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03-13-2009, 06:13 PM
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We sometimes get 125 here in the Coachella Valley. Those are the days when the pool is 115!  |
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03-13-2009, 06:24 PM
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Currently receiving coffee via central line
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Location: San Sevaine, SoFo
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Edison was approved for another rate hike today, and the ones going to take the biggest hit will be the regular baseline residential customers in the hot spots. The medical baseline and low income baselines will once again be subsidized by.... US. Fun, fun, fun.
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03-13-2009, 06:38 PM
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We are in Imperial Irrigation District. So glad too because when I read the Desert Sun this morning, the Edison hike is one of the top stories.
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03-14-2009, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by deseraep
From what I've read & seen (I live just over in BHC, but only for about 6 months now) Needles seems like a decent place. I just got a house over there & was wondering it's like. I know it's hot. I have 6 month old, any suggestions on what I should do with him during the summer?
Also, I was wondering about how much utilities are.
Thanks!
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Why on earth would you want to locate to Needles? YIKE. |
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03-14-2009, 08:57 AM
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Location: N. Cal
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Shade trees and sun blocking shades if you don't have trees. Updated windows and insulation and a swamp cooler.
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03-14-2009, 09:58 AM
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Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by misplaced1
Shade trees and sun blocking shades if you don't have trees. Updated windows and insulation and a swamp cooler.
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I don't think even a swamp cooler works that well when temps get above 100 degrees. We had one in NM, it was fine until the days were above 95 and the nights didn't cool into the 60s. Then it just wasn't all that great, better than nothing, for sure, just not like central air.
Nita
ps to smilinpretty, maybe Needles is a place some people love, it is a delightful small desert town with a relatively low cost of living..
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03-14-2009, 03:55 PM
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Close to exploring long lost ghost towns too!  I love stuff like that! |
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03-14-2009, 07:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nmnita
I don't think even a swamp cooler works that well when temps get above 100 degrees. We had one in NM, it was fine until the days were above 95 and the nights didn't cool into the 60s. Then it just wasn't all that great, better than nothing, for sure, just not like central air.
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Maybe it wasn't big enough. The one on our place in Lucerne keeps the interior spaces very comfortable, even at 110 and slightly higher. According to a rule of thumb chart I found here: Evaporative cooler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a properly sized evap cooler should be expected to deliver 70 degree air on a 105 degree outside temp day when the RH is 15%.
I still prefer A/C. The swamp cooler adds too much moisture to the inside environment. |
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03-14-2009, 07:06 PM
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ichigo ichie 1 time 1 meeting unprecedented
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the temperature in needles is approaching uninhabitable. gota run air con 24/7.
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03-14-2009, 07:07 PM
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ichigo ichie 1 time 1 meeting unprecedented
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: southern california
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes
We sometimes get 125 here in the Coachella Valley. Those are the days when the pool is 115! |
wow like bagdad, yes its hot but its a dry heat. what do you do when the pool hits 115? slice in carrots & potatoes? |
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