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Comments :: Family Forgoes Air-Conditioning for Summer

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I bet these people are proud... Imagine being in the news for being complete idiots!!!

are they serious ?? are they out of their minds?? i guess our ancestors lived without it and so can these people..but come on...its 2007...if you have one or have access to one ...use it...

Holy mackerel! The kid in the pic looks miserable. Bet he got a rousing at school this years for "BO." Poor guy!

God bless.

Rev. RB

THIS JUST IN...

Rev. RB, Raleigh, NC, is foregoing a pedicure this weekend to conserve on water and gas, and the air conditioning consumption required in her car.

Stay turned for updates.

gigglegigglesnortsnot

God bless ya'all and have a great weekend.

Rev. RB

purplepat777 - there now - now youv'e got the spirit. See you at the Panthers Super Bowl this year. I'm predicting it will happen and have all the faith in world this season is theirs! GO PANTHERS

gopanthers: I just wanna say, GO PANTHERS!!!

doinbizzness - I liked your post and agree%. I'm at your side.

loudnoises: just goes to show ya how dumb some of us are.

I grew up without central heating & air or any air conditioning of any kind(my dad still doesn't have it). I was subjected to that kind of cruel and unusual punishment as a child. Now that I'm an adult, I don't mind paying a little bit more every month to stay cool!

doinbizzness....NO, you're not! There are quite a few that feel the same way.

Some more Carboro greenie libs!!!!!!

am i the only one who reads this and thinks "THESE Are a BUNCH OF IDIOTS!!!!!" It is 105 degrees and you are not using a/c? Smell each other and turn the dang air on the setting called freeze me please !!!!

Breaking News....WRAL has just reported the unemployment rate has soared today due to the fact that so many people were posting on their forums today and lost their job. Maybe WRAL has some job openings since apparently we can do interviews on just about anything.

DOWN WITH BOVINE FLATULATION!!!!!!

you too skynrd! Everybody on the blog site have an excellent weekend! We may not all like each others opinions but that doesn't mean we can't say "HAVE AN EXCELLENT WEEKEND!"

Have a great weekend Yogi..

Like the new name. The other one was to d#@# long. LOL

OK- Gotta change my d@#$ name.

Its an early day for me Baby! 3pm- not like i really did anything today anyways..look at all my posts- LOLOLOLOL

theblogger4merlyknownasYogi

LOL. Funny. 1 hr and 45 min. to go!!! whoohoooooooo

Skynyrd- When you open a can of worms like TK did you're asking for the fish to bite. Looks like I may have bit a little too hard today.

elcid89 and jay4 have finally tied the knot! They be a humpin' and a pumpin' it that old AC thang.

Y'all tripping on TexasKate..LOL

Come on people, you're smart...it's a vicious circle.

Ozone ok; onset of air conditioners; affects ozone; gets hotter. Bring on more air conditioners; ozone deteriorates more; gets even hotter. So even more air conditioners needed, and so on and so on...ad nauseam, and soon hades begins to look cool to us. sigh

God bless.

Rev. RB

gopanthers- who knows with all the wack jobs out there these days. LOL

theblogger4merlyknownasYogi - LOL I think someone is just pulling our leg.

IfByWhiskey - Thanks for that info. Didn't think of it like that. And yes your right (and I do know) that electric water tanks do cost a heck of a lot more then Gas ones. :)

Try living in a 72 man tent in Qatar without A/C. By 0900 it's 130 degrees and 99% humidity. How come that didn't make the news?

Laaa deee daaahhh!!! There are lots of folks in this state who live everyday, every summer without air condition, lots of elderly sick folks. There are also dorm rooms at our prestigous state universities that are not air conditioned....yes, some kids stay all summer, so there's more folks who live without air conditioning.

How pretentious for these folks to be news worthy....shame on you, WRAL, and shame of these people for even agreeing to grant an interview.....what a total waste of news space!

TexasKate - you don't have any of that stuff but yet you have a computer?

This was just too funny!!!

My previous post was directed towards GoPanthers, who asked me the question. Go Bears, LOL.

dumb carrboro hippies get a real job.

texaskate- do you have dsl - cable or just a sting with a can for your ISP?

Its an all organic computer

There are plenty of folks in this country who do not have air-conditioning. And not by choice!

The windows my company sells will give you 40% energy consumption savings, or else we pay the difference. We guarantee it in writing. If you have single panes, the savings is likely to be even higher. I have talked to reps that have them, and it's like the heat/ac runs hardly at all. They are amazing. (Triple pane, kryton gas filled.) You have to see for yourself how much solar energy is transferred through glass, and how much of that in turn heats up a home. Our best glass package stops 99% of the heat energy that normally enters the home through the glass. Its a no-brainer if you can afford them. The energy savings and resale value allows them to pay for themselves. As far as the water heaters go, that is from research I did when my water heater went out. Electric heated tank water heaters are the most wasteful of all, whereas tankless gas are the most efficient of all. I just could not afford the conversion. Next water heater I will.

TexasKate - you don't have any of that stuff but yet you have a computer?

Nice try offsetters. I live in Texas without heat or air, no clothes dryer, ride a bike/walk, no TV, no VCR, no DVD player,no lawn mower, and buy all clothing from the Salvation Army. Offsetters, you appear positively insincere.

tarheel- they're hippies..they're drinking some organic tea and eating tofu. they're going to feel guilty about it regardless.

thebat - sure your name is dingbat

It makes me sick that a bunch of celebrities flying around in their private jets and living in houses 10 times bigger than these folks (including their leader Al Gore) make them feel guilty about taking a trip on their honeymoon.

While you all are on the old music scene can you all put in some Uriah Heep???

You guys better stop with the song titles. These Conservatives out here may get offended. Devil Music! LOL

I'm surprised this is still open with all the fun we've been having at these dummies expense. Stupid little Goreniks.

For this to be still be here it must be a sloooooooowwww day.

I'm going to LOWER my thermostat 2 more degrees today in honor of their sacrifice!

i wonder if this family is making "concessions" today! i cant imagine being in any house w/no AC on a day like this.

"how about some led zepplin and AC/DC CD's to go along with Skynard?"

Can we add Black Sabbath to the list?

(see, I'm old, not dead ... lol)

Bring it! I'm old too but I'm not sure if I'm dead or not..some day's I feel that way. lol

Can we add Black Sabbath to the list?

Sure. How'bout 'SWEET LEAF". I LOVE THEM TOO!!!!

IfByWhiskey - I like your post but I have always wondered about one thing. My electric bill has never been then same from one month to the next. So you go out and buy all these energy saving device's -how does one really know if your saving anything.

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