On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 8:38 AM, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote:
> At about 3:00 AM this morning I realized that the absence of home AC > is probably a big difference between VT & NM. I estimate that I've > lost the equivalent of 2 hours sleep every night for the past two > weeks. > Hard to recover from that and feel like yourself on a bicycle. > > I know that feeling; long ago, used to suffer from insomnia but, now, thank God, I usually sleep very well. Fortunately I have refrigerated air and I keep the thermostat at a 24/7 76F -- cheaper that way and thus more energy efficient; highest bill, last month's with 10 to 14 days of near 100F cost me $63 and change for a 1250 sq ft house -- and have ceiling fans in every room. If you have shade and a bit of breeze -- typical -- here in the desert, and it is not the "rainy" season, you will be comfortable at 80+ thanks to sweat evaporation. My mother's house, shaded by trees from the south, is cool until 4 or 5 pm -- one finds a house hottest at the first part of after-dark as the house radiates it's peak heat. My pear tree is a baby so my house gets much hotter. But even dry heat will get you down if you push yourself too hard, as I found out early this season. Patrick "master of the subordinate clause" Moore -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
