Cooling off: low tech version

There is no air conditioning at my house or was there in Lachute at 320 Princess Street.

Now I have two fans - a small one beside my computer and a larger one in my living room. When these do not cool me off I retreat to my basement - which is very comfortable especially for sleeping.

In Lachute we had window fans - like in the picture. They were quite noisy. My mom would turn hers on later in the afternoon to cool the bedroom for the night.

When it was very hot we would retreat to the basement and there is was very cool.