Floridians and Air conditioning

[toys2cool]

I can't live without my A/C dude, no freakin' way

[Bill]

I can't live without you folks not living without AC.
Spent eleven hours on a duct job yesterday, full install today, full install tomorrow and one on Thursday too, duct job Friday.

If weather were a person I'd stab him in the face. Haven't had rain in nearly two weeks... I saw rain today though, but it was on the other side of the highway. Stupid Gulf breeze. I'd stab it too, given the chance.

[rche]

We are in Central TX and are trying to save some $$ this year. Haven't hit the A/C so far. We are averaging mid nineties now and nighttime goes down to mid 70s. Don't know what the humidity is but it is pretty damp today. Heat index values look like they are pushing us up to upper 90s near 100.

The thing that saves our bacon is our attic fan. Some folks call these a whole house fan. Once the sun goes over the trees towards the west about 8pm we turn that thing on and suck all of the hot air out of the house and attic. We leave it on during the night with a few select windows and doors open which makes a breeze path through the house. I don't think we will make it through July and Aug this way, but we have saved about 150+ bucks a month not using the cooler.

[Bill]

I couldn't live without AC in our current house, but if I had my pick of land I think I could make it work. We all live too close together, homes aren't built with natural cooling in mind anymore.

[toys2cool]

i could deal not having it during the day but at nighttime I have the AC and a fan pointing at me

[spamn]

When the comet hits the earth and there is no more air conditioning and ice cubes for my drinks, I may sit on the beach and wait for the tsunami to roll in rather than face life without them. I say that with humor, but I'm serious - A/C and cold drinks are essential for my quality of life.

Although I did live in Santa Barbara for a year without A/C and lived to tell the tale. But there were many cold drinks to console me.

[Zemo]

When the comet hits the earth and there is no more air conditioning and ice cubes for my drinks, I may sit on the beach and wait for the tsunami to roll in rather than face life without them. I say that with humor, but I'm serious - A/C and cold drinks are essential for my quality of life.

Although I did live in Santa Barbara for a year without A/C and lived to tell the tale. But there were many cold drinks to console me.

I'd like to take a seat next to you and join the festivities.

[cjefferys]

i could deal not having it during the day but at nighttime I have the AC and a fan pointing at me

Me too. I even have the fan on in the winter, pointed away from me, because I can't fall asleep without the noise.

[rche]

I couldn't live without AC in our current house, but if I had my pick of land I think I could make it work. We all live too close together, homes aren't built with natural cooling in mind anymore.

The house we use the attic fan in was built somewhere around 1908. That is another reason we are avoiding the a/c. Just as modern houses aren't built for airflow and natural cooling, old houses are too damn drafty for modern hvac to function properly in.

[DocDrako]

It may be nothing like Florida (I don't really know), but life in southern California would suck without A/C. I wouldn't live here. I lived in Sweetwater Texas years ago and we had no A/C. It sucked. I put a swamp cooler in the window and used to sit right in front of it. When I mentioned the no A/C situation, I was told, "every room has ceiling fans" as if that was the same thing. The last summer I was in Texas, the temperature got up to 126 degrees. It was horrible. I hate the heat. And yet, for some reason I keep moving closer to the equator.

[Bill]

The house we use the attic fan in was built somewhere around 1908. That is another reason we are avoiding the a/c. Just as modern houses aren't built for airflow and natural cooling, old houses are too damn drafty for modern hvac to function properly in.

You gotta love those old builders. Taking into consideration the way the sun hits the house, the way the breeze blows across the property; as opposed to the modern builder, "if we use aluminum ten wire we'll save thirty-eight dollars per house in this development."
I hear ya though, not much that you can do to a turn of the century house to make it airtight without a serious bankroll. Windows, doors, insulation in the walls; all the things that gut the character of the house in the process.

[MegoMark71]

I lived in Florida for 6 years. One year in north Miami and the rest on the west coast in cape coral. I called florida the 7th pit of hell, by august of each year it was the 12th pit of hell.

[Bill]

It's already there this year and we're only into June.

[Zemo]

It's already there this year and we're only into June.

Yea man, it's gonna be a burner this year. I just bought a back up blender.

[toys2cool]

Me too. I even have the fan on in the winter, pointed away from me, because I can't fall asleep without the noise.

holy crap same here