And I'm sure it was very "comfortable" in that Louisiana mugginess in the dead of summer without the air conditioning. But you use air conditioning now don't you? It's a modern convenience that makes life easier to bear in the heat and humidity.
I also grew up in the 60's in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. The heat was brutal there but without the humidity. I live in Florida now and miss that "dry heat" every summer here.
Oh, absolutely...you'll only get my AC (heat pump, actually) from my cold dead hands.....
"I also grew up in the 60's in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. The heat was brutal there but without the humidity. I live in Florida now and miss that "dry heat" every summer here.
But 'tis the humidity that makes the difference between La and places like Sonora. Back around 1980 or so, I was attending a technical conference for chemists that for unknown reason was held in the Disneyland (not -world)hotel in the summer. Southern California was undergoing one of those periods when the wind blew directly from the Mojave (Santa Ana winds, I think). Daytime temps were in the 120's. I'm in suit and tie and walking around thinking "heck....this doesn't feel all that hot".