In article .com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> On Sep 7, 1:35?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > On Sep 6, 12:27?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > > > In article om>,
> >
> > > > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > > > 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
> >
> > > > I can't sleep if it's hot.
> > > > I feel like I am suffocating.
> >
> > > What did you expect, you have those two 20 pound weights on your
> > > chest... I bet you sleep better if when you're hot you get hosed off.
> > > hehe
> >
> > > Sheldon
> >
> > I sleep on my side. ;-)
> >
> > Nice try tho'!
> >
> > <g>
>
> So is that a yes... you sleep better after a good hosing? <g>
>
> Sheldon Nozzle

Doesn't everyone? <innocent look>
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On Sep 7, 10:02?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article .com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> Sheldon > wrote:
> > On Sep 7, 1:35?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > > In article .com>,
>
> > > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > > On Sep 6, 12:27?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > > > > In article om>,
>
> > > > > Sheldon > wrote:
> > > > > > 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
>
> > > > > I can't sleep if it's hot.
> > > > > I feel like I am suffocating.
>
> > > > What did you expect, you have those two 20 pound weights on your
> > > > chest... I bet you sleep better if when you're hot you get hosed off.
> > > > hehe
>
> > > > Sheldon
>
> > > I sleep on my side. ;-)
>
> > > Nice try tho'!
>
> > > <g>
>
> > So is that a yes... you sleep better after a good hosing? <g>
>
> > Sheldon Nozzle
>
> Doesn't everyone? <innocent look>

I wouldn't know, I've only been the hoser. hehe

Sheldon Sprinkler

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Sep 7, 1:38?pm, Omelet > wrote:
>> In article .com>,
>>
>> Sheldon > wrote:
>> > It will cost you less if you leave your central air at one setting all
>> > the time and get rid of that window unit... every morning when you set
>> > your thermostat 10 degrees lower it costs more to bring your entire
>> > house back to the day time setting than it costs to run it all day...
>> > and the larger the house the more it will cost.
>>
>> I try to convince dad of this very thing.
>> I'll come home in the morning from work sometimes and the AC will be OFF
>> and it'll be almost 80 in the house.
>>
>> Takes a good couple of hours to cool it back down.
>
>
> And that's only to cool the immediate air, the mass of the house will
> still be warm so the unit will be cycling on often and staying on
> longer throughout most of the day just to bring everything into
> equilibrium. And then you go to work and as soon as you're out the
> door dad plays his ac game thinking he's saving money, NOT! All he's
> accomplishing is creating a higher electrical bill, creating emotional
> friction that lowers the quality of life because I'm sure you argue
> about it, and over burdoning the AC unit so that it's efficiency is
> lowered, its life is shortened, and you will have unecessary repair
> bills. If you drove your automobile like that, lots of short hard
> driven trips, you'd use more fuel and wear out your engine
> prematurely. No one should consider installing central AC unless they
> are willing to either leave it on all the time of leave it off all the
> time... otherwise buy a fan and a block of ice.
>
>

On this one Sheldon is absolutely correct. You are better of setting a
temperature you are comfortable with and leaving the thermostat alone. Once
the temperature is reached it only comes on and off long enough to keep it
there. Changing it constantly is defeating the purpose of central AC. Window
unit are way too inefficient a one small unit will cost more in electric
than a well designed central unit. I live in Kentucky now and turn of the AC
completely in late fall and leave it off till spring. I'm originally from
Miami, Florida where it is impossible to live comfortably with out AC in
today's homes.

