A few mornings ago, my cousin James from Britain called, & my buddy and I were randomly catching up with each other.
- Prior to that call, it had been a few months since my buddy and I talked, so there was lots for us to talk about.
At one point, my buddy and I had small talk about the weather, & I was telling him that it was 90 degrees here. After my buddy and I did the conversion, he exclaimed how hot that was. But I assured him that I was comfortable inside because I had the a/c running on high. I further explained that the heat isn’t a sizable deal here because most sites have a/cs & I run my a/c in my vehicle when I go out. Unlike our relatives across the pond, 90% of American households have some form of A/C. That number is far less for our European relatives, where the number is more like one out of every 10 households that have or use A/C. In their defense, the Summers are much milder than it is here, so in some cases, having A/C would be a waste of resources. However, over the last couple of years, they have experienced heat waves where the hot & cold temperatures became unbearable, & to be honest, I am not sure how they were able to survive without A/C. Personally, if I lived in Britain, I would install a window a/c in my home. I would rather have one handy & not need it, than need an a/c & not have it. To me that makes more sense in the grand ploy of things.