....or some shit. A FB friend of mine just posted this on his wall, and bear in mind that it's 101 degrees outside right now with an excessive heat warning in effect, and he has a two month old baby at home. Please make note of the bolded.
"Hey people stop complaining about how hot it is outside, seriously first you complain about how cold it is in the middle of winter and now that it's summer you complain about how hot it is??!! Trying living in 3rd world country, where it's always 105° everyday, no AIR CONDITION, No Pool to cool off, or better yet try living with me for couple of days at my place, where I don't believe of TURNING MY AIR ON in this kind a weather,then maybe you'll appreciate this nice WEATHER!!"
WHAT THE FUCK, MAN.
ETA: Oh and I forgot he has a 5 year old too. Great. Splendid.
Well, I will never understand having one and not using it, but some people don't even have one, and that isn't call CPS worthy. Just because his air isn't on doesn't mean that they don't have fans on and or taking appropriate measures to keep cool.
But yes, overall side eye worthy and would make me anxious for that little baby.
It's dangerous when temps are as high as they've been, especially for children, the elderly and people who are sick. I'd rather not risk it, given the option.
We never had air conditioning or window units, even!
And yes, it got raging hot back then in the olden days, too!
Post by pedanticwench on Jul 2, 2012 16:34:14 GMT -5
If the temperature outside is near 100 degrees, your home is insulated properly, and you refuse to turn on the A/C or if it's not working, that can be a very deadly situation. Even with the windows open and fans on.
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No A/C does NOT mean that the house is poorly insulated, that there's no air circulation and that there's no proper ventilation that would promote subhumane living conditions that would promote death.
Otherwise, a ginormous statistically significant percentage of humanity would be dead. Including in wealthy capitalistic societies, not just emerging or resource limiting countries.
A/C is a welcomed luxury to most, but not an absolute necessity, especially if housing codes include proper ventilation in its plans. Even in ungodly WTF temperatures.
And clearly, it's not the same as lack of heating in the middle of winter in frigid weather. But you keep trying to argue your point, it's going swimmingly.
CPS? WTF We don't have Air Conditioning so on the 100+ days (albeit there aren't a ton.. a few a summer) we just try to stay as cool as possible with fans etc.. The houses are old and not all have had A/C installed yet...
My kids have survived thus far...
And FWIW we could afford to have it installed but I don't have it high on our priority list. eek!
THE ONLY reason he doesn't have his AC is on is so that his kid will "get used to it." If he didn't have AC, or couldn't afford it, or had some religious anger towards fucking freon I wouldn't be having this discussion.
It is weird he is not using the AC, but not CPS worthy.
FWIW my kids never complain about the heat on the 100+ days..I wine about it more than they do. Seems to me like they could give a shit if it's hot or not.
THE ONLY reason he doesn't have his AC is on is so that his kid will "get used to it." If he didn't have AC, or couldn't afford it, or had some religious anger towards fucking freon I wouldn't be having this discussion.
So? I actually think AC has made us sissys in temps like today. I think we could tolerate hot days better if we weren't used to AC. I say this as my ass is planted in my very air conditioned house.
FWIW my kids never complain about the heat on the 100+ days..I wine about it more than they do. Seems to me like they could give a shit if it's hot or not.
Look, if my two-month-old had a problem with this, surely he'd tell me.
There would be physical evidence if a 2 month old was suffering from heat stroke
•A temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius) or higher — but no sweating •Hot, red, dry skin •Rapid pulse •Restlessness •Confusion •Dizziness •Headache (which may make him irritable) •Vomiting •Rapid, shallow breathing •Lethargy (Your baby might not respond as strongly as usual when you call his name or tickle his skin, for example.) •Unconsciousness
So? I actually think AC has made us sissys in temps like today. I think we could tolerate hot days better if we weren't used to AC. I say this as my ass is planted in my very air conditioned house.
Okay then, I guess it's a bad thing for an infant to be a "sissy".
Big eye roll
Seriously you are being quite dramatic. We took our gasp one month old out in this weather for a couple hours on saturday. It isn't hard to take precautions, keep them safe, and also brave the elements. Is there any reason to think this guy isn't using fans and other methods to keep his family comfortable?
There would be physical evidence if a 2 month old was suffering from heat stroke
•A temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius) or higher — but no sweating •Hot, red, dry skin •Rapid pulse •Restlessness •Confusion •Dizziness •Headache (which may make him irritable) •Vomiting •Rapid, shallow breathing •Lethargy (Your baby might not respond as strongly as usual when you call his name or tickle his skin, for example.) •Unconsciousness
Or, you know, you could avoid the possibility of all of those symptoms by, oh, I don't know. Turning your goddamn air conditioning on.
Is it possible for the baby to develop those sympoms based on it being 101 degrees..I kinda don't think so. I think we'd die off if we were that delicate to the elements.
There would be physical evidence if a 2 month old was suffering from heat stroke
•A temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius) or higher — but no sweating •Hot, red, dry skin •Rapid pulse •Restlessness •Confusion •Dizziness •Headache (which may make him irritable) •Vomiting •Rapid, shallow breathing •Lethargy (Your baby might not respond as strongly as usual when you call his name or tickle his skin, for example.) •Unconsciousness
OMG, NO ONE'S KID HERE IS HAVING A HEAT STROKE!!
Of course not. But there would be evidence if a baby was uncomfortably hot beyond their ability to tell you (like an older kid could).
There would be physical evidence if a 2 month old was suffering from heat stroke
•A temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius) or higher — but no sweating •Hot, red, dry skin •Rapid pulse •Restlessness •Confusion •Dizziness •Headache (which may make him irritable) •Vomiting •Rapid, shallow breathing •Lethargy (Your baby might not respond as strongly as usual when you call his name or tickle his skin, for example.) •Unconsciousness