Joe Cilinceon

On Sep 8, 8:52?am, "Joe Cilinceon" > wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sep 7, 1:38?pm, Omelet > wrote:
> >> In article .com>,
>
> >> Sheldon > wrote:
> >> > It will cost you less if you leave your central air at one setting all
> >> > the time and get rid of that window unit... every morning when you set
> >> > your thermostat 10 degrees lower it costs more to bring your entire
> >> > house back to the day time setting than it costs to run it all day...
> >> > and the larger the house the more it will cost.
>
> >> I try to convince dad of this very thing.
> >> I'll come home in the morning from work sometimes and the AC will be OFF
> >> and it'll be almost 80 in the house.
>
> >> Takes a good couple of hours to cool it back down.
>
> > And that's only to cool the immediate air, the mass of the house will
> > still be warm so the unit will be cycling on often and staying on
> > longer throughout most of the day just to bring everything into
> > equilibrium. And then you go to work and as soon as you're out the
> > door dad plays his ac game thinking he's saving money, NOT! All he's
> > accomplishing is creating a higher electrical bill, creating emotional
> > friction that lowers the quality of life because I'm sure you argue
> > about it, and over burdoning the AC unit so that it's efficiency is
> > lowered, its life is shortened, and you will have unecessary repair
> > bills. If you drove your automobile like that, lots of short hard
> > driven trips, you'd use more fuel and wear out your engine
> > prematurely. No one should consider installing central AC unless they
> > are willing to either leave it on all the time of leave it off all the
> > time... otherwise buy a fan and a block of ice.
>
> On this one Sheldon is absolutely correct. You are better of setting a
> temperature you are comfortable with and leaving the thermostat alone. Once
> the temperature is reached it only comes on and off long enough to keep it
> there. Changing it constantly is defeating the purpose of central AC. Window
> unit are way too inefficient a one small unit will cost more in electric
> than a well designed central unit. I live in Kentucky now and turn of the AC
> completely in late fall and leave it off till spring. I'm originally from
> Miami, Florida where it is impossible to live comfortably with out AC in
> today's homes.

Living in fridgid NY I turn my central air up about five degrees more
than my heating thermostat in winter but do not turn it off... my AC
fan has a two speed blower motor that runs all the time on low and
only switches to high when the unit calls for cold... I leave it run
on low all winter because I have an Aprilaire HEPA fitration unit with
UV lamps built into the system, so all the air in my house is
constantly filtered and treated with ultra violet to kill microbes.
The Aprilaire unit really works, and costs very little to operate,
costs much less than those silly portable individual room units and
works 1,000pct better. Anyone who spends the many thousands of
dollars for a central air conditioning system has only done half the
job by not spending the additional few hundred dollars for the whole
house air filtration system.

http://tinyurl.com/2jja3p

http://www.aprilaire.com/index.php?z...tegory=cleaner

Sheldon

"Joe Cilinceon" > wrote in message
> . Window unit are way too inefficient a one small unit will cost more in
> electric than a well designed central unit.

You mean cooling my bedroom alone with a 6000 Btu AC is costing me more than
cooling my entire home with central AC. I'd like to see the numbers. I
need 30,000 Btu to do my entire house. Please show me the difference and
I'll buy a central AC. Thank you.

On Sep 8, 11:00?am, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Joe Cilinceon" > wrote in message
> > . Window unit are way too inefficient a one small unit will cost more in
> > electric than a well designed central unit.
>
> You mean cooling my bedroom alone with a 6000 Btu AC is costing me more than
> cooling my entire home with central AC. I'd like to see the numbers. I
> need 30,000 Btu to do my entire house. Please show me the difference and
> I'll buy a central AC. Thank you.

You're taking things out of context. That was for someone who has
central air, but turns it off nghts and uses one window unit in the
bedroom and then turns the central air back on for day time... a whole
nother scenario compared with just using a bedroom unit at night but
nothing else.

Sheldon

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:08:25 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"blake murphy" > wrote in message
>news
>>
>> yeah, and disease kills millions every year, so who cares if i murder
>> my wife?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>You are married, blake?
>No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bed.
>Perhaps imagination?
>Dee Dee
>

no, i'm not married. i've played house a few times, though.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:24:56 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> news
>> >
>> > yeah, and disease kills millions every year, so who cares if i murder
>> > my wife?
>> >
>> > your pal,
>> > blake
>>
>> You are married, blake?
>> No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bet.
>> Perhaps imagination?
>> Dee Dee
>
>I thought Blake was ***?

i'm straight as a poker, honey.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 20:47:50 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"Omelet" > wrote in message
>news
>> In article >,
>> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>>
>>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>>> news >>> >
>>> > yeah, and disease kills millions every year, so who cares if i murder
>>> > my wife?
>>> >
>>> > your pal,
>>> > blake
>>>
>>> You are married, blake?
>>> No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bet.
>>> Perhaps imagination?
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> I thought Blake was ***?
>> --
>> Peace, Om
>>
>
>I see. Now everything fits.
>Dee Dee
>

if it makes you happy, i'll be ***.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
"Joe Cilinceon" > wrote:

> On this one Sheldon is absolutely correct. You are better of setting a
> temperature you are comfortable with and leaving the thermostat alone.

