Half of India loses power

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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    cincybearcat wrote:
    How exactly is 90-100 degrees air coming in the house considered "cool air in"? ;)

    try sitting in your car in a hot day with the windows shut ... then when you are about to pass out ... open the door ...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,309
    Updated report on the power outage ...

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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,837
    polaris_x wrote:
    cincybearcat wrote:
    How exactly is 90-100 degrees air coming in the house considered "cool air in"? ;)

    try sitting in your car in a hot day with the windows shut ... then when you are about to pass out ... open the door ...


    You not see the " ;) "? hahahaha

    I've lived in an apartment for 2 years without AC. Had huge window fan. It didn;t help much. The 5 showers a day helped for about 15 minutes a piece. I love AC. I'd rather have it than heat.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    cincybearcat wrote:
    You not see the " ;) "? hahahaha

    I've lived in an apartment for 2 years without AC. Had huge window fan. It didn;t help much. The 5 showers a day helped for about 15 minutes a piece. I love AC. I'd rather have it than heat.

    i live in a triplex where i control the heat and ac ... i only turn it on when the tenants crack and usually they hold out pretty good ... although i live on the top floor of the house where its hottest ... i employ a system of open windows in opposite sides of the house along with shades and a fan and i can usually get by for 95% of the hot days ...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    cincybearcat wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    catefrances wrote:


    who has an air conditioner???? isnt that why god invented windows that open??? ;) :P

    My house has an air conditioner but I use it sparingly even though it's very hot for months on end here (mid to high 90's or low 100's Fahrenheit for most of summer is common). I get around AC much of the time because the house has a whole house fan. It works just like the one pictured here:

    wholehousefan.jpg

    How exactly is 90-100 degrees air coming in the house considered "cool air in"? ;)

    I knew I forgot to add something here (note to self- no more posting when dog-tired. :lol: )

    The whole house fan gets turned on as soon as outdoor air gets down to a reasonable temp in the evening and usually stays on until mid-morning. At that time, we shut all the windows and close drapes and blinds and the that keeps a lot of the heat out for several more hours. During the day the heat build up in the rafters which even with ceiling insulation heats up the house. In the evening, the whole house fan blows that hot air out the gable end vents while drawing cooler air in from the windows. The pitch of our roof is very shallow so the heat builds up rather quickly. Folks I know with steeper pitched roofs and whole house fans and decent insulation use AC even more seldom than we do.

    An even better solution is a hillside underground house with the open wall facing south (or north in the southern hemisphere. Earth sheltered homes remain very constant in temperature.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    polaris_x wrote:
    someone actually thinks US aid keeps foreign economies afloat!? ... :lol::lol:


    There's a lot more to it but yes.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,682
    DS1119 wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    someone actually thinks US aid keeps foreign economies afloat!? ... :lol::lol:


    There's a lot more to it but yes.
    No it doesn't ... More like keep corrupt regimes afloat while growing the society's dependence on money from someone else's economy, hence never causing them to grow their own industries.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    someone actually thinks US aid keeps foreign economies afloat!? ... :lol::lol:


    There's a lot more to it but yes.
    No it doesn't ... More like keep corrupt regimes afloat while growing the society's dependence on money from someone else's economy, hence never causing them to grow their own industries.


    May I ask where you're talking about?
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,682
    DS1119 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:

    There's a lot more to it but yes.
    No it doesn't ... More like keep corrupt regimes afloat while growing the society's dependence on money from someone else's economy, hence never causing them to grow their own industries.


    May I ask where you're talking about?
    Africa. That's happening constantly there. The shit that is always going down in Africa blows my mind... and generally no one cares or gives it much thought at all.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Africa. That's happening constantly there. The shit that is always going down in Africa blows my mind... and generally no one cares or gives it much thought at all.

    And again. How is this not beneficial to the US or it's allies? :corn:
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,682
    DS1119 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Africa. That's happening constantly there. The shit that is always going down in Africa blows my mind... and generally no one cares or gives it much thought at all.

    And again. How is this not beneficial to the US or it's allies? :corn:
    Are you just trying to be a shit disturber? :lol:
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Africa. That's happening constantly there. The shit that is always going down in Africa blows my mind... and generally no one cares or gives it much thought at all.

    And again. How is this not beneficial to the US or it's allies? :corn:
    Are you just trying to be a shit disturber? :lol:


    No. I'm really not. If the roles were reversed do you think shit would be any different? Hardly.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,682
    DS1119 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:

    And again. How is this not beneficial to the US or it's allies? :corn:
    Are you just trying to be a shit disturber? :lol:


    No. I'm really not. If the roles were reversed do you think shit would be any different? Hardly.
    I'm not sure what you mean. If what roles were reversed? If the US were Africa and Africa were the US? Then... there would be no difference from what the reality is now, right?
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    No. I'm really not. If the roles were reversed do you think shit would be any different? Hardly.
    I'm not sure what you mean. If what roles were reversed? If the US were Africa and Africa were the US? Then... there would be no difference from what the reality is now, right?[/quote]


    Youre right. That's why I don't worry about it. My life is too short to not worry about myself, my family, my friends, and then my fellow countrymen...in that order. I have no time in worrying about what is going on elsewhere. If India can't keep up with their power needs that's their problem. Maybe pass a law or something regulating childbirth.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    DS1119 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    No. I'm really not. If the roles were reversed do you think shit would be any different? Hardly.
    I'm not sure what you mean. If what roles were reversed? If the US were Africa and Africa were the US? Then... there would be no difference from what the reality is now, right?


    Youre right. That's why I don't worry about it. My life is too short to not worry about myself, my family, my friends, and then my fellow countrymen...in that order. I have no time in worrying about what is going on elsewhere. If India can't keep up with their power needs that's their problem. Maybe pass a law or something regulating childbirth.[/quote]

    This is one of those times when we should play that great Ramones song, "We're a Happy Family". :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,682
    brianlux wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    No. I'm really not. If the roles were reversed do you think shit would be any different? Hardly.
    I'm not sure what you mean. If what roles were reversed? If the US were Africa and Africa were the US? Then... there would be no difference from what the reality is now, right?


    Youre right. That's why I don't worry about it. My life is too short to not worry about myself, my family, my friends, and then my fellow countrymen...in that order. I have no time in worrying about what is going on elsewhere. If India can't keep up with their power needs that's their problem. Maybe pass a law or something regulating childbirth.

    This is one of those times when we should play that great Ramones song, "We're a Happy Family". :lol:[/quote]
    :D
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata

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