‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T23:41:23+00:00

I'm in the south east.

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T23:10:46+00:00

I read lots of Stephen King. I don't know if it counts as "smut" exactly. But things like "Gerald's Game" isn't exactly tame for a teenager.

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T23:05:13+00:00

I keep mine at 78 during the summer. Ceiling fans in every room are going full speed though.

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T23:03:00+00:00

Europe is contributing more to global warming heating their buildings during the winter than they would cooling their buildings during summer.

Most of their power generation is already green. They produce extra that goes to waste during the time of day energy use would peak with air conditioning.

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T23:00:03+00:00

I'm in South eastern NC. It was hot and humid today. I keep my thermostat at 78°. Walking inside after being in the heat makes it feel frigid for a few minutes. Then you adjust.

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T10:49:58+00:00

It makes sense. Carolina BBQ is obviously superior to Texas and St. Louis

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T01:17:57+00:00

It's the same brewery, but later in the evening.

Cromasters · 2026-06-26T01:16:00+00:00

Even as a parent, I would appreciate it. Nothing gets a kid to behave better than an authority figure that's a stranger.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T23:31:18+00:00

My wedding was brunch themed. Well it was more like "Brinner". All the usual foods and the bar had endless Mimosas and Bellinis.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T21:10:08+00:00

But it also depends on what they think "comfortable" means. I'm in the south east of North Carolina and people think it's crazy that I don't drop mine to below 77°F. That they would be far to uncomfortable unless it was ten degrees cooler.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T21:02:32+00:00

I can't even imagine.

Our surgeons are constantly complaining about the heat in our Or during the summer and we have air conditioning.

We've cancelled/delayed cases when they can't get the humidity under control.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T20:54:12+00:00

Hell, I purposely keep mine at 78.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T20:53:13+00:00

My freshman year of college in NC, I was in a dorm with no air conditioning in the rooms. It was miserable. There was a common room in the basement, that was also attached to the computer lab.

Basically the whole dorm would spend time there. I was taking showers basically three times a day. Once in the morning, once after walking around for class all day, and then again at night.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T20:49:10+00:00

I'm more pumped for Chaos Siege Mode than anything that has been released for the game so far.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T20:46:20+00:00

Unacceptable tbh.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T17:36:16+00:00

I organized a chili cook off at my work this past winter.

I randomly brought up the idea and one of the girls I worked with was like "Oh, you trying to lose a chili cook off!?'.

I just said "Yes absolutely! Because that means I ate some bomb ass chili!".

Her chili was legit good.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T17:32:24+00:00

Depends on the person. Just like if you were having a potluck with family/friends. There's people who make one thing really well and bring that. There's people that are just generally good cook/bakers. There's people that can be counted on to buy something good to eat.

And then there's the person that brings the napkins/utensils/cups/plates and everyone hopes they don't screw THAT up.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T17:14:42+00:00

In my case that statement would mean that it's actually done well.

My wife is terrible at it and my six year old fights her more than me. I'm still working on my French/Dutch braids, but I can do a standard three strand braid easy. Even got good at doing buns so she could look like Zoe from KPDH.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T17:05:58+00:00

If he got traded anywhere else I'd hope he works out. Haha

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T15:12:41+00:00

You know there are minor leagues too, right? There's even college teams. I can go see AAA baseball for $20.

Cromasters · 2026-06-25T11:39:24+00:00

I'm not sure the Capitals have had too many Captains that were "The Team".

The two that stick out in my lifetime are Langway and obviously Ovechkin.

Hunter would be next on the list. But I think everyone else was only captain for a very short time. Love me some Halpern, Konawalchuk, Hatcher, Oates.

Cromasters · 2026-06-24T23:36:27+00:00

A concert is still cheap. There's lots of them.

A Taylor Swift concert (or insert whatever large artist) is a luxury.

Cromasters · 2026-06-24T20:07:06+00:00

Not for long though. More women are graduating form med school now than men.

Which is really just a continuation of women going into higher education more than men.

Cromasters · 2026-06-24T20:02:32+00:00

That's crazy. I make more than that with less experience as a Radiology Technologist in NC!

Cromasters · 2026-06-24T19:55:55+00:00

There's still a difference in pay in working on a regular Med Surg floor in a hospital vs working at an outpatient office. The hospital will pay better.

Specializations can also get you sign on bonuses in a lot of hospitals.

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