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Old 07-09-2022, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Air conditioning was not invented until 1902 but the population of Florida 40 years earlier in 1860 was over 140,000. Without the ToTV forum, no one told them it was unlivable here.
I remember, in 1956, my dad bought a window unit air conditioner and plugged it in. Within 10 minutes, the fuse blew out, and that was the end of our AC. But, that was in Baltimore.