This weekend, temperatures soared to 103 in our neck of the woods. We are equipped with AC, but we try to avoid using it and save energy by strategically opening and closing certain parts of the house at certain times of the day and running fans to keep air circulating. Since the house is fairly new and well insulated, this typically works pretty well.
Yesterday was too much, though. We lost power mid-afternoon, and it was sweltering. We decided to take a field trip to the auto parts store and the hardware store to get some odds and ends, and took our time browsing so we could take advantage of the AC. By the time we got home, power had been restored, but we could not seem to get the air circulating to bring the cool evening air in to the house. We broke down and cranked up the AC in the bedroom so we could get some sleep.
I understand temps were pretty similar all over the Bay Area this weekend. Anybody do anything really effective to keep cool?
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