Yeeeeeeek. 100s is a temperature level that I've never had to deal with for more than a day or so at a time, I have to admit. Yikes.
We've been running around in the low 70s F lately, got back up to the low 80s this afternoon (just in time for me to book it from my bus-stop to the studio where we have dance lessons, joy). I think I would actually, physically melt if we got above 100 for more than maybe one day. Last year we had record highs in that general vicinity just as we were coming home from a trip to Arizona to visit The Boy's family, and OHMYGOD, it was like the whole city thought it was going to die. We're just not ready for that kind of thing.
The window versions do seem to be the popular version that gets bought during heat-waves (such as they are here), and... I have to admit, part of my blase "oh, we never have them!" thing is that it doesn't even enter my mind. I grew up in a heavily wooded area, so the concept of high heat during summer for me is a fairly new one for me, and precisely because AC units are so rare in private homes around here, it never really occurs to me that, yeah, we could probably buy one. The most I've ever done is go out and buy a fan, and then go to sleep with a wet towel or washcloth or something.
Honestly, we're just spoiled here. Relatively cool summers, relatively mild winters... lately our winters have gotten a bit more extreme, but by that I mean that there's more than a few days of snow in the whole winter, and it stays on the ground! Which would be nothing in another part of the country, but in a very hilly city where most drivers haven't got a clue how to handle snow and the city isn't prepared with plans to get rid of the snow on major roads... yeah, it's a bit exciting.
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Date: 2010-08-13 04:32 am (UTC)We've been running around in the low 70s F lately, got back up to the low 80s this afternoon (just in time for me to book it from my bus-stop to the studio where we have dance lessons, joy). I think I would actually, physically melt if we got above 100 for more than maybe one day. Last year we had record highs in that general vicinity just as we were coming home from a trip to Arizona to visit The Boy's family, and OHMYGOD, it was like the whole city thought it was going to die. We're just not ready for that kind of thing.
The window versions do seem to be the popular version that gets bought during heat-waves (such as they are here), and... I have to admit, part of my blase "oh, we never have them!" thing is that it doesn't even enter my mind. I grew up in a heavily wooded area, so the concept of high heat during summer for me is a fairly new one for me, and precisely because AC units are so rare in private homes around here, it never really occurs to me that, yeah, we could probably buy one. The most I've ever done is go out and buy a fan, and then go to sleep with a wet towel or washcloth or something.
Honestly, we're just spoiled here. Relatively cool summers, relatively mild winters... lately our winters have gotten a bit more extreme, but by that I mean that there's more than a few days of snow in the whole winter, and it stays on the ground! Which would be nothing in another part of the country, but in a very hilly city where most drivers haven't got a clue how to handle snow and the city isn't prepared with plans to get rid of the snow on major roads... yeah, it's a bit exciting.