I guess I'm really uninformed on some things and ceiling fans is one of those. I read this morning we should flip a switch on our ceiling fans to counter clockwise in the summer. As I was reading this I looked up to see which way ours was running and it was clockwise.
"In the hottest months of the year you want your fan to cool you. For that to happen, you need your fan to push air down. This downward airflow causes a cooling, wind-chill effect that's perfect for summer."
I bet even Dale did not know this and he is usually pretty up to date on odd stuff like this. we've never flipped our ceiling fan switches ever that I know of. Maybe this is because we didn't know the science or, flipping would mean dragging a ladder into the rooms with ceiling fans. We have one in the family room off the kitchen and another in our bedroom. Both require a ladder to get to the switch.
When he comes up from the basement office I'll spring this new information on him. I have to confess, I do not like sitting in a room with wind blowing on me so I'd be just as happy without a fan going at all.