The Simple Life
So this morning I dropped off my car at Bass-Mims so they can fix the air conditioning. I grew up without AC, so it doesn't bother me too much when it's not working. I often wait until mid-June to turn it on in the house unless we have visitors. If I didn't live with Xon, I'd probably wait a little longer, but that's about all he can take. :-) He grew up with the thermostat set at 60 degrees year-round, so now he wilts anytime it's 70 degrees or above.
When Mark at Bass-Mims was checking the car earlier in the week, he said he grew up without air conditioning, too, so now he never uses it--even though his car's AC works just fine.
So I'm wondering if it's good to raise kids without AC. So when they have it, they are grateful, but when they don't, they are content. How would that work in practice? Or does it really matter one way or the other?
posted by Katie @ Frugal Femina @ 8:33 AM
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Who cares about the kids, this is Georgia and the mama wants air conditioning!
-Wendy
Richard Weaver said that the air conditioner was one of the most community-destroying inventions of the modern era. We no longer sit out on our porches and talk to one another when it gets hot, but instead retreat inside to our own separate isolation booths of comfort.
But Weaver spent most of his academic life in Chicago. What did he know?
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