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Think of all the dust you'll be stirring up. Totally outlandish.

"kinda makes you wonder how man ever survived for a few million years w/o it."

Its not a matter of A/C users needing to survive. Its about living in a house thats comfortable and how far you are willing to go to be environmentally friendly. A/C use is only a small part of the problem the environment faces. I sympathize with people who need the A/C, not everyone can live in 100F and be happy. My young sister was miserable when we were with out it and in turn made us miserable too. Some people need A/C, every summer I hear reports of elderly people dying because they can't afford it. Community centers go so far as to offer it during the summer to prevent this from happening. Just like extreme cold, extreme heat can be deadly if your not up to it.

To be quite honest the effects of AC use are not at the top of my list of environmental things to be concerned about. Im much more worried about deforestation, habitat loss, superfund sites, toxic mine runoff, etc.

I'll do graffiti,
If you sing to me in French.

the issue wasn't comfort, it was neccessity. No one absolutely positively without a doubt NEEDS air conditioning. Sure, it's nice to be comfortable, but it's far past what's actually essential.

i think there are cases of a/c being necessary, but for the most part i think it is not necessary.

Last edited by moondog at 16-Dec-2005 17:41[/font]

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"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman

What is this "heat" you all speak of?

Lol katieb , global warming and climate change IS the biggest threat to the planet,( unless you count some idiot pressing the nuclear button) deforestation is intrinsically linked to the issue of pollution and carbon gas emissions, and if global warming gets worse a lot of trees will die en masse anyway, hence increasing the problem.

unless you count some idiot pressing the nuclear button

though if the theories of Nuclear Winter are accurate, that might solve the problem /sarcasm

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I like to think that whoever designed marine life was thinking of it as basically an entertainment medium. That would explain some of the things down there, some of the unearthly biological contraptions

Well, whirlybirds are going up now...

Can I brag about those without copping a hiding?

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Probably not..

Whirlybirds are not necessary. The snow in your city will only clog them!

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yeah whirly birds are the cause of...of... of tornados! Youre a very bad person Callatya

We just built houses that had better thermic properties built in. Crap housing promotes the use of a/c. In a well designed house it should be an irrelevance. We had houses when I lived in Ghana that didnt have a/c , and they were perfectly cool.

and whales get caught in them too!

I completely understand your A/C Excitement Calla. . . I was so uncomfortable at the start of the summer that i wasn't sleeping. I stalled as much as possible before putting the A/C and finally I gave up.

And on a side note - for my own personal reasons. . .I think that A/C is absolutely essential!!

] If you put it off long enough, someone else can do it for you!! ]

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"it's the neck, it creaks under the weight of too much heavy thinking."

And on a side note - for my own personal reasons. . .I think that A/C is absolutely essential

If you can't stand the heat, get out the kitchen

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I like to think that whoever designed marine life was thinking of it as basically an entertainment medium. That would explain some of the things down there, some of the unearthly biological contraptions

Tonight: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low near 9. Wind chill values between -2 and 3. West wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

The kitchen. Heat no need apply.

If you can't stand the heat, get out the kitchen

you cant stand A/C, get out of the thread.

Troy that is so funny. What a classic.

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Troy

what is it about ac that is such a big detriment to the enviroment? are you all talking about power usuage?

Last edited by dan76 at 21-Dec-2005 19:02

OH TOLEEDY!