Our nights have really been cooling off lately, which makes the evening so pleasant. I have sat outside earlier than later, and have enjoyed being outside. One of the hallmarks of the South Plains is that the nights do cool off, and at various times throughout the summer, later in the evening, I have been able to sit out and enjoy the cool night air, or open the house and enjoy the cool air.
I have opened the house earlier than usual, but only, for safety and security reasons, opened the windows a few short inches, in a locked position. This limits the amount of cool fresh air coming in, but it is by far safer.
I know that if someone wanted to badly enough, they could break into my house with everything closed and locked. I also know that if someone wanted to, they could jimmy the windows open even in the open/locked position. But the noise and time required to do so would be much more than if the windows were fully raised, and someone could just cut the screen and shimmy their way in the house through the window.
But, I do appreciate the option of opening the windows slightly, and letting the fresh air cool off the house.
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