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Deuxcents

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2. It's been advised by A/C experts and the power companies to set the thermostat at 78* in summer

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 04:46 PM

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I have mine set at 78*, curtains drawn at windows facing the sun and my house is quite comfortable. Plus my power bill isn’t shocking me every month. If it’s exceptionally warm at night, I’ll set it at 77* and turn the fan on and and sleep just fine. No one is coming for anyone’s a/c..fear tactics like coming for your guns while wanting sensible gun safety regulations. Aren’t most people over these faux outrage comments?

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Juvenile: Mamdani attack by Lindsey Graham [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

This appeals to the selfish Conservative mindset. . Oneironaut Yesterday #1

It's been advised by A/C experts and the power companies to set the thermostat at 78* in summer Deuxcents Yesterday #2

Perhaps Lindsey forgets republicans losing power in Texas and Ted Cruz ran off to Cancun to get warm. Norrrm Yesterday #3

Let's dispense with the niceties... GiqueCee Yesterday #4

Maybe vultures. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #5

Mine stays at 80. BidenRocks Yesterday #6

I keep mine lower, but... cab67 Yesterday #14

i swear lindsey grahams brain has gone in to sleep mode and hasn't woken up in years. dawn5651 Yesterday #7

I think you are quite correct. niyad Yesterday #22

The request to set AC a little higher during high-use times is standard. yardwork Yesterday #8

Set it too low, and you get kicked in the face by the atmosphere if/when you go outside 0rganism Yesterday #9

Graham probably see Texas's shitty "freedom grid" as aspirational and not something most states avoid like the plague. Karasu Yesterday #10

They tell us that here in Austin. ananda Yesterday #11

A Texan here. We are told to use as little electricity as possible every hot day. Whyisthisstillclose Yesterday #12

Hey, leningradlindsey, you clueless jackass. That is, word for word, what my niyad Yesterday #13

Republicans don't do common sense MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #15

True niyad Yesterday #16

I always found their branding as the party of common sense to be utterly fucking hilarious coming from people obsessed Karasu Yesterday #20

So very true. niyad Yesterday #23

I set my central unit at 78 and run a dehumidifier Phoenix61 Yesterday #17

Dehumidifier BidenRocks Yesterday #19

It sweetly turns itself off when the reservoir is full. 😀 Phoenix61 Yesterday #21

Apparently, Social Democrats have a theory that if everybody works together... 70sEraVet Yesterday #18

Lindsey's thermostat peaks anytime he hears the name Trump. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 21 hrs ago #24