No riding for a week

[Biciclista]

from what i read this week, 15 % of us have A/C and many many people ran out and bought them this week and will buy some because of this week. I did not and have no plans to.

[salsabike]

I think central AC here is truly not necessary. We have one window AC unit for the living room, which has pretty much nekkid western exposure. That one window unit makes the whole house more manageable in this weather. It still got quite warm inside--85-ish--but it wasn't as awful as it would have been without the window AC in the living room. We've only had that for about four or five years. Most people here live without AC and most of the time, it isn't needed. But boy, when it is...whoof. 103 is definitely hot enough for me.

[Crankin]

People in MA are pretty much the same; even now, a lot of houses are built without central air, which I feel is ridiculous. It's hot and humid here on and off for a lot of the summer. It's impossible to cook or sleep comfortably when it's 85-95 and humid for a week! I know a lot of people think I'm a wimp, but after living in places where everything is climate controlled, I like being comfortable. In 1990, it wasn't easy to find a house in our price range that had central air.
The difference I see is that people here keep their AC on ridiculously low temperatures, as do stores. It is not necessary to keep AC at 68! We keep our house at 76-78 when the AC is on. Yet, some of my friends think my house feels hot. When I lived in AZ, we kept our AC set on 82, because when it's 112 out , 82 feels cool. It's all relative, but I couldn't live without AC.

[crazycanuck]

We don't have traditional air conditioning in our house but we do have reverse cycle air con & it works fine for us!

There's no way we would survive West Australian summers without it!

[Dogmama]

P When I lived in AZ, we kept our AC set on 82, because when it's 112 out , 82 feels cool. It's all relative, but I couldn't live without AC.

That's because AZ is a dry heat.

Just like hell.

[Crankin]

Totally agree, Dogmamma.
As you see, I am no longer there...

[Biciclista]

hm, I thought hell was more of a wet heat. But you guys are the experts

[Selkie]

How are your animals holding up?

We haven't been THAT hot here in DC area but all three of my goldens have gotten summer skin allergies. Had to break out the Benedryl and a vet visit might be in order. I think it's from the mold (very rainy spring through June). Now the heat and humidity have arrived.

[Biciclista]

the cats went off their feed for a few days but that was the extent of it.
today we're happy because it's only supposed to get up to 90. I guess I got an attitude adjustment this week!

and the nights are cooling off to 60's which makes a big difference in comfort.