my mother’s house is a natural wind tunnel sitting at the bottom of the road facing north.
The winters suck, but goddamn do we win in summer. It gets hot, but nothing a smooth window draught cannot fix
I’ve been barricated in my room with the Air Conditioning for as long as it is possible over the last few days.
And while it brings me some relief, it also burdens my conscience to know this relief is also contributing to the problem that makes seeking this relief necessary.
Just shoot me already.
as some one who lived and worked outdoors in tropical north Austalia for 45 years, before moving much closer to the south pole, i left when i needed AC as it was getting too hot and humad.
I used to visit social centres like the library and use their AC and WiFi or just read a book on the real killer, hot days. or go swimming :)
Good home insulation makes a difference but can only hold the worst of it off.
As to making it worse, the same thing with cars, plane flights etc and not voting Greens to eneact policy change. Just have to look around to see most people are making it worse with enthusiasm every day, they just feel no guilt :)
I just caught your comment. Sorry for the late reply.
Yeah, looking around as you said brings me nothing but a sense of loss.
I’m 40. And I’ve been at this for what it feels so long now… what it’s about 20 years of this to me probably feels like a blink to you. But anyway, to me it’s not the ignorance that upsets me the most, it’s the people who know what I do and even share the anxiety of it, and do nothing differently.
I hope wherever you chose to move to, that you found peace of mind and a more tolerable climate.
