There's pretty much no AC here.
Make that anywhere in Belgium.
Make that anywhere in Europe.
When a business has AC, they actually advertise it so you will be more likely to shop there when it's hot.
Was there a time when it wasn't hot here so the AC concept just didn't "take off" like in the States?
Is it like in Yankee country where everyone just thaws for a couple of months only to refreeze a couple later?
Oh, yeah, "global warming".
While it may not be unbearable, it is a bit uncomfortable. Especially if you try to do more than sit around. Which I've pretty much gotten down to a science.
Our house has three stories and "heat rises" has taken on a whole new meaning here. Ross's room is on the third floor or as we like to call it - the attic. His new apartment in Leuven is also on the third floor.
So, in light of this, we purchased a room-sized AC.
Here's Jim toting it home on my bike. Fortunately we only live about 10 minutes from the store, but it is down city streets. And the closest parking space to this store is, well, at our house.
Seriously, though, it was pretty hot, for like a week. And it occasionally gets in the 80's during the day. And the third floor anywhere is pretty warm. But I'm back donning a jacket in the mornings and evenings.
And it's got nothin' on Texas.
Your header pics are stunning...and I especially like your quote this time. Forming opinions without the facts is at an all time high over here.
ReplyDeleteYour summer heat deal is much like my parents' who use one window airconditioner for about two or three weeks a year, then it goes back in the shed. When we were kids we just suffered when it got in the 80's or 90's or spent time at the pool or in the cool basement. Didn't even know about air conditioning until I was about 12!
The window air conditioner in Jim's shop quit. :( Hope you all have better luck!
80 degrees even more me sounds a little warm!
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