PSA: Northwest "Heat Wave" Warning!

[bjcheung77]

Northwest faces 'dangerous heatwave' in an area where air conditioning usually isn't needed

Yes, we're having a "melt-down" here in the Seattle area.  I am so hot and without air con...

Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati...354367001/

So, maybe it's a good time to get air con instead of having each and every fan open... it's blowing hot air!

[jcooke]

Interesting to think that parts of the US don’t typically need central air conditioning! I would have never known. I’ve only lived in the South. There’s no foregoing it down here.

[dfrecore]

Interesting to think that parts of the US don’t typically need central air conditioning! I would have never known. I’ve only lived in the South. There’s no foregoing it down here.

I lived in the SF Bay Area for years, most people didn't have A/C if you lived in SF or a bit north, in Oakland/East Bay, on the Peninsula, and even much of the South Bay/Silicon Valley.  There just weren't many days each year that you needed it, so it wasn't worth putting in (I'm talking 3 days a year).  Once you went inland, to south/east even 5-10 miles, you needed A/C, and everyone had it.

I went with my aunt to look at some new homes being built in San Jose (Silicon Valley), and the homes were $1M+ back in the 90's, and getting A/C was an additional upgrade, that's how few people purchased them.  When I moved back to Sacramento (about 2 hours east), you could buy a house for $150k and A/C came standard.  You were going to be running it 4-6 months out of the year, easily.

If you pay attention to the news, there will be a heat wave in San Francisco, and people will be freaking out that it's 90 degrees - because literally nobody there has A/C.  They are used to 70 degrees or lower year-round.

[Alpha]

I live in New England and right now it's 82 degrees, mostly sunny.  I have a fan on but I try to reserve the AC for when I'm sleeping.  A week or two ago we had a heat wave.  Around here that means 4+ days with temperatures over 90.  I was running the AC all day during that week.  It was more for my pets than myself.  I understand the west has had an extensive period of heat/drought.  I can almost imagine the price of almonds going up by the minute.