baymule
Sustainability Master
It is January and many of you are in VERY cold temperatures right now, and even in summer, this might not apply to you.
No air conditioning! Here in Texas, the heat can reach triple digits and the humidity is sometimes so thick you can almost cut it with a knife. LOL The AC runs and gives us precious relief. Today's homes are built with electronic controls-right from your smart phone! Many new homes have no windows facing the street, for privacy or safety? Homes don't have air flow considerations like they used to.
In east Texas, in the 1800's houses were built with a "dog run" down the middle with rooms on either side, often with a covered porch front and sometimes on the back. The dog run usually caught a breeze, which was a welcome relief from the heat. People often put their mattress on the porch to sleep at night. The kitchen and maybe a sitting room was on one side of the dog run, bedrooms on the other side.
We can't rebuild our homes, but what if your AC broke? What if it took a couple of days for parts or for a tech to even get to you? Or what if a hurricane or storm knocked out power?
My Daddy's mother, my Grandma, taught me this, Sprinkle the bedsheets with water and turn on a fan. The evaporating water makes a cooling effect that will even have you reaching for a cover. Or, hang a damp towel or bedsheet over a window, the breeze blowing in will be cooler.
Picture from the internet.
No air conditioning! Here in Texas, the heat can reach triple digits and the humidity is sometimes so thick you can almost cut it with a knife. LOL The AC runs and gives us precious relief. Today's homes are built with electronic controls-right from your smart phone! Many new homes have no windows facing the street, for privacy or safety? Homes don't have air flow considerations like they used to.
In east Texas, in the 1800's houses were built with a "dog run" down the middle with rooms on either side, often with a covered porch front and sometimes on the back. The dog run usually caught a breeze, which was a welcome relief from the heat. People often put their mattress on the porch to sleep at night. The kitchen and maybe a sitting room was on one side of the dog run, bedrooms on the other side.
We can't rebuild our homes, but what if your AC broke? What if it took a couple of days for parts or for a tech to even get to you? Or what if a hurricane or storm knocked out power?
My Daddy's mother, my Grandma, taught me this, Sprinkle the bedsheets with water and turn on a fan. The evaporating water makes a cooling effect that will even have you reaching for a cover. Or, hang a damp towel or bedsheet over a window, the breeze blowing in will be cooler.
Picture from the internet.
