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Subject: Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:05:20 -0400
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On 7/14/2025 10:50 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 7/14/2025 8:38 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2025-07-14 8:35 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>
>>> But...I grew up with swamp cooling in my homes.
>>> Last night was brutal. The outside low only hit 71F. That makes me
>>> think more fondly about A/C. I don't expect much more of that, this
>>> Summer. It's hard to part with a method that you've used forever.
>>> Old age sucks!
>>
>>
>> I would think 71 would be low enough to cool things down 
>> significantly. My AC is set for 76.   Normally I would open the 
>> windows at night when it cooled down below that set temperature but 
>> today we were hit with the smoke from the wild fires and we have been 
>> advised to stay indoors with AC and an air filter if you have one.
> 
> The low here is the same as Leo's.  Normally, our lows are in the 60's 
> this time of year, but I still find that a box fan in the window at 
> night cools everything off plenty.  I would use a swamp-cooler like Leo 
> if I could, but Ohio's climate is just too humid.

Our lows this week vary considerably with a range from 74 to 75.
Highs will be 90 to 94
Could not survive without AC  Swamp coolers don't work here.