Air conditioning

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Dee Dee said:

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> I may [censored] about my power bill, but the thermostat is still set at
> 72!

So it's you wasting all out fossil fuels on air conditioning! My
thermostat is set at 78...

The dunce's corner for you. Your foot is too large.
Dee Dee

'Scuse me twiddle dee?

I was not addressing you, Pete C. I must've left it out.
I like the 'twiddle dee.' But I'd prefer, "Miss Twiddle Dee." Thank you.
Smiling,
Dee Dee

Dee Dee said:

And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks .. because I
keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact I'm better than
anyone else here, except those who cannot afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside). My break
point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C before it gets
there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

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Dee Dee said:

And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks .. because I
keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact I'm better than
anyone else here, except those who cannot afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside). My break
point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C before it gets
there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

I let my thermostat do the work. Heat to 68, cool to 78. That pretty
well covers my comfort range.

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Dee Dee said:

And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks ..
because I keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact
I'm better than anyone else here, except those who cannot
afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside).
My break point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C
before it gets there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

Good for you. 🙂

I am my own thermostat also.
I don't even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

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Dee Dee said:

And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks ..
because I keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact
I'm better than anyone else here, except those who cannot
afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside).
My break point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C
before it gets there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

Good for you. 🙂

I am my own thermostat also.
I don't even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

So you're risking the lives of others on the road by driving around on
the verge of heat stroke, presumably over .5 MPG?

Omelet said:

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In addition, internal thermostats differ from person to person. What's
"too cold" for one, may be "too warm" for another.

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Here in flyover country, when the temps are in the 90s and humidity in
the 90s and the air is "calm," I dare anyone to sleep comfortably
without A/C. A fan just blows hot air around.

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N.

Yep.

I may [censored] about my power bill, but the thermostat is still set at 72!

I keep my AC set to 68F, but nights here are rather chilly even in mid
summer so the AC doesn't run most nights... and the AC season here is
rather short too... but when days are hot here they're HOT! And some
folks, young and elderly alike, have ailments that require
*conditioned* air.

Sheldon

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Dee Dee wrote:

> And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks ..
> because I keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact
> I'm better than anyone else here, except those who cannot
> afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside).
My break point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C
before it gets there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

Good for you. 🙂

I am my own thermostat also.
I don't even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

So you're risking the lives of others on the road by driving around on
the verge of heat stroke, presumably over .5 MPG?

This is only vaguely amusing to me in that since 1998, I have a terrific
problem with heat. I feel a little frustrated in that it does limit my
comings-and-goings, and it is hard for most everyone to understand this. My
body thermostat just must've stopped working; I can hardly understand it
myself.

Today I joined DH, going out for a "must do errand." On the way back, I
mentioned that we must take my car (with the better air conditioner) from
now on. About a month ago, I probably was close to a heat stroke, it was
quite scary indeed.

A few years ago I could handle with no problem 66-68F in the house in
winter -- no more. Those days are gone, too. It's really true what they
say about some ole folks not being able to handle weather extremes.

My great-grandmother, Dovey, the morning she died, there was ice in her
water glass by her bedside.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee

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I don't even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

So you're risking the lives of others on the road by driving
around on the verge of heat stroke, presumably over .5 MPG?

Trust me... I am not on any verge of any heat stroke.
I've driven in 110F+ without AC.. no problem. My body seems to
have acclimated to higher temps. I never mentioned nor care about
gas savings.
(Your reference to .5 MPG.)

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I work at home in hot but somewhat less steamy
TX. I could probably acclimate to something higher
than 78, but I stopped there for the aquarium, not
wanting to fuss with trying to cool it...

I work at home, too. My house is in Southwest Florida --
Sarasota, to be specific. Summer temperatures are
routinely in the upper nineties. Humidity is frequently
close to 100%. A/C is more than a convenience. It's
a necessity, especially for elderly folks who make up
around half the population.

When I lived in CT I kept the A/C at 72º in the summer.
Here I leave it at 78º during the day and 80º at night.

