Comments on: Do You Remember Canvas Bag Water Coolers? http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/ "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:52:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13379 Don Ray Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:59:35 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13379 It is amazing the small things we forget from our past. Today many people travel with electric powered coolers in their cars. Thanks for stopping in lee. It is amazing the small things we forget from our past. Today many people travel with electric powered coolers in their cars.

Thanks for stopping in lee.

]]> By: Lee Zeltzer http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13378 Lee Zeltzer Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:45:47 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13378 Don I too must confess to a rush of memories. My 1969 drive to Arizona from NY. My introduction to the canvas water bag was someplace in New Mexico after a parched leg of the trip along some unrecalled two lane highway. Once in Tucson I was introduced to swamp coolers and other ways to stay cool using evaporation. I think one of the reasons we moved to Panama was to rehydrate after 36 years of desication. Don I too must confess to a rush of memories. My 1969 drive to Arizona from NY. My introduction to the canvas water bag was someplace in New Mexico after a parched leg of the trip along some unrecalled two lane highway.

Once in Tucson I was introduced to swamp coolers and other ways to stay cool using evaporation. I think one of the reasons we moved to Panama was to rehydrate after 36 years of desication.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13372 Don Ray Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:38:54 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13372 Hi Tom, I had forgotten the cylindrical window cooler. We didn't have one, but I remember seeing other that did. I appreciate your nice comments about the blog. I am happy if it brings a little pleasure to others. Glad to hear you are enjoying Panama. It has its quirks, but it continues to grow on you, and I am not talking about the mold. Hi Tom,

I had forgotten the cylindrical window cooler. We didn’t have one, but I remember seeing other that did.

I appreciate your nice comments about the blog. I am happy if it brings a little pleasure to others.

Glad to hear you are enjoying Panama. It has its quirks, but it continues to grow on you, and I am not talking about the mold.

]]> By: Tom Stephens http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13371 Tom Stephens Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:03:40 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2006/11/25/do-you-remember-canvas-bag-water-coolers/#comment-13371 Hi Don, Oh yeah, I remember those canvas bags. Thanks for bringing back lots of memories about my Dad and summer vacation time. Dad always had one or two hanging on the Studebaker when we went on vacation. He also had an evaporative cylindrical shaped cooler that fit in the passenger window, and depended on the the speed of the car to move the air through it. The faster you went, the higher the volume of air! Theoretically of course. He used it as an excuse to speed as I recall. Mom hated it. I don't remember it as being particularly effective, but I was young, and what the heck, as long as I had my box of Kix cereal in the back seat to munch on, I was good to go. My Mom and Dad took my cousin and I on a trip to California in the early 50's, and we did the same thing in Salt Lake. Dad also took us to virtually every amusement park between Denver and LA and San Diego along the way. I particularly remember the Roller Coasters, including the one in Salt Lake. Wifey and I have just been full time residents of Panama for 4 months, but we love it here. Don, I have really enjoyed your blog, and appreciate the thoughtful effort that goes into doing something of this nature in a quality manner. My Dad was a journalist, and I know he would approve heartily of your efforts.....Thanks! Being a native Coloradoan who grew up in Leadville, I know Berthoud Pass and Pikes Peak well...We used to go up to watch the hill climb race on the 4th of July every year. Tom Hi Don,

Oh yeah, I remember those canvas bags. Thanks for bringing back lots of memories about my Dad and summer vacation time. Dad always had one or two hanging on the Studebaker when we went on vacation.

He also had an evaporative cylindrical shaped cooler that fit in the passenger window, and depended on the the speed of the car to move the air through it. The faster you went, the higher the volume of air! Theoretically of course. He used it as an excuse to speed as I recall. Mom hated it. I don’t remember it as being particularly effective, but I was young, and what the heck, as long as I had my box of Kix cereal in the back seat to munch on, I was good to go.

My Mom and Dad took my cousin and I on a trip to California in the early 50’s, and we did the same thing in Salt Lake. Dad also took us to virtually every amusement park between Denver and LA and San Diego along the way. I particularly remember the Roller Coasters, including the one in Salt Lake.

Wifey and I have just been full time residents of Panama for 4 months, but we love it here.

Don, I have really enjoyed your blog, and appreciate the thoughtful effort that goes into doing something of this nature in a quality manner. My Dad was a journalist, and I know he would approve heartily of your efforts…..Thanks!

Being a native Coloradoan who grew up in Leadville, I know Berthoud Pass and Pikes Peak well…We used to go up to watch the hill climb race on the 4th of July every year.

Tom

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