Coping with the weather
Feb 6th 2013, 7:07 pm
#31
Grumpy Know-it-all
Joined: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Re: Coping with the weather
Alberta can get hot during the summer, I wouldn't say it is humid though, my hygrometer never gets above 37% RH. The climate is described as semi-arid, which basically means really dry during the winter and fairly normal during the summer.
The problem in Alberta is that the whole of July, say, might be hot enough to have AC but it's not common in Alberta to have central AC. Beware of this if you rent a house or buy one because there are some really crap AC setups that people have that make lots of noise. In condos you're basically restricted to stand-up portable AC units if there is no central AC, window-mounted AC is usually banned.
You never complain about being hot in Alberta. Bit of a faux pas. What people usually say is: "I'm going down to the basement for a spell."
Or, "I'm going to the mall to have my lunch." Or, "I'm going to have a look around Canadian Tire."
The problem in Alberta is that the whole of July, say, might be hot enough to have AC but it's not common in Alberta to have central AC. Beware of this if you rent a house or buy one because there are some really crap AC setups that people have that make lots of noise. In condos you're basically restricted to stand-up portable AC units if there is no central AC, window-mounted AC is usually banned.
You never complain about being hot in Alberta. Bit of a faux pas. What people usually say is: "I'm going down to the basement for a spell."
Or, "I'm going to the mall to have my lunch." Or, "I'm going to have a look around Canadian Tire."