As you know, my second home is in Brazil where 90º
is considered a bit chilly. There I somehow got
used to using A/C only in my office and the bedroom.
Even the kitchen isn't air conditioned and no one
complains. Of course, that might be partly because
we have hired help in the kitchen there.

I guess you can get used to anything. :^)

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Blinky the Shark said:

Dee Dee said:

And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks .. because I
keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact I'm better than
anyone else here, except those who cannot afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside). My break
point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C before it gets
there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

I let my thermostat do the work. Heat to 68, cool to 78. That pretty
well covers my comfort range.

The bedroom is at about 63F. Seriously - it's the only room with AC in
the house and when I sleep I like it very cool.

Robert L Bass said:

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I work at home in hot but somewhat less steamy
TX. I could probably acclimate to something higher
than 78, but I stopped there for the aquarium, not
wanting to fuss with trying to cool it...

I work at home, too. My house is in Southwest Florida --
Sarasota, to be specific. Summer temperatures are
routinely in the upper nineties. Humidity is frequently
close to 100%. A/C is more than a convenience. It's
a necessity, especially for elderly folks who make up
around half the population.

When I lived in CT I kept the A/C at 72º in the summer.
Here I leave it at 78º during the day and 80º at night.

As you know, my second home is in Brazil where 90º
is considered a bit chilly. There I somehow got
used to using A/C only in my office and the bedroom.
Even the kitchen isn't air conditioned and no one
complains. Of course, that might be partly because
we have hired help in the kitchen there.

I guess you can get used to anything. :^)

I'm in Zephyrhills, FL and our central A/C/heating unit completely died this
year - the capacitor blew. We got a window unit that we keep at 71 and it
cools the rest of the house with the use of three fans. We freeze in the
living room, but the back rooms are a swampy 84 degrees. We deal with it.

The worst thing is the black mold that forms in the shower and the toilet
due to the extra humidity.

What I'm fearing is the winter with no heat. (Yes, it *does* get cold here
in Central Western Florida.)

kili

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I work at home in hot but somewhat less steamy
TX. I could probably acclimate to something higher
than 78, but I stopped there for the aquarium, not
wanting to fuss with trying to cool it...

I work at home, too. My house is in Southwest Florida --
Sarasota, to be specific. Summer temperatures are
routinely in the upper nineties. Humidity is frequently
close to 100%. A/C is more than a convenience. It's
a necessity, especially for elderly folks who make up
around half the population.

When I lived in CT I kept the A/C at 72º in the summer.
Here I leave it at 78º during the day and 80º at night.

As you know, my second home is in Brazil where 90º
is considered a bit chilly. There I somehow got
used to using A/C only in my office and the bedroom.
Even the kitchen isn't air conditioned and no one
complains. Of course, that might be partly because
we have hired help in the kitchen there.

I guess you can get used to anything. :^)

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Robert L Bass

Robert, I, too, could easily get used to hired help ;-)
Dee Dee

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Dee Dee said:

And I'm a really good .... anyone can fill in the blanks ..
because I keep my thermostat in the summer at 77. In fact
I'm better than anyone else here, except those who cannot
afford air conditioning.

I usually don't turn on the A/C until it hits 90F (inside).
My break point for comfortable sleeping is about 86.

I LIKE it in the 70s, but I'll generally turn off the A/C
before it gets there.

(*I* am the thermostat.) 🙂

Good for you. 🙂

Granted, I'm "warm blooded" and I don't like all that heat, but living
in Southern California I feel like a wuss if I turn on the A/C every
time I get a little perspiraceous. 🙂 Also, until two years ago I'd
spent the last <counts on fins and toes> 21 years here in L.A. with a
car with no A/C.

On the other hand, I'd *never* [censored] about some office or store being
too cool. I'm happy there in a tee shirt when some of the others are
wearing sweaters and jackets. I work in the studios here in Hollywood,
and because of all the heat the lighting gives off they have to be very
air conditioned; when you get in in the morning, it's often really cool
because the lights have been off all night but the air's been on (for at
least a while). I love that! Meanwhile, the women and one or two of
the men are wearing jackets.

