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Old 01-16-2008, 03:37 PM
 
Location: Gilbert - Val Vista Lakes
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During the summer I always see people taking sweaters and jackets with them to restaraunts and the movies.
I can't understand why the restaurants, shopping centers and all the places keep their airconditioning so low during the summer. You have to take a sweater to be comfortable in those places.
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Old 01-16-2008, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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Sure it is...but if you have lived anywhere in the Mid West or East you will know just how cheaply done the homes are in Phoenix...no block construction...no basements, etc.
First, this is not the midwest

Second - there are lots of reasons basements are not common here (although, in certain areas of the valley they are becoming more common)

Third - Again, block / brick is not used here for LOTS of reasons - and it is far beyond the cost issue. And while I won't go into the whole technical thing - wood tends to be, done correctly, a better insulator in our climate. Brick and concrete block is used, commonly, in non insulated areas.
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Old 01-16-2008, 03:53 PM
 
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First, this is not the midwest
That's really all you had to say. I wonder if some of the negative posters in this thread realize how ignorant they appear.
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Old 01-16-2008, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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I can't understand why the restaurants, shopping centers and all the places keep their airconditioning so low during the summer. You have to take a sweater to be comfortable in those places.
You realize that some of what you are feeling is not the "temp" but the circulation of the air?
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Old 01-16-2008, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Gilbert - Val Vista Lakes
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You realize that some of what you are feeling is not the "temp" but the circulation of the air?
You mean the cold air circulating
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Old 01-16-2008, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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You mean the cold air circulating
The "breeze" is circulating.

Honestly - many of the resturants and other centers keep the temps in the mid 70's but, with the air ventilation (resturants do this for obvious reasons), it just feels cooler
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Old 01-16-2008, 04:28 PM
 
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I can't understand why the restaurants, shopping centers and all the places keep their airconditioning so low during the summer. You have to take a sweater to be comfortable in those places.
I swear the last two summers I have found most stores having the air too hot. Everyone is trying to save money. In the past, I have said that it's too cold.
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Old 01-16-2008, 05:11 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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You mean the cold air circulating
LMBO

Yeah, pretty much!
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Old 01-16-2008, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Pinal County, Arizona
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The colder the better! Frosty is good
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Old 01-16-2008, 05:20 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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The colder the better! Frosty is good
This is hilarious coming from someone who loves to live in AZ. If you indeed think colder is better, Id have to recommend Alaska to you.
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