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Old 08-20-25 | 11:43 PM
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Swamp coolers work best with low humidity. Ever see those round coolers you hang on the window of a car? It had a cylindrical straw pad and water in the bottom. You pulled a string which rotated the straw into the water. The air blast from driving forced air into the car.

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I have never seen anything like that.
Swamp coolers didn’t work well here in Fort Worth probably due to the humidity.
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Old 08-22-25 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
Swamp coolers work best with low humidity. Ever see those round coolers you hang on the window of a car? It had a cylindrical straw pad and water in the bottom. You pulled a string which rotated the straw into the water. The air blast from driving forced air into the car.

Swamp Coolers For Classic Cars at Alden Johnson blog
Back in the 50s we used these in Tucson but only when taking longer trips as they were a pain to maintain but worked well until we got back east.. Today's evaporative auto coolers are 12v units that sit in the car/truck.
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Old 08-26-25 | 11:01 AM
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another cold front - weather looking great



unfortunately I’m on the shelf temporarily (again ) … tore left quad (vastus lateralis) … freak accident - helping friend move an appliance up over a step … smh


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Old 08-26-25 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
Swamp coolers work best with low humidity. Ever see those round coolers you hang on the window of a car? It had a cylindrical straw pad and water in the bottom. You pulled a string which rotated the straw into the water. The air blast from driving forced air into the car.

Swamp Coolers For Classic Cars at Alden Johnson blog
USPS mail trucks have a simple form of a/c: a small fan and open windows
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Old 08-26-25 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by t2p
another cold front - weather looking great



unfortunately I’m on the shelf temporarily (again ) … tore left quad (vastus lateralis) … freak accident - helping friend move an appliance up over a step … smh
The cool front is coming thru here also but I can’t ride for now either. My cardiologist wants me to wait until more tests are done. My last cardiologist missed a lot.
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