Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

It probably has something to do with humidity. Ours is low, and I don't
think twice about using the oven on hot days. One local TV station is
predicting over 100F temps for the next five days. My weather app, on my
Mac, shows Monday at 102F and no other days over 99F.
I've seen the TV station be dramatic, weather wise, before. We'll see.
Right now, we're at 96F with humidity at 11%. The swamp cooler is
struggling. It will get worse, but by how much?
I soak my shirt, wring it out, and sit on my La-Z-Boy on a towel. Seems
to work so far in this life. When in doubt, get wet. Low humidity!

Did you ever have one of these...???
Swamp Coolers: The Poor Man’s Air Conditioning
https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/swamp-coolers-the-poor-mans-air-conditioning/
"Sears, Western Auto, Firestone, JC Whitney (above) and other mass
merchandisers sold car  coolers, and a few enterprising outfits rented
them to tourists passing through the desert. Along with the
window-mounted coolers, there were larger under-dash units, and even
elaborate trunk-mounted evaporative coolers (below) that mimicked the
early factory refrigerant A/C systems offered by Packard, Cadillac, and
others..."
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