Indy residents struggle without air conditioning in sweltering summer heat

Social Media Raises Awareness About Seton Kenton Air Conditioner Malfunction

(This story replaces a story posted earlier to provide more information) A groundswell of support has sprung up to provide help to residents of Seton Kenton Apartments thanks to social media. The complex’s air conditioning unit has been out since the end of May, according to a relative of one of the residents, and it won’t be fixed until July. During the heatwave this week, an 81-year-old resident is said to have contacted her daughter telling h…

In Defense of Air-Conditioning

Opposition to air-conditioning is just another form of austerity politics. Nothing's too good for the working class — especially not freedom from the heat.

Portsmouth families fear illness or death due to little or no air conditioning

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A beacon leads one to safety, but at Beacon303 at Olde Towne, many residents say the conditions in this building could lead them to the grave. Drake Milstead said he woke up in the middle of the night early Thursday drenched in sweat. Portsmouth apartment complex residents struggle with heat amid malfunctioning AC "Yeah, it 'bleep' me off," Milstead said. "A lot of this stuff is making everyone in this building get…

Indy residents struggle without air conditioning in sweltering summer heat

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Air conditioning problems at Johnson City nursing home

JOHNSON CITY, NY (WIVT/WBGH) - A local nursing home is working to fix its air conditioning system as its residents endure sweltering heat. Relatives of people living at Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Johnson City say they are concerned for the safety of their family members. One posted to social media that the temperature in her mother’s room had reached 95°. In a written statement, Susquehanna Nursing and Rehab tells News 34 t…

Staying Cool in the Summer Heat

I have a good friend who lived in an apartment without air conditioning. He was a quad and would spend hot summer days wandering the refrigerated sections of his local grocery store. When I lived in the tropics for a few painful months, I would watch action-movies back-to-back because the movie theater was the only place with functioning air-conditioning. Wherever you’re living… Source