The gas AC wastes is so trivial in the first place. We’re talking less than 5% of your gas bill, if you blast it non-stop the entire time you’re driving. It takes a hell of a lot of hippy douchebaggery and/or masochism to justify sweating like a pig over saving $1-2 at the pump. I live in Arizona. Someone doesn’t use the A/C here, i’d throw them out the window.
I’d say whatever rules the group goes by should be followed by all of them, else joe schmoe doesn’t need to be a part of it anymore, because it’s obviously bothering the people who are willing to make the Extreme* wallet hit to make the drive pleasant for everyone.
-Collab
*note: sarcasm has been known to the State of California to cause cancer in the lab rats recycled from the “Just how stupid are they?” study.
The other drivers in the carpool have made it very clear that they are not pleased with the lack of air conditioning. At this point they are seriously considering making this a three person carpool.
So, what would you do? Would you kick this person out of the carpool, or would you tough it out so that you only have to drive every four days rather than three?
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If all three agreed, then yes. Try to find a fourth, if so desired, but fuck dat. I cannot function in heat like that. I lived between Fresno and Bakersfield for years. One year, I think the average high in August was like 98 degrees, with 8 consecutive days of 106 or higher. I repeat, fuck dat.
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The gas AC wastes is so trivial in the first place. We’re talking less than 5% of your gas bill, if you blast it non-stop the entire time you’re driving. It takes a hell of a lot of hippy douchebaggery and/or masochism to justify sweating like a pig over saving $1-2 at the pump. I live in Arizona. Someone doesn’t use the A/C here, i’d throw them out the window.
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I use a/c when I have passengers in the car, but usually I don’t use it for just me. In fact, as long as it doesn’t get TOO hot, I keep the windows rolled up, too. I don’t have a/c at home, so driving home from work, I kind of like to semi-cook in the car and then it feels like pretend a/c when I get out!
[sub]Yes, I take care to notice how I’m feeling, etc. If I got too hot, I would open windows or turn a/c on in a second.[/sub]
I would just quit the car pool. Then I would start my own carpool and invite the other two to join it. This is the same as kicking Chilly Willy out but with a more positive slant.
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I would just quit the car pool. Then I would start my own carpool and invite the other two to join it. This is the same as kicking Chilly Willy out but with a more positive slant.
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If by “positive”, you mean “passive aggressive”, then I agree! Jesus Christ, I can’t stand confrontation and even I say that’d be a shitty thing to do. Just bring it up like others have said.
Yeah, boot her. An energy guy on NPR last week talked about this last week. According to him, you lose about a mile a gallon using AC, and about a mile a gallon with windows down.
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Nice. I was half expecting something like this
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So as not to detract from the surprise of mangetout’s image, I’ll enclose in spoiler. I can’t find the image, but it would be the one-up for that.
In one of the Pink Panther movies, Closeau drives a car into a pool. Later, he drives another car into the same pool…and they’re still pulling the first one out. Too funny! I.e. “You’re STILL not doing it right!”
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Holy crap, boot her and then sic a priest on her. She’s probably a hell-demon. I know of no living soul that would drive in 95+ heat without AC by choice.
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You do over the Internet. I hate AC and never use it in my car.
As far as the OP is concerned, sure, boot her if you can’t stand it. I work from home, or she and I could car pool together.
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If by “positive”, you mean “passive aggressive”, then I agree! Jesus Christ, I can’t stand confrontation and even I say that’d be a shitty thing to do. Just bring it up like others have said.
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I WOULD bring it up and try to show her evidence of MPGs from Mythbusters and other sources. I would tell her that I don’t like it and think it is inconsiderate. I would tell her that my hair and makeup is getting blown around by the wind. And I would ask her to turn on the AC. I would do all this as nicely as possible, but I also wouldn’t think that I would have the authority to kick this person out of the car pool if she doesn’t want to turn on the AC - nobody made me king of the carpool. I’d just take my business elsewhere. Easy and simple as that. Although, if one of the other two ladies felt that she had the authority to kick her out, I wouldn’t stop her.
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??? I lived in an area where the weather got as hot as 120, and the only mode of transportation was un-airconditioned vans packed to about twice their usual capacity (four people per row). It wasn’t pleasant, but it wasn’t deadly.
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I’ve always been sensitive to the heat. A 20 minute drive as described n 97 degree heat would literally have me puking. Twice that would be a serious threat to my health via heat stroke.
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I’ve always been sensitive to the heat. A 20 minute drive as described n 97 degree heat would literally have me puking. Twice that would be a serious threat to my health via heat stroke.
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Yup. Us Western Canadian folk go swimming outside and turn on the car AC when it’s over 15C. Your southern temperatures would kill me, AC or not.
