Posted on 12/16/2005 11:40:33 AM PST by NormsRevenge
72 in the winter, 68 in the summer...only way to go...
"For the little ones, it's teaching them about hot and cold,"
That's what kitchen stoves are for.
I've set mine at 50 but I'm in Southern CA.
The schools and all other government administered functions are about pay and benefits for the public employee union member, not the supposed service to be delivered.
People will accept high taxes in exchange for no services, let them get what they deserve. In Massachusetts towns pass overrides of property taxes to save the children and see 99% of the tax increase go directly to teachers and administrators pay/benefit increase.
Next year the same suckers will vote to raise their taxes again for the same reason... And wonder why the middle class and businesses are fleeing.
Back when I was a kid the teacher used to send us outside to bring in snowballs to keep us warm.
Yeah, easy for you to say! We're in the Philly area. It's cold here.
"72 in the winter, 68 in the summer"
Same here!
Yeah, 68 is too cool in the summer, makes you feel the heat too much when you go outdoor. 72-75 is just about right and feels plenty cool when you come indoors. And 68 feels plenty warm compared to the sub-zero temperatures outside.
When I was in high school (only 3 years ago) We would place wet paper towels on the thermostats because every room was diferent in temps. We had rooms over 80 and rooms around 60.
It was maily beause we had a boiler from the 1930s which still had a blast door and was converted to natural gas.
Amazlingly it tooks years to get this fixed but we had new computers and updated software every single year.
Because wearing a sweatshirt in class was tooooo burdensome?
When some of the parents complained the school solved the problem by declaring that it "really wasn't that cold" and forbade the students from wearing coats, hats, etc. Problem solved government style.
It was a really fun semester.
I don't get so cold as a lot of people, so I can do that. But some people really get quite cold and I think it's a lot to ask to have them stay there like that every day. I know some people whose hands get so cold that they have a hard time working.
Comrade students! Today we will be learning what life will be like in evil Amerikkka after the Maximum Leader, Madam Hillary, smashes your pesky capitalist prosperity with the iron first of socialism!
OOPS! Read the post wrong! DUH! We keep it 72-74 in the summer and 68 in the winter!
I can't stand it lower than 76.
How about having summer vacation in the winter to keep down heating costs.
Couldn't they burn cheese? Would it be much different from growning corn, makinging it into alcohold and burning it? The later is subsidized by the taxpayer...subsidized food burning is a good description. Cheese could be subsidized and burned too!
Yeah 68 is a little chilly but it is livable especially if you wear layers and drink a hot beverage every now and then.
Uh, I read it wrong, too. I keep the house warmer when the AC is on and cooler when the heat is on. Apparently you do the same thing.
air cond.=79
heat=79
Just right.
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