climate: Air Conditioning in Laramie, WY - 10/22/17 07:28 PM
People from out of town ask the darndest things!  
The #1 question that always makes me smile...
"Does that home have air conditioning?"
Air conditioning?!  In Laramie?  Ha ha ha ha ... you are kidding, ....right?!?  
Oh, you're not?!  Yes, there are a few homes in town with actual, whole-house air conditioning and many businesses have air conditioning, too.  However, when it comes to our own houses, most people get by with fans and open windows.  Though, I do have to admit in the last few years, we are seeing more and more homes in town with air conditioning.
We have been able to get by all these years because the hot, hot days of summer last only 4 to 6  weeks. And even then, these hot, hot temperatures rarely … (10 comments)

climate: Laramie, WY: Yes, Its Cold . . . at least we don't have Cockroaches! - 11/20/12 05:30 AM
As soon as I say Laramie doesn't have cockroaches, I'm sure someone else will have a tale to refute my claim.  But as long as I've lived here (31 years) at many different locations (18) I have personally never seen an actual, live, "wild" cockroach.  As a  matter of fact I don't think I've ever seen one anywhere - even on my travels . . .
I've had friends who had cockroaches hitch a ride in their belongings when they made a move from another climate. However, it was easy enough for them to get rid of the beasts once they … (11 comments)