Totally agree...
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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> >> You are married, blake?
> >> No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bet.
> >> Perhaps imagination?
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> >I thought Blake was ***?
>
> i'm straight as a poker, honey.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Cast Iron or Brass?

<g>
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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> >I see. Now everything fits.
> >Dee Dee
> >
>
> if it makes you happy, i'll be ***.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Per the old or modern meaning of the word? ;-)
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:38:04 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article .com>,
> Sheldon > wrote:
>
>> It will cost you less if you leave your central air at one setting all
>> the time and get rid of that window unit... every morning when you set
>> your thermostat 10 degrees lower it costs more to bring your entire
>> house back to the day time setting than it costs to run it all day...
>> and the larger the house the more it will cost.
>
>I try to convince dad of this very thing.
>I'll come home in the morning from work sometimes and the AC will be OFF
>and it'll be almost 80 in the house.
>
>Takes a good couple of hours to cool it back down.

Jesus. 80 is too hot for you?! How much do you "cool it down", to
what temperature?? I SET my AC at 80!!! Then again, it almost always
**really** cools down here at night, and I run the whole house fan for
20 minutes or so to blow out the attic - otherwise, it's like having a
radiator on top of the house.

TammyM

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "Joe Cilinceon" > wrote:
>
>> On this one Sheldon is absolutely correct. You are better of setting a
>> temperature you are comfortable with and leaving the thermostat alone.
>
> Totally agree...
> --
> Peace, Om


I like to switch it between 75 when I'm up and running in the house, 76 when
I'm sitting, and 77 when I'm sleeping. Is that all bad ;-)
Is that almost like 'leaving it alone'?
That 1+/- degree really makes a difference to me.
Princess Pea,
Dee Dee

blake murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:26:30 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >Pete C. wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> >
> >> > In article >,
> >> > "Pete C." > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > The Kat wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:03:04 GMT, "James Silverton"
> >> > > > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >Hello, All!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > What the **** does THAT have to do with cooking??
> >> > >
> >> > > Insufficient A/C in a hot climate will really f' up some recipes.
> >> >
> >> > It also cooks brains.
> >> >
> >> > Why do you think everyone is crazy in the Arab nations?
> >>
> >> Evolution / selective breeding have them genetically predisposed to
> >> violence and irrational behavior. We unfortunately have this odd
> >> socialistic notion that everyone is the same and that any apparent
> >> difference is a result of "culture" and can't be due to anything else.
> >
> >
> >Very well said, and still another reason why every thinking person should
> >disdain the morally bankrupt tenets of "multi - culturalism"...
>
> i totally agree. the first thing we should do is get rid of all the
> faggots.


Yup, that's what they do in every Arab nation, blake...

--
Best
Greg

In article >,
(TammyM) wrote:

> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:38:04 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article .com>,
> > Sheldon > wrote:
> >
> >> It will cost you less if you leave your central air at one setting all
> >> the time and get rid of that window unit... every morning when you set
> >> your thermostat 10 degrees lower it costs more to bring your entire
> >> house back to the day time setting than it costs to run it all day...
> >> and the larger the house the more it will cost.
> >
> >I try to convince dad of this very thing.
> >I'll come home in the morning from work sometimes and the AC will be OFF
> >and it'll be almost 80 in the house.
> >
> >Takes a good couple of hours to cool it back down.
>
> Jesus. 80 is too hot for you?! How much do you "cool it down", to
> what temperature?? I SET my AC at 80!!! Then again, it almost always
> **really** cools down here at night, and I run the whole house fan for
> 20 minutes or so to blow out the attic - otherwise, it's like having a
> radiator on top of the house.
>
> TammyM

I'd die if I kept the house at 80 degrees...

I don't like walking out to the kitchen and sweating from that small
effort.

The humidity here increases the heat index drastically.
You don't live in South Texas...

