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I removed the air conditioning from my car yesterday. Today, I made a simple air/water heat exchanger out of the condenser…1

It’s reasonably efficient, but it doesn’t exactly make the room cool. The water coming out of the tap is 52F. Depending on the amount of water I pump through this thing, I can get the air right in front of it down to about 74F when it’s about 82F in the room otherwise. Standing in front of it feels like standing in front of an open refrigerator. But it’s free. I spent a total of $8 on garden hose. And we don’t pay for water:)

On my way home for work the other day with my top down, a lady in a car with California plates tried to get my attention. I turned down the Field Mice and she asked, “Where’s the nearest Starbucks?”

“I have no idea.”

“What??? You don’t drink coffee??????”

“Uh, I do, just not Starbucks.”

She sped off, with a look of disbelief.

I feel sorry for the Gores, but I had to laugh out loud at the title of this article.

The best part?

The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff’s official said.

Al Gore III was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy at about 2:15 a.m.

I didn’t even know Priuses could go that fast.