So, they relied on fans to keep them cool.
My husband is from a small town in the Southern part of the country. And when I say small, I mean the people in the town all know each other. Most have been there all their lives and did not move out. Thankfully, my husband wanted to get out and find his own way, and that he did. He hasn’t lived there in over 25 years, and the last time he went back, it was because of his uncle’s funeral. I went with him on that trip, and I was shocked at how small that place was. Being from a big city, I am not used to places like that. When we were there, we stayed at my husband’s cousin’s home. I wanted to stay at a hotel that was about 20 minutes away, but my husband insisted that we should be around family. However, that was a big mistake. See, this was in the middle of the Summer, and his cousin had no air conditioner in his home. Most of the houses in the town were built many years ago before central air was affordable. So, they relied on fans to keep them cool. My husband was fine without air conditioning, but I was miserable. The standing fan that we had, did nothing but circulate the warm air inside our room. So, after the first night, I told my husband that I am not staying in that house for the duration of our visit. That evening, we drove to the hotel that was 20 minutes away, and that night, I slept like a baby in an air conditioned hotel room.