I was blessed, some year ago, to be able to afford replacement windows. These are windows that allow for opening, and allowing fresh air into the house.
During this time of the year, I am grateful that I can open the windows. I use this to help keep the house cool, and air out the house.
I have to be careful, because if I leave the windows wide open, someone could easily access the house. So, as the night becomes later, I close many of the windows, and lock open, with a small opening, the others.
My neighbors have been using their air conditioner for several weeks. Today, with 95° temperature, is only the second or third time that I have had the air conditioner on.
Over the weekend, I had the house open for most of the day. By late afternoon, I had to close the house to keep out the heat. Saturday, the air conditioner came on. But about 4 hours or less later, I was again able to open the house. So that is nice.
I much rather cool the house with fresh air than the air conditioner. Sometimes, at this time of the year, I can not, because the dust is so bad. But, this year, the dust has not been so bad, so I have been able to keep the windows open a lot.
I especially enjoy sleeping with the windows open at night. However, during this time of the year, allergies become a problem. There are always trade offs in life.
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