tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post2550054472799022454..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Adulthood: It ain’t as advertisedMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-9337341646594128052008-08-17T08:43:00.000-07:002008-08-17T08:43:00.000-07:00play in the sprinkler! Work will wait! (at 19 I'm ...play in the sprinkler! Work will wait! (at 19 I'm still delighting in adulthood)Caitlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895569417925326991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-3676835797478045252008-08-15T11:20:00.000-07:002008-08-15T11:20:00.000-07:00Ever seen the little portable acs that have wheels...Ever seen the little portable acs that have wheels and don't hang out the window? Excess ehat is bad for computers, after all. And some of them are darned efficient - says the woman with a bedroom on the third floor facing west ...Ms. Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794068786333979546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-73593497837707984102008-08-15T01:58:00.000-07:002008-08-15T01:58:00.000-07:00Being hot in summer and cold in winter is hard. b...Being hot in summer and cold in winter is hard. but not as hard as being cold in summer and hot in winter. WHY? Why must my office mates diddle with the air con to the degree that I have to wear fifty layers of clothing, NO MATTER THE SEASON.<BR/><BR/>Gah.Kaviarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-46117367536903894352008-08-14T22:29:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:29:00.000-07:00Plant a tree. Outside the bedroom window. You'll...Plant a tree. Outside the bedroom window. You'll have free air conditioning for life. Sort of.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-13766059521862340182008-08-14T10:57:00.000-07:002008-08-14T10:57:00.000-07:00I was the exact same way as a kid. I could not WAI...I was the exact same way as a kid. I could not WAIT to grow up, and be able to do Whatever I Wanted!<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Work, pay the bills, buy groceries, clean... it's just all fun all the time here Chez Cat Hair.<BR/><BR/>Every once in a while, I do have ice cream for dinner, though. It feels so good!ccr in MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938353645353176255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-53096186861962557802008-08-14T09:25:00.000-07:002008-08-14T09:25:00.000-07:00Hey! I can actually help! I live in Sunnyvale, C...Hey! I can actually help! I live in Sunnyvale, CA with no a/c so we've learned some neat tricks for keeping the house cool and this one is super cheap. Tape tin foil, shiny side out, on the inside of the window. That's it! The more of the windows you cover, the cooler your room stays. And darker. But that might be preferable.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654352225442202539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-80695786875296697672008-08-14T08:42:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:42:00.000-07:00Delurking.....We had the same problem (and don't e...Delurking.....We had the same problem (and don't even have a/c) until we bought some bamboo blinds for the outside of the windows. Something about keeping the sun OFF the windows made a difference. Hope you are adjusting "in a mature fashion" to the absence of the Denizens during the day!Another Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174032957623543821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-37668917565262795062008-08-14T08:05:00.000-07:002008-08-14T08:05:00.000-07:00I knew there was A Reason I was staying here, plug...I knew there was A Reason I was staying here, plugging away at My Job, rather than throwing the yarn and perhaps a change of clothing (if there's room) in the car and pointing it at the coast.<BR/><BR/>Darn those maturity units...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-75164000649020359192008-08-14T06:56:00.000-07:002008-08-14T06:56:00.000-07:00It's the opposite here, I look forward to summer a...It's the opposite here, I look forward to summer as a break from energy bills. It doesn't hit higher than about 30C here (86F) on the hottest days. I don't have air conditioning. I have a 12 inch oscilating fan for the hot days. <BR/><BR/>But I still know how you feel, because I spend all winter, from November until April, wrapped in blankets and debating the relative merits of going from 17 to Leoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819621967258349176noreply@blogger.com