I"m trying to figure out how to book a flight to Antarctica. Although they're not hiring at McMurdo. My old internet friend McKavian moved from Oklahoma City to Fairbanks, Alaska a year or so ago, to get away from the earthquakes and tornadoes. The day his boat arrived in Fairbanks, they had a quake.
The house I lived in before this one had central air conditioning built into the furnace ducts. This house just has window air conditioners, and we rent. Next house is going to have "split cycle" heating and cooling. Much more sensible and efficient.
Most of my ancestors evolved in cool climates - British Isles, Scandinavia, so I'm not biologically optimized for hot weather. My Scottish ancestors lived in villages that were repeatedly pillaged by Vikings, so there must be some Norse DNA in there somewhere. And the Native Americans of northeastern North America were able to weather harsh winters. But none of my ancestors came from the tropics or the desert. Just give me an environmentally controlled (with very accurate controls) little capsule in a space station, with air temperature, pressure, chemical mix, and motion controlled at my whim with a click of a key or a spoken command.
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Date: 2024-06-22 05:41 pm (UTC)The house I lived in before this one had central air conditioning built into the furnace ducts. This house just has window air conditioners, and we rent. Next house is going to have "split cycle" heating and cooling. Much more sensible and efficient.
Most of my ancestors evolved in cool climates - British Isles, Scandinavia, so I'm not biologically optimized for hot weather. My Scottish ancestors lived in villages that were repeatedly pillaged by Vikings, so there must be some Norse DNA in there somewhere. And the Native Americans of northeastern North America were able to weather harsh winters. But none of my ancestors came from the tropics or the desert. Just give me an environmentally controlled (with very accurate controls) little capsule in a space station, with air temperature, pressure, chemical mix, and motion controlled at my whim with a click of a key or a spoken command.