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Friday, July 8, 2016
gone soft in my old age...
For the past 6 days it has been 100+ during the day. I still have yet to add the 400 watts of panels I got last year to my system so I am running my AC from 6 to 8:30 PM off my generator (just like a tourist!). This week it has been hitting 89° inside by 6PM. One and a half gallons of gas per day is a small price to pay for a little cool at the end of the day. By the time I shut if off - Pepino can take up the slack for the rest of the night. 93,104,78, .64",C UPDATE: Got hammered with over a half inch of rain from 7:30 to 8:00. Chupa got a shower.
When I was your age I used no ac one summer but I had a big fan. It would be unpleasant to do now even at 89 temp. I just got a new ac and works well. I keep it at 77 at night and 76 or 75 in the day or 74 depending, once 72. I went to San Marcos today (college town) to get dog food but...... Not my fault..... Waiting to get on busy access road and wham.....Mr. Dread locks himself tried to make a deal with me not to report and his father would fix it...No. I have membership Sheriff stickers on my car but maybe his brakes did not work. He got a citation. They are so backed up with accidents that they can't fix the back fender for a month. I asked an elderly man in San Marcos about his thoughts about Dallas. He kindly looked at me and said, did something happen? I have not watched t.v. for days. (That's a good answer). And when a number I do not know calls, I think I will answer and say, Recording!
ReplyDeleteI so admire the full time residents of Terlingua. Putting up with the extreme heat and many without A/C is incredible. You are one of the lucky ones.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got some liquid gold!
What is Pepino?
ReplyDeleteOh, right, Pepino is the swamp cooler. Do you think a swamp cooler would work well in a pop up camper in Terlingua?
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