tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post1551910502105489195..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Remind Me of This in February; or Don’t Make Me Write About Swamp Butt Again!Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88294432330625503842013-09-01T11:07:28.728-07:002013-09-01T11:07:28.728-07:00We don't turn ours on except for that 5 day st...We don't turn ours on except for that 5 day stretch every July...using A/C seems ungrateful when you live in the tundra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32723993874535350932013-08-31T16:24:43.180-07:002013-08-31T16:24:43.180-07:00Oh, Pearl! We have a huge window air conditioner ...Oh, Pearl! We have a huge window air conditioner which pretty much cools our entire living space with the help of a couple of overhead fans. I would channel some of that cool air in your direction, if I could!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47845385600304522052013-08-30T15:25:35.753-07:002013-08-30T15:25:35.753-07:00Trying to sleep with heat is the worst! I hope the...Trying to sleep with heat is the worst! I hope the wave is over for you soon -- and glad that at least you work in a cool environment. I never lived in air conditioned comfort until I was well into my thirties and remember very well the long, sleepless, sweaty nights. Hope the misery ends soon.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30384416335807206942013-08-29T06:22:04.223-07:002013-08-29T06:22:04.223-07:00Hey Pearl! Air con? Pfft, I say you're a weedy...Hey Pearl! Air con? Pfft, I say you're a weedy pigeon. Roth x Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-85308078191127235002013-08-29T05:13:55.873-07:002013-08-29T05:13:55.873-07:00Cooling Method 1- half fill a hot water bottle wit...Cooling Method 1- half fill a hot water bottle with cold water, expel the air, place bottle in freezer, use at night to cool your bed and keep it near your feet.<br /><br />Cooling Method 2- lay a damp large towel over or under you to fall asleep on. <br /><br />Cooling Method 3-wear a damp t-shirt to bed and have a pedestal fan aimed at the bed.<br /><br />Cooling Method 4- buy an aircon unit. Or book into a hotel for the heatwave.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-37707095500541224002013-08-29T04:37:43.435-07:002013-08-29T04:37:43.435-07:00Kwitcherbellyakin. How long does the spring-summer...Kwitcherbellyakin. How long does the spring-summer combo last in Minnesota last, anyway? Two, three weeks tops?<br /><br />Take solace in the fact that they're predicting a "bitter" winter. <br /><br />Oh. Sorry. I guess that's not the thing I should mention as a possible "upside."<br /><br />(Seriously, every part of my body would need "Anti-Monkeybutt" powder.)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10229009666895454472013-08-29T03:03:15.701-07:002013-08-29T03:03:15.701-07:00You don't need central A/C. You need a persona...You don't need central A/C. You need a personal dehumidifier. I suggest two cabana boys with palm leaf woven fans.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30246306993812958362013-08-29T01:40:48.691-07:002013-08-29T01:40:48.691-07:00As it tops 30'C maybe 3 times a year over here...As it tops 30'C maybe 3 times a year over here, a fan is considered the height of luxury.<br /><br />When I lived in Trinidad though - to sleep without AC was torture.<br /><br />I feel your pain.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-7934385044597411782013-08-29T00:45:46.300-07:002013-08-29T00:45:46.300-07:00Swampbutt. Heehee.Swampbutt. Heehee.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-14036447987482866762013-08-28T19:02:02.038-07:002013-08-28T19:02:02.038-07:00When I hear that there's a "power alert&q...When I hear that there's a "power alert" in San Diego, and we're asked to conserve energy, I crank my AC down to 74 in protest to the corrupt nature of our local gas and electric company. HermanTurniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448138758753193112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53026969395747054912013-08-28T17:50:11.263-07:002013-08-28T17:50:11.263-07:00Wine. Enough of it and you'll sleep just fine....Wine. Enough of it and you'll sleep just fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-63256563948672078782013-08-28T17:26:01.472-07:002013-08-28T17:26:01.472-07:00Oh, my poor, poor Pearl! We grew up without air co...Oh, my poor, poor Pearl! We grew up without air conditioning and we'd use a window unit for just the bedrooms for sleeping. My mom hung a shower curtain at the end of the hall so the cool air would just stay in the 3 bedrooms and it worked great. <br /><br />I hope you find some bit of cool so you don't overheat and explode. <br /><br />Can you sleep at the office? Perhaps under your desk? The boss couldn't complain that you were late or anything, right?Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-7771615578932280812013-08-28T16:12:53.922-07:002013-08-28T16:12:53.922-07:00Normally, I would scoff at the two weeks of mid-90...Normally, I would scoff at the two weeks of mid-90's and tell you to come down here to see what hot is all about (or even better go to Texas) - but then we've had some kind of weird "summer" that has been cooler temps and a lot of rain.