On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 4:39:10 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:48:11 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >>
> >>Let's see. I have one near the front door. One near the two bedrooms. I
> >>bought one for husband to put in his room but he didn't. Angela has one
> >>by
> >>her computer. I have two little battery operated ones near mine. She has
> >>the same on the back of the couch. There is one on the kitchen counter
> >>near
> >>the door. There is a big one around the corner from the kitchen door.
> >>There is one by the sliding door. One by one window in this room and a
> >>tiny
> >>one in the other window. It is a personal fan so basically just blows on
> >>whichever cat is on the perch. There is another little one in front of
> >>the
> >>couch. And there are two in each bedroom, one by each bed. So I guess we
> >>are really only using 13.
> >>
> >>There are a lot of windows in this house but several of them don't open.
> >>
> >>Keep in mind that the entire middle portion of this house, has no windows
> >>whatever. It's just a walk through dining room. Which obviously nobody
> >>uses for any reason when it is hot. Nobody likes to sit in an oven and
> >>that's essentially what it is. This is in no way any kind of a normal
> >>floor
> >>plan.
> >
> > You beat me. We have 8 on the ceilings, 1 standalone, 1 table model
> > and 1 airco.
>
> Oh snap! I think I only listed two ceiling ones. There are three. They
> should have put one in the dining room. I think that would have really
> helped.
>
> We had a three bedroom house on Cape Cod that was bigger than this. But it
> had a different floor plan entirely and a basement. It got very hot and
> muggy there every summer and I managed with no AC up until I got pregnant.
> And then I got grumpy. Got a window unit for the spare bedroom which was
> where the computer was. I pretty much moved in there. I'd use the kitchen
> or bathroom but even ate my meals in there.
>
> Pregnancy does weird things to ya. I never had any food cravings like some
> do. Perhaps because I was good to take vitamins and I ate only healthy
> foods. When I do have cravings, it is because my body is lacking in
> something, like magnesium.
>
> But I did crave comfort! Towards the end, I was miserable because my feet
> and lower legs ballooned up. I was starting to go into Pre-Eclampsia when I
> was induced a day early. And I couldn't really elevate my feet very well
> because I was told only to lie down on my left side. So I could elevate the
> one leg somewhat but trying to do the left leg was a tad uncomfortable.
> That's where the AC helped. The cold air helped to bring the swelling down.
>
> I remember going to the Mutual of Omaha Zoo in Nebraska when we were passing
> through. It was a wicked hot day and we had to do a lot of walking.
> Normally I like going to the zoo but this was too much. I found a little
> building with a fake cow in it and it had AC. The cow was nice and cool and
> I kept hugging it. Husband was getting mad at me because he thought I had
> some sort of thing for the cow. I couldn't get him to understand that it
> was the AC I was after.
>
> Back at the motel, I was so miserable from the swelling of my feet and legs
> that I made numerous trips to the ice machine, filling anything and
> everything that I had. I always travel with at least a few zip top bags.
> Could have used a few more that time! I got on the bed and packed bags of
> ice all over my feet and legs and within about a half an hour, the swelling
> went down.
>
> I don't know what it is about heat that does that to me. Also really dry
> air, too much humidity and flying in an airplane. Maybe it's because I am a
> Cancer. I just have a great propensity for swelling.

Yes, I'm sure its because you are a Cancer. A neighbor lady said I was a flirt because I was born under the Gemini sign. Yep, she was right.
Ahahahahahaha
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