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NRaleighLiberal

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74. Hey friend! Seems time for a get together, hey! Yes, it's fixed...
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:42 PM
Jun 2012

well, there is a coolant leak - so a bandaid fix (added refrigerant) - so I think we are looking at a total downstairs system replacement (yikes!).

Just came in from watering - feels like the Arctic in here! Pondering a local DU Salsa party on our deck sometime soon!

43 here and almost always had some type of AC, thank goodness. Systematic Chaos Jun 2012 #1
The ac is not really working in my truck. texanwitch Jun 2012 #3
Check the coolant level. We've got a leak and that's the first sign it is low. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #14
Lived in Indiana until I was 10 HeiressofBickworth Jun 2012 #2
My Chicago Twister top was blue. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #4
I still have a couple of those. The walk around the cone trick was my favorite. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #13
I remember seeing one of those tangled up in the neighbor kid's hair. davsand Jun 2012 #20
One can still buy the Wham-o Super Ball Kaleva Jun 2012 #5
The skybar............ mrmpa Jun 2012 #6
These folks have carried Skybar in the past... WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2012 #40
The cracker barrell carries them............ mrmpa Jun 2012 #48
I don't remember Skybar (do remembr the rest) but saw them recently at OSH. Live and Learn Jun 2012 #68
i'm 31 and have never had ac fizzgig Jun 2012 #7
A nostalgic tune for your trials and tribulations... bluesbassman Jun 2012 #8
That song says it all. texanwitch Jun 2012 #16
I remember the fizzies and the superball Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #9
I think my brother and I each went through several Super Balls - NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #28
Bosco? Bosco? What kind of man are you? Denninmi Jun 2012 #10
I HATED fizzies. They must have been a Communist plot. One thing about the past that trumps raccoon Jun 2012 #11
I LOVE SkyBars!!!!!!!!!!! HopeHoops Jun 2012 #12
ah - but which part? I liked the nougat part best....then chocolate - worst was PB NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #15
The whole fucking thing. They rock. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #19
Don't need no pipi_k Jun 2012 #17
Here's a tune for your cool-ass car... bluesbassman Jun 2012 #60
Colorforms! Had not thought about those in a couple of ice ages! Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #75
I barely remember having no AC OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #18
Gah! The worst pain is stepping on a Barbie shoe in the middle of the night riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #25
Yick! OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #26
Try stepping on a LEGO barefoot - bhikkhu Jun 2012 #49
I grew up in Miami, FL, with no air conditioning. RebelOne Jun 2012 #21
Clacker Balls. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #22
I never could get mine to clack more tha a few times. GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #23
You probably just got all the defective ones. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #24
I don't remember them exploding OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #27
The damn things were dangerous. texanwitch Jun 2012 #29
lol I still carry more than a couple scars OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #31
We used to play in the railroad yard, a busy railroad yard. texanwitch Jun 2012 #32
I don;t recal a railroad yard anywhere near OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #33
Bet you had fun. texanwitch Jun 2012 #34
Worst stupid kid's game story from the 50's - bhikkhu Jun 2012 #50
Clackers (albiet with a different design, and made of plastic) came back when I was a kid... TheMightyFavog Jun 2012 #59
I've seen those. Different plastic. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #64
I had that! But after everyone heard that they could explode no one played with 'em anymore :( nt Tx4obama Jun 2012 #65
Oh I LOVE Bosco, It's rich and chocolaty. 1monster Jun 2012 #30
I still have no a/c. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #35
We played in the heat all the time. texanwitch Jun 2012 #36
I have heard that attic fans did wonders. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #37
From what I remember the attic fans were loud but they did work. texanwitch Jun 2012 #39
Fans make it worse when there is high humidity. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #44
You got that right. texanwitch Jun 2012 #46
Attic fans do NOT work! I finally got AC 5 years ago, after 45 years without it in IL riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #54
Maypo!! WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2012 #38
sssshhh....."they" don't know we are here! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #42
Still have my early 1950s Toy Builders -- like Lego but wood. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #41
I remember attic fans and swamp coolers Major Nikon Jun 2012 #43
I have an Erector set in the metal box. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #45
I'm 63 here are some of mine HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #47
Next to the Fizzies in the grocery store were these: Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #51
I definitely remember those ads! We bought and drank lots of Funny Face drink mix! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #53
I remember the first AC units I ever saw Warpy Jun 2012 #52
How do swamp coolers work? texanwitch Jun 2012 #55
How works a swamper? Warpy Jun 2012 #61
Unless you live somewhere where it 100° AND humid as hell. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #66
I know, it's one reason I moved here, cheap AC, Warpy Jun 2012 #70
It's currently 92° with 47% humidity here. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #71
Silly Putty !!! How could you leave out Silly Putty... reACTIONary Jun 2012 #56
and I forgot these three important iconic toys I loved - NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #57
32 here, young by some standards, but i think I'm entitled to SOME nostalgia... TheMightyFavog Jun 2012 #58
My high school in Northern Va did not have A/C Digit Jun 2012 #62
my wife got sent home from high school for wearing culottes! she still chuckles about it.... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #63
What wild women we were! Digit Jun 2012 #72
Do you have a basement and forced air heating? Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #67
Ours isn't working either Live and Learn Jun 2012 #69
Goodness, I hope it's working now. nclib Jun 2012 #73
Hey friend! Seems time for a get together, hey! Yes, it's fixed... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #74
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