<br /><br />Then I read that you are dealing with it WITHOUT A/C - and I wept. You poor thing, how ARE you surviving? I would have killed off everyone on my "list" if I had to live without A/C. Really.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42873460037074044652013-08-28T16:12:39.047-07:002013-08-28T16:12:39.047-07:00Swamp butt is a terrifying and far too evocative i...Swamp butt is a terrifying and far too evocative image. I am not thanking you for putting this concept (or the memories) into my head.<br />Your wordsmithery is positively dangerous...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-70297552835834870222013-08-28T14:14:49.228-07:002013-08-28T14:14:49.228-07:00first off I'm glad you have the energy to post...first off I'm glad you have the energy to post. Since having only this bit of cooling results in hallucinations, I can only imagine what a few of those bus riders are becoming.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-45906189786075165532013-08-28T14:06:41.498-07:002013-08-28T14:06:41.498-07:00Sleep deprivation from several days of hot nights ...Sleep deprivation from several days of hot nights yields, in the end, one blissful night's sleep that begins in passing out and ends ten hours later, when the bird's are chirping their best wake up notes. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-19149704863676809992013-08-28T13:20:57.343-07:002013-08-28T13:20:57.343-07:00Okay, I had to come to meet Pearl from Shelly when...Okay, I had to come to meet Pearl from Shelly when she filled us all in of the library riff-raff and then I read your blog.<br /><br />LOLOLOLOL<br /><br />First I'd like to know just one thing...you say "I rationalize, of course. Tough it out, lady, I say to myself. <i>You grew up without air.</i> Don’t be a baby. I say: "If you can figure out how to can this 'non-air', you're soon a Billionaire and give Trump a run for his money.<br /><br />And that tic, I think I have a remedy for this.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42221044499983633062013-08-28T13:05:35.849-07:002013-08-28T13:05:35.849-07:00No AC here either Pearl but in the country the lea...No AC here either Pearl but in the country the least little breeze will still find its way to you. Good luck and stay at work sleep under your desk.:) BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30880353563933875422013-08-28T12:12:09.862-07:002013-08-28T12:12:09.862-07:00If you don't mind a five and a half hour commu...If you don't mind a five and a half hour commute, come up here and stay with us. It's cooler by the lake!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18169483917129406872013-08-28T12:12:04.211-07:002013-08-28T12:12:04.211-07:00Summertime here in Texas without A/C is considered...Summertime here in Texas without A/C is considered a legitimate defense for murder. On the other hand, as you pointed out, we don't have to shovel sunshine in the winter. ;)<br /><br />Slowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894539893079965536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-20222936456699117362013-08-28T11:09:23.642-07:002013-08-28T11:09:23.642-07:00Our central AC is on for all but about two months ...Our central AC is on for all but about two months of the whole year. I know well of the heat you speak~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58794018338386846652013-08-28T10:09:57.725-07:002013-08-28T10:09:57.725-07:00As an aside, the AC has been on a total of five da...As an aside, the AC has been on a total of five days this summer. Not bad for how hot/wet Mpls can be!Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-63531332748896861692013-08-28T10:09:18.849-07:002013-08-28T10:09:18.849-07:00Hello, everyone. I enjoy the commiseration. Yes,...Hello, everyone. I enjoy the commiseration. Yes, it's been very hot here, and very humid, with little breeze. The birds are walking -- even the kitties lie sprawled on the hardwood floor, their eyes shut against the heat.<br /><br />I'm actually OK with the heat/humidity for three, maybe four days. After that... <br /><br />A chilled bag of rice, though. :-) That sounds wonderful...Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52053438811184323202013-08-28T09:44:04.031-07:002013-08-28T09:44:04.031-07:00I feel your pain. I NEVER (well, hardly ever) comp...I feel your pain. I NEVER (well, hardly ever) complain about our deep-freeze winters; I prefer to save it all up for summertime. A second unit, if it's in the budget (a portable one if there's no accomodating window), will do wonders. How about a chilled rice bag to take to bed? And like Murr said, a fan can do a lot of good. Lack of sleep is the pits.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-814910857088209172013-08-28T09:29:08.024-07:002013-08-28T09:29:08.024-07:00Hot tears, hallucinations, voices in the head...ye...Hot tears, hallucinations, voices in the head...yes....it's been that kind of summer. Still...I'll take this over winter any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com