[rescue] Cooling (Long Message, sorry)

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 06:20:15PM -0400, Brian Hechinger wrote:

>i really don't like A/C.  i'd rather be able to open some windows and get some
>fans going.  enjoy the fresh air.  one of the reasons i live in the middle of
>nowhere is so that i can enjoy the fresh air at will.  i really don't want to
>but an A/C unit in my office (the datacenter of course will get one in every
>window, heh) but after today, i might change my mind.  i woke up at 5pm, and
>my house was HOT after having the windows in the livingroom and kitchen open
>all day (it was PERFECT all weekend, so they never got shut) and it wasn't
>even that hot today.

Did you have the shades down on those open windows?  I find that helps cut 
the heat considerably.  Slow fan also good.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd