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How do you keep your house cool in these hot tempatures?| Air Conditioning |
35.7%, 20 votes | Central Air |
14.3%, 8 votes | Fridge/Freezer |
1.8%, 1 vote | Water fights (in the house) |
1.8%, 1 vote | Other |
12.5%, 7 votes | Fan(s) |
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Yoshi Dude XKEEPER STOLE MY CAR KEYS Level: 79  Posts: 2157/3271 EXP: 4572680 For next: 6787 Since: 03-15-04 From: give me a number folks. Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by XeomegaUgh, I feel the same way. It drives my dad nuts, he always bitches about how I'm depressed and psycho and need counsling. About two years ago, when I didn't have any glasses and my dad would force me to open my blinds (he's given up since then), a house next to us had a guy sitting on his roof and facing my way. I couldn't see, so I couldn't know if he was looking at ME or what, but it really bugged me. He was there for a long time and eventually I had to leave my room. It gave me weird feelings. I even keep the blinds on our screen door (right next to this computer) shut because we had a really bad experience with this bitch of a nosy neighbor. She'd look down on us from her second story window, and we got a giant umbrella over our outside bed thing, and a welcome mat in her full view  This used to be on our front porch, but my grandma visited one day so we couldn't have that. Anyway, we set those up for her, as well as having some bad encounters, so she cuts down this big tree thing. Full view of anything we did. Boy it pissed us off. And I have many more stories. Anyway.. If I have to I'll open the windows, but keep the blinds closed. I've never had air conditioning, though as a kid me and my friends would go in a parent's car and turn on the air conditioning as we'd play cards or something. That was fun. Otherwise, I just have to suck it up. It gets really hot in California. I have to keep my room toasty anyway because I have a pet lizard, so I never go there. We live right next to two 7-11s, and my mom goes there a lot to get slushies. It's not so bad. Fans freak me out. Just being able to stick your fingers inside of one, I hate it. My brother has this game where an elephant shoots butterflies out of its long nose and little kids run around with nets trying to catch them. That has a fan with a ton of protection so you don't hurt fingers, but it still keeps you cool. I love it. It only runs on batteries so I can't just leave it on. I'd rather be hot than cool.  (edited by Yoshi Dude on 06-14-05 12:42 PM) |
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Banedon Giant Red Paratroopa Level: 55 Posts: 1249/1408 EXP: 1291380 For next: 22809 Since: 03-15-04 From: Michigan Since last post: 101 days Last activity: 90 days |
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| I can't stand having the window shades up either...I don't like having sunlight indoors, and it feels like people can watch me. I especially hate an open window in a bathroom...I'm glad our house doesn't have a window in the bathroom. My parents always like the shades/blinds/shutters (depending on the room) open though... |
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Yoshi Dude XKEEPER STOLE MY CAR KEYS Level: 79 Posts: 2158/3271 EXP: 4572680 For next: 6787 Since: 03-15-04 From: give me a number folks. Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by BanedonWell yeah, that's a matter of privacy. I have a window above our shower, but it has the blurry glass thing so you can't see in when it's closed.. plus I'm pretty short. I stand on my tiptoes to get air, sometimes I accidently make the water too hot and I feel like I'm going to pass out. So I wouldn't want a bathroom with NO windows.. I remember I went to a friend's place who had a giant clear window right next to the toilet that faced the backyard, no curtains. It drove me nuts. (edited by Yoshi Dude on 06-14-05 01:06 PM) |
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Banedon Giant Red Paratroopa Level: 55 Posts: 1252/1408 EXP: 1291380 For next: 22809 Since: 03-15-04 From: Michigan Since last post: 101 days Last activity: 90 days |
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| The bathroom at my grandma's house has a normal window with no blurry glass thing (I don't know what they're called either)...it's RIGHT next to the toilet, and opens to the FRONT yard. For some reason, my grandma always keeps the blinds up, so whenever I'm at her house and have to use the bathroom I need to fiddle with the blinds for a while (I have not mastered the technique of those kind of blinds, the ones where you pull the string to move them down OR up...they always seem to go the wrong way.) | |||
Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 9977/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Air conditioning. Kinda. We can make it blow hot air into the house too. "I couldn't see, so I couldn't know if he was looking at ME or what, but it really bugged me. He was there for a long time and eventually I had to leave my room. It gave me weird feelings." Good that you moved from that room then. I would |
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Danielle Local Moderator  Level: 76  Posts: 367/3359 EXP: 3958078 For next: 47982 Since: 09-15-04 From: RATE Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| My house doesnt have an a/c yet,and it never has. So we use fans, and it works out fine. Having windows open doesnt really help where I live, it's always 90-100 in the summer, and 70 or so at night. | |||
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 8646/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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A good, reliable air conditioning system that's positioned in just the right spot so that it distributes cold air to the entire house = the perfect way to tolerate summer without sticking to your bedsheets at night.  |
