Air conditioning is quite a blessing. I think if you were to do some research over when A/C was invented, you'll see more and more people wanting to live in the south. Why? Cause the weather is nicer all year round. Of course it is hotter than blazes quite a bit more, so thankfully we can all hide out inside with our A/C cranked up so its a nice cool 72 degrees.

Flying down to Texas a few weeks back, I noticed as the airplane came in for approach just how many A/C units there really are, every big commercial building we flew over had tons of them. How much electricity do we spend every day on just A/C so we can live in the south. Boggles my mind.

I think along with the yearly campaigns to turn off TV for one week a year, we should also try out the no A/C week. Just to get back to some basics, know how hard it is to fall asleep in the heat. Remember that A/C is an amazing invention, and really has only been around for a short period of time in the modern sense.
posted by Bryan at 6/15/2005 10:12:00 AM