It’s 112 here today. Every summer since we’ve moved here, on the day the temperature soars above 110, I’ve professed, “I will spend next summer elsewhere.” This is our fourth summer. But I swear on all that is holy, I will spend next summer elsewhere.
I think we keep our air conditioning set at a reasonable temperature. Which is why it was confusing to go upstairs the other day and be reasonably convinced that it might start snowing momentarily.
I found the kids in the loft, under no fewer than four blankets each, comfortably enjoying their sixth daily showing of the “Robarazzi” episode on Nick’s new hit-it-out-of-the-ballpark show, Victorious.
“Why is it FREEZING up here?” I asked.
“Oh!” answered Jack, clearly proud of himself. “It was really hot up here before, so I just turned down the temperature thing.”
Indeed he had. To 65.
Knowing how to turn down the thermostat is an important skill to be sure. Being able to pay for it is another. When this month’s bill comes in, Jack and I will be sitting down for a lesson on the latter.
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I know what you mean. With twins on the way we’ve decided to turn our air temp up to about 74-76. We turn it to 78 during the day when we’re not home. Every penny counts.
During the winter, we keep it at 67-68 in the living area of our home and 62 in our bedroom at night – which works out well since we sleep a lot better in cooler temps.
Bless his heart… he was hot. I did the same thing when I was his age until my parents made me think I was going to have to pay the power bill that month. Just the scare alone taught me a lesson.
FYI, they make these cool clear locking gadget things (usually for crappy landlords who want to keep the temps lower than 68 in the winter) that you can install OVER the thermostat to keep the kiddos from adjusting the temp. The downside? When they’re in college, the kids figure out that by stacking a frozen ice pack on top of the plastic case thing, they can ‘lower’ the temp and keep the heat turned up toasty enough to wear shorts!
Just in case you wanted to know.