The humidity factor can increase the heat index by 10 degrees or more.
We cool it to 72.
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"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
> In article <Yp2Ei.7873$3R5.39@trnddc05>, says...
>> Please don't think that. Financial status doesn't make a man (or
>> woman) special. It's no different from having blond hair or hazel
>> eyes.
>>
>
> Do you really think that financial status is determined by your genes?
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

In a manner of speaking, yes, it can be. You have to have the right genes
to have the ability to be educated and do the jobs that pay more and to make
the right financial decisions to invest better. While smart people can do
dumb things or would rather not earn lots of money (choosing charitable work
over being a stockbroker for example), those with lesser ability will never
hit the big bucks. But money still does not make one a "better" person.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
But money still does not make one a "better" person.
>
Money does not make one a lesser person. I realize you were not addressing
that. But adding it.
Dee Dee

On Sep 5, 2:44?pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>
> news >
>
>
>
>
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
> >> "Peter A" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> > In article <IyzDi.12728$sf1.971@trnddc01>,
> >> >
> >> > says...
> >> >> The perennial accusation that Americans waste oil to produce
> >> >> electricity for AC has arisen again. The statement usually comes
> >> >> from places that do not really need air conditioning like
> >> >> Switzerland and San Francisco :-) Working in Washington DC
> >> >> without AC can be most unpleasant and often sleeping at night
> >> >> can be difficult. I'll admit that it is true that the
> >> >> temperature is sometimes set unnecessarily low.
>
> >> > So, by your own admission, the accusation is true.
>
> >> > AC is indeed essential in many areas of the country, including here
> >> > (NC). It's when AC is used to keep too-big McMansions colder than
> >> > needed
> >> > that the waste comes into play.
>
> >> > --
> >> > Peter Aitken
>
> >> I have this crazy idea about colleges teaching the next generation of
> >> architects how to design homes and properties to be cooler in summer.
> >> Deeper
> >> eaves on the houses, less or smaller windows on the west side, leave nice
> >> shade trees in place, etc.
>
> >> It'll never happen.
>
> > Small windows on the SOUTH side idiot.
>
> Not here, moron. No explanation will be provided as to why. Ask an
> architect.

You're the only idiot here. A real architect uses as much glass as
possible, modern double and triple glazed, UV/IR blocking, reflective,
self-darkening windows are far more energy efficient than solid
walls. That's why modern office skyscrapers are practically all
glass, on all sides, even the roof... in the building trades it's
called "architectural glass" btw. You didn't provide an explanation
(typical cowardly threat of a know-nothing) because you don't have
one, PUTZ!


http://corporateportal.ppg.com/ppg/

Sheldon

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:22:52 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> (TammyM) wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:38:04 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article .com>,
>> > Sheldon > wrote:
>> >
>> >> It will cost you less if you leave your central air at one setting all
>> >> the time and get rid of that window unit... every morning when you set
>> >> your thermostat 10 degrees lower it costs more to bring your entire
>> >> house back to the day time setting than it costs to run it all day...
>> >> and the larger the house the more it will cost.
>> >
>> >I try to convince dad of this very thing.
>> >I'll come home in the morning from work sometimes and the AC will be OFF
>> >and it'll be almost 80 in the house.
>> >
>> >Takes a good couple of hours to cool it back down.
>>
>> Jesus. 80 is too hot for you?! How much do you "cool it down", to
>> what temperature?? I SET my AC at 80!!! Then again, it almost always
>> **really** cools down here at night, and I run the whole house fan for
>> 20 minutes or so to blow out the attic - otherwise, it's like having a
>> radiator on top of the house.
>>
>> TammyM
>
>I'd die if I kept the house at 80 degrees...
>
>I don't like walking out to the kitchen and sweating from that small
>effort.
>
>The humidity here increases the heat index drastically.
>You don't live in South Texas...
>
>The humidity factor can increase the heat index by 10 degrees or more.
>We cool it to 72.

I just don't understand that "die if I kept it at 80" but folks are
different. I don't like sweating when I'm exerting a small effort
either but I also don't like high energy bills. But you are quite
right, we don't have the humidity factor, that's for sure. We are
discouraged from setting the thermostat lower than 78 in summer
(higher than 68 in winter), and I try to set it at 80. And I don't
turn it on at all and leave the windows/doors open if the weather is
predicted to be 94 or under (once again, acknowledging our
significantly lower almost nil humidity). I do very little cooking
during heatwaves too! I don't know what is the population of Austin
(you're in Austin, right Om?), but we're always hearing dire warnings
about taxing the power grid here. Hell, sometimes I'll just forego AC
altogether and go sit outside on my back porch area with a fan pointed
directly at me and a water spritz bottle :-)

