tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post5911918163358223581..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Rejecting Air Conditioning on PrincipleChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-70660682887788734992010-07-29T19:50:36.452-06:002010-07-29T19:50:36.452-06:00Salina, Kansas, has more than 10 percent humidity,...Salina, Kansas, has more than 10 percent humidity, I think, although perhaps it is not as humid as Indianapolis.<br /><br />On the other hand, my grandparents in Tulsa went through life with electric fans only.<br /><br />They just did not move about much in the middle of the day.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-76870478859111918522010-07-29T06:18:30.991-06:002010-07-29T06:18:30.991-06:00It's a lot easier to live without A/C at 10% h...It's a lot easier to live without A/C at 10% humidity. I'm just sayin'.<br /><br />Sure, there are people doing it in Florida. There are people who pay money to get tied up and whipped, too. It's a free country.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-17681122527838370342010-07-25T15:55:21.419-06:002010-07-25T15:55:21.419-06:00We do not have air conditioning either. We use fan...We do not have air conditioning either. We use fans. Admittedly, we may install an evaporate cooler next year, but can usually keep our house 10 degrees cooler than outside. <br /><br />We don't have a sprinkler system either. I happily drag hoses, and save a lot of money by watering only when necessary.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585564746317381828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-35807787139889092462010-07-25T09:48:32.805-06:002010-07-25T09:48:32.805-06:00I didna know that the relegation of our window air...I didna know that the relegation of our window air conditioner to a box in the barn made me a culture traitor.<br /><br />Have not installed the beast since Macintosh started making computers that could actually function above 85 degrees.<br /><br />I will not say that this week has not provided its regrets. But I did get some things accomplished outside. When the house is not a chilled fortress, there is no advantage in huddling inside in defeat.<br /><br />Our reasoning about the AC, btw, derives from watching other people's SAR dogs drop into heat stroke in *minutes* in moderate early-summer heat. Some of these dogs were also poorly-conditioned, but not all. All lived in air conditioning and had not been able to acclimate.<br /><br />I can either risk my partners' lives, banish them to a kennel, or live with them in the climate in which they will work.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.com