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Dog Days Are Here: Keep Cool for Less
by cowboyind | Aug 12 '01
Keeping cool during the summer does not have to cost a fortune. Here are some tips for saving some of your air conditioning dollars.

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Again, as usual... (Reply to this comment)
by HotnCold
...you provide thorough, useful information for the Epinions audience at large, instead of writing narrow self-serving blather for a few sycophants. Well done. Too bad there's not more of you here.
Aug 28 '01
8:22 pm PDT

BOY, I WISH YOU WERE DOWN HERE IN MIAMI.... (Reply to this comment)
by supernova7
Like always, you're on target with all of your reviews...can't wait to read another. The only thing is cowboyind when you are dealing with Florida Power & Light Co., they make sure they raise the rates during the summer months...
Aug 18 '01
3:40 pm PDT

BOY, I WISH YOU WERE DOWN HERE IN MIAMI.... (Reply to this comment)
by supernova7
Like always, you're on target with all of your reviews...can't wait to read another. The only thing is cowboyind when you are dealing with Florida Power & Light Co., they make sure they raise the rates during the summer months...
Aug 18 '01
3:39 pm PDT

Thanks for the nice comments... (Reply to this comment)
by cowboyind
I've not been on the 'net much this summer so haven't written as much. It's great to be back on Epinions.

And thanks mrlarry for the info on the CFLs in 3-packs. I have not seen those yet here but will keep looking. You Californians do a great job of conserving electricity and are much more cognizant of things such as the need to use CFLs than people here, where (for the time being) we have abundant electricity. Californians use less electricity per person than the residents of any other state except Rhode Island.
Aug 14 '01
10:19 am PDT

Great essay! (Reply to this comment)
by BonnieVA
I've been waiting for another review by you! It's finally arrived ... & excellent as usual.

Bonnie
Aug 13 '01
5:04 pm PDT

Excellent suggestions (Reply to this comment)
by mrlarry
BTW, here in California, you can buy those fluorescent bulbs for about $5 or $6 each in three packs in warehouse stores like Costco.

Thanks to the cool weather and conservation, my electric bill last month was just $15 (of course that's one person in a two-bedroom condo who does the laundry in a central facility.
Aug