The pathetic thing is that we are not set up to handle any sort of heatwave without massive amounts of AC- why are buildings constructed with unopenable windows that have to be mechanically ventilated? Why are houses built to need AC to stay cool in New england of all places? The overhang on our south roof is sized to allow winter sun to flood in and warm the house and to keep the higher summer sun from coming in and heating it- works like a charm- our south facing rooms are the coolest places in the house in summer!

We have built a system that is so technology dependent- on electricity, computers and more that we can't function without it- a preview of what's to come in my opinion...

-- anita (hillsidefarm@drbs.com), June 09, 1999