Re: Re: Re: Re: heat

We only do window a/c in two rooms of our house and then only for
sleeping on extremely humid/hot nights. The rest of the time our little
house is adequately cooled by box and/or ceiling fans. Lots of windows
on all sides so once we turn on the fans and position at least two to
blow out, we get a really nice cross breeze going that cools the house
well.



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Thu 07/15, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:54:03 -0500
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: heat

Re > My a/c stays on all the time....<br>Donna,<br>It's not just the $
that keeps my a/c off unless necessary. I have always<br>preferred
having fresh air and gentle breezes in my house. I like to be<br>able to
hear the crickets outside my window when I go to sleep and the
birds<br>sloshing in the birdbath outside my window as I work on my
computer. When<br>the trumpet lilies, the Nicotiana, and other fragrant
flowers are blooming,<br>the breeze brings their fragrance lightly into
the house. I don't like<br>closing my windows, shutting out the
outdoors.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From:
"Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net><br>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:
Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:54 AM<br>Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re:
heat<br><br><br>> I think those of us with pets need to be aware so what
happened to Blue,<br>doesn't happen to ours. So glad to hear that Blue
is fine.<br>><br>> My a/c stays on all the time.... just turned up, so
my house is never<br>> more than 84. Just keeping the humidity out is
enough to keep it<br>> bareable for the cat and dog.<br>><br>><br>>
Donna<br>><br>><br>><br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From:
gardenqueen@academicplanet.com<br>> Sent: 7/15/2004 6:09:24 AM<br>> To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Re: heat<br>><br>> > I
just turn the one on in the living room for Sugar if it's going to
be<br>> > upper 80's or more. She has lots of water in her dish and her
bucket in<br>> > the laundry room. But I can't bear the thought of her
being<br>> > uncomfortable in her fur coat in the summer.<br>> ><br>>
><br>> > Pam Evans<br>> > Kemp, TX<br>> > zone 8A<br>> > ----- Original
Message -----<br>> > From: Kitty<br>> > Sent: 7/14/2004 10:38:59 PM<br>>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: heat<br>>
><br>> > > I won't turn the air on when I'm not home, seems a waste even
if it<br>means a<br>> ><br>> > > hot house that night. The cats can
wander out back and lie in the<br>deep<br>> ><br>> > > shade under hosta
and ferns, etc.

They're fine. Plenty of water in<br>the<br>> ><br>> > > birdbath.<br>>
><br>> > ><br>> ><br>> > > Kitty<br>> ><br>> > ><br>> ><br>> > > -----
Original Message ----- <br>> ><br>> > > From:
<gardenqueen@academicplanet.com><br>> ><br>> > > To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>> ><br>> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004
9:28 PM<br>> ><br>> > > Subject: [CHAT] Re: heat<br>> ><br>> > ><br>>
><br>> > ><br>> ><br>> > > > Me too. But heat doesn't bother me like the
rest of you it seems.<br>Even<br>> ><br>> > > > when I'm having hot
flashes - heck I can hardly tell when I'm<br>outside.<br>> ><br>> > > >
Forgot to turn the air on when I left this morning and it only got<br>to
84<br>> ><br>> > > > in the house - Sugar was fine thank goodness. Won't
forget that<br>again!!<br>> ><br>> > > ><br>> ><br>> > > ><br>> ><br>> >
> > Pam Evans<br>> ><br>> > > > Kemp, TX<br>> ><br>> > > > zone 8A<br>>
><br>> > > > ----- Original Message -----<br>> ><br>> > > > From: Andrea
H<br>> ><br>> > > > Sent: 7/14/2004 8:48:27 PM<br>> ><br>> > > > To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>> ><br>> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: my new
project has hit a snag!<br>> ><br>> > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > Kitty, you
are so funny. But I still hate you. Ok Ok, it's really<br>just<br>>
><br>> > > > > jealousy. God it is so miserable here. I've got my AC on
77<br>degrees and<br>> ><br>> > > it<br>> ><br>> > > > > feel like an
iceberg when I walk in. I just turned it down from 80<br>> ><br>> > >
something<br>> ><br>> > > > > when I came home. If I don't do that then
my power bill is $300.<br>Ok, now<br>> ><br>> > > I'm<br>> ><br>> > > >
> just venting. I'll stop.<br>> ><br>> > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > I'm
glad someone has nice weather to garden in. Truly I am.<br>> ><br>> > >
> ><br>> ><br>> > > > > A<br>> ><br>> > > > > Andrea H<br>> ><br>> > > >
> Beaufort, SC<br>> ><br>> > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > >
> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> ><br>> > > > > From: "Kitty"
<kmrsy@comcast.net><br>> ><br>> > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>
><br>> > > > > Sent: Wednesd

