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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MaxKaladin" data-source="post: 1063508" data-attributes="member: 1196">I grew up in Central Texas with temperatures in the upper 90s and lower 100s all summer and we didn't have Air Conditioning until I was 14 or 15.  It's just a matter of acclimation, as Morris said back on page 1, and knowing how to survive it.  I remember a few things about surviving/being somewhat comfortable in those really hot summers: <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We drank LOTS of liquids -- mostly water and "kool-aid" -- to keep hydrated.  Our parents were fairly strict about soft drinks and stuff like that.  They just didn't do as much good as plain old water.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Likewise, we didn't eat as much meat as in the winter.  It just made you feel hotter.  I remember my mom giving me salty snacks because she was worried I'd sweat out too much salt from my body.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Little and light clothing.  Many of us boys didn't really wear anything but shorts, maybe a t-shirt and went barefoot unless we were going somewhere.  Wearing more clothing just meant being hotter.  Especially if it was dark colored or made of heavy fabrics.  I really noticed this when I started having to wear jeans to help my dad at his farm equipment store in the summers.  Of course, most of us tanned reasonably well.  The kids who had problems tanning wore more clothes and stayed inside.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We stayed outside a lot.  See, even with a little breeze it often felt cooler outside than inside.  Even with fans and stuff going inside, it wasn't very comfortable.  Even though we had video games from when I was about 10 or so.  Sometimes I laugh and think of this when I hear parents complaining about video games keeping their kids indoors all summer.  Its just as likely its the air conditioning. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">We also spent a lot of time in and around water.  Going to the pool was a popular activity and, when there wasn't water rationing, we had "water fights" involving squirt guns, water baloons and hoses.  [/list=1]</li> </ol></blockquote>

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