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re: How Did Our Ancestors Survive Without A/C?
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:06 pm to Aubie Spr96
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:06 pm to Aubie Spr96
I'm convinced that the amount of hair that grows on your body as you age is a direct representation of where your body wants to live.
Little hair, humid south.
Wooly mammoth, Colorado rockies.
Little hair, humid south.
Wooly mammoth, Colorado rockies.
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Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
I didn’t have AC for two weeks after Ida. I ain’t dead.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
And Gold Bond wasn't put on the market until 1908
Thousands of years and countless chappings later
Thousands of years and countless chappings later
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
When I went to the Citadel, the barracks weren't air conditioned. And we wore wool uniforms for a good chunk of the year.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
1) They never had it so their bodies were more acclimated to heat.
2) The majority were not nearly as fat as the current population.
2) The majority were not nearly as fat as the current population.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:07 pm to Aubie Spr96
The average life expectancy in the 1800s was about 40.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:08 pm to VADawg
A better question is how did people live in LSU dorms without AC into the 2000s?
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:08 pm to The Boat
I can hack it during the day but trying to sleep in a warm stuffy room with no noise except chirping mosquitoes would make me want to have tSuicides
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:10 pm to Original Big Dawg
I got to where I would crank the window unit down about 10 minutes before I’d shower, then just run into the bedroom when I got out.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:12 pm to Aubie Spr96
Dude. We grew up without A/C. You just got used to it.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:12 pm to Loup
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You'd learn to deal with it pretty quick. I lived a summer without it and it wasn't that I was tougher, I just had a much broader range of what I was willing to call comfortable.
In Louisiana? Not even a window unit?
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:12 pm to Aubie Spr96
Climate change only started recently pushing temps in the south to 90+ degrees. My dad said he remembers most of the summers in South La in the 50's and 60's were 75 during the day and low 60's at night.
He also said Hurricanes didn't become dangerous until Katrina hit. Again climate change.
He also said Hurricanes didn't become dangerous until Katrina hit. Again climate change.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:12 pm to Aubie Spr96
They weren’t obese slobs
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:13 pm to Aubie Spr96
when i lived in france, we had a few weeks in august where the temp was in the high 90's. the worst part was not the heat, but the mosquitos coming in through the open windows. i slept with a wet bath towel on my back and it would be dry in the morning.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:15 pm to GetCocky11
Also, they adjusted their work schedules. They were up and working much earlier than most of us and avoided the heat of the day.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:16 pm to Lonnie Utah
Not being a word that rhymes with wussies.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:17 pm to Aubie Spr96
A/C is the reason the Sun Belt exists
B(A)C nobody moved to the South if they could avoid it
B(A)C nobody moved to the South if they could avoid it
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:17 pm to Aubie Spr96
Ancestors Hell! I lived without air conditioning until I was 15 years old.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:17 pm to Aubie Spr96
Many of the old houses had fairly tall ceilings. This helps a lot as hot air rises to the ceiling which is further away. Also, the layout with respect to doors, windows, and hallways was often done to promote airflow through the house. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, people from several generations back were A LOT TOUGHER than people today.
Posted on 5/3/22 at 4:19 pm to Aubie Spr96
Americans have been migrating South the past few decades. That would not be happening without the invention of A/C.
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