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1 posted on 02/17/2022 9:34:59 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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This was my dad. LED lightening kept me from following in his footsteps.

“Closet 60w led light bulb draws 4 watts so at 8.2 cents / kwh equals IT’S NOT WORTH GETTING AN ULCER OVER IT BEING LEFT ON”.


2 posted on 02/17/2022 9:41:24 AM PST by BiglyCommentary
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My Dad posted a poem on the light switch when I was growing up:

“Nothing can brighten up a home,
half a much as children will.

I realize it more & more,
With every month’s electric bill.”

Funny thing how I can remember that!


3 posted on 02/17/2022 9:42:47 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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I had to show the grandkids where the key was kept to unlock the toilet paper dispenser roller so as a fresh roll could be installed.


4 posted on 02/17/2022 9:45:42 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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“...sit through a further 115 minutes and take a final exam. According to sources, both children failed.”

Nice touch from the Bee


5 posted on 02/17/2022 9:46:18 AM PST by newfreep (“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
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My parents said the same thing for years when i left the lights on- “Do you own stock in Con Edison??”


9 posted on 02/17/2022 9:49:37 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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Does he produce a whole curriculum I might be able to purchase online?


10 posted on 02/17/2022 9:50:25 AM PST by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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Sounds like my father. He used to time our hot showers when we were kids. If he felt we were in there too long, he’d shut the water supply off.


11 posted on 02/17/2022 9:51:34 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 7 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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"But daddy, sometimes you have to flip the switch up to turn the light off, like at the top of the stairs."
12 posted on 02/17/2022 9:54:00 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Lol. When I come home after dark my wife will have every light in the freaking house on and she’ll be sitting at her computer downstairs with half of the lights down there on too. I’ve slowly replaced all the old bulbs with LEDs so I don’t sweat it so much. Nothing will ever change her so I just live with it.


13 posted on 02/17/2022 9:55:33 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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They have lights? They are lucky. Growing up we lived in Darkness, learning to navigate the house with a series of clicks and extra sensory perception.


14 posted on 02/17/2022 9:57:13 AM PST by Bob434
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More and more the BB is less of a parody site and more a reality report!

At least with LEDs we can let it go now...


16 posted on 02/17/2022 10:00:30 AM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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If he really wants to save electric money, tell the kids to shower at school. Electric water heaters draw more than the whole house of efficient lights.


17 posted on 02/17/2022 10:00:33 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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No mention of the kids having to wear masks. The Bee is slipping


18 posted on 02/17/2022 10:00:51 AM PST by shotgun
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might better explain the intricacies of using the toilet seat...


20 posted on 02/17/2022 10:05:04 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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I had to give a similar lecture on how to refill ice cube trays. I feel for that dad.


23 posted on 02/17/2022 10:10:39 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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I’m thinking about replacing switches with timers.


29 posted on 02/17/2022 10:21:17 AM PST by scripter
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My mom HATED when we turned the overhead lights on. It had to be the lamps only. I always feel the need to turn the ceiling lights off in a short time but it’s because I’m short and can’t reach the bulbs when they go out. (I’m scared of tall ladders living alone).


31 posted on 02/17/2022 10:27:23 AM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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“We don’t work for the Electric Company!”

My father-in-law many years ago.


36 posted on 02/17/2022 10:45:30 AM PST by SaxxonWoods ("If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself." - Minquass)
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I thought this was from the Sacramento Bee, but it was from the Babylon Bee! 🤓


40 posted on 02/17/2022 11:04:34 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the ones trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP convention! )
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Tomorrow’s lesson: You don’t live in a barn. How to close doors.


41 posted on 02/17/2022 11:20:53 AM PST by I want the USA back (Government is to be feared much more than the chicom virus.)
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