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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: Seattle heat wave
I Hope that Ric and Gentry and all our shipmates are keeping a low profile for the heat that I read about this morning that hit the Seattle area. It mentioned that many homes are without air conditioning. I guess that's because it, (AC) hasn't gotten all the way out west yet?? 
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Plankowner
Posts: 9164
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
Joe
Thanks but why spend all that money for one or two days a year?
You open the doors and windows and turn on a few fans and sit in the shade.
Seattle, et al, is right on he water and temps are typically cooler on the water and there is almost always a breeze or wind up or down the sound. It is about 8 AM and 72 degrees and all the windows are open.
100 degree temps are unusual around here but not at all common like midwest and east coast.
Now as to where the ugly slut lives in the mountains around Black Diamond it may be a tad tougher.
addendum: Cars and driving; The difference is when in the car with Ms Bumps the car is buttoned up and AC is going. When in the car alone the windows are down and I forget the AC is even there. Rolling the windows down is called NW AC. Only the advent of so many people coming from out of state and they complaining there was no AC in houses/cars has turned the norm around here. Now I understand, from being other parts of the country that AC is very much in need but, really, around here, no.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1796
Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
You leave your windows open around here, you better have a couple of bad dogs and a shotgun. Every year we go around and give other senior citizens fans if they don't have AC. Problem is they are afraid to open windows and doors to correctly use the fan. Every year we have some get heat stroke because the house was just too hot. Made a few ice chest AC units for some that can get ice. Meals on wheels delivers a meal and four blocks of ice to one ninety year old everyday at 2 PM. Dumps the water and refills the cooler. The ice the driver gets for free. |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 619
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Ric,
FYI Ms. Bumps is correct, you get significantly better gas mileage with the windows closed and the AC on. Give her credit when credit is due.
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Plankowner
Posts: 9164
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
Depends on the car and what speed you are driving. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3667
Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
Hey man, don't you dudes have water pipes and legal over the counter mental air conditioning, like you know, man, wow, dude, like, far out! Peace man. |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9164
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
We got lots of things but we ain't gonna tell you....man  |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3667
Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGJvzwKqg0 |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9164
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave ...take 2
Why so much smoke in Seattle from B.C. wildfires? ‘Nature’s air conditioning’ is broken, weather service says
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/why-so-much-smoke-from-b-c-fires-natures-air-conditioning-is-broken-weather-service-says/
Canadian fire blocking the sun.... read the link.
This is the hotest time of day here, 5:PM and it is only 90 at the house.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2490
Location: East Coast of Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave ...take 2
Looking at a balmy 73.6 @ 1928, couple hundred yards from Lake Michigan, little breeze, just right. |
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Admin
Posts: 2297
Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
And all this time Ric you've been telling us you don't "do Windows"
(and yer ugly too!!) |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave ...take 2
Holland Club - 2017-08-02 8:29 PMLooking at a balmy 73.6 @ 1928, couple hundred yards from Lake Michigan, little breeze, just right.
Sounds real nice Ron...Oh wait, Lake Michigan? Winter coming soon...Hmmnn -73 might be more like it come January with a balmy breeze blowing off the Lake...Good thing you have the experience of being a Blue Nose, might come in handy
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Plankowner
Posts: 9164
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave... updated
Just so folks know we are back down into normal ranges for Aug meaning in the mid 70's to low 80's sometimes.
Life is good. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1814
Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
When I lived in The Dalles, Oregon (1974-76)which is on the Columbia River, East slope of Cascades, it often got over 100f in summer. We did not need AC, however, since the humidity at that temp would be about 10 % or less. As soon as the sun went down temperatures cooled significantly. We opened the windows at night, closed during day, trapping cool air in. Thus naturally cooled air Other neat thing about living there at that time was that there were 2 power companies in town, thus competition kept consumer cost down. We paid about .01 cent / kilowatt!
Steamboat sends |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1796
Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
How many of you remember the whole house fans? You opened the windows at night and fired that monster fan in the ceiling up. Then adjusted it's louvers so the curtains weren't standing straight out. Used to cool the house off quickly at night, and made sleeping great with a nice breeze. Had to slow it down if rain came, because it would suck rain right through the screen. I think ours was at least four feet in diameter. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
Walt we called them attic fans and they really worked well. Opened the windows downstairs turned on the fan...sucked out all the hot air and pulled in the cool night air.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1814
Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
Remember whole house fans? I designed and built the house I am living in now in 1984. First thing I insisted on was a basement, second was windows in every room, 2 in some, and a whole-house fan over hallway. I am located in hot and humid Southside Virginia where it is quite sweltering in summer, but quite pleasant in spring and fall if you can provide adequate ventilation in the house.
This has nothing to do with the thread of this post, but the contractor who built this house, with the help of myself and one other carpenter, passed away last week. His handiwork can be seen all over this area, but my house was the first he did around here.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1576
Location: Wollongong, NSW | Subject: RE: Seattle heat wave
Re attic fan.
reminded me of the A frame real estate office in Big Bear, CA. Female agent (Shelley) had the top level all to herself and had a fan put into the almost peak of the roof. Door or window open down the bottom and that hot air went away very quickly. There was even some hot air in winter - wonder where it came from? |
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