07-24-2006, 05:03 AM
[quote dmann]
The past two weeks it has been above 90 degrees with very high humidity. The city operates cooling centers in public buildings to give people a place to go if they don't have AC. Some surrounding cities do offer cooling centers. Our isn't one.
[quote dmann]
My dad and grandfather told me that when my dad and my uncle were growing up the whole family would schlep to the lake and basically camp out there for days on end because it was cooler and they could always jump in the water. I still see families doing that today but there is a definite safety issue to contend with that wasn't the case in the 40's and 50's when my dad was a kid.
DM I think it's quite safe to sleep on the swing on my front porch, or our backyard. I am not sure what the neighbors think though.
Kap
The past two weeks it has been above 90 degrees with very high humidity. The city operates cooling centers in public buildings to give people a place to go if they don't have AC. Some surrounding cities do offer cooling centers. Our isn't one.
[quote dmann]
My dad and grandfather told me that when my dad and my uncle were growing up the whole family would schlep to the lake and basically camp out there for days on end because it was cooler and they could always jump in the water. I still see families doing that today but there is a definite safety issue to contend with that wasn't the case in the 40's and 50's when my dad was a kid.
DM I think it's quite safe to sleep on the swing on my front porch, or our backyard. I am not sure what the neighbors think though.
Kap