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Originally Posted by GeoffC
what did the world do before air conditioners !!!!
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Houses were built differently back then. Instead of cookie cutter houses jigsaw-puzzled onto tiny lots in subdivisions, houses were set on hilltops and oriented to catch the breeze but not the hot western sun. I always think "coolness" when I think of my Granny's and Papa's house. We spent our summers mostly with them, since both parents worked. The lace curtains in the windows blew inward all the time because of the breeze. If us kids got hot, we would go out to the porch and swing until the wind cooled us off.
She would even cook and can food with only a fan to cool her off!