Yeff wrote:
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> On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 08:38:44 -0400, Somebody wrote:
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> > I rarely see anyone sit on a porch anymore.
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> Sitting on a porch/stoop isn't an activity. It's a state of mind.

In the old days before AC, people often sat out on their front and back
porches in the evening to escape the indoor heat. Since AC, back porches
are often closed in to make sunrooms and the front porches remain vacant.

G.