Is 'Porches and stoops, those symbols of a vibrant social life, stopped being used as gathering places for a rather practical reason--air conditioning.' in direct disagreement with the statement 'People simply prefer to be comfortable inside rather than outdoors in the sweltering heat.'
Porches and stoops, those symbols of a vibrant social life, stopped being used as gathering places for a rather practical reason--air conditioning.###People simply prefer to be comfortable inside rather than outdoors in the sweltering heat.