Weekend Assignment: Stay Cool
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Julie Barrett
Monday, July 13, 2009
What's your favorite way to stay cool in the summer? Is this even an issue where you live?
I'm in Texas. Of course, heat is an issue.
We have two seasons: Hot (Summer) and Less Hot (Winter, ostensibly). Ski season for us is a snow flurry. Oh, we get a few cold nights - perhaps enough to freeze the early blooms on the fruit trees. Spring and Fall each last for about two weeks.
So, how do I keep cool? Two words: Water. Fans. I'm in the home office now with the ceiling fan on 11 and drinking like a fish. And you know what fish drink. (No, not tequila.)
Extra Credit: Was climate a significant factor in deciding to live where you do?
I had no choice. My parents followed the job, and owing to the fact that I was five at the time, I had little choice but to follow my parents. We drove down in the dead of winter, as I recall. It was 20 or so in Wichita, and 80 or so when we arrived at our house in North Texas. Talk about a warm welcome!
I went to university locally, met and married my husband (last week's tale) and since he had a nice job in the area, we settled in. So, here we are.
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Karen Funk Blocher said:
Fans? Really? I would think that Texas summer definitely calls for A/C! And fans on top of that.
Date: 7/17/2009 4:34:29 AM
Date: 7/17/2009 4:34:29 AM
Karen Funk Blocher said:
Fans? Really? I would think that Texas summer definitely calls for A/C! And fans on top of that.
Date: 7/17/2009 4:34:29 AM
Date: 7/17/2009 4:34:29 AM
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