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Growing up without A/C
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:24 am
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:24 am
I am 36 years old so I have had A/C my whole life but some other guys on here that grew up without A/C how did you do it? Was it as hot as it is now back then?
This post was edited on 8/10/15 at 11:26 am
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Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:25 am to DHS1997
yea me too
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:25 am to DHS1997
Sounds awful. I'm glad my parents got educated and broke out of poverty.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:26 am to DHS1997
Will read again
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:26 am to DHS1997
One window unit and an attic fan
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:27 am to DHS1997
My 90 year old grandfather still goes without A/C. He has a large window unit that we bought for him years ago, but he refuses to run it. He only uses box fans situated in each room of his house.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:28 am to ForeverLSU02
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My 90 year old grandfather still goes without A/C. He has a large window unit that we bought for him years ago, but he refuses to run it. He only uses box fans situated in each room of his house.
Bet it smells great in there.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:29 am to DHS1997
Grew up with A/C but lived in a non-air conditioned dorm at LSU because the rooms were bigger and it was shared space.
It didn't seem as hot back then as it is now. I can remember taking more than one shower a day.
It didn't seem as hot back then as it is now. I can remember taking more than one shower a day.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:29 am to Motorboat
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Bet it smells great in there.
Who would know? It's not like they visit him.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:29 am to Motorboat
Smells normal actually. He's a tidy old man
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:34 am to DHS1997
They didn't have AC in the middle school or high school I attended in Louisiana. It sucked.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:36 am to DHS1997
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how did you do it?
We have bigger balls than you
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Was it as hot as it is now back then?
Yep just like now.....reread what I said above
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:38 am to RogerTheShrubber
When I was a kid, we used to go to the old family farm in Baldwin,MS. My great uncle and family still lived in the old house (was an old shotgun style house, that used to be a school). They did not have AC....it was always hot as hell, but we had a blast. Still some of the best fried chicken I've ever had.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:39 am to DHS1997
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I am 36 years old so I have had A/C my whole life but some other guys on here that grew up without A/C how did you do it? Was it as hot as it is now back then?
Are you kidding? No A/C where i grew up was not an option. Not at all.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:39 am to DHS1997
Growing up in the South having central A/C was something that was just expected. I moved to NYC during the December months so central A/C wasn't on my mind when we moved into our apartment. The first day we needed it was when I realized we didnt' have central A/C. We had radiators for the heat. Central A/C isn't that common in the northeast.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:41 am to DHS1997
My Grandmothers house didn't have A/C until about 10 years ago(2 window units that were occasionally turned on when it got up around 100). She had 10 foot ceilings and pecan trees shading the front of the house. Even up around 90 degrees it was actually fairly comfortable in there with the fans running.
BTW, she was OCD about cleaning so smell was never an issue.
BTW, she was OCD about cleaning so smell was never an issue.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:41 am to DHS1997
I would've killed myself
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:46 am to Donkeypunch
The house I grew up in was built in the late 1800's was obviously built without AC. While I grew up with it in the house, it was clear they designed it to keep it as cool as possible.
The windows all lined up to the front and back of the house so the breeze could move through. 13' ceilings, porch coverage, shaded trees all around, and what is now the laundry room was an insulated ice room with a door for block ice delivery.
The windows all lined up to the front and back of the house so the breeze could move through. 13' ceilings, porch coverage, shaded trees all around, and what is now the laundry room was an insulated ice room with a door for block ice delivery.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:49 am to DHS1997
People had larger windows on their houses, higher ceilings and ceiling fans. Hard wood floors as well. Part of it was air flow. Part of it was getting used to it.
People also used to sleep on the porch at night when it was cooler.
Hell, I was in Hanoi Vietnam for business a couple of weeks ago and those little frickers didnt even break a sweat. it was hotter than frick and for anybody not used to the tropical heat it was a wet tee shirt contest in a bout 10 minutes.
People also used to sleep on the porch at night when it was cooler.
Hell, I was in Hanoi Vietnam for business a couple of weeks ago and those little frickers didnt even break a sweat. it was hotter than frick and for anybody not used to the tropical heat it was a wet tee shirt contest in a bout 10 minutes.
Posted on 8/10/15 at 11:51 am to DHS1997
we didn't have ac in school when I was young.
we let the sweat and the ceiling fans cool us off.
we let the sweat and the ceiling fans cool us off.
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