Quote Originally Posted by divingbiker View Post
I'm sorry, but I don't go to work every day just to come home and suffer in a 90 degree house. I love my air conditioning and will gladly pay the electric bill.
Same here. My dad (the Original Miser) refused to get A/C until after my siblings & I grew up and moved out of the house. Pittsburgh summers can get hot/humid, and my dad was so cheap that he wouldn't let us even run fans at night (he claimed it might set the house on fire, but he was too worried about the extra few $$ it might cost--the man was an engineer at IBM, so we weren't exactly destitute!! ).

Anyway, that's probably why I gladly pay to run the A/C---too many summers spent sweltering. In addition, we have three big furry dogs---don't want them to suffer. Because our house was built in 1940, there's no insulation in the walls. The new windows we got this spring have made a HUGE difference, however, in keeping the cool air in and the hot air out.

Running ceiling fans helps, as does keeping the blinds shut.

DH and I went for a walk around noon. When the sun was behind clouds, it wasn't that bad, but being in the sun was brutal. Back to work tomorrow, unfortunately. I have packed a sweater because my office will be like a meat locker.