My family lives without air conditioning, except for one antique, semi-comatose window unit that “cools” the bedroom to approximately the same temperature as Dallas at dusk. Cheer up, people say to those of us without air conditioning, September’s coming. One-third of American households don’t have air conditioning, according to the Department of Energy. Clinical social worker Olivia Snyder lives on the fifth floor of a Philadelphia apartment building with southern exposure and no air conditioning. “We don’t use air conditioning because it makes it too hot outside,” says Alan Cox, quoting a vintage survey response, and he’s on to something.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 19:18 UTC