TammyM

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:22:14 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> >> You are married, blake?
>> >> No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bet.
>> >> Perhaps imagination?
>> >> Dee Dee
>> >
>> >I thought Blake was ***?
>>
>> i'm straight as a poker, honey.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>Cast Iron or Brass?
>
><g>

some people have said my balls are brass.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:22:59 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> >I see. Now everything fits.
>> >Dee Dee
>> >
>>
>> if it makes you happy, i'll be ***.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>Per the old or modern meaning of the word? ;-)

as long as i have enough to drink, take your pick.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 23:35:58 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:26:30 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Pete C. wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > In article >,
>> >> > "Pete C." > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > The Kat wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:03:04 GMT, "James Silverton"
>> >> > > > > wrote:
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > >Hello, All!
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > What the **** does THAT have to do with cooking??
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Insufficient A/C in a hot climate will really f' up some recipes.
>> >> >
>> >> > It also cooks brains.
>> >> >
>> >> > Why do you think everyone is crazy in the Arab nations?
>> >>
>> >> Evolution / selective breeding have them genetically predisposed to
>> >> violence and irrational behavior. We unfortunately have this odd
>> >> socialistic notion that everyone is the same and that any apparent
>> >> difference is a result of "culture" and can't be due to anything else.
>> >
>> >
>> >Very well said, and still another reason why every thinking person should
>> >disdain the morally bankrupt tenets of "multi - culturalism"...
>>
>> i totally agree. the first thing we should do is get rid of all the
>> faggots.
>
>
>Yup, that's what they do in every Arab nation, blake...

yep, they're bigots just like you. too bad you can't get along.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:04:17 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
>"Peter A" > wrote in message
...
>> In article <Yp2Ei.7873$3R5.39@trnddc05>, says...
>>> Please don't think that. Financial status doesn't make a man (or
>>> woman) special. It's no different from having blond hair or hazel
>>> eyes.
>>>
>>
>> Do you really think that financial status is determined by your genes?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter Aitken
>
>In a manner of speaking, yes, it can be. You have to have the right genes
>to have the ability to be educated and do the jobs that pay more and to make
>the right financial decisions to invest better. While smart people can do
>dumb things or would rather not earn lots of money (choosing charitable work
>over being a stockbroker for example), those with lesser ability will never
>hit the big bucks. But money still does not make one a "better" person.
>

and you need a certain amount of luck (or at least the lack of bad
luck) and a certain amount of discipline.

your pal,
blake

"TammyM" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> Jesus. 80 is too hot for you?! How much do you "cool it down", to
>>> what temperature?? I SET my AC at 80!!!

>>I'd die if I kept the house at 80 degrees...

> I just don't understand that "die if I kept it at 80" but folks are
> different.

Not just a matter of people being different, but climate and humidity levels
too. You can feel very comfortable at 80 or very uncomfortable at 75
depending on many factors.

Humidity is a big consideration. To control humidity properly, the AC must
be sized properly so it not only cools, it dries the air. Yes, people are
different also. Health condition make a difference too.

Civilization existed for a long time before the invention of AC so it is not
"needed" to survive, but, there have been lives lost in extremes of both hot
and cold so conditioning the air can be a good thing. Tossing about numbers
and comfort levels does not tell the whole story.

In article >,
(TammyM) wrote:

> >The humidity factor can increase the heat index by 10 degrees or more.
> >We cool it to 72.
>
> I just don't understand that "die if I kept it at 80" but folks are
> different. I don't like sweating when I'm exerting a small effort
> either but I also don't like high energy bills. But you are quite
> right, we don't have the humidity factor, that's for sure. We are
> discouraged from setting the thermostat lower than 78 in summer
> (higher than 68 in winter), and I try to set it at 80. And I don't
> turn it on at all and leave the windows/doors open if the weather is
> predicted to be 94 or under (once again, acknowledging our
> significantly lower almost nil humidity). I do very little cooking
> during heatwaves too! I don't know what is the population of Austin
> (you're in Austin, right Om?), but we're always hearing dire warnings
> about taxing the power grid here. Hell, sometimes I'll just forego AC
> altogether and go sit outside on my back porch area with a fan pointed
> directly at me and a water spritz bottle :-)
>
> TammyM

I live in a small town between Austin and San Antonio.
So far, there has been no threat to the power grid here, but we have
been asked to conserve water during drought.

