Has anyone else turned off their AC for now? (Austin: high school, college)

[Westerntraveler]

No I have not.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Hard to believe anyone would turn AC off in Texas in the summer, but I know everyone's heat tolerance is different. We kept AC on 65 when we lived there and almost never turned it off.

[Texas Ag 93]

Originally Posted by I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA

Hard to believe anyone would turn AC off in Texas in the summer, but I know everyone's heat tolerance is different. We kept AC on 65 when we lived there and almost never turned it off.

I am similar to you. We are very liberal users of our HVAC system and keep our temps at around 72 year round. If that means the AC or Heat is almost always running, so be it. I am willing to pay any amount for that comfort.

It wasn't until we started living elsewhere that we realized that there's definitely a Regional aspect at play, and a lot of how often you use AC depends on where you grow up. We lived in Denver for 3 years until recently, and I remember my neighbor once making an offhand (but not necessarily critical) comment about our AC running a lot in the Summer. People there often open windows and save use of AC until it gets pretty warm, even though Denver has a fair amount of days where temps are at, or near, 90 (which I consider "pretty warm"). After that, I started to make more liberal use of windows, but nothing like my neighbors. Heck, we are now back in Texas, and the windows in our house don't even have screens or open up.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93

I am similar to you. We are very liberal users of our HVAC system and keep our temps at around 72 year round. If that means the AC or Heat is almost always running, so be it. I am willing to pay any amount for that comfort.

It wasn't until we started living elsewhere that we realized that there's definitely a Regional aspect at play, and a lot of how often you use AC depends on where you grow up. We lived in Denver for 3 years until recently, and I remember my neighbor once making an offhand (but not necessarily critical) comment about our AC running a lot in the Summer. People there often open windows and save use of AC until it gets pretty warm, even though Denver has a fair amount of days where temps are at, or near, 90 (which I consider "pretty warm"). After that, I started to make more liberal use of windows, but nothing like my neighbors. Heck, we are now back in Texas, and the windows in our house don't even have screens or open up.

I encourage most Southerners to live up North for at least 4 years and they will reconsider their A/C use.

The warmest I've ever been was up north in the winter going to college and one of the professors kept the classroom heater at 85 when it was 0 outside.

The coldest I've ever been was down south when one of my high school teachers kept the A/C at 62 when it was 105 out.

My body has learned to acclimate since I've lived and traveled all over the world. I can sleep in as cold as 58 and as high as 82 indoors without problems. When the power goes out, it really doesn't bother me. I guess I'm just one of those hardy souls.

[Texas Ag 93]

Originally Posted by cBach

The coldest I've ever been was down south when one of my high school teachers kept the A/C at 62 when it was 105 out.

The coldest house I ever lived in was in New Orleans while in grad school and we didn't have central air and the only heating was through one large vent on the floor in the living room waaaay far away from the bedrooms. My roommate and I used to stand on top of the grate and let the warm up blow on up. When I went to bed, I would wear multiple layers and use tons of blankets.

That memory still makes me laugh.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Texas Ag 93

The coldest house I ever lived in was in New Orleans while in grad school and we didn't have central air and the only heating was through one large vent on the floor in the living room waaaay far away from the bedrooms. My roommate and I used to stand on top of the grate and let the warm up blow on up. When I went to bed, I would wear multiple layers and use tons of blankets.

That memory still makes me laugh.

New Orleans is miserably cold in the winter. Cold, wet, and the circa 1700-1800 buildings have leaks all over. When I visit in the winter I make sure I choose a modern hotel with good insulation and more importantly, central heating.

[VIRAL]

Originally Posted by cBach

New Orleans is miserably cold in the winter. Cold, wet, and the circa 1700-1800 buildings have leaks all over. When I visit in the winter I make sure I choose a modern hotel with good insulation and more importantly, central heating.

An average high/low of 62F/45F is not cold at all.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by VIRAL

An average high/low of 62F/45F is not cold at all.

45F without heat or with a leaky building is cold.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by cBach

45F without heat or with a leaky building is cold.

Not to me. I don't need heat till it's in the 30's

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by ChristieP

It's way too humid for my to turn off my a/c, and it still over 80 most afternoons.

I agree, way to humid. And now the mold count is high so best to keep the windows closed.