Do You Use An Air Conditioner?
By Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
Anniston, Alabama
August 20, 2019 12:58pm CST
I just read the discussion from @NJChicaa about the shock of how much the power bills soars when using an a/c.
I live in the deep south and its hot! We always have extreme humidity, except in maybe January then its low.
I was not raised with the luxury of having a/c, we had fans and all the windows in the house open but that was common unless you were wealthy.
We stayed outside a lot as kids, on the swing set, the above the ground pool, the water hose out front when the grass needed watered. Riding bikes, climbing trees and playing house. But we all sweated, it was hot.
I got a/c full time about 10 years ago, before then I had a window unit in my bedroom so I could sleep better, that is when I realized the cost of comfort.
I was addicted!
Although I love the hot summer and outside, I enjoy coming home and relaxing in a cool house.
I reckon its age. I give up something for that comfort, to have the money to pay for it. Now I don`t miss whatever it was I gave up but I do enjoy sleeping in a cool house.
Yes my power bill can be up to $300 for August and as low as $100 for November.
How about you, got a/c?
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46 responses
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Aug 19
Yes, and the bill isn't that high.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Aug 19
I have a big house, maybe that is the reason mine is higher.
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@vandana7 (100225)
• India
21 Aug 19
@marlina Design of the house matters a lot I noticed. We have Air conditioners in 3 rooms. The drawing room air conditioner is left on as most of the time, we are there in summers, and single AC is on. But there is no door that blocks the air from escaping to dining and kitchen. This reduces effectiveness, and we have to keep it at lower temperatures for longer. At 43 C I think it is justified. When I was younger, we had two floors above us, so the heat didn't feel as oppressive. I have also been to courts..and the walls are high with ventilators. Fans suffice despite many of us sitting in the same room.
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
21 Aug 19
It's rarely very hot in Germany. I don't know anybody who has air conditioning.
Many years ago we had an extremely hot summer. We live in an old house with a very deep basement which always remains cool. The family living on the ground floor carried their TV set into the basement and we all sat on the stairs leading down watching TV. That was fun.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Aug 19
When it's working we do! Lol. I realized the last week how much we depend on the comfort of having AC.95 degrees INSIDE was unbearable. I would rather be comfortable and pay a little more than be uncomfortable & sweating to be honest.
Our bill went from $150-$300 when the AC was going out-we didn't realize that was the cause of the bill increase though til it went out. And we have a small 2 bedroom!
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry I'm sorry it happened to you before, it's awful!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
That happened once here at this place.
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@Juliaacv (51060)
• Canada
21 Aug 19
I do not do well in the heat.
We have always had a/c in all of the homes that we've lived in during our married years.
At home, on the farm, we did not have a/c while I was living there, now that my brother and his wife live in the home that I was raised in, they have central a/c which was installed when they put in a new furnace.
I can't even go without a/c in my car, I blame it on my thick blood-its great for cold winter days, but it makes me weak in the heat.
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@Juliaacv (51060)
• Canada
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry I like the cold, just not when the windchills get to anything past about 20C, then it hurts my lungs.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
You and I are opposite J20T. I hate the cold and adore the heat.
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
21 Aug 19
No I suffer in the heat no ac here , only fans and open windows.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
@CookieMonster46 Well, I think Northern Cali is cooler than Southern.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
20 Aug 19
Nope. Only well-todo family and the rich could afford to have a/c in their house. We're only using a stand fan and desk fan to cool off us when the weather is hot.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
Okay, its official I am well to do and rich!
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
@Nakitakona LOL, I wish I were rich.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry No question about it. It's fine to know it.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Aug 19
@andriaperry Yes. Since it is also cold in winter here but it won't snow anyway.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
Oh, you have a unit that is air and heat?
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@snowy22315 (180399)
• United States
21 Aug 19
Oh yes, I would die without AC here. I pray my bill is not 300 this month, that would be the pits!
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@snowy22315 (180399)
• United States
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry I got brave and snuck a look, it is bad, but could have been worse.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
I hope mine isn`t either but I budget for that price.
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Aug 19
@andriaperry It can get up to 40-45 degrees Celsius. Or 104-113 degrees Fahrenheit. It's not often that it gets that warm, but it has gotten to 40C/104F.
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@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry My friend lives in Alabama and when I visit it feels quite similar.
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@akalinus (43173)
• United States
22 Aug 19
@andriaperry If I gave up internet, I could not be here. I would miss you all.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Aug 19
I would give up internet and a phone, and everything to have a/c.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
21 Aug 19
Only e/f or electric fan 
Cannot afford yet the high cost of electricity of air-conditioner, also the high cost of the a/c itself.
Cannot afford yet the high cost of electricity of air-conditioner, also the high cost of the a/c itself.1 person likes this
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry
I also never grew up with an air conditioner and do not have one now. I use fans and when I sleep have a fan on and my air purifier has a cooling unit so it is nice too.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
22 Aug 19
@andriaperry
I need the air purifier for health reasons so I can sleep at night.
@porwest (89977)
• United States
21 Aug 19
There are some things I will nickle and dime. But when it comes to AC its not one of them. I do not like running it, but that's only because I hate having the house closed all the time. BUT, I don't care how much it costs ultimately, within reason, but I am not sweating my balls off to save a few bucks—and that's saying something considering the tightwad to the extreme you know me to be.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Aug 19
I will save other places to pay for a/c.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
I am sure a southern company is ripping everyone.
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@rebelann (112774)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Aug 19
It's shameful that untility companies are allowed to rip off the public like that, you'd think the federal government would run those companies to keep them from gouging people @andriaperry
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@wolfgirl569 (105884)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Aug 19
We dont use it here. But do sometimes wish we had a small one just for the bedroom.
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@wolfgirl569 (105884)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry I just might. But right now the nights are pretty good.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
$100 at walmart, probably on sale right now.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
21 Aug 19
@andriaperry I love warm sultry days and nights, just as long as I have a/c to escape to. Even our cars have seats that are cooled by the a/c.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 Aug 19
Alabama and Florida weather is alike.
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@TampaxMemphis (35)
• United States
22 Aug 19
Right now we live in a mobile home park so we use ceiling fans and a window unit. I know what the comfort of central air is and I know the bane of a hot house as well.
However what I love here is that after it rains our home is always cool in every room. Nothing quite like that
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