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Rydain Ropa Blaze Phoenix Runs With the Dragon Within Level: 42  Posts: 598/738 EXP: 490056 For next: 31306 Since: 03-15-04 From: State College, PA Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| We have two large window A/C units, an exhaust fan in the roof of the attic (which is basically just a crawlspace on top of the house), and a ceiling fan in the dining room. All of that does the trick quite well because the house is well-insulated and small (one floor, which covers about 1200 square feet, plus the slightly smaller basement, which stays cool by itself). | |||
mrmenz Slime Level: 30 Posts: 277/347 EXP: 157982 For next: 7887 Since: 03-15-04 From: USA/PA Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 39 days |
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| Each of my family members has an A/C in their own bedroom along with accompanying fans. Our house consists of 3 floors and most of the house is nearly always unbearably hot excluding our individual bedroooms. Right now my room is paradise I have my A/C on maximum cool setting and 2x fans, one on my PC desk and another blowing on the back of my room/bed area. I use my blinds because I just plain don't like sunlight, privacy definitely comes in second though  (edited by mrmenz on 06-15-05 02:07 AM) |
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Jill In love with a dream.. Level: 36  Posts: 492/528 EXP: 296548 For next: 11562 Since: 03-15-04 From: Teh Sweden Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 14 hours |
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| Opening window. I have a fan too.. but it's noisy so I only use it if I start melting. (Which means not so far this year, awfully not-very-hot still). | |||
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5002/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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A/C in my mom's room, fans elsewhere, and you forgot opening the window.  Originally posted by XeomegaWhat do you do in winter?  I'd just put on some music.Originally posted by BanedonThey're weird, try pulling the string to the left or right. You'll get it eventually. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 3234/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by HyperHackeryeah, there are only two directions to pull it... so, banedon, i guess you'll live in a house with either shutters or pull down blinds?Originally posted by BanedonThey're weird, try pulling the string to the left or right. You'll get it eventually. |
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Sandy53215 Acmlm (10:55:31 PM): they're having fun for the first time in so long Level: 47  Posts: 640/948 EXP: 713034 For next: 53169 Since: 03-15-04 From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.A) Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Xeogred I always need a fan blowing on me. I cannot stand air around me not moving. | |||
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||bass Programmer Admin Level: 44  Posts: 514/817 EXP: 570813 For next: 40472 Since: 03-15-04 From: Salem, Connecticut Since last post: 26 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| Anyone who has never had central air is seriously deprived. It's hot as all crap outside here and it's COLD (like 50F) in this house. |
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Sokarhacd Ball and Chain Trooper Resistance is Futile You Will Be Assimilated Hab SoSlI' Quch Level: 61  Posts: 1290/1757 EXP: 1799888 For next: 76708 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 4 hours |
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| hmmm...thats a hard one...no A/C and no Fans...thankfully it doesnt get to hot here, 30 Celsius at most...thats hot but not unbearable...usually its just having the windows open. | |||
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Danielle Local Moderator Level: 76 Posts: 382/3359 EXP: 3958078 For next: 47982 Since: 09-15-04 From: RATE Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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Originally posted by Xeomega Me too. I have a hard time sleeping in silence, and it's hard to listen to music and not stay awake just to listen to the songs. A fan is nice for that, plus a cool down in the summer. |
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Super Sion You BlockHead! Level: 70 Posts: 2140/2472 EXP: 3002513 For next: 13298 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yo Mommas House Since last post: 29 min. Last activity: 5 min. |
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| I take cloths off until Im not hot anymore. Im ususally walking around with just shorts...but on really hot days those shorts are comin off!!! |
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Ben rhymes with ??? Paragoomba Level: 12  Posts: 5/69 EXP: 6845 For next: 1076 Since: 06-12-05 Since last post: 101 days Last activity: 3 days |
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| You should build your house out of snow. | |||
Rox 4 Ever Red Goomba Level: 12  Posts: 38/47 EXP: 7635 For next: 286 Since: 04-20-04 From: Mirabel,Quebec,Canada. Since last post: 120 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| We use fans and air conditioning.Sometime window the night. | |||
Bella Ludwig Von Koopa You're Gonna Love Me Level: 76  Posts: 1435/2962 EXP: 3891483 For next: 114577 Since: 03-29-04 From: Groovy Way Since last post: 8 min. Last activity: 6 min. |
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| We have the air conditioner going and fans almost in every room keeps it cool but when the a/c wasn't really working the fans did a little bit to help but Im glad we got the a/c working. I also walk around naked...nah..I would...or in underwear |
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