Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Can New Yorkers Survive Without AC?
There's an article in the New York Times that even just 18 months ago would have been considered ludicrous. It's about whether or not air conditioning is just luxury that people could learn to do without.
TO many Americans, abstaining from air-conditioning is a masochistic folly akin to refusing Novocain or renouncing the dishwasher.
Yet as this particular summer finally heats up, even citizens who believe that climate control is a God-given right may be questioning whether it has become a luxury they can no longer afford. They are probably also wondering how they can survive without it.
The fact that we're at the point where we're asking this question out loud represents a major regression for our society, and no, it doesn't make us feel better that the Allies won WWII without AC, which the writer unhelpfully points out.
If you have no choice, I suppose you copuld survive a summer in NYC without AC, but if it's between chilled air and, say, taking taxis everywhere, you may want to start walking!
Here's a list of New York Air Conditioning Companies who can help you install, maintain or repair an ac system or unit.
And here are some Tips on Air Conditioning in New York from cityhammer.com, New York's #1 Remodeling Directory.
Full Article:
The Unchilled Life (NYT)
Labels: AC Repair NY, New York AC, New York Air Conditioning
