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trof

(54,273 posts)
19. I like your sig line. My great Aunt Lucia had a similar saying:
Tue Jul 30, 2019, 06:59 PM
Jul 2019

"By the yard, it's hard.
By the inch, it's a cinch."

Open the fire hydrant! Cattledog Jul 2019 #1
City boy. trof Jul 2019 #6
Laid a comforter in the back of the station wagon, put down the back seats Xipe Totec Jul 2019 #2
Fans, shade trees, and drinkage. Backseat Driver Jul 2019 #3
Oh, the sprinkler was the best! Lindsay Jul 2019 #5
Jumping the sprinkler 'rope'. trof Jul 2019 #9
my mom was a life guard, we lived at the pool. silentEcho Jul 2019 #4
"hose in a circle and fill with water and lay on it" is a new one on me. trof Jul 2019 #7
We were poor out in the middle of nowhere in Arizona desert. silentEcho Jul 2019 #14
Sprinklers, hoses. Polly Hennessey Jul 2019 #8
We'd "go for a ride" lillypaddle Jul 2019 #10
We lived on a farm on the middle of nowhere. redstatebluegirl Jul 2019 #11
We had a large swamp cooler which helped a lot. We often put pallets on the floor and slept Tess49 Jul 2019 #12
Yard sprinklers! Watermelon in the backyard! Oscilating desk fans! northoftheborder Jul 2019 #13
I remember sleeping on the bare VCT tile DUgosh Jul 2019 #15
In the afternoon, go to a matinee... IphengeniaBlumgarten Jul 2019 #16
Granny put the sheets in the fridge. trof Jul 2019 #17
Fans Srkdqltr Jul 2019 #18
I like your sig line. My great Aunt Lucia had a similar saying: trof Jul 2019 #19
We had a basement customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #20
Sleep on the Kitchen Floor montanacowboy Jul 2019 #21
Fans, shade trees; a hammock, river beach & Tastee Freeze appalachiablue Jul 2019 #22
We ran through the sprinklers MaryMagdaline Jul 2019 #23
Spent a lot of time Faux pas Jul 2019 #24
Whole house fan. Grew up in FL with no AC. redstateblues Jul 2019 #25
Yeah, attic fans were great. trof Jul 2019 #42
Swamp cooler, sprinklers and... Slip 'N Slide! deurbano Jul 2019 #26
I now can't imagine hurling my self down one now, I loved my slip and slide, I loved it more than dewsgirl Jul 2019 #56
Summered at beach randr Jul 2019 #27
The folks had me install central air when I was 16. Mister Ed Jul 2019 #28
As a young kid I would visit my grandma in Grand Junction, Colorado trc Jul 2019 #29
Summer was a scary time because of the Polio scare. Sneederbunk Jul 2019 #30
Yes. I had a mild case. trof Jul 2019 #43
We were not permitted to go to large swimming pools where the public No Vested Interest Aug 2019 #61
I was born in 1946 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 #31
There was no A/C but we had fans. We lived Golden Raisin Jul 2019 #32
Open the windows and pray for a breeze CanonRay Jul 2019 #33
Sprinkler or fan.... Historic NY Jul 2019 #34
We lived in a brick house that held heat like an oven. doc03 Jul 2019 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 2019 #36
opened the windows Skittles Jul 2019 #37
smartass...We did open up at night and close up during the day. trof Jul 2019 #44
well, it was England Skittles Jul 2019 #45
Oh hell. I forgot. trof Jul 2019 #46
in the midwest we used fans Skittles Jul 2019 #47
I sort of have that 'depression' mentality. trof Jul 2019 #48
I had the double whammy Skittles Jul 2019 #49
It's a good way to live I think. trof Jul 2019 #50
Go to the Poconos where it was actually too cool sometimes. BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #38
Take a quick shower then drip dry. No towel. Evaporation transfers heat. Repeat as necessary. Marcuse Jul 2019 #39
Town had a truck that sprayed DDT for mosquito control. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #40
OMG he did? I always hold my breath when those trucks are near, if I can't get inside. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #57
It was about a 100 gallon tank. They would drive it through the streets, once a week in summer. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #59
Wrapped in wet sheets in front of a fan Lulu KC Jul 2019 #41
Fans, running through the sprinkler, and swimming. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #51
Attic fan El Supremo Jul 2019 #52
I once opened the deep freezer Watchfoxheadexplodes Jul 2019 #53
SWAMP COOLERS!! I still remember the smell.... samnsara Jul 2019 #54
; raging moderate Jul 2019 #55
Wow.I have never heard of this. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #58
Try it enid602 Jul 2019 #60
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