Could you live without air conditioning?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/07/09 18:41:52

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	Yes, I can live without air conditioning	133 votes	57%
	No, I need my AC!	102 votes	43%

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AMERICAN SUMMER-1927 about summers in New York City before there was air-conditioning. The writer describes an extremely hot summer in New York...

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the judgebigdogeagle 2012/07/09 18:44:26

No, I need my AC!

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Not in This Texas Heat & Humidity.
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harley.jackman.3 2013/01/22 16:11:43
Christopher Kirchen 2013/01/14 03:19:01

No, I need my AC!

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Where I live, it gets too humid.

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P. Sturm 2012/09/14 02:03:11

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

... and do.

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Rick James 2012/09/04 14:39:44
moe.anderson.7 2012/08/21 15:33:41
rcardon 2012/08/01 22:11:55

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

People lived for centuries without A/C, we can too, it's just a matter of do we want to. Things like swimming, fans, light clothing, and cool drinks can all go a long way to cool a body down.

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Brosia 2012/07/29 05:16:14

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Now, this is limited to my home. I have one AC unit, it is in the kitchen, but that was not always the case. We have an abundance of fans in my house. One for each person, one for the bathroom, one for the kitchen, one for the living room that can float to the bedroom if the humidity is too high. Total of 7.

Now, if I am in a car without AC, it is my own private hell. I require it for my work, because I have actually almost died from heat stroke from working 3 days in a row, all over 100 with no AC or fan in the vehicle. Have not driven a bus without AC since.

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Sally Johnson 2012/07/18 15:56:49
RS 2012/07/18 02:41:48

No, I need my AC!

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I am honestly surprised at the results of this poll. Of all modern things on earth...AC is the one that I need most. I can not sleep if I am hot and there are times in the summer where I could be naked on my back without a single sheet and still sweating bullets without ac!

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goblue1968 2012/07/17 01:00:32

No, I need my AC!

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But what is so funny about this question, is that I grew up without AC all through my home, elementary, junior high and high school and college years. Now in my retirement, in my air-conditioned house (in Michigan-it's 90 outside), I can't live without it.

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gidianedwards97 2012/07/13 02:53:25

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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yes just breathe

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Jean 2012/07/12 22:25:22

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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I have one now , When I had my first place at 18. I could/n/t sleep i would take three showers of cold water and I could not sleep it was horrible.

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Sue 2012/07/12 02:22:41

No, I need my AC!

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In Houston, Texas, you bet I need a/c!!!

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Nan 2012/07/11 23:54:02

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Yes, in fact I don't really like it. I can do with a fan if I have to. My husband on the other hand cannot live without it so sometimes I come out to the living room bundled up in my robe..even in July. Also I never had A/C growing up in Brooklyn. We made do with fans in the summer.

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RasHooD 2012/07/11 12:16:41

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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NP

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O'l Jarhead 2012/07/11 07:24:53

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Yup, and I do. Of course in western Washington, we don't need air conditioning vey often. Now Gortex?, Maybe I'd give into buying that if I spent more time outdoors. We do get rain if you didn't already know.

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lionheart 2012/07/11 04:46:58

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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It would be tough but I could if I have to.

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The One 2012/07/11 03:44:40

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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I did it growing up!!!!

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Spider 2012/07/11 00:48:31

No, I need my AC!

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Not in Houston. I would need to move North. My body generates too much heat with my overactive immune system and constant pain signals. I like ice on my neck and spine.

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AguardianF 2012/07/10 23:54:31

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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even when it is hot as heck in my house i'm still under a blanket cold v.v

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Catch224u 2012/07/10 23:52:17

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Never had it growing up, only after I got married and had a place of my own, and I live in South MS.

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lm1b2 2012/07/10 23:04:20

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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It makes me sick.

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Tennessee3501 2012/07/10 22:10:53

No, I need my AC!

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I do not know how anybody ever lived without it!

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ScatterJoy! 2012/07/10 21:35:12

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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....but it isn't much fun.

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Peggy 2012/07/10 21:00:06

No, I need my AC!

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I live in Texas, nuff said.

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Jacqui 2012/07/10 20:23:06

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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However, if I didn't live in northern NY I could not.

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Mr.Steve 2012/07/10 19:17:35
Nonpartisan 2012/07/10 19:03:25

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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I have a electric exhaust fan in the roof vent of my motorhome that runs on solar electricity. I leave it on all summer and turn it off in the winter. It obviously only runs during the day. on rare occasion when I want to run the fan after dark I hook it to the battery system that is charged by the main Solar system. I run on totally solar power and it works just great. No I have never had Air Conditioning, yes there is one on the roof, however: I doubt if it works and it sure as heck does not run on solar power.

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goblue1968 to Nonpart... 2012/07/17 01:05:22

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So, how is living the rest of your life in your 200 square foot home? I actually need a little more room than a motorhome to consider my life "livable".

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Nonpart... to goblue1968 2012/07/17 15:17:47

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I do also, and so does my cat, and when I do my house will also be run almost entirely on solar. I was forced to move into my motorhome when some fine gentlemen stole two of my airplanes and so far trying to deal with them in court has cost over a quarter of a million dollars. I just could not pay for anything else and still pay for the Court and Lawyers. So far it has been almost 10 years that I have been in legal action with these fine upstanding gentlemen. It is amazing how broken, malfunctioning, and corrupt our Court System is.

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TerryAgee 2012/07/10 18:02:05

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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LOL I just did last week! I had never drank so much Gatorade in my life!

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Beat Magnum True Hero 2012/07/10 17:28:31

No, I need my AC!

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Anyone who asks this question has never lived in Phoenix. Phoenix did not become a major city until after AC became available in every home.

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bettyboop 2012/07/10 17:01:45

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Would I be uncomfortable uh YEAH! But we can live without a/c

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Wortmore 2012/07/10 16:52:57

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Where I live (Vladivostok, Russia) you can't live without a HEATER

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Kane Fernau 2012/07/10 16:41:42

No, I need my AC!

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I lived through my childhood without AC but now I live in Tennessee and I couldn't live here without it.

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goblue1968 to Kane Fe... 2012/07/17 01:09:04

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I have lived in Michigan all my life, but I am considering moving south (for better winter time conditions), but I thought that Florida is way too hot most of the year. I was thinking about Tennessee or North Carolina, but how hot is it there from April to October?

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Kane Fe... to goblue1968 2012/07/17 15:04:14

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It averages low 90's but humidity can be high! Economy is okay. No state income tax, high sales tax, low property tax, gas tax, car tax, insurance. I moved from a northern state and figure I save $5-6000 a year in taxes.

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Watts 2012/07/10 16:35:34

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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never had air conditioning in my home & until 5 years ago when I bought my Land Rover Discovery, that was the first time I ever had anything with air conditioning. Next year I'm hoping to install air conditioning in my home

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Grant Straka 2012/07/10 16:24:32

Yes, I can live without air conditioning

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Here in WI and IL we've had a huge rain drought. The AC broke down one day and suprisingly i lived

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Tony Cicarella 2012/07/10 16:16:39

No, I need my AC!

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In Florida no way! I rode out the triple Hurricane season here several years ago and was without power for almost 3 weeks. It was murder! I don't ever want to go through that again.

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