Misters Cool Down the Heat
I am spending a few days in Phoenix, while my mother recovers from surgery. It is hot outside, the temperature hovers near 107 degrees. The weather report warns of a heat wave coming this weekend, the prediction is 111 to 115 degrees. This is not the type of heat that encourages outdoor living, however, a strategically positioned misting system will cool the temperature by ten to twenty degrees. Enough to make spending time outdoors more comfortable, desirable and realistic in the hot dry heat of the desert.
The misters spray a cloud of tiny water droplets which lay suspended in the air. Before any moisture reaches you, it evaporates, yet cools the surrounding area. The best location for misters is the outside wall of a patio overhang, this way the entire patio enclosure receives the benefit from the misting system.
If you spend any length of time in the Arizona desert, you will hear the locals refer to the heat as a dry heat, for this reason misters are so very clever. The addition of moisture in a dry climate adds much needed relief. Restaurants, store owners and homeowners all benefit by this simple concept. As you walk along an outdoor shopping center such as the famous Biltmore and Kierland the misters are hard at work, cooling down the space for shoppers to stroll. Lunch and dinner can be enjoyed al fresco even during the summer months when misters spray near outdoor seating.
Just like a jump in a pool will cool your body temperature down, these misters do the same. The piping that delivers the water vapor to the air come in many different colors to coordinate with the patio cover, house color, store or restaurant awning or any other area that will benefit from this cooling system. Even when not in use, the misters blend nicely with their surroundings and don’t stand out.
So don’t let the heat keep you inside, find the right solution for your outdoor living.
These are my outside views…Marcia Blake
Gal commented:
This is a good post. When I took writing clasess back with my first college degree, the one thing I got out of them is submitting. We were suppose to submit our poetry somewhere, which is the class I enjoyed, but I don't think I ever did. However, for the creative nonfiction writing class (ick), as part of the grade we had to not only print out but get the package ready with stamps and everything. The professor mailed them out for us, after seeing them, which guaranteed they were sent out. Sure, I received rejections for them all, I don't like writing about myself in fiction let alone nonfiction, but it was a good experience.I've used duotrope as well to research short story publishers. That's where I went when I decided to send out my sci-fi short story. I haven't sent out in awhile. It recieved some good rejections from what I consider to be great magazines. One even had a panel of reviewers that gave comments on every story they reject, which was very nice. The common thread of their remarks to my story? The idea is too big for flash fiction, or even a short story. They suggested novelette or maybe even novela. It was just a small alien story based off a prompt that I didn't ever plan to expand, so that really helped me to see that I am a novel writing and not one of short fiction.
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Jana commented:
I am so sorry it was such a fail for you! Ours is still in commission, still works and is in one piece & still the hit of the hood . but gets used more as a towel rack for the way-more-popular pool. Hubby is olittpng and planning some improvements to the design more of a sturdy structure .
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