# Couldn't be hotter **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 22, 2001, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443 "2001-07-22T15:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/41 "2001-07-27T23:37:43Z")
From ages 7-12, I lived in a home with central air. Sheer bliss. At age 12, Maw and Paw Kettle, in order to accomodate our ever-larger family, built a significant addition onto the house (2 new bedrooms, 2 new downstairs rooms). This made the house too large for the central heat/air to work effectively, so a second, smaller central heat/air unit was added to take care of the addition. Then Dad decided to tighten the belt. To save money, only the second central air unit was turned on. Oddly enough, their bedroom was in the addition. Mine was at the opposite side of the house. And, because we had so much freaking central air, we didn’t own any fans. These days, I don’t believe in A/C; it has teased me too much in the past. I believe in high-powered fans and nail-guns to pin down anything less than 50 pounds in my room. Sua ---
**Author:** ![Feathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Feathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feathers)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/42 "2001-07-27T23:39:20Z")
well, its currently 90F in beautiful, never-too-hot never-too-cold central cali. Uh huh. the nights get down below freezing, and right now I would KILL to be a nudist on an iceberg. oh hush, I know I’m whining…but I can’t help it!!! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/43 "2001-07-28T12:44:32Z")
…when I say that, here in DC, we kept the house closed last night because it was _too cool_ outside to open it up. Yup, in the DC burbs - specifically, southern Maryland - at the end of July, we kept the windows shut _to stay warm_. With any luck, the board should shut down just in time to keep you guys from lynching me right here in the middle of MPSIMS. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/44 "2001-07-30T16:44:09Z")
We had the windows **open** in Northern VA last night. I normally sleep under a sheet in summer but last night I knew I was going to be chilly so I found my bedspread. I was still chilly with the sheet and bedspread so I got a blanket too! BTW: I normally sleep with a fan on to drown out any unwanted noises. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/45 "2001-07-30T19:06:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cher3 \* > \*\*It’s about 70 here on the lower left coast. Pretty nice. Of course sometimes we have to endure spikes up to 75. And then there’s the winters, when the thermometer plunges to a bone-chilling 60. > > (Mean, I know. But Californians have taken a lot of crap these past few months.) \*\* Hey, more power to ya (hehehe) if that’s what you like. Me, I’d hate it. I like seasons… especially winter. The more snow the better. Mmmm… winter… ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/46 "2001-07-30T23:50:57Z")
> [@](#): > > _by dlgirl_ > The one thing that I do like though, is that in the northern part of the state, where it is much cooler, my parents have a cabin where I can wear my jeans at night. So, **dlgirl** , how _you_ doin’? And when are you going to introduce me to these wonderful parents of yours? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/47 "2001-08-09T18:21:17Z")
We finally got our AC back on! I came in very early yesterday (5:45 instead of 7:45) so I could work for four hours then go home to meet the AC tech. When I got up at 4:15, the outside temp was 83°! And had gone **down** nearly 10° when I got to work. It’s currently 101 in downtown DC with a heat index of 109. We should get a break in the weather tomorrow night. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/48 "2001-08-09T18:36:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lyllyan \* > \*\*It’s a chilly 70 degrees in my house. But, before you gather the villagers together to storm the house, last month’s power bill was over $400. :eek: \*\* Holy chocolate! My power bill last month was $28. And that was high because my sister was staying with us! …maybe heat isn’t so bad after all. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443/49 "2001-08-09T18:50:23Z")
Hey **Rosebud** , I hear ya. I live on the Upper West Side, and I got downright nailed by the power outage. But some friends of mine had it even worse. This girl I know was so desperate she soaked her sheets in icewater before going to bed. Then I was living in a 5th floor walkup, and the bedroom was loft-style and set into a black tar roof. The heat was delirious. MR [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-be-hotter/73443.md?page=2)