In a message dated 9/14/08 8:59:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, shiral@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I am a pansy and don't think I can stand the heat. After the earthquake here, when there was some lack of electricity, I was worried as to how people would survive without air conditioning. Then I thought about when I was young, and no one had air conditioning. I remember ice boxs with actual chunks of ice, that we bought every couple of days, and put in the bottom, (interesting since cold goes down and heat rises). Years later we would get an air conditioner to put in the window for one room. We tried to spend as much time in that room as we could. Did mon get it for the kitchen, the family get it for the living room where we watched the first black and white television on the block, or did the folks get it for the bedroom? Every home was different. I remember a friend of mine who convinced his family that the new car didn't need air. He would take them all for a ride on a hot day, with the windows up, and then after about ten minutes of driving, have them roll down the windows, (no power windows), and say, "Now, see how cool that is, we don't need air conditioning." This is a dog person, and I will let her tell us if she remembers it. She is remarried now. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================