Comments | lizziebelle: heatwave

lizziebelle

heatwave

May 31, 2013 17:32

In case you haven't heard, we're having a heatwave here in New England. I do believe it's hotter here than in New Orleans, which doesn't happen very often ( Read more... )

heat, weather, a/c

Comments 10

p_m_cryan May 31 2013, 21:50:08 UTC

We put ours in last night, too. It's about the size of yours and helps keep the bedroom, kitchen, and office cool. It's not powerful enough to reach out to the living room of this sprawly house, but we have fans for that.

I can relate to the desperation of needing sleep.

lizziebelle June 1 2013, 02:54:45 UTC

There are definitely advantages to having a small apartment!

lizardqueen May 31 2013, 22:29:49 UTC

Mine is just a tiny bit larger than yours, but it cools down the room I sleep in to quiltworthy chill, and the rest of the apartment to a pleasant level of coolth. A/C is truly the gift of the freeze gods! Good for you!

lizziebelle June 1 2013, 02:55:24 UTC

I'm giving thanks to the freeze gods right now. Aaaahhhhhh.

queenoftheskies May 31 2013, 22:40:13 UTC

How hot is it there? I sure don't envy you the humidity!

lizziebelle June 1 2013, 02:56:06 UTC

Around 90 degrees, give or take a couple degrees. Very high humidity, which is what gets to me.

buymeaclue June 1 2013, 01:20:38 UTC

It is AMAZING what a difference it makes to have an a/c in the bedroom (or I guess any other one room). Blessed relief!

lizziebelle June 1 2013, 02:57:04 UTC

It truly is. I don't know how people made it through the summer before it was invented. How did people live in Florida in the summer?

heleninwales June 1 2013, 11:08:17 UTC

I always understood "btu" to be the abbreviation for "British Thermal Unit", which over here has been replaced by the joule. :) Googling suggests that I'm correct and it's a measure of heat input -- or in this case, heat extraction.

Thankfully we don't need air conditioning over here. If it ever does warm up, I just open the window in my study and the one on the landing and get a nice through draught. Also, since we had the cavity wall insulation done, the house not only stays a lot warmer in winter, but it's noticeably colder in the summer.

lizziebelle June 1 2013, 11:47:51 UTC

That sounds familiar. I think I knew that once.

I don't think temperatures are as extreme where you are. You're lucky! I'd much rather have the windows open.