We used to kid each other that we don’t have to worry about going to h—————–because living in this hot state is just like it already! Sad, bad joke but very true. It is extremely warm. The air conditioner rep on his recent visit out said,” every time you turn on the A/C you are adding to global warming.” I found that an odd comment since he is in the business of repairing and selling these units. I wondered if he was related to Mr. Alley Gorey .
As kids we always had swamp coolers. During the monsoon months it was very cool at night but sticky during the day. Our late Grandpa had a sleeping house with screened in porch like building. Each pre-summer season I used to hike onto a step stool and talk into it as it blow- ed directly into my face. Probably not a very smart or safe thing to do as a kid. I had enough since to not stick my fingers into it. Once when it was turned off the house cat climbed into it and well we heard a screech when the motor slowly began to warm up. By luck or one of her nine lives she was saved again. She eventually used up all those nine lives.
Each summer I sat on my white metal stool and handed dad the tools to put in the new mess screens into the cooler . We would scrub off all the mildew and rust and aging patina with a wire brush. I was working with dad and didn’t mind at all. We managed to make it all new and shiney for the summer season. I especially like to paint the silver metallic paint all over it. Being very careful not to drip any on the just poured concrete pathway at the back of the house. Sis and I spent most summers swimming at the country club pool with our friends, eating juicy hamburgers & salty french fries and bottled RC Cola. We were clogging our arteries early. I still swim, daily as a matter of fact.
Ahhhh…….those were the days, when time stood still, when you had a three day Monopoly tournament or checkers game going while sipping lemonaide and eating sweet sugar cookies or playing hide and seek with the neighbor kids till dusk or when mom called us in from the front yard.
/later…sunny
