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Old 06-13-2013, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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They turn off the AC after a certain time where I work, but this is only at night. Still Houston is humid through the nighttime.
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Old 06-13-2013, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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I could never work in a place with no air conditioning in a Houston summer. My cousin told me he used to drive a forklift in a warehouse with no a/c. Hell no! I have a skin condition (eczema) and a little bit of Rosacea which is exasperated by the heat. Anytime i'm exposed to heat, it always seems to flare it up.
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Old 06-13-2013, 10:26 PM
 
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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It's called being green, reducing CO2 emissions, and saving money.

More likely it's the latter and not really the former.

That being said people really should try to acclimatize to warmer temperatures. When its less than 90 degree's and I'm at home I'll just leave the AC off and just turn on fans and open windows. When I run my AC I usually set it at 80 instead of 70 or lower like some people do. Now I don't feel any more uncomfortable than I did at cooler temperatures and I save money. I usually try to just run my AC at night after I take a shower and am heading to bed.

A concern of mine is too many northerners are moving here and just cranking on the AC wasting a ton of electricity and due to demand it will raise the rates for all the rest of us.
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Old 06-14-2013, 09:19 AM
 
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What a bunch of wussies. My wife is 59 years old and works in a warehouse with no AC and no heat. She works 12-13 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Yesterday was in the upper 90's with humidity in the 80's. During the winter it's not unusual for temps here in Arkansas to go down into the teens. Not a peep out of her. Jeeze!!! Man up!!! One can't get any 'greener' than that.
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Old 06-14-2013, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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That sounds crazy! E. Texas and no AC?
Crazy? Welcome to Texas.

Automotive shops don't even have A/C unless you work at a luxury dealership like Lexus or BMW.

Otherwise its shop fans blowing hot air on you.
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Old 06-14-2013, 12:58 PM
 
Location: So California
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What a bunch of wussies. My wife is 59 years old and works in a warehouse with no AC and no heat. She works 12-13 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Yesterday was in the upper 90's with humidity in the 80's. During the winter it's not unusual for temps here in Arkansas to go down into the teens. Not a peep out of her. Jeeze!!! Man up!!! One can't get any 'greener' than that.

Nice, let your 60 year old wife go through that! Im sure she's real strong though. Cruel and unusual....
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Old 06-14-2013, 03:57 PM
 
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Nice, let your 60 year old wife go through that! Im sure she's real strong though. Cruel and unusual....
Letting has nothing to do with it. She is a working fool. Many times after work she will come home and mow the lawn and she gets upset if I do it first. Besides, I was a weldor for 38 years. Hat, welding helmet, long sleeve shirt, leather gloves, jeans and boots and a heat source of 10,000* to 12,000* degrees a foot from your face and no AC, ever. I am 70 years old and retired. I've put in my time. Ask me if I feel sorry for the young people in the workforce today. If they can't talk on their cell phones or play their games they cry.

Just in case anyone is wondering, I was born and raised in South Central Texas.

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Old 06-14-2013, 10:02 PM
 
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This sounds like poor elitism. You see it in large cities too, maybe not so much in Texas... But many times you'll see some ''artist'' or some other deadbeat who doesn't have a pot to **** in, get smug about how green he is and how much better he is because he doesn't have a car, but instead uses his bike and public transportation to get around. Well, it's clear that no one with the means would adopt such a silly ideology. Call me judgmental, but I think the same goes for these kinds of anti AC businesses. I'll bet if he turned on the AC in the summer it would bankrupt his business. But he hides behind some kind of excuse with homosexual connotation, just like the broke hippie hides behind his stoned, I mean, green ideology. If you work in a nasty environment like that, you should ask the owner directly about it. If it ruffles his feathers, it's time to quit. But in East Texas- if you're making more than $13/hr you're high on the hog so its best you shut your mouth boy.
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Old 06-15-2013, 01:29 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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What a bunch of wussies. My wife is 59 years old and works in a warehouse with no AC and no heat. She works 12-13 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Yesterday was in the upper 90's with humidity in the 80's. During the winter it's not unusual for temps here in Arkansas to go down into the teens. Not a peep out of her. Jeeze!!! Man up!!! One can't get any 'greener' than that.

Yes, telling people to man up whose bodies can't handle extreme temperatures leading to them passing out, dying or becoming ill is great advice. Not everyone is your wife sir.
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Old 06-15-2013, 03:52 AM
 
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Go to this site and read the symptoms of heat stroke. Thursday, at a funeral for a soldier that was killed in action, I had 8 of the 11 symptoms and I still stand by my words and I'm 70 years old. Also, while yall complain about the heat remember that that soldier never complained one bit about the heat he was going through. Everyone has a choice. If a company has no AC, quit or find another job. At least, quit complaining. Jeeze!!!

Heat Stroke: Symptoms and Treatment
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