tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345040556523610998.post2307980857822627740..comments2023-01-07T07:03:03.082-05:00Comments on Points of Inflection: Air-conditioningAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821678105140354829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345040556523610998.post-11495872323697264592013-09-15T13:29:26.349-04:002013-09-15T13:29:26.349-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150282509486176469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345040556523610998.post-55047809919883169492012-07-17T15:08:12.173-04:002012-07-17T15:08:12.173-04:00I LOVE our whole house fan (house came with it!). ...I LOVE our whole house fan (house came with it!). We actually gave away the window unit that the house came with because the whole house fan does such a good job AND we have a secret weapon/escape hatch for those stretches of days in which it does not cool off adequately at night: guestroom in the basement. Extra tricks: door to the full bathroom stays SHUT and window OPEN all summer long. I want no extra humidity in the house! Even better -- shower at the gym or the pool. Contrary to the advice above, my mother grew up in Louisiana in the age of the ice box (read: little air conditioning). They hung up damp sheets to cool the air nearby as the water evaporated. Last trick: Spring Creek Park. A wade to the ankles there is as refreshing as a dip in most pools.PA-IPLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024651000272615601noreply@blogger.com