ay
, July 14, 2004 10:09 PM<br>> ><br>> > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: my
new project has hit a snag!<br>> ><br>> > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > ><br>>
><br>> > > > > > Sorry.<br>> ><br>> > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > >
----- Original Message ----- <br>> ><br>> > > > > > From: "Andrea H"
<hodgesaa@earthlink.net><br>> ><br>> > > > > > To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>> ><br>> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14,
2004 8:40 PM<br>> ><br>> > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: my new
project has hit a snag!<br>> ><br>> > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > ><br>>
><br>> > > > > > > I hate you..........<br>> ><br>> > > > > > ><br>>
><br>> > > > > > > A<br>> ><br>> > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > >
Andrea H<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > Beaufort, SC<br>> ><br>> > > > > >
><br>> ><br>> > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > ----- Original Message
----- <br>> ><br>> > > > > > > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net><br>>
><br>> > > > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> ><br>> > > > > > >
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:03 PM<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > Subject:
Re: [CHAT] Re: my new project has hit a snag!<br>> ><br>> > > > > >
><br>> ><br>> > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > High today was 79.
Nice breeze.<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > Kitty<br>> ><br>> > > > > > >
><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- <br>> ><br>> >
> > > > > > From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net><br>> ><br>> > > >
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > Sent:
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:22 PM<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > Subject:
[CHAT] Re: my new project has hit a snag!<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > ><br>>
><br>> > > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > My question is......?
How hot is it there? All of you keep<br>> ><br>> > > talking<br>> ><br>>
> > > > > about<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > these weeding projects and
solarization projects and<br>volunteer<br>> ><br>> > > > > >
projects.<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > How<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > in
the world do you get this done? It is now 9:20 pm here,<br>and I<br>>
><br>> > > > > > > > exaggerate<br>>

><br>> > > > > > > > > not, on my way home (about 15 minutes ago) the
temperature<br>was<br>> ><br>> > > 95<br>> ><br>> > > > > > >
degrees.<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > It is like that 24/7 this week. And
the humidity is about<br>the<br>> ><br>> > > same<br>> ><br>> > > > > >
> > > percentage as the temp is hot. It's almost impossible
to<br>do<br>> ><br>> > > anything<br>> ><br>> > > > > > but<br>> ><br>>
> > > > > > > > water enough to keep things alive.<br>> ><br>> > > > > >
> > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > Andrea
H<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > Beaufort, SC<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > >
><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > ----- Original
Message ----- <br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > From: "Melody"
<mhobertm@excite.com><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July
14, 2004 5:12 AM<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > Subject: [CHAT] my new
project has hit a snag!<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > >
> > > ><br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > > Well, now that softball and
baseball are over for the<br>year, I<br>> ><br>> > > > > > decided<br>>
><br>> > > > > > > it<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > > was time to get
started on my new project at my kids'<br>school.<br>> ><br>> > > I
am<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > going<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > > to be
building a new garden out front on a slope near<br>the<br>> ><br>> > >
front<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > > stairs/entrance to the school. It is
to be a teachers<br>> ><br>> > > appreciation<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > >
> > garden and will have a sign designating it as such when<br>it
is<br>> ><br>> > > > > done.<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > This<br>> ><br>> >
> > > > > > > > is a beautiful little site, that has a scattering
of<br>large,<br>> ><br>> > > flat<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > > > >
fieldstone rocks across it's surface and I really<br>thought it<br>>
><br>> > > would<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > look<br>> ><br>> > > > > > > >
> > nice as a garden with the plants among the rocks. Until<br

>I
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