AC: Yay or Nay?
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
April 30, 2019 11:31pm CST
As April comes to an end and temperatures are heating up, I wanted to see how many of you MyLotters have turned on your air conditioners yet for the summer?
We have had temperatures hitting the mid 80's here this week and it brought up the discussion between my husband and me about when we would turn the air conditioner on. I was hoping to wait it out a little longer, but I don't think he is willing to do that. I spend most of my time outdoors, so it doesn't really bother me at all during the day. My house is cool until mid-afternoon.
I have also been comfortable at night. He said he is not. But, he's not sleeping at night. He stays awake all night and sleeps most of the day.
What are you doing at your house? Turning on the AC or waiting it out still. I know some of you are still having chilly weather, so just disregard this if that is your situation.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
1 May 19
Air conditioning as it is here at the moment is something that you keep turned off and mostly don´t have anyway although it hits the top 40 and over a lot of the times the electric charges are astronomical at any given time as well.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
4 May 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 Bundle up and layer your clothing. It will help.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 May 19
@kareng
I have been doing everything I can to keep warm without that awful heating he has put in here it does not work properly at all and also the charges for that are very high too.
I have missed my long leg boots this time around as they broke on me.
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@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
1 May 19
I never turn the AC on :-) Don't have one, 'cause with normal weather, it'll never be warm enough for it.
I would probably go for your version though, and wait. I don't really like very warm weather, but I don't like it when it's very cold inside compared to outside either.
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@wolfgirl569 (135791)
• Marion, Ohio
1 May 19
Still running heat here. Might see 80 today. But we never use the AC anyways.
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@wolfgirl569 (135791)
• Marion, Ohio
3 May 19
@kareng Been waiting a long time this year to see that number.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
4 May 19
@wolfgirl569 Yep, I was looking for it too. Just don't want it to soar into the 90's so soon. Guess I am doomed here in the south. But still better than freezing :)
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
1 May 19
We are in South Florida and have had the a/c running most of the time since December. We do love the rare cool nights and days, so we can sleep with the doors and windows open. The sad thing is that our heat has been on at our home up in CT to prevent the pipes from bursting.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
1 May 19
The temps are going to be near 80 tomorrow; and we will most likely turn on the air at some point if the house heats up.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
4 May 19
@LindaOHio I agree with that 100%. I now hate winters.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
3 May 19
@kareng We got away without turning the AC on. The house stayed cool enough; and I put a fan on. I hate 90s...but it's still better than winter!
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@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
5 May 19
@kareng Yea, with those temps and humidity, I would have the AC all the time. Here our spring last a while but it's a little different, last Saturday we had 3 inches of snow and then we had 5 days of rain in the 40's today was all sun and 60F. So you never know what your going to get from day to day.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
1 May 19
We don't have air condition here, only 4 electric fan we use here.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
1 May 19
@resukill22 How hot is your average temperature in the summer? I have my ceiling fans going now and one other fan.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
1 May 19
@kareng now, I don't know, but the news said were not allowed to go outside because its too dangerous, because of the heat
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
1 May 19
we haven't, but it is only a high of 72 today
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
5 May 19
@DocAndersen Yep, that was about when we turned ours on. Just too much with the high humidity also.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 May 19
@kareng we hit 87 degrees yesterday AC went on...
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@GardenGerty (169479)
• United States
2 May 19
I want a/c in the car. Hubby still wants the heat. We wait until really late and rather hot for household a/c and we just have window units in the bedrooms. None in the living rooms or kitchens. I like being outdoors.
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@xstitcher (39034)
• Petaluma, California
10 Jun 19
I turned my AC on for the first time this year today...it was over 100 outside and I was sitting here sweating.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 May 19
I am in Alabama, it was in the 90`s a couple days. I have had mine on for a month, minus those couple of cool days.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
3 May 19
@andriaperry Oh wow, it is too early for the 90's!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
4 May 19
@andriaperry Same here (MS) but we can hope and dream for an actual Spring that lasts for more than one week!
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
1 May 19
Not using AC yet. The temps haven't warranted it.
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