re: Would you give up central AC if it meant the south gets depopulated?

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major reason for the growth of the South is due to the prevalence of central AC. Most countries in the world don’t have this, even first world countries.


So would you give up the prevalence of central AC if it meant the population returned to what it was in the 80s and 90s?

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Fun fact, New Orleans had almost double the population in 1960 than today, well before the mass expansion of A/C.

Let's see em wear hoodies now! Hahaha

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Fun fact, New Orleans had almost double the population in 1960 than today, well before the mass expansion of A/C

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That doesn’t take into growth of the metro areas

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You could still have window units but no central

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Less efficient AC wouldn't depopulate the South.

I know someone living in Colorado that finally had to get ac for summer months

I would lead the masses out of the promised land myself without AC. Why the frick would anyone live in the south without AC? I don't even know how folks had babies in the south except for those born nine months from January and early February....outside of that 8 week window its too hot to frick in the south without AC.

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You could still have window units but no central

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All the OT ballers would have to move, non-trashy neighborhoods don't allow such a thing.

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I asked my 90 year old grandfather years ago how they managed to sleep on those hot July and August southern nights before air conditioning.

He simply said, “We didn’t. It was awful”

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It was. I can remember living in houses and apartments with no AC and going to school without any. Almost no one had a car with AC in it until I was nearly an adult. The only time you got any sleep at all was the rare occasion when it rained AFTER it got dark. It rained almost every evening just before dark which made the atmosphere more like a sauna than an oven....but occasionally it would rain after dark and the temps would drop into the mid 70s and you would be hunting a quilt LOL. Most nights you could drift off just before sunrise. We thought it was normal. When Marta buses were airconditioned in the early 1970s we would ride them all day and into the evening LOL....and we weren't alone.

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My parents did it. Bathe at night, open the windows and turn on the attic fan, then sleep on top of the covers. You get used to it I suppose.

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Attic fan was fantastic for about 90 minutes and then the inside of the house felt like you were outdoors in a sizeable downpour. Seriously, the bed sheets would be wringing wet and the walls would be dripping. It was actually more uncomfortable most nights with the attic fan on because it was like trying to sleep in a driving rain storm......

Considering there are many other form of A/C other then “central” A/C. I will say sure