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I am my own thermostat also.
I don't even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

I'll use it there at lower temps than at home. That (see above) may be
partially a matter of celebration that I *have* A/C in the car now. 🙂

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Dee Dee said:

This is only vaguely amusing to me in that since 1998, I have a terrific
problem with heat. I feel a little frustrated in that it does limit my
comings-and-goings, and it is hard for most everyone to understand this. My
body thermostat just must've stopped working; I can hardly understand it
myself.

My mom was heat sensitive. I vaguely remember my dad mantioning that it
was because she didn't sweat (to cool down her body). Strange as that
may seem, as I look back, I don't remember my mom ever, like, coming
back into the house sweaty even after a few hours working in the garden
in August.

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Dee Dee said:

This is only vaguely amusing to me in that since 1998, I have a terrific
problem with heat. I feel a little frustrated in that it does limit my
comings-and-goings, and it is hard for most everyone to understand this.
My
body thermostat just must've stopped working; I can hardly understand it
myself.

My mom was heat sensitive. I vaguely remember my dad mantioning that it
was because she didn't sweat (to cool down her body). Strange as that
may seem, as I look back, I don't remember my mom ever, like, coming
back into the house sweaty even after a few hours working in the garden
in August.

Very interesting theory. No I don't sweat either. Well, maybe a few beads
on my forehead.

I'll have to add this (being silly, of course) that I'm not a open-mouth
breather. Perhaps if I opened my mouth like a dog does to sweat, perhaps
that would help, too.

Oh, forget it! ;-)
Dee Dee

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even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

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I'll use it there at lower temps than at home. That (see above) may be
partially a matter of celebration that I *have* A/C in the car now. 🙂

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One time we were sweltering without a/c -- it must've been over 100 in the
vehicle. Along side us came a group of guys who started singing to us and
pounding on their car -- "who let the dogs out." Yes, they were the dogs.
They didn't have a/c either, but we couldn't put up our window to lose their
noise. Damn, I hated that.
Dee Dee

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JoeSpareBedroom said:

I have this crazy idea about colleges teaching the next generation of
architects how to design homes and properties to be cooler in summer. >>
It'll never happen.

When you look at Bahamian or Caribbean homes, I can see where they have
done a few of the things you mentioned. They have wide porches, so you
can sit outside and chat, and those wide porches keep the sun from
directly entering the windows. They also have white roofs to reflect the
sunlight.

BTW, next year I am remodeling the front of my house to look Bahamian. I
did the back of the house and the patio a couple of months ago. It should
be interesting, and I am hoping it does not look goofy. <g>

Becca

Unless you live someplace like Maine, it won't. Don't forget the working
shutters that also hinge out horizontally to allow air without sun.

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Robert, I, too, could easily get used to hired help ;-)

We wanted to bring the maid back to Florida with us so earlier this
year I contacted the US consulate. They informed me that only US
State Department staff are permitted to bring foreign household help
with them. Somehow that just seems wrong. The State Department has
created for themselves a special class of US citizen with privileges
which they deny to ordinary folk. I guess I should have expected as
much.

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Sarasota · Florida · 34233
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I'll have to add this (being silly, of course) that I'm not a
open-mouth breather. Perhaps if I opened my mouth like a dog does
to sweat, perhaps that would help, too.

Oh, forget it! ;-)
Dee Dee

Let me get this straight. A woman actually needs to open her mouth
wider??

Only kidding. [Robert quickly ducks to avoid being struck by a
fusillade of zucchini]

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Dee Dee said:

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even use the AC in my car; even if temps go over 90F.

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I'll use it there at lower temps than at home. That (see above) may be
partially a matter of celebration that I *have* A/C in the car now. 🙂

One time we were sweltering without a/c -- it must've been over 100 in the
vehicle. Along side us came a group of guys who started singing to us and
pounding on their car -- "who let the dogs out." Yes, they were the dogs.
They didn't have a/c either, but we couldn't put up our window to lose their
noise. Damn, I hated that.

Very, very coincidentally, someone mentioned Bahaman weather in this
thread today, and that made me think of the Baja Men, who did that song.
I almost made a who-let-the-dogs-out joke when I read that. 🙂

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