Thursday, May 22, 2008

Another chilly day

One HVAC system that we did not install at the Aerie when we built her was central air conditioning. Part of the reason for that was the question of just where we were to run the duct work to deliver the cool air and, since we had opted for radiant floor heating, the fact that the ducts would have but a single purpose. We also reasoned that with a huge walk-in basement built of poured concrete with Styrofoam insulation inside and out and three quarters of the walls below grade, we could always spend more time in the basement if it got too warm upstairs. Or we could install a single window AC unit in the bedroom for comfortable sleeping.

Well, I'm glad I haven't bothered to go out an purchase that AC unit or move the bed to the basement. As noon time approaches, it's a chilly (and very breezy) 42 degrees outside. The weather mavens say it will get to around 51 or 52 today. Since it's heavily overcast and that breeze is from Canada, I won't be holding my breath. (Actually, if it wasn't for the cloud cover, I probably would have been able to see my breath this morning. Instead, it only fell to around 38 degrees.)

This is not so good for the tomato plants sitting in pots on the deck. And we haven't even thought about purchasing any peppers yet.

Average high temperature for this date according to Weather.com is 71 degrees while the average low is 44 degrees. We haven't gotten UP to the average low yet.

If it stays like this much longer, I expect to see a polar bear in the back yard instead of a black bear.

I may have to break down and bake some chocolate chip cookies just to stay warm. Like firewood, CCCs can warm you twice provided you don't dunk 'em in cold milk.

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