There was air!
By Amber
@AmbiePam (124671)
United States
June 8, 2026 12:22pm CST
This morning I had to go to the pharmacy by my dad’s house, so I went to see him. I had braced myself for the insufferable heat since he doesn’t turn on his air conditioner unless heat stroke is imminent. Once again, he can afford to run the air conditioner, but he signed up for smart hours (no air conditioner from 2pm - 7pm), and saved so much money he wanted to see how low his bill could get, period.
I walked into his house, and blessed cool air hit my face! Diana was in the kitchen, cooking, and I asked her what the change was. She said they were having company for lunch. So, that is what it takes. Company! His friends visits don’t warrant the air conditioner, but a college student fairly new to the church, does.
To be fair, he’ll readily run the air before 2pm in August, but good grief. I guess this is where growing up in the country and working in the potato and cotton fields came in handy. He’s used to the heat. Diana loves gardening so she’s used to the heat too. Although, sometimes she will tell him enough is enough and turn on the air.
I almost hated to leave it felt so nice. Sadie had a good time too. You may remember my dad told me to leave my dog at home. Yeah, the big softie changed his mind over time.
Do you guys run your air this time of year? Is anyone else signed up for “smart hours”?
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@GardenGerty (170418)
• United States
9 Jun
I used to never turn on air until July 4. I have had it on this year since a few weeks in March. I also have had the heat back on in May. It is a mixed up year. Smart hours actually would not make my bills any lower, though. I have compared pricing.
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@AliCanary (4824)
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8 Jun
Heck, yeah! We're running it right now. We don't abuse it, though - it's set for 78 in the summer and 68 in the winter.
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@snowy22315 (211954)
• United States
8 Jun
I run it sparingly, but it is on when necessary. It is on now, but probably doesn't need to be. I didn't want Nico to get too hot while I was gone. Somebody should tell your dad that having the house too hot like that causes a lot of stress for everybody.
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@Deepizzaguy (124133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jun
My relatives run air from fans inside of the house during the summe. .
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@thislittlepennyearns (69200)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jun
He’s gotta run it for people that are new to the church so that they I don’t know. I was gonna go somewhere funny with this and then I lost my train in the middle of it.
His mom has the air set to 72. It doesn’t go any higher. It doesn’t go any lower. It stays at 72. I was in charge of the area. It would be like 60 all the time at our house. It usually is because I run hot and I’m always you know me. I’m always go go go go go.
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@Ciclis (252)
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8 Jun
If it goes above 80 my air conditioner comes on! Or maybe it doesn't even have to be 80 if it's muggy out. The mugginess is what bothers me. I live in Kentucky where humidity is high almost dailyl. I was raised in Utah where humidilty is almost non existent. Yes, it gets hot in Utah but it's so much more bearable. My husband was raised in Kentucky and Illinois and had never really experienced what it's like in the western part of the US. The first trip we made out there together, I watched the bank clock and temp because cell phones weren't even thought of and it was 113. I asked my husband what he thought the temp and he said, low 80s and then I pointed to the temperature. He was shocked.
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@sissy15 (13365)
• United States
17 Jun
I grew up without AC. We had one window unit in our whole house, and it was in my parents' bedroom, because my mom needed sleep for work, and my dad didn't think we needed AC anywhere else in the house. Now we have window units in our house, but I don't have them in every room. We run timers for our ACs when we aren't home. I do wish we had central air at times, but it seems cheaper to run window units because you can keep the air off in rooms you aren't in. I now wonder how I survived the heat as a child, because I need the AC with some of the heat we have had already. The air goes on once it reaches close to 80 outside. I, however, hold out longer to turn the heat on when that time comes lol. I'm glad you got to enjoy some AC; it reminds me of my dad's apartment when I visit him. It's always so hot in there, but it has more to do with how his apartment is. They only have one spot for an Air Conditioner, and it's in the living room, and it's a wall unit. His apartment is nice and toasty in the winter, though.
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@Juliaacv (57145)
• Canada
8 Jun
Our a/c is turned on in mid May and not turned off until some time near Thanksgiving, which is mid October for us.
We appreciate the coolness and the quietness of not having to deal with open windows.
And the bills, they are just that, and we pay for what we use.
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@JESSY3236 (22588)
• United States
9 Jun
I have my unit set on auto and I have it programmed because my mother would often mess with the temp. So I have it set on 75 during the day.
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@LindaOHio (223947)
• United States
13 Jun
When I'm hot, the AC gets turned on. We don't have smart hours that I know of.
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@MarieCoyle (61242)
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8 Jun
We don’t have smart hours in my area. I know if son was not here with me I would probably not hardly run my AC unless I was miserable, our rates just keep climbing up!! Glad that he listens to Diana when she tells him to turn it on.
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@valherma00 (4963)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
9 Jun
i turned on my electric fan today. i was sensitive on air draft as a child so i never liked ac or opening so many windows but, when it's humid and hot, i have too. i remember i cried one summer cause i didn't have ac and it was so hot, it made me crazy. ah,your dad is funny
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