Posted on 07/08/2012 4:05:29 PM PDT by JoanVarga
Cities like Phoenix or Las Vegas would simply not exist (or at best, would be 10% of their present size) without this invention.
Unfortunately, it keeps the hogs in D.C. year ‘round. They used to go home in the summer due to the heat.
Sucky trade-off. For now. . .
See, I have yet to understand the mental workings of anyone who likes hot weather, or, indeed, summer. My ancestors came from England, and I am a fair-skinned female who wilts during this season. I listen to all the songs about wonderful summertime, and I think, “Yeah....oppressive, sticky, stifling heat; lack of rain; storms that take out the power; BUGS; step outside and get drenched with sweat. What’s not to like?” /s
rant off
Mixed blessing. I am old enough to remember when there were almost no yankees in the South.
I will say a few of them aren’t half bad:).
Those of us raised in the swelter do love to tweak the noses of the faint-hearted. We live in the South because we like to breathe our air through a snorkel. We love the heat!
We love it even more when we can escape it at will.
Me too. You’d almost think we bred mosquitoes and gnats just to torture Yankee blood!
LOL
Born and raised Southern, but I hate it. Hey, if y’all love it, why not get rid of your a/c? :::::ducking:::::
Amen!
Saturday:
104F outside
74F inside
63F basement
We need a cool, dry place to keep the Yankee bodies until we can feed 'em to the gators, luv!
No luxury of a basement in most parts of the South and the lowcountry of South Carolina. Sounds heavenly. Praise York!
I love summer and I feel much as you do about cold weather.
I was riding my bicycle a couple of days ago when it was over 100° (I will admit, that was a bit warmer than I like). The air conditioner in my car quit a few years ago, I never bothered to see why it stopped working, probably low of Freon.
Here in Indiana you gotta have a basement for when the twisters come through, LOL.
Having lived through some hurricanes, I’ve wished for a basement only to realize it would drown me before the wind ever killed me!
New heard of this before. Anyone have any more information?
From the link in the post: “According to Dr. Gorrie’s biographer, Vivian M. Sherlock, the “Ice King”, Frederic Tudor, was suspected for causing his failure when he launched a smear campaign against the invention. Dr. Gorrie died impoverished in 1855 and the idea of air conditioning faded away for 50 years.”
Oh, my, now you’ve started it....how long until incoming, LOL?
Oh, my, now you’ve started it....how long until incoming, LOL?
Oh, my, now you’ve started it....how long until incoming, LOL?
Oh, my, now you’ve started it....how long until incoming, LOL?
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