“My mom lives paycheck to paycheck and if the AC breaks down in the summer and you can’t afford to fix it, you will die here. My dad proves that.”
Richest country in the world.
They say.
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‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona
(www.theguardian.com)
Sure. Problem is, that wealth isn't spread out.
I think that was the point?
It’s obvious to you and me it seems but people still learn about it for the first time everyday. Whether it’s a kid with their first smart phone or someone who was just lucky enough to live in ignorant bliss in their own life for years until one day they start to see things around them that they didn’t notice before. Their reality slipping away sluggishly and painfully, the America they pledged allegiance to was no longer there, no it was never there. It was lies, it was indoctrination, it was the insecurities made malice by powerful phobic cowards seeping down upon the masses, poisoning them and everything around them.
Hmm, true, good point. Sad point, but good point.
It is surprising how quickly it can hit though. I had an AC unit break on me a 95 degree night while we were all sleeping. Woke up feeling like my whole body was melting and all the water had been drained. The animals took it way worse and were pretty lethargic for a few hours while we cooled them off
My friend in Vegas said it's relatively common to have two a/c units so you have a backup. Is that a thing in AZ?
Multiple units are common for a large house. Not because they want a backup but because there are limits to how many square feet a single home unit can handle. Having a 2nd story or basement can influence the decision too. It's often cheaper to put in two home units vs upgrading to a large industrial size like what a store might use.
Obviously if you have 2 then one is a backup when you have a problem, but most people aren't going to have that.
Multiple units is usually a matter of cubic feet, not backups. A single unit can only cool so much air, so larger houses often need multiple units to achieve enough cooling. It could also be an area control thing, like maybe the upstairs unit is separate from downstairs, so you can cool upstairs even when downstairs is already cool. Because hot air rises, so upstairs tends to be warmer.
Not at all
Arizona is fucking crazy
Drill baby drill.
which way did they vote, though? I don't really care about them if they voted for this stuff to happen