy a second grill. (Or cook the tofu on one of those George Forman things)

And most Vegans I know a way way cooler then the stick up her ass hostess these events seem to bring out.

So turn the air on. Let people smoke by the pool, Baby back ribs for the partakers and tofu on the Forman. And lighten up people its a fundraiser not a fucking funeral.

Rant Off

[XemaSab]

13. Dude, I hear ya

I've gone to two events in the last couple weeks.

The first event it was 80 degrees inside with about 20 people there. Homie had solar panels, so I don't know why he couldn't have some air on.

Yesterday I went to an event where it was probably about 85, and EVERYONE was sweating. It was NASTY. They didn't even have the fan on to provide ANY kind of breeze. x(

[LeftyMom]

4. 94? I guess I'd be putting the air on around that point.

:shrug:

As a Californian, I laugh at silly people back east and your namby pamby wussified heatwaves. :P

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. I don't know a heat index of 106 today is enough to make just about anyone suffer

I've experienced 100+ degree heat when I was out in Vegas and it wasn't too bad because there wasn't any humidity. It's really the humidity that makes it extremely difficult to breathe let alone do anything outside on a day like this

[bicentennial_baby]

21. It's not that wussy when we go from 60 to 90

to 100, back to 60, 70, 100, etc.

NE weather is not a pleasant experience. If you don't like it, wait 5 min.

Tumultuous.

:)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

11. Thousands of people died from the heat in the old days.

We just don't read about it in accounts of weather.

I grew up without central air and was absolutely miserable. My mother would stand there and cuss, with her face red, her neck and chest red, and sweat pouring down her neck. Her mother would tell her that her husband should "work harder" to buy her a big house. !!!!! :grr: Dad worked two jobs for 15 years, one of which was rotating shift work. Mom thought she was a princess.

Many a night it was too hot and humid to sleep == the low would be 78 or 80.

I would read novels.

I finally got a window unit in my bedroom in high school. That blew cold air right over my feet.

[B3Nut]

12. I run mine a lot during the humid season

it gets so humid breathing feels like drinking air. My wife is somewhat asthmatic and it gives her a lot of difficulty, and I don't do well with it either (to be fair, I'm out of shape and am somewhat shocked that I'm still alive...) A couple of our dogs don't do well in the humidity and heat either, so I keep it running. I run it in the car too, fortunately my Kia gives about the same MPG whether I run it or not...seems to be a really efficient AC unit, it might drop me from 33 to 32. I make up for it by hypermiling whenever possible...(that 55mph thing works, by cracky!)

[hedgehog]

14. How ironic that air conditioning was largely invented and developed

in Syracuse, New York (ever hear of Carrier?) and AC made it possible for all the jobs to head to the South and Southwest.


BTW _ the Carrier spare parts warehouse is NOT air conditioned and gets pretty hot in the summer!

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. This makes me think of another thing...

Why in the heck do they tell us the heat index and/or wind chill. It's Freaking Hot and/or Cold! We know that. We feel it. I don't need to know what the humidity makes it feel like and or the blistering wind...

And another thing... Why is the office in my son's school Air Conditioned and yet not the classrooms? And why are we always raising money (Walk a thon five years running now) for the freaking playground instead of A/C in the classrooms.


Phew! /rant

[pokerfan]

16. AC?

We're freezing here in the northwest. Slept under two blankets last night. Almost fired up the furnace.

[TK421]

17. I know people who actually enjoy this nasty shit....

my air is running in my apartment now, and has been continuously since 2:00 yesterday afternoon. Screw the electric bill, because I need to be comfortable. Fuck this heat..I'm already waiting for Fall ! :mad:

[Carnea]

18. Since 2 yesterday>???

Mines been on nonstop since April

[TK421]

20. Well...I just recently got it put in the window, since I had some problems

getting the damn thing in there. If I come home from work to a hot bedroom, I will go insane :(

edited: used wrong word up there

[DS1]

19. hehe, my decision to get used to the heat by going out on my bike

in the middle of the day yesterday definitely paid off. 82 degrees now feels cool

[malta blue]

22. I'm melting.

No a/c at home, fan in the family room broke this afternoon, as did the fan in Little MB's room :nuke::nuke:

Headed to Target after work and got the LAST two fans - the shelves were stripped bare.

I wish I had an a/c right now....

[galledgoblin]

23. they didn't live in the south, and temperatures in the north

rarely got this hot, especially not this early.