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Offline Servonaut

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No A/C for Rachel
« on: June 30, 2009, 04:04:43 PM »
Man up girl, your a Texan  :fuelfire:

http://www.rachellucas.com/index.php/2009/06/29/i-used-to-make-fun-of-these-people-and-for-that-i-am-ashamed/


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There was a time, back in Texas, when I would see articles from Britain and Europe about their troubles with summer “heat” and I would laugh - quite haughtily, and as smugly as possible. I would scoff when seeing headlines like this one, which is from today: “Britain bakes on hottest day of the year as temperatures soar to 83F“…

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Although today was the hottest day of the year temperatures are set to rise even further, forecasters have said.

…The Met Office confirmed today is already the hottest day of the year so far, with Charlwood, near Gatwick in Surrey, recording a temperature of 28.4C (83F).

Previously the hottest day was last Thursday at Heathrow at 28C (82.4).

…Hospitals have been put on standby to deal with sunstroke victims as the Met Office issued its first ever heatwave warning amid fears that it could become dangerously hot and humid.

…The mercury could hit a high of 91F (33C) by the middle of the week - and temperatures are expected to remain a warm and sticky 64F (18C) at night.

I used to read that sort of thing and think, “it’s 110 here so **** off.”

Well. I was being a jerk.


Go read the rest  :cheersmate:

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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2009, 04:15:21 PM »
Puhleeessse............................try 105+.........like here. I have no AC in my truck, nor in my office/shop.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2009, 05:00:15 PM »
There are many people here in the US that don't have air conditioning. 90 ° isn't all that bad without air.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2009, 05:23:53 PM »
This past Saturday morning at 9am, it was only 80 degrees....humidity at 82%.  Never seen it that bad unless it was pouring rain...no such luck.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 05:41:39 PM »
And in France, they let the elderly die in this weather. 

Of course, given the cap-and-trade deal, we may learn how to live without A/C again, too.   :maddernhell: :maddernhell:
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2009, 06:31:01 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on June 30, 2009, 05:23:53 PM
This past Saturday morning at 9am, it was only 80 degrees....humidity at 82%.  Never seen it that bad unless it was pouring rain...no such luck.


That is almost identical to what it was at work for me Saturday morning.  It felt better when the temp went up and the humidity dropped.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2009, 07:20:30 PM »
3 years in this house and I've yet to turn on the A/C.

3 years in this house and I've yet to BUY an A/C unit.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2009, 11:35:32 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on June 30, 2009, 07:20:30 PM
3 years in this house and I've yet to turn on the A/C.

3 years in this house and I've yet to BUY an A/C unit.


that's cause you live in the frozen tundra of the north.....your snow just finally left last month!  :uhsure:
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2009, 06:34:04 AM »
Quote from: debk on June 30, 2009, 11:35:32 PM

that's cause you live in the frozen tundra of the north.....your snow just finally left last month!  :uhsure:
He needs to spend an entire summer in Hotlanta.   :-)
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2009, 06:56:20 AM »
Quote from: lug-nut on July 01, 2009, 06:34:04 AM
He needs to spend an entire summer in Hotlanta.   :-)

I went to GT.  I know what summers there are like.  Ditto when I went to Nuclear Power School (Orlando).
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2009, 11:29:49 AM »
Quote from: lug-nut on July 01, 2009, 06:34:04 AM
He needs to spend an entire summer in Hotlanta.   :-)

He doesn't need to go that far south....just come to TN!

Had a heck of a thunderstorm at 2am....at least I don't have to worry about watering the deer munched flowers... :whatever:
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2009, 11:41:03 AM »
You got rain???  No fair....send it back this way.  The deer aren't so much of a problem for us this year, but the  :censored: raccoons are driving us crazy.  I think a few of them may get "lead poisoning" if they don't move on soon.   :evillaugh:
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2009, 11:56:07 AM »
aw the good old days......when airconditioning meant the funeral home had delivered new hand fans to the church.

How many of you remember those.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2009, 12:18:34 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on July 01, 2009, 11:41:03 AM
You got rain???  No fair....send it back this way.  The deer aren't so much of a problem for us this year, but the  :censored: raccoons are driving us crazy.  I think a few of them may get "lead poisoning" if they don't move on soon.   :evillaugh:


We have a family of raccoons. M saw them the other night....daddy, momma and 4 little babies. We feed them. There's a set spot just into the woods at the back of the driveway, where I put food, when I clean out the refrig or cabinets. Since I've been doing that, they have been quite well behaved.  :-) We're on septic and it just saves going into the system or being hauled to the dump.
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Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2009, 05:39:26 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on July 01, 2009, 11:56:07 AM
aw the good old days......when airconditioning meant the funeral home had delivered new hand fans to the church.

How many of you remember those.
I do.   :( :(
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2009, 10:16:58 AM »
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Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." – Dave Barry

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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2009, 11:40:54 AM »
Quote from: debk on July 02, 2009, 10:16:58 AM

me too..... :bawl:
You couldn't possibly be that old.  You musta just heard stories about it.   :-)
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2009, 02:18:00 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on July 02, 2009, 11:40:54 AM
You couldn't possibly be that old.  You musta just heard stories about it.   :-)


You smooth talkin' devil you.... :-*


I'm 56....I remember going to my grandmother's when I was a kid....the fans were laying on the church pews in the summertime...and the picture of the funeral home was on it. (small town of 3000 in Central Illinois)
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Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2009, 03:18:17 PM »
Quote from: debk on July 01, 2009, 12:18:34 PM

We have a family of raccoons. M saw them the other night....daddy, momma and 4 little babies. We feed them. There's a set spot just into the woods at the back of the driveway, where I put food, when I clean out the refrig or cabinets. Since I've been doing that, they have been quite well behaved.  :-) We're on septic and it just saves going into the system or being hauled to the dump.

You're going to regret that !!!  :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:

Ever hear of a compost pile?? They're ecologically friendly.........  ;)

I tried that last summer. Those coons cost us a fortune to feed. Then, even after we had been feeding them, they'd climb a tree adjacent to the deck and poop all over. They also started getting into stuff and tearing things up. I quit feeding them, and most of them left for other feeding grounds. There was one that refused to leave, no matter what. That one ended up going to raccoon heaven. Another came around this spring, it, too, found it's way to raccoon heaven. The psychotic white dog that has made this place it's home will soon be going to doggie heaven because she's become/ been a nuisance. I'm not real keen on shooting her, but her anti-social tendencies and her proclivity to drag garbage from other houses into the yard has long run out her welcome here. I've been trying to chase her off, but with us feeding the cats around here, she won't leave for other feeding/safety areas.
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Re: No A/C for Rachel
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2009, 03:27:12 PM »
Quote from: debk on July 02, 2009, 02:18:00 PM

You smooth talkin' devil you.... :-*


I'm 56....I remember going to my grandmother's when I was a kid....the fans were laying on the church pews in the summertime...and the picture of the funeral home was on it. (small town of 3000 in Central Illinois)

I'm guessing that small town is still just that, a small town. There are still tons of towns like that scattered around here.
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