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starlagurl	Jun 24 2009, 02:28 PM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	It's getting hotter... What do you think about air conditioning? Do you use it? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

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travelmonster	Jun 24 2009, 03:45 PM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	No, I don't use it - I don't have it at home. If I go to a hotel with it in I don't use it either cause I can't sleep with it on and am not there during the day. Got aircon in our car too, but don't use it in the car either - I'd rather have the windows open. -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

starlagurl	Jun 24 2009, 03:47 PM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Sometimes it's too cold! -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

travelmonster	Jun 24 2009, 03:49 PM Post #4
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	Yeah we find that at work, we end up freezing!! -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

aopaq	Jun 24 2009, 05:03 PM Post #5
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Jun 24 2009, 03:28 PM) It's getting hotter... What do you think about air conditioning? Do you use it? Bring it on!!! Heat index of 37 degrees Celsius, I want a reprieve from the stickiness!

semi-backpacker	Jun 24 2009, 05:10 PM Post #6
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2367 Joined: 25-August 07 From: Hanging out with saguaro cactus in the Arizona desert Member No.: 82730	I'm with Brian! Bring it on...in Arizona, you can die if you don't have AC...it's like living in Alaska and not having a heater. -------------------- Check out my blogs, Friendo! Latin America, US Southwest and Beyond!

mmbcross	Jun 24 2009, 05:15 PM Post #7
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	Living in South Florida is is pretty much a necessity. Nevertheless I rarely use it in my car, which in turn makes me a rarity. I notice the fashion today seems to be to install sealed windows in your house and use A/C all year. How terrible to never have fresh air inside your home. We generally turn ours off from around November to April. It is told that at speeds of over 55 MPH, the drag on your car caused by open windows equals the cost of running A/C with closed windows. Does anyone know if this is true? -------------------- .

findingnine	Jun 24 2009, 08:52 PM Post #8
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4705 Joined: 24-August 06 From: Ottawa, Ontario Member No.: 14300	I'm pretty sure travelling at any speed all sweaty rarely leads to fuel consumption analysis. But I could be wrong. I love AC. So much! -------------------- This is all I got. I couldn't make this up

introducinlyric	Jun 24 2009, 08:54 PM Post #9
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Jun 24 2009, 02:28 PM) It's getting hotter... What do you think about air conditioning? Do you use it? unfortunately here its getting colder not hotter so heaters are out in full force but when it is hot i love AC although it can get quite cold using it -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

loong	Jun 25 2009, 03:08 AM Post #10
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 23-June 09 Member No.: 283301 Nominate me as a Local Expert	it must be uesed here ,otherwise i can't concentrate on my work.!~

sianeth	Jun 25 2009, 04:32 AM Post #11
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	No, I definitely have no need for air con in the UK... I always find it absolutely freezing when they use it on public transport. However I agree that its a god send in places like SE Asia and Africa sometimes!

starlagurl	Jun 25 2009, 08:20 AM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	QUOTE(mmbcross @ Jun 24 2009, 06:15 PM) It is told that at speeds of over 55 MPH, the drag on your car caused by open windows equals the cost of running A/C with closed windows. Does anyone know if this is true? My dad tells me this is true, yes. I never use air conditioning in my house, I live half underground so it is cool all summer as long as you don't open the windows in the daytime. I love it. I also don't have carpets, so I just lay down on the hardwood floor if it gets too hot. I am always freezing at work and on the bus in the summer, it's so bizarro, I hate that. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

ScottWoz	Jun 25 2009, 01:16 PM Post #13
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	It's necessary here too and I have every need, but it's not healthy. Neither is it natural. Get rid of it. You WILL live.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

starlagurl	Jun 25 2009, 02:06 PM Post #14
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	You don't think it's healthy? Do people get sick from too much air conditioning do you think? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

mmbcross	Jun 25 2009, 03:02 PM Post #15
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	QUOTE I never use air conditioning in my house, I live half underground Oh my Louise! Are you a mole? -------------------- .

starlagurl	Jun 25 2009, 03:05 PM Post #16
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Haha! No, I just live on the first floor! -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

wisconsin_fan81	Jun 28 2009, 12:45 PM Post #17
Globetrotter Group: Local Expert Posts: 271 Joined: 24-March 09 From: Wilmington, NC Member No.: 273696	I live and breath air conditioning. I have ice in my veins and must have working air. My birthday present last week was my maintenance person fixing my air conditioning in my apartment. It was 80 degrees inside, I laid on the bed sweating while reading "Angels and Demons", and the guy brought my A/C back to life. I am way to fat to just open a window. espcially in the summer in NC. -------------------- My homepage-a mental donut shop for well-traveled psychopaths....don't ask

mmbcross	Jun 28 2009, 07:49 PM Post #18
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Jun 25 2009, 04:05 PM) Haha! No, I just live on the first floor! How can you be half underground if you live on the first floor? -------------------- .

purplebuggy	Jun 28 2009, 09:31 PM Post #19
Tourist Group: Local Expert Posts: 524 Joined: 19-June 09 From: Australia Member No.: 282787	I'm a fan of fans over aircon. I do appreciate an occassional break from super hot weather, like going to the movies on a 40C day with a choc top is always great but, especially if you're in a new place, I find you aclimatise much quicker if you turn off the aircon as soon as you've arrived. It also means you don't feel the heat twice as much when you venture outside. pb

mmbcross	Jun 28 2009, 10:27 PM Post #20
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	Wise words purplebuggy! -------------------- .

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