{"id":4153,"date":"2010-09-14T08:45:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T12:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2010-09-14T08:41:54","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T12:41:54","slug":"84-degrees-is-warmer-than-you-may-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/09\/14\/84-degrees-is-warmer-than-you-may-think\/","title":{"rendered":"84 Degrees is Warmer than You May Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thermometer\"Our home air conditioner broke this past weekend. It was 84 degrees inside my house at midnight last night, so trust me when I say that 84 degrees may be warmer than you think.<\/p>\n

I live in Florida. During the summer, we as a people spend most of our days inside air conditioned buildings, or traveling from one air conditioned space to another. For example, from your house to your car, or from your car to your office. We go outside for extended periods of time during the summer only if we\u2019re planning a day in the sun (i.e. a day at the beach, yard work, theme parks, etc). Even then, there is the expectation that we\u2019ll be back in the air conditioning at some point. The outside temperature during the summer is typically in the mid-90s with a heat index over 100 degrees. On top of that, the city I live in has incredibly high humidity and no breeze whatsoever. That\u2019s our life.<\/p>\n

When I hear the temperature is going to be 84 degrees outside, I\u2019m rather pleased. That\u2019s very mild compared to what I\u2019m used to. However, I guess I didn\u2019t realize how warm 84 degrees actually is because I can usually escape into air conditioning at any time.<\/p>\n

Let me tell you, when your house is 84 degrees with high humidity two nights in a row\u2026 it really sucks. Combine that with four people and two cats, and everyone starts getting on each others nerves. It\u2019s hot, sweaty and miserable for everyone. You know it\u2019s pretty bad when your shower water is cooler than the air temperature. And you don\u2019t want me to start on how uncomfortable it is trying to sleep at that temperature. Yuck!\u00a0 I realize it could be much worse and I’m thankful for what I have, but it still made for two miserable nights.<\/p>\n

The light at the end of the tunnel? We\u2019re expecting a repairman today.<\/p>\n

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