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Big Govt Publishes New Cooling Standards: Thermostat Should Be Set to 82 Degrees When Sleeping
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | August 19, 2019 | sundance

Posted on 08/20/2019 5:07:06 AM PDT by Texas Fossil

Fresh from the same Dept. of Energy and EPA that gave us:toilets that don’t flush; light bulbs that don’t light; dishwashers that don’t wash; plant-based fuel that burns like carrots; and paper straws that dissolve in liquid….  Now we get this:

[…] Energy Star, the federal program from the DOE and the Environmental Protection Agency, said the coolest you should keep your home is 78 degrees when you’re home.

When you’re at work or away, the program recommends setting it at 85 degrees. When you’re sleeping, Energy Star said to set the thermostat at 82 degrees. (link)

Setting the thermostat at 82° at night is well recognized grounds for divorce. I swear these administrative state progressives are going to have us force-fed sustainable algae cakes if this keeps up.

Some journalist-type person published these new cooling standards on twitter, and the responses are quite funny.

“I see we’ve decided to give up on sleeping. Or going home for that matter. Or having pets that aren’t native to the rain forest.” (link)

“I’ve already embraced a dying Earth, so I keep my central air between 67-72 at all times.” (link)

“I’d be laying there making a giant sweat angel in my bed” (link)

“New report shows these as the recommended temps for smelling like an onion.” (link)

I have no idea how my ancestors survived deserts. If the thermostat in my house showed a number that started with an 8 I would call the police” (link)


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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cooling; department; energy; energystandard; globalwarmingfraud; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; hometemp; sleepingtemp; standard; sundance
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To: Kozak

There was an airline commercial that had people around a white piano drinking champagne in first class and sullen people in ragged coats around a pot could b coach. It was a joke at the time.

Just remembered that when considering this idea.


101 posted on 08/20/2019 7:05:03 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Lou L

Dad bought a swamp cooler 10 years after he dragged us kicking and screaming from the Rocky Mountains to the hotter than hell Ozarks. It was cool but made everything in the house damp and moldy.

If you drop off from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River valley around Ft Smith, it gets ten degrees hotter, and 10% more humidity.


102 posted on 08/20/2019 7:05:21 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: combat_boots

Hearts? Do they really still have one? Guess they do, they are still breathing. But the real question is, do they have a brain? The answer is “not much of one”.


103 posted on 08/20/2019 7:05:36 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: carriage_hill

I hate cities. Never expect to live in one.


104 posted on 08/20/2019 7:06:32 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: combat_boots

I see I will be standing in front of an open fridge again.


105 posted on 08/20/2019 7:06:39 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Texas Fossil

We live in Phoenix, summer temperatures are consistently above 105 degrees, often over 110 degrees.

When we’re home during the day, the thermostat is on 74 degrees. At night the thermostat is on 73 degrees. We also have box fans going so we don’t have to set the thermostat any lower.

The EPA can scr*w itself.


106 posted on 08/20/2019 7:07:53 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 ( "Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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To: Texas Fossil

Bite me. 78 during the day and 70 and night. I don’t mind warm but like to sleep in cool. So so so sick of Big Guv telling me what to eat, believe, think, etc. etc.


107 posted on 08/20/2019 7:09:53 AM PDT by FalloutShelterGirl (Cool! I found my original screen name!)
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To: moovova

Lol. I’m on a new iPad.


108 posted on 08/20/2019 7:11:49 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Buckeye McFrog

But then they’d have all these vacancies at the Gulags. Who would fill them?


109 posted on 08/20/2019 7:12:45 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Texas Fossil

DC needs to be shut down. They are out of control.


110 posted on 08/20/2019 7:19:39 AM PDT by Chgogal (Trump: Make America Great Again. Democrat: Make America Mexico Again.)
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To: Texas Fossil

What part of TX?


111 posted on 08/20/2019 7:31:33 AM PDT by OregonRancher (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

I think the way they figure 13 years is if it’s used for a total of 2 minutes every day. It’s such a scam.


112 posted on 08/20/2019 7:47:11 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: Texas Fossil

We’re in southern Oregon smack dab in the middle of the Rogue valley with our front porch overlooking the Rogue river. With the temps in the high 90’s/100’s during the day, our air comes on at 74. At dusk, a breeze comes up the valley bringing cooler air. So at night, we keep the porch door open with a big fan which keeps our place in the low 60’s.


113 posted on 08/20/2019 7:53:29 AM PDT by OregonRancher (Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
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To: Kozak

No kidding. Whatever it is I will be more comfortable than I am now. My husband will be miserable. He carries a wool sweater with him now when we visit certain restaurants he knows will be cool.


114 posted on 08/20/2019 8:00:12 AM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Sorry. I’ll do it my way.

BTW, cooler temperatures are better for sleeping.


115 posted on 08/20/2019 8:01:23 AM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Gamecock; SaveFerris
The Commando 8 doesn't know "82."

Neither does the Kaiser.


116 posted on 08/20/2019 8:13:31 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Texas Fossil

Nothing worse than a bossy girlfriend, wife, or government. Divorce is imminent if this behavior continues.


117 posted on 08/20/2019 8:14:01 AM PDT by Boomer (Our melting pot has turned into a pressure cooker)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

We went all-LED when we moved two years ago. The light quality is better, waste heat is negligible, and the electric bill savings is $50-$75 per month, so we’ve already recovered the entire cost. Haven’t had to change one yet.


118 posted on 08/20/2019 8:16:53 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: Gamecock

...and Gabardine!


119 posted on 08/20/2019 8:28:04 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: Texas Fossil
Thankfully, I keep my air set at 81.

I don't mind being warm. Being cold is another story.

120 posted on 08/20/2019 8:28:17 AM PDT by riri
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