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In LA, a lot of people depend on their workplace for A/C during the summer.

by Axsuul 6y ago

heavenlyblue 6y ago
Or in London
mc32 6y ago
Great opportunity to cut costs at the office and offload that to employees!
gnulinux 6y ago
I live in Boston, which is relatively mild over the summer, but it still gets pretty hot, at least for me. The switch to running AC in my study room has been one of the biggest shifts for me. Since now I cannot use the AC in my bedroom. I moved it to livingroom so I can cool myself while working. But then I can't sleep well. Looks like I will have to get another AC and install it in my bedroom. WFH definitely had many unexpected short comings.
prophetjohn 6y ago
Does it just cool down that much in the evening? What about the weekends? This is fascinating to me. I've lived in the rural Midwest, NYC and Texas and always had A/C everywhere I lived – only question was central or window unit.
- Jommi 6y ago
  Yeah, once sun goes down it's actually quite cold. Tho depends how close to sea you are as well. Weekends it might be that you can actually enjoy being outside.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago
  Most older (pre-1980s) buildings in SoCal lack A/C. It all depends on how far you are from the coast, but the evenings in the summer are mostly tolerable with a fan and some open windows. Nobody except masochists really stay inside a stuffy apartment mid-day in the summer though. The reason you pay so much in living expenses is mostly for the good weather, so people spend their weekends out and about. As a kid in the summer, I remember walking around shops in the mall just to stay cool during the hottest hours of the day, and going to the beach often. My parents would do their grocery store shopping on Saturdays and Sundays mid-day if it was going to be hot. As I got older we'd go catch a matinee, or hit up a restaurant or a bar. I imagine workers in the L.A. area will largely flood into cafes and co-work-esque places as businesses start opening back up and remote work becomes more dominant.
- ip26 6y ago
  In many parts of the West it can hit 100F during daylight but 60F at night, thanks to ocean breezes or aridity.
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  Where I live (coastal LA), heat is required in all apartments, but not AC. It gets colder here than you’d think. Not “Late January in Chicago” cold, but averages down into the 40s are the norm during winter.
- ConSeannery 6y ago
  Coming from someone who is a complete an utter pansy when it comes to humidity, 100F with almost no humidity is a lot more bearable than 75F and 100% humidity
  - filoleg 6y ago
    Can confirm about humidity being a giant factor. I was mostly fine outside in Seattle at 100F, but at just 75F in Atlanta I was soaking like crazy.
- TACIXAT 6y ago
  I had coworkers at Google who lived without AC. Absolutely mind blowing to me. Older buildings just don't have it, and it's only really bad for a cumulative couple weeks in CA.
- oscardelben 6y ago
  Can't speak in LA, but in Switzerland where almost no one has AC it definitely does not cool enough during the night. During the summer even if I keep the windows closed all day I cannot get the temperature below 26-27 degrees. The main difference though is that I was not trying to work in this conditions as my office had AC.
HelloFellowDevs 6y ago
I live on the east coast and I’m sort of guilty of it too. Nowadays I open my window but I have to mute myself when I hear loud traffic about to pass by. I didn’t get an A/C because I didn’t want one more heavy object to move again.
donretag 6y ago
I live in LA, and I barely turn on my AC, even during all the years I worked from home. LA does not get that hot and has low humidity. Working from home, no AC. Too lazy to get up from my code and turn on the fan. Then again, I moved to LA because I love the sun and hate the cold.
- Axsuul 6y ago
  West LA?

In LA, a lot of people depend on their workplace for A/C during the summer.

by Axsuul 6y ago

In LA, a lot of people depend on their workplace for A/C during the summer.

heavenlyblue 6y ago

Or in London

mc32 6y ago

Great opportunity to cut costs at the office and offload that to employees!

gnulinux 6y ago

I live in Boston, which is relatively mild over the summer, but it still gets pretty hot, at least for me. The switch to running AC in my study room has been one of the biggest shifts for me. Since now I cannot use the AC in my bedroom. I moved it to livingroom so I can cool myself while working. But then I can't sleep well. Looks like I will have to get another AC and install it in my bedroom. WFH definitely had many unexpected short comings.

prophetjohn 6y ago

Does it just cool down that much in the evening? What about the weekends? This is fascinating to me. I've lived in the rural Midwest, NYC and Texas and always had A/C everywhere I lived – only question was central or window unit.

Jommi 6y ago
Yeah, once sun goes down it's actually quite cold. Tho depends how close to sea you are as well. Weekends it might be that you can actually enjoy being outside.
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y ago
Most older (pre-1980s) buildings in SoCal lack A/C. It all depends on how far you are from the coast, but the evenings in the summer are mostly tolerable with a fan and some open windows. Nobody except masochists really stay inside a stuffy apartment mid-day in the summer though. The reason you pay so much in living expenses is mostly for the good weather, so people spend their weekends out and about. As a kid in the summer, I remember walking around shops in the mall just to stay cool during the hottest hours of the day, and going to the beach often. My parents would do their grocery store shopping on Saturdays and Sundays mid-day if it was going to be hot. As I got older we'd go catch a matinee, or hit up a restaurant or a bar. I imagine workers in the L.A. area will largely flood into cafes and co-work-esque places as businesses start opening back up and remote work becomes more dominant.
ip26 6y ago
In many parts of the West it can hit 100F during daylight but 60F at night, thanks to ocean breezes or aridity.
ashtonkem 6y ago
Where I live (coastal LA), heat is required in all apartments, but not AC. It gets colder here than you’d think. Not “Late January in Chicago” cold, but averages down into the 40s are the norm during winter.
ConSeannery 6y ago
Coming from someone who is a complete an utter pansy when it comes to humidity, 100F with almost no humidity is a lot more bearable than 75F and 100% humidity
- filoleg 6y ago
  Can confirm about humidity being a giant factor. I was mostly fine outside in Seattle at 100F, but at just 75F in Atlanta I was soaking like crazy.
TACIXAT 6y ago
I had coworkers at Google who lived without AC. Absolutely mind blowing to me. Older buildings just don't have it, and it's only really bad for a cumulative couple weeks in CA.
oscardelben 6y ago
Can't speak in LA, but in Switzerland where almost no one has AC it definitely does not cool enough during the night. During the summer even if I keep the windows closed all day I cannot get the temperature below 26-27 degrees. The main difference though is that I was not trying to work in this conditions as my office had AC.

HelloFellowDevs 6y ago

I live on the east coast and I’m sort of guilty of it too. Nowadays I open my window but I have to mute myself when I hear loud traffic about to pass by. I didn’t get an A/C because I didn’t want one more heavy object to move again.

donretag 6y ago

I live in LA, and I barely turn on my AC, even during all the years I worked from home. LA does not get that hot and has low humidity. Working from home, no AC. Too lazy to get up from my code and turn on the fan. Then again, I moved to LA because I love the sun and hate the cold.

Axsuul 6y ago
West LA?