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AFAIK it's only in SF they don't. Everywhere else in California is properly hot.

by pbiggar 11y ago

tjohns 11y ago
Living in Los Angeles as a college student for five years, none of my apartments had air conditioning. Sure, some houses had it... but even in LA it's a bit of a luxury. Same goes for the homes of everyone I knew in Lake Tahoe, where I grew up. The climate's similar to the bay during the summer, but it's still (partially) in California. ;)
- mrbill 11y ago
  Born and grown up in Oklahoma, and living in Texas (Austin from '96-04, Houston for the past ten years) living somewhere without AC seems so bizarre. What if you like it cooler than the weather permits? Heck, I have central AC in my house here, and I keep the house generally at 75, but have a window AC in my bedroom that lets me crank it down to 66-68 in there.
  - beachstartup 11y ago
    yes, it sucks without ac. in california, it's the older buildings that aren't fitted for it. most new buildings have it. i live in an old building (built in 50s) and a year ago i finally couldn't stand it any longer and bought a floor standing unit that i vent out the window. it's nice.
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binarycrusader 11y ago
Nope; plenty of apartments in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Mountain View don't have air conditioning. I lived in one in Menlo Park that I wished had air conditioning...
Eiriksmal 11y ago
Heh, heh. San Diego is pretty temperate and many of the houses were properly constructed--they don't rely on air conditioning, so you can shrug off the 88* summer days. High ceilings, copious windows and balconies... Slide those doors and windows open, revel in the near-constant ocean breeze, never sweat. Until persistent heat and high humidity (relatively high, still laughable compared to the southern states I hail from) struck southern California year 'round the past few years. Many of my neighbors are installing air conditioning after living without it for 28+ years. We'll see how El Nino ruins things for us holdouts.

AFAIK it's only in SF they don't. Everywhere else in California is properly hot.

by pbiggar 11y ago

AFAIK it's only in SF they don't. Everywhere else in California is properly hot.

Living in Los Angeles as a college student for five years, none of my apartments had air conditioning. Sure, some houses had it... but even in LA it's a bit of a luxury. Same goes for the homes of everyone I knew in Lake Tahoe, where I grew up. The climate's similar to the bay during the summer, but it's still (partially) in California. ;)

mrbill 11y ago
Born and grown up in Oklahoma, and living in Texas (Austin from '96-04, Houston for the past ten years) living somewhere without AC seems so bizarre. What if you like it cooler than the weather permits? Heck, I have central AC in my house here, and I keep the house generally at 75, but have a window AC in my bedroom that lets me crank it down to 66-68 in there.
- beachstartup 11y ago
  yes, it sucks without ac. in california, it's the older buildings that aren't fitted for it. most new buildings have it. i live in an old building (built in 50s) and a year ago i finally couldn't stand it any longer and bought a floor standing unit that i vent out the window. it's nice.
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binarycrusader 11y ago

Nope; plenty of apartments in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Mountain View don't have air conditioning. I lived in one in Menlo Park that I wished had air conditioning...

Eiriksmal 11y ago

Heh, heh. San Diego is pretty temperate and many of the houses were properly constructed--they don't rely on air conditioning, so you can shrug off the 88* summer days. High ceilings, copious windows and balconies... Slide those doors and windows open, revel in the near-constant ocean breeze, never sweat. Until persistent heat and high humidity (relatively high, still laughable compared to the southern states I hail from) struck southern California year 'round the past few years. Many of my neighbors are installing air conditioning after living without it for 28+ years. We'll see how El Nino ruins things for us holdouts.