Maybe I’m a frugal Yankee (not to be confused with that overpaid baseball team), but in the winter I turn the heat up to 68 when we have company. Why else did I get all those sweaters for Christmas. An extra blanket is much cheaper than #2 oil. Wonder how many blankets Al Gore uses in that over sized house?
Lewreader - That’s why I’m glad we put in a geo-thermal system when we built our house. The weather here in KS can be quite extreme (below 0F and above 100F), but with that system, I can keep the house comfortable all year long, and not have high utility bills.
When I was growing up, my grandparents had a plaque hanging on the wall - a thermometer mounted on a lacquered piece of wood on which was printed the following poem:
“As a rule
A man’s a fool
When it’s hot
he wants it cool
When it’s cool
he wants it hot
What it is,
he wants it not”
In the winter it’s 68 in the day and 64 at night. In the summer 72 or 74 all day. New heat pump this year - we’ll see if it actually lowers the energy bills….
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 15 years ago
Joe, where do you live?
notinksanymore almost 15 years ago
I thought pluggers were broke. How do they afford that?
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
Maybe I’m a frugal Yankee (not to be confused with that overpaid baseball team), but in the winter I turn the heat up to 68 when we have company. Why else did I get all those sweaters for Christmas. An extra blanket is much cheaper than #2 oil. Wonder how many blankets Al Gore uses in that over sized house?
Smiley Rmom almost 15 years ago
Lewreader - That’s why I’m glad we put in a geo-thermal system when we built our house. The weather here in KS can be quite extreme (below 0F and above 100F), but with that system, I can keep the house comfortable all year long, and not have high utility bills.
dcmatthews almost 15 years ago
When I was growing up, my grandparents had a plaque hanging on the wall - a thermometer mounted on a lacquered piece of wood on which was printed the following poem:
“As a rule A man’s a fool When it’s hot he wants it cool When it’s cool he wants it hot What it is, he wants it not”
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
I know some people like that………………………….
AddADadaAdDad almost 15 years ago
State by state, maybe, within a reasonable radius. Now, if you’re planning a trip to Disneyland…
tim almost 15 years ago
In the winter it’s 68 in the day and 64 at night. In the summer 72 or 74 all day. New heat pump this year - we’ll see if it actually lowers the energy bills….
ImaPlugger2 almost 15 years ago
I could never figure out why 75° feels hot in the summer and cold in the winter. At least to us California wimps.
anserman38 almost 15 years ago
My dad put up a dummy thermostat on the wall, while the real one was hidden where only he knew where it was.