# My Electric Bill Was "Only" $283 This Month; Gonna Be A Long Summer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-electric-bill-was-only-283-this-month-gonna-be-a-long-summer/499818>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 15, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-electric-bill-was-only-283-this-month-gonna-be-a-long-summer/499818 "2009-06-15T10:04:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-electric-bill-was-only-283-this-month-gonna-be-a-long-summer/499818/41 "2009-06-18T19:28:56Z")

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> [@CrazyCatLady](#):
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> If 80 is HOT, what on earth do you do when it gets up around 100?

Sweat. But when would it ever get to be 100 _inside my house?_

If it’s hot outside you put on the sunscreen and soak up the rays. Hot inside, turn on the AC!

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-electric-bill-was-only-283-this-month-gonna-be-a-long-summer/499818/42 "2009-06-18T20:22:21Z")

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> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#):
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> Nah, 80’s still hot. Especially if you’re a woman of a certain age. Which I’m not.

I actually live in horror of when The Time comes. I HATE being too hot and the idea of sweating through my bedclothes at night is awful.

> [@Cunctator](#):
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> I’m just glad that I don’t need to have either airconditioning or heating.

Neither one?! Whereabouts is this? And what is the typical temperature/humidity range?

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