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PSA: Northwest "Heat Wave" Warning! - bjcheung77 - 06-26-2021
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/nation/2021/06/25/seattle-portland-heatwave-pacific-northwest-dangerous/5354367001/
So, maybe it's a good time to get air con instead of having each and every fan open... it's blowing hot air!
RE: PSA: Northwest "Heat Wave" Warning! - jcooke - 06-27-2021
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.
RE: PSA: Northwest "Heat Wave" Warning! - dfrecore - 06-27-2021
(06-27-2021, 09:17 AM)jcooke Wrote: 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.
RE: PSA: Northwest "Heat Wave" Warning! - Alpha - 06-27-2021
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.