I am utterly miserable in the heat so I AM willing to pay to keep the
house that cool. I may whine about my power bill, but I do it anyway. <G>

Ironically, I've been reluctant to shell out the $$$ to fix the AC in my
truck tho'. But, since I work nights and most of my driving is done
after 9 pm, it's not as big of a deal.

I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!
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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:22:14 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > blake murphy > wrote:
> >
> >> >> You are married, blake?
> >> >> No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bet.
> >> >> Perhaps imagination?
> >> >> Dee Dee
> >> >
> >> >I thought Blake was ***?
> >>
> >> i'm straight as a poker, honey.
> >>
> >> your pal,
> >> blake
> >
> >Cast Iron or Brass?
> >
> ><g>
>
> some people have said my balls are brass.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Are they named Ben Wa?
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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:22:59 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > blake murphy > wrote:
> >
> >> >I see. Now everything fits.
> >> >Dee Dee
> >> >
> >>
> >> if it makes you happy, i'll be ***.
> >>
> >> your pal,
> >> blake
> >
> >Per the old or modern meaning of the word? ;-)
>
> as long as i have enough to drink, take your pick.
>
> your pal,
> blake

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On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:28:56 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> (TammyM) wrote:
>
>> >The humidity factor can increase the heat index by 10 degrees or more.
>> >We cool it to 72.
>>
>> I just don't understand that "die if I kept it at 80" but folks are
>> different. I don't like sweating when I'm exerting a small effort
>> either but I also don't like high energy bills. But you are quite
>> right, we don't have the humidity factor, that's for sure. We are
>> discouraged from setting the thermostat lower than 78 in summer
>> (higher than 68 in winter), and I try to set it at 80. And I don't
>> turn it on at all and leave the windows/doors open if the weather is
>> predicted to be 94 or under (once again, acknowledging our
>> significantly lower almost nil humidity). I do very little cooking
>> during heatwaves too! I don't know what is the population of Austin
>> (you're in Austin, right Om?), but we're always hearing dire warnings
>> about taxing the power grid here. Hell, sometimes I'll just forego AC
>> altogether and go sit outside on my back porch area with a fan pointed
>> directly at me and a water spritz bottle :-)
>>
>> TammyM
>
>I live in a small town between Austin and San Antonio.
>So far, there has been no threat to the power grid here, but we have
>been asked to conserve water during drought.
>
>I am utterly miserable in the heat so I AM willing to pay to keep the
>house that cool. I may whine about my power bill, but I do it anyway. <G>
>
>Ironically, I've been reluctant to shell out the $$$ to fix the AC in my
>truck tho'. But, since I work nights and most of my driving is done
>after 9 pm, it's not as big of a deal.
>
>I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!

Oh I hear you, Om! I lived in a house for 3 years from '89-91 with no
AC other than a window box unit in the living room. No whole house
fan to cool the place in the evenings (Sacramento *usually* cools off
beautifully in the evenings/nights). There were evenings when the
roomie and I closed off the living room and slept in there. One night
we even slept outside. But when I was a kid, we had no AC at all.
I'm sure my parents suffered more than we did, it's easier to "take"
when you're a kid. I'm so spoiled now, I consider AC a "must have" in
my car, so I guess it's time to hoist mine own petard :-)

TammyM, I may be down your way in April sw and Om....

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...


>>> i totally agree. the first thing we should do is get rid of all the
>>> faggots.
>>
>>
>>Yup, that's what they do in every Arab nation, blake...
>
> yep, they're bigots just like you. too bad you can't get along.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I hope I snipped correctly.

Per some books I have read, these guys are alive and well and having a good
time in these Arab nations.
One can believe what one wants, but it's good to read both sides.
Don't ask me what books - I'd have to check my library card. I wouldn't buy
any or all of the propaganda books of this sort.
Dee Dee

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
>
> I live in a small town between Austin and San Antonio.
> So far, there has been no threat to the power grid here, but we have
> been asked to conserve water during drought.
>
> I am utterly miserable in the heat so I AM willing to pay to keep the
> house that cool. I may whine about my power bill, but I do it anyway. <G>
>
> Ironically, I've been reluctant to shell out the $$$ to fix the AC in my
> truck tho'. But, since I work nights and most of my driving is done
> after 9 pm, it's not as big of a deal.
>
> I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!
> --
> Peace, Om
>
Trying to sleep during the day makes a big difference too. I hated it in
the summer, since we didn't have AC at the time.

