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31. I was born in 1946

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:16 PM

Jul 2019

I grew up on a small farm in rural PA. We had no electric fans.
We had a HUGE tree in the front yard and would sit in the shade, drinking iced tea.

Once in a while we'd make home made ice cream with a hand cranked ice cream maker.

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How did your family beat the heat when you were a kid? [View all] trof Jul 2019 OP

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