Actually I grew up in Texas without air conditioning... during the 50s. Yes, I am quite old.... I vaguely remember some sort of swamp cooler in Houston where we lived for three years. It probably filled the air with mold. Then in the mid-60s in Ft. Worth I think we may have had central air but I doubt it was pushed up very high. Then we moved to Kansas and there was one wall unit (built in) that was supposed to cool the entire house. Temp extremes don’t bother me as much as some people. I don’t much care for direct sun and I do like my air conditioning to sleep under but when we go RVing we never run the airconditioning. OK, maybe once or twice.
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Actually I grew up in Texas without air conditioning... during the 50s. Yes, I am quite old.... I vaguely remember some sort of swamp cooler in Houston where we lived for three years. It probably filled the air with mold. Then in the mid-60s in Ft. Worth I think we may have had central air but I doubt it was pushed up very high. Then we moved to Kansas and there was one wall unit (built in) that was supposed to cool the entire house. Temp extremes don’t bother me as much as some people. I don’t much care for direct sun and I do like my air conditioning to sleep under but when we go RVing we never run the airconditioning. OK, maybe once or twice.
I grew up in a desert that regally hit 110-120 during the summer. My parents couldn’t afford AC. At about 110 you start taking cold water baths and using wet cloths to increase cooling. At 115 you give up the idea of trying any activities as the sweat rolls off you. At 120 you lie in front of floor fans immobile just waiting for the sun to go down. Needless to say, I love AC. Best thing human civilization invented.
She also doesn't need to tell other people how to live their lives.