"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Jacquie" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "Jacquie" > wrote in message
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>>>> Talk about hot...Our AC went out three days ago...Wayne found the broke
>>>> part and fixed it (108 degrees that day) We've had a cool house for
>>>> almost 3 days and the compressor died. So we either pay $2700.00 for a
>>>> new compressor or $3800.00 for a new AC , and since the AC is almost 11
>>>> years old we opt for the new one....Ahhh the benefits of being a home
>>>> owner... Cold Salads for dinner tonight
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>>> It reached 106 here the other day. An all time high! There are no fans
>>> or AC to be found in any stores here. If any do come in, they are
>>> already spoken for.
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>>> We have been eating out at least one meal a day just to get some relief.
>>> They are telling people they need to spend at least 2-3 hours in AC to
>>> cool the body off. I have been driving the cat around in the van
>>> because there is AC in there. We've been spending a lot of time driving
>>> as well!
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>>> We are having Angela's kid birthday party tonight and it's a slumber
>>> party at a hotel. AC, yay! Our suites will have fridges and
>>> microwaves. They have a restaurant there for dinner and they have
>>> acceptable foods. They offer free snacks and cold drinks for dinner. I
>>> was told that the snacks vary so no telling what those might be. Free
>>> cooked to order breakfast. Not sure I'll be able to eat that either.
>>> But it did say there was fruit. I don't normally eat fruit but at least
>>> I'm not allergic to it. I'm taking a small bag of peanut butter filled
>>> pretzels so at least I'll have those. Just watching the clock now.
>>> Can't wait to leave!
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>> I'd be going to the nearest Mall....We were just lucky that we got a
>> portable AC a few years back, and we put it in the LR and that's where we
>> sat all day. We also spent some time in the pool...but it's not real
>> cool. Sounds like a neat Birthday Party.
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> The mall was not very cool at all. The employees were all wearing shorts,
> sandals and no socks. I read somewhere that most of the large businesses
> here do not use AC, but swamp coolers. Those only lower the temp. like 10
> degrees or so. I don't know if this is true or not.
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Swamp boxes cool down very well..IF there is no humidity...if there is
humidity they are not worth a darn . We used to have both AC and Swamp boxes
at my old house...the Swamp boxes worked great until the monsoons roll in
and we get humidity...that's when the AC's come on. We liked the Swamp boxes
because using them meant lower Summer electric bills. I find it strange that
a humid place like Seattle would use Swamp Boxes.