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  • MikM Offline
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    Yep. There's no point in taking a shower because by the time you dry yourself off you're sweaty again.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      Yep. There's no point in taking a shower because by the time you dry yourself off you're sweaty again.

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      @Mik said in It's Hot Outside:

      Yep. There's no point in taking a shower because by the time you dry yourself off you're sweaty again.

      I thought woman "glowed:? 555

      I have been glowing very heavy the last couple of days.

      @Catseye3 More of the same.

      Fun fact: When you look at average temperature 24/7/365, Bangkok is the hottest city in the world.

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      • George KG Offline
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        This should be in one of the "Nope" threads.

        I really don't do (humid) heat well.

        I grew up before central air conditioning was common. I hated summer and trying to sleep.

        This thread reminds me of why I am grateful.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • George KG George K

          This should be in one of the "Nope" threads.

          I really don't do (humid) heat well.

          I grew up before central air conditioning was common. I hated summer and trying to sleep.

          This thread reminds me of why I am grateful.

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          #7

          @George-K said in It's Hot Outside:

          This should be in one of the "Nope" threads.

          I really don't do (humid) heat well.

          I grew up before central air conditioning was common. I hated summer and trying to sleep.

          This thread reminds me of why I am grateful.

          That's why folks had "sleeping porches". Y'all didn't have those?😊

          How about attic fans?

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            We had attic fans. They're great.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              Wow a dewpoint of 78.... yuck. I'll take heat all day, but I watch the dew point like a hawk. Usually they go hand in hand, but still...

              Reminds me of when I was a golf cart attendance one summer. The car "garage" (about 100 golf carts) was the basement of the club house. Except there was a ramp down to the basement on each side (think of driving a golf cart in one side, and driving back out the other, with room for parking within). That lower level, double-side-open, was a nice breezeway with low temps no matter how hot it was outside.

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                Modern houses down here are usually built on a slab. Most have eight foot ceilings in most rooms. Many have dark roofs. Without A/C in the summer, they are practically unlivable.

                The old folks had better sense. High ceilings, more windows placed to catch prevailing breezes, wide porches. Houses built on piers and painted white.

                They might be a little colder in winter, but we have a lot more summer than winter down here.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  Modern houses down here are usually built on a slab. Most have eight foot ceilings in most rooms. Many have dark roofs. Without A/C in the summer, they are practically unlivable.

                  The old folks had better sense. High ceilings, more windows placed to catch prevailing breezes, wide porches. Houses built on piers and painted white.

                  They might be a little colder in winter, but we have a lot more summer than winter down here.

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                  @Jolly said in It's Hot Outside:

                  Modern houses down here are usually built on a slab. Most have eight foot ceilings in most rooms. Many have dark roofs. Without A/C in the summer, they are practically unlivable.

                  The old folks had better sense. High ceilings, more windows placed to catch prevailing breezes, wide porches. Houses built on piers and painted white.

                  They might be a little colder in winter, but we have a lot more summer than winter down here.

                  Glad my 20' ceiling in the living area will come in handy for heat dissipation. I can't stand heat indoors.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    If you don't have a backup generator system, check your HOA rules and get one (whole house, partial house or even portable). Think hurricane. You may be without power for a day or several days. You want to have at least one room in your home that is cool.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • 89th8 89th

                      Wow a dewpoint of 78.... yuck. I'll take heat all day, but I watch the dew point like a hawk. Usually they go hand in hand, but still...

                      Reminds me of when I was a golf cart attendance one summer. The car "garage" (about 100 golf carts) was the basement of the club house. Except there was a ramp down to the basement on each side (think of driving a golf cart in one side, and driving back out the other, with room for parking within). That lower level, double-side-open, was a nice breezeway with low temps no matter how hot it was outside.

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                        @taiwan_girl said in It's Hot Outside:

                        @89th said in It's Hot Outside:

                        Wow a dewpoint of 78.... yuck. I'll take heat all day, but I watch the dew point like a hawk. Usually they go hand in hand, but still...

                        Humidity Comfort Levels in Bangkok 2x.png

                        Chart of dew points in Bangkok throughout the year and the % of each day that it is in that range. There are a couple of hours in December when it is actually comfortable. 555

                        blue = <55
                        green = 55-60 dew point
                        yellow = 60-65
                        beige = 65-70
                        purple = 70-75
                        orange = >75

                        But like anything, you learn to live with it and adjust. Realistically, not as bad as it seems.

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                        • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                          @taiwan_girl said in It's Hot Outside:

                          @89th said in It's Hot Outside:

                          Wow a dewpoint of 78.... yuck. I'll take heat all day, but I watch the dew point like a hawk. Usually they go hand in hand, but still...

                          Humidity Comfort Levels in Bangkok 2x.png

                          Chart of dew points in Bangkok throughout the year and the % of each day that it is in that range. There are a couple of hours in December when it is actually comfortable. 555

                          blue = <55
                          green = 55-60 dew point
                          yellow = 60-65
                          beige = 65-70
                          purple = 70-75
                          orange = >75

                          But like anything, you learn to live with it and adjust. Realistically, not as bad as it seems.

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                          wrote on last edited by
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                          @taiwan_girl how much air conditioning is available in Thailand?

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                            @taiwan_girl said in It's Hot Outside:

                            @89th said in It's Hot Outside:

                            Wow a dewpoint of 78.... yuck. I'll take heat all day, but I watch the dew point like a hawk. Usually they go hand in hand, but still...

                            Humidity Comfort Levels in Bangkok 2x.png

                            Chart of dew points in Bangkok throughout the year and the % of each day that it is in that range. There are a couple of hours in December when it is actually comfortable. 555

                            blue = <55
                            green = 55-60 dew point
                            yellow = 60-65
                            beige = 65-70
                            purple = 70-75
                            orange = >75

                            But like anything, you learn to live with it and adjust. Realistically, not as bad as it seems.

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                            @taiwan_girl Wow what a chart. I sweat easily so maybe if it was culturally acceptable to be drenched in sweat I wouldn't mind as much, 555

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                            • George KG George K

                              @taiwan_girl how much air conditioning is available in Thailand?

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                              @George-K said in It's Hot Outside:

                              @taiwan_girl how much air conditioning is available in Thailand?

                              If I were guessing, maybe 60%-70% in the city. In the rural areas, maybe a bit less.

                              All the main shopping malls, etc and the more expensive apartments have it.

                              For a non-AC studio apartment with a ceiling fan in an outlying area of the city, probably about USD$150/month.

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