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Space ship Llano: A different way to beat the summer heat
Using reflective material on homes helps beat the heat, and lower the inside temperature, during a hot Texas summer.
Terry Schroth

When it’s hot in Texas, it’s HOT. Extreme temperatures call for extreme measures, and this local resident (me) is fighting back to beat the heat! If you’ve been wondering what the heck those shiny things are, clothes-lined around the sun blasted, west-facing wall of this hot little house on Sandstone, they’re called space blankets.

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