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DC, VA, (Fmr. TN, OH, UK), Attorney, Interested in Rel., Phil., Econ., Failing to escape Politics. Yes I know this should be 3 different accounts.

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@invertedfragil1 @typesfast Yet whenever I visit they always have sings claiming to be the best airport in Europe

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@captgouda24 A lot of it has to do with liability and ability to waive their rights. Uber created “Uber Teen” accounts where parents can set it up and then teenagers can use uber, so presumably Waymo can do somthing similar.

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@kevsaucebro Also in terms of visitors, the two most visited museums in the U.S. are the Met and the American Museam of Natrual History (NYC). (Counting the Smithsonian museums indvidually not collectively)

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In terms of collection size D.C. is dominate thanks to the Smithsonian, but if we are talking art museums, then NYC has the most high level art in thr U.S. the Met can compete with the great museums of Europe in a way no other American Museam can, not to mention the other great art museums of NYC.

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Finally the Brits seem desperate to explain why they don’t need A/C while also complaining about the heat, you need to pick one or the other. If you just are to poor to afford A/C then that’s another issue, but then stop “coping” with that by pretending you don’t need something that can fix the problem you are complaining about.

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@riverlethes Also most Americans live in a harsher climate (both colder and hotter) than most Brits, so we don’t find the complaining very sympathetic.

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@TheSPCommandant @ConnorMEwing Sounds like she’s had a really good return on her investment and could make a lot of money by selling her home and downsizing. Then a young family who needs to space could live there. And the widow should have extra cash to enjoy.

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@exaranubis @cliffordtpwk They don’t let the windows open in the UK. I’m not joking. They have like tethers and restraints on them so they can only open a few inches.

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@trashjuicecube It’s not allowed in the UK to get the tax credits to pay for the heat pump if the heat pump can be used for air air-conditioning. As a result, most heat pumps in the UK aren’t set up to be used as air conditioners because of government policy.

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Not to keep tweeting about the British heat wave of discourse. But in the US homes without AC historically I’ve had ceiling fans they’ve often had exhaust fans and or attic fans and they’ve been designed to maximize crosswinds and breezes often with porches and or sleeping porches where people can spend time outdoors and even sleep outside. When my grandfather was a child in the American South most people, including his family did not have an air-conditioning in their homes so on hot nights, they would sleep on their screen porch.

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@grace_panetta First person to jump to mind for me was Beto 😂. This is super common in politics though, Mitch McConnell is another example, as was John McCain.

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Energy costs are super high, and the government has financial incentives for using heat pumps for heating, but you only get them if you get a heat pump that can’t also provide cooling despite it being an efficient way to cool a home and would not require buying a separate price of equipment

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European adoption of A/C is a solid 50 years behind the U.S. in say 1970 of was typical to have A/C in public spaces and then have 1-2 window units in your home. That’s basically where most of Europe is now. Now most Americans have central A/C where their whole homes are cooled, except for those is th far north and some very poor people who might not have A/C or just have a window unit.

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London winters are rough because it’s dark and it rains a lot, but it’s hardly an extremely cold climate. You basically need a good raincoat and a sweater more than a proper winter coat most of the winter.

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People in the south of England talk about how their homes are built for cold like they are living in Greenland. London literally has Palm trees and famously rarely has accumulating snow fall because the Gulf Stream creates very mild winters. The parts of the UK that actually have severe winters are not the ones with a heat problem now.

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@tomhfh In the U.S. Members if Congress each get a lapel pin that identifies them as a member. But also, people who work at the capital are expected to be able to recognize members.

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@kevsaucebro Good news is Dulles is a huge campus

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@Krissa_Kray_ They aren’t allowed by law

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The real Euro Poor is being unable to afford to cool one bedroom, while in the US the median family is cooling an entire 2,350 sq. Ft. home.