Lynne A

In article >,
(TammyM) wrote:

> >I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!
>
> Oh I hear you, Om! I lived in a house for 3 years from '89-91 with no
> AC other than a window box unit in the living room. No whole house
> fan to cool the place in the evenings (Sacramento *usually* cools off
> beautifully in the evenings/nights). There were evenings when the
> roomie and I closed off the living room and slept in there. One night
> we even slept outside. But when I was a kid, we had no AC at all.
> I'm sure my parents suffered more than we did, it's easier to "take"
> when you're a kid. I'm so spoiled now, I consider AC a "must have" in
> my car, so I guess it's time to hoist mine own petard :-)

<grins>

We lived in the Colorado mountains for awhile and there is no need for
AC at 8,000 ft. Each room had it's own baseboard heaters and thermostats
tho' for the winter!

>
> TammyM, I may be down your way in April sw and Om....

Let us know. :-) If nothing else, we can plan a group get-together at
Ironworks BBQ in Austin again!

sw usually coordinates those but if he loans me his e-mail list, I can
do it too.
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In article >,
"LynneA" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> >
> > I live in a small town between Austin and San Antonio.
> > So far, there has been no threat to the power grid here, but we have
> > been asked to conserve water during drought.
> >
> > I am utterly miserable in the heat so I AM willing to pay to keep the
> > house that cool. I may whine about my power bill, but I do it anyway. <G>
> >
> > Ironically, I've been reluctant to shell out the $$$ to fix the AC in my
> > truck tho'. But, since I work nights and most of my driving is done
> > after 9 pm, it's not as big of a deal.
> >
> > I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!
> > --
> > Peace, Om
> >
> Trying to sleep during the day makes a big difference too. I hated it in
> the summer, since we didn't have AC at the time.
>
> Lynne A
>

Indeed.

I have stapled a double layer of mexican blankets over my south bay
window in my bedroom to at least keep it dark. I'm glad the front yard
is fully shaded with Hackberry and Mesquite trees.

Killed the St. Augustine lawn tho'. I'm starting some plugs of dwarf
Mondo grass this year. Should take about 2 to 3 years to fill in, but at
least it will grow in full shade and won't have to be mowed. :-)
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
>> > I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>> >
>> Trying to sleep during the day makes a big difference too. I hated it in
>> the summer, since we didn't have AC at the time.
>>
>> Lynne A
>>
>
> Indeed.
>
> I have stapled a double layer of mexican blankets over my south bay
> window in my bedroom to at least keep it dark. I'm glad the front yard
> is fully shaded with Hackberry and Mesquite trees.
>
> Killed the St. Augustine lawn tho'. I'm starting some plugs of dwarf
> Mondo grass this year. Should take about 2 to 3 years to fill in, but at
> least it will grow in full shade and won't have to be mowed. :-)
> --
> Peace, Om
>
LMAO! My bedroom is in the basement now, and I put a Mexican blanket over
it too-yes, doubled<G> When my bedroom was upstairs, I used foil on the
window, it works tres bien. Sadly, our big black walnut that provided so
much shade had to come down, as it was dying, and way too big to just let it
go.

Lynne A

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:22:52 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> (TammyM) wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:38:04 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article .com>,
>> > Sheldon > wrote:
>> >
>> >> It will cost you less if you leave your central air at one setting all
>> >> the time and get rid of that window unit... every morning when you set
>> >> your thermostat 10 degrees lower it costs more to bring your entire
>> >> house back to the day time setting than it costs to run it all day...
>> >> and the larger the house the more it will cost.
>> >
>> >I try to convince dad of this very thing.
>> >I'll come home in the morning from work sometimes and the AC will be OFF
>> >and it'll be almost 80 in the house.
>> >
>> >Takes a good couple of hours to cool it back down.
>>
>> Jesus. 80 is too hot for you?! How much do you "cool it down", to
>> what temperature?? I SET my AC at 80!!! Then again, it almost always
>> **really** cools down here at night, and I run the whole house fan for
>> 20 minutes or so to blow out the attic - otherwise, it's like having a
>> radiator on top of the house.
>>
>> TammyM
>
>I'd die if I kept the house at 80 degrees...
>
>I don't like walking out to the kitchen and sweating from that small
>effort.
>
>The humidity here increases the heat index drastically.
>You don't live in South Texas...
>
>The humidity factor can increase the heat index by 10 degrees or more.
>We cool it to 72.

