If you're considering downsizing, then ignore this. But really, we invested in air-conditioning AND solar panels and the solar panels pay for the air during the summer. It's more than worth the costs.
Learning to let it go is a true challenge. Don't let it go entirely, just put it on vacation. It needs to be done and they will find money for it. They always seem to find money when they need to.
I guess I forgot to mention that the swamp cooler is our only cooling solution because we have hot water heat (with little radiators in all the rooms), and therefore, no ducts in the house.
In our last house we did have ducts, and eventually AC, although the ducts proved to be too small for AC and so we had to replace them all. And in the way of things, we sold that house to someone who worked in HVAC, who could've done all that work so cheaply.
In our first house, we were too poor to do anything but use portable fans.
I am trying to relax about the not/work thing. The hardest part is that no one is in charge right now, so no one is engaged or remotely worried about me and my issues. I'm down in the noise.
We lived without AC for fifteen years. What saved me was one of those crappy portable units that we put in our bedroom window so that ONE room was bearable and I could sleep at night.
I remember how hot it was at your house when we came up for lunch that day.
Maybe it's menopause that makes me more intolerant of heat. Or the thyroid thing. Or just getting cranky in old age? *shakes cane, threatens small children re: lawn*
We had that kind of AC arrangement growing up in Michigan - one window unit in my parent's room. Now there's a terrible summer climate for ya. I pretty much grew up in the basement. A veritable troglodyte.
federal funds disappearing sucks. our local science museum is watching grants they've been getting for years dry up and having to lay off staff that are much needed.
and global warming sucks, as does menopause and peri-menopause (which is the stage i'm at). this summer saw me getting really sick mostly due to body changes from the afore mentioned and the ridiculous heat. ugh.
I'm sorry (as well as angry at the sheer WASTE) about the job business, but your opening paras gave me a smile since I remembered staying with you the week you got your swamp thing (or, possibly, your new swamp thing) and it brought back good memories.
Yes, I remember that clearly too because it smelled so awful when we first launched it. That was the chemical fire retardant, I think, in the pad, but it smelled like all of the unwashed masses had taken residence in our attic. You were very polite and did not gag, not where I could see at least.
Also you were polite and did not take me to task when you discovered that Chicago and Denver are really not, um, neighbors. I appreciated very much that you made the effort to come out and hope I made it up with great scenery. Now you can watch concerts filmed at Red Rocks and say, "Hey, I climbed that!"
I do recommend swamp coolers but it does take a bit of getting used to. You have to leave windows cracked in opposite parts of the house to promote airflow, and doors expand with the humidity and stick. Makes your skin all nice and moist, though, so there's that.
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Learning to let it go is a true challenge. Don't let it go entirely, just put it on vacation. It needs to be done and they will find money for it. They always seem to find money when they need to.
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In our last house we did have ducts, and eventually AC, although the ducts proved to be too small for AC and so we had to replace them all. And in the way of things, we sold that house to someone who worked in HVAC, who could've done all that work so cheaply.
In our first house, we were too poor to do anything but use portable fans.
I am trying to relax about the not/work thing. The hardest part is that no one is in charge right now, so no one is engaged or remotely worried about me and my issues. I'm down in the noise.
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Maybe it's menopause that makes me more intolerant of heat. Or the thyroid thing. Or just getting cranky in old age? *shakes cane, threatens small children re: lawn*
We had that kind of AC arrangement growing up in Michigan - one window unit in my parent's room. Now there's a terrible summer climate for ya. I pretty much grew up in the basement. A veritable troglodyte.
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and global warming sucks, as does menopause and peri-menopause (which is the stage i'm at). this summer saw me getting really sick mostly due to body changes from the afore mentioned and the ridiculous heat. ugh.
(huh, guess i'm whiny too)
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Also you were polite and did not take me to task when you discovered that Chicago and Denver are really not, um, neighbors. I appreciated very much that you made the effort to come out and hope I made it up with great scenery. Now you can watch concerts filmed at Red Rocks and say, "Hey, I climbed that!"
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We don't have A/C or a swamp cooler but are considering getting one for next summer, just to cool the bedroom.
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