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Blue_true

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33. The Bay Area is cool that time of year.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 07:14 PM

Jul 2019

As a matter of fact, if you plan to go out after 6pm, you would be well advised to take a sweater.

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My AC Died, and I spent about 20 hours without it. [View all] raccoon Jul 2019 OP

I saw one of those shows about the 100 greatest inventions; AC/refrigeration was right at the top captain queeg Jul 2019 #1

AC allows human to live in the south Demovictory9 Jul 2019 #2

Amen! From someone who lived through the bad old days raccoon Jul 2019 #3

I still hear folks in the Deep South who lament AC misanthrope Jul 2019 #5

Well said. raccoon Jul 2019 #24

There was great art being made in the 1950s misanthrope Jul 2019 #31

+1 true but often overlooked in stereotypical views of 'the conformist 50s' appalachiablue Jul 2019 #39

I remember I was in the 4th grade before I rode in my first car that had an air conditioner. ooky Jul 2019 #35

My parents did the best they could by putting moonscape Jul 2019 #38

My maternal grandparents lived just outside of Phoenix in a MineralMan Jul 2019 #6

I've never heard of car swamp coolers for a car.... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #12

In our car, it was always in the right rear window, which MineralMan Jul 2019 #13

We drove across the S. Utah desert in a 1959 Buick leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 #29

It's been +/-50 years since I've seen one of those. yonder Jul 2019 #18

They still make them. MineralMan Jul 2019 #19

I wasn't clear. I meant the car coolers as shown in your photo. yonder Jul 2019 #20

Ah, no. I looked. MineralMan Jul 2019 #21

I often think of the women who settled our Southern area in early 1800's... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #25

Our AC went out in April for 1 day here in Florida RockaFowler Jul 2019 #4

I am going to show my husband your post. Ohiogal Jul 2019 #7

I hear ya.. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #14

Get a swamp cooler, portable, uses water and fan system. Low electricity draw. Will do a emmaverybo Jul 2019 #8

Yep, they're perfect. Also, just a fan blowing over ice can do the trick too! TheBlackAdder Jul 2019 #41

My gosh. Honestly did not know that. If it breaks down, I will replace with the fan and ice! NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #43

Except they don't work well in high humidity climates JCMach1 Jul 2019 #44

My wife and I have survived hot humid weather with a small window air conditioner... hunter Jul 2019 #9

Had to make my own AC years ago. madamesilverspurs Jul 2019 #10

My new AC just arrived Marrah_Goodman Jul 2019 #11

A couple of weeks ago the a/c in our car went out. Grammy23 Jul 2019 #15

I feel your pain. SamKnause Jul 2019 #16

Hope your problem is taken care of tonight, Sam. nt raccoon Jul 2019 #22

Thanks raccoon. SamKnause Jul 2019 #23

I lived in Phoenix for awhile. A swamp cooler works great there. captain queeg Jul 2019 #17

I feel your pain, but please be grateful you aren't Ilsa Jul 2019 #26

Wonder how much widespread usage of AC has contributed to climate change? MichMan Jul 2019 #27

When you have emphysema, it makes a huge difference misanthrope Jul 2019 #32

I'm am at T+50 hours without my main AC - also upstate South Carolina DemoTex Jul 2019 #28

Worked outside, west Central Florida CDerekGo Jul 2019 #30

The Bay Area is cool that time of year. Blue_true Jul 2019 #33

The only time I ever got a cash advance on a credit card... BooScout Jul 2019 #34

We went 6 YEARS without AC in SoCal SoCalDem Jul 2019 #36

Same thing happened to us in July of 2015, but in Northern Virginia... LincolnRossiter Jul 2019 #37

Oh.. I do feel for ya! We had a wind sheer rip thru in early August 2014- went without power for Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #40

Here is a cooling NFLD video of Gros Morne National Park: applegrove Jul 2019 #42

Thanks. I'm sitting at my kitchen table, with the AC running and the fan blowing on me, raccoon Jul 2019 #45