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SSW1RB:

Again you stick your foot in your mouth. The story didn't say these people didn't take showers. You do it everytime you post. Maybe you need to keep what you think in your head instead of making sure the rest of us KNOW. Just shut it!!!

PDMARTIN
August 10, 2007 6:03 p.m.

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The whole thing is silly. Can't believe I just wasted my time reading this (or responding for that matter). Seems the more educated some people get, the dumber they get. If they really want some attention, then dump the electricity from their home, walk to the woods, shoot dinner, raise some chickens for sunday dinner, make their own clothes, wash in the creek, etc. Now that would warrant national attention and save energy.

room
August 10, 2007 6:07 p.m.

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wonbyone74 - LOL -True but a lot of our ancestors lived to the ripe old age of 30 something.

gopanthers
August 10, 2007 6:07 p.m.

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You know, a lot of the people posting here are the same ones who post all the time about Al Gore being wrong for flying planes to talk about global warming...now they are calling these people dumb for doing something to offset some jet fuel use...well...which is it? I wouldn't skip AC myself, but more power to them...so to speak. As for the rest of you who post both ways...why don't you just say you don't want anyone to try to do anything about burning energy like it is going out of style?

Myword
August 10, 2007 6:12 p.m.

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good for them - as for me, I work really hard in a hot hot warehouse and when I get home the a/c better be on!!!!!!!

K9Tucker.LoveMYcop
August 10, 2007 6:19 p.m.

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fools

momofthreeinFV
August 10, 2007 6:44 p.m.

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I bet they drive an SUV... hypocrits are such common place. Nothing alturistic when you allow the media to shower you with praise for what some of us have done our entire lives..

freedom
August 10, 2007 7:34 p.m.

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At this point I hope they realize that it is using more energy to recool their house in the evenings. I've tested it in my own home. It costs way less to leave the thermostat at a steady level if you are going to use it. I applaud their effort. I think their effort is going to be undermined just because they are from the "liberal" Carrboro. My grandmother has lived 91 years WITHOUT A/C in Eastern NC.

OCFF
August 10, 2007 11:22 p.m.

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UNCfirefighter, that begs another question: what the hell is wrong with you? Why would you let your grandma, in her twilight years go without AC? You should be buying her an iceberg if she matters anything to you. Sure, she might have grown up not having AC like everyone, oh say, 91 years ago, but NOW? C'mon man, do your granny right and get her some AC already. Be a man.

loudnoises
August 11, 2007 2:57 a.m.

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"loudnoises" hey. do you know if firefighters grandma wants ac? do you know if she couldn't afford it herself if she wanted it? at 91 people sometimes make choices that have worked for them for, oh, 91 years.