I have an air conditioner in the classroom. I want it at 67°.
Anything higher makes me irritable. I know when the temp has crept up
to 78° because it's stiffling hot inside, but I try not to use it much
because I have a hard of hearing student now and the air conditioner
is noisy.
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In article >,
"LynneA" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news >
> >> > I absolutely can NOT sleep if it's hot in the house!
> >> > --
> >> > Peace, Om
> >> >
> >> Trying to sleep during the day makes a big difference too. I hated it in
> >> the summer, since we didn't have AC at the time.
> >>
> >> Lynne A
> >>
> >
> > Indeed.
> >
> > I have stapled a double layer of mexican blankets over my south bay
> > window in my bedroom to at least keep it dark. I'm glad the front yard
> > is fully shaded with Hackberry and Mesquite trees.
> >
> > Killed the St. Augustine lawn tho'. I'm starting some plugs of dwarf
> > Mondo grass this year. Should take about 2 to 3 years to fill in, but at
> > least it will grow in full shade and won't have to be mowed. :-)
> > --
> > Peace, Om
> >
> LMAO! My bedroom is in the basement now, and I put a Mexican blanket over
> it too-yes, doubled<G> When my bedroom was upstairs, I used foil on the
> window, it works tres bien.

I considered it but the shade made it not necessary. ;-)


> Sadly, our big black walnut that provided so
> much shade had to come down, as it was dying, and way too big to just let it
> go.

So sorry. :-(
Black walnuts are hard shelled, but good!


>
> Lynne A
>
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In article >, sf wrote:

> >The humidity factor can increase the heat index by 10 degrees or more.
> >We cool it to 72.
>
> I have an air conditioner in the classroom. I want it at 67°.
> Anything higher makes me irritable. I know when the temp has crept up
> to 78° because it's stiffling hot inside, but I try not to use it much
> because I have a hard of hearing student now and the air conditioner
> is noisy.
> --
>
> History is a vast early warning system
> Norman Cousins

Living on the coast would be humid. ;-)

I keep the window unit on the sun porch at 70.

I know what you mean about being "irritable" in hot humid conditions.
It sux.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "LynneA" > wrote:
>
>> Sadly, our big black walnut that provided so
>> much shade had to come down, as it was dying, and way too big to just let
>> it
>> go.
>
> So sorry. :-(
> Black walnuts are hard shelled, but good!
>
>
>>
>> Lynne A
>>


Also cures worms, (I think).
Dee Dee

On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:22:24 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
>
>
>>>> i totally agree. the first thing we should do is get rid of all the
>>>> faggots.
>>>
>>>
>>>Yup, that's what they do in every Arab nation, blake...
>>
>> yep, they're bigots just like you. too bad you can't get along.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>I hope I snipped correctly.
>
>Per some books I have read, these guys are alive and well and having a good
>time in these Arab nations.
>One can believe what one wants, but it's good to read both sides.
>Don't ask me what books - I'd have to check my library card. I wouldn't buy
>any or all of the propaganda books of this sort.
>Dee Dee
>

yes, there are *** people everywhere, and they get along more or less
well. (as with everyone else, it helps to have money.) but in some
places it's still the love that dare not speak its name, not the love
that won't shut up.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:29:28 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:22:14 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> > blake murphy > wrote:
>> >
>> >> >> You are married, blake?
>> >> >> No, that was a rhetorical, I'll bet.
>> >> >> Perhaps imagination?
>> >> >> Dee Dee
>> >> >
>> >> >I thought Blake was ***?
>> >>
>> >> i'm straight as a poker, honey.
>> >>
>> >> your pal,
>> >> blake
>> >
>> >Cast Iron or Brass?
>> >
>> ><g>
>>
>> some people have said my balls are brass.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>Are they named Ben Wa?

those are the travelers. mine are attached.

your pal,
blake