It’s been a while and I am freezing

Posted on July 9th, 2007 by GregPC.
Categories: Environment.

Wow, I haven’t posted here in months and I feel bad.  That’s what happens though when I try to maintain too many blogs . . .  Aside from feeling bad, what I’m also feeling is cold.  It’s the middle of July and I’m freezing.  That just doesn’t make sense.

Why am I freezing?  Because of air conditioning.  The air flowing into my office must by in the 50s if I am lucky.  I’ve taken to wearing long sleeve shirts and have taped paper over the vent as well; but guess what?  I’m still cold.  And it isn’t just at the office.  Going out to dinner with Wendy and the kids, we end up freezing in restaurants every time.  It makes going out really unpleasant.  Stores do it too.  What is the obsession with denying the season?

The same thing happens with heat in the winter - to the point that I’m tempted to wear short sleeves to work to cope with the high temperature.  Given all of the concerns with climate, energy and the environment can we reconsider our use of heating a cooling?  Just a little?

It’s meant to me warm in the summer.  How about we all agree to set our thermostats to 70 degrees.  How much would we save to raise the temp by a few degrees?  I could certainly handle (and would frankly welcome) the change.

Likewise, it’s meant to be cold in the winter.  How about we lower thermostats to 62 and put on a sweater or something.  The use of heating and cooling is wasteful, uncomfortable and unnatural.  Do your part today and turn up that thermostat, turn down the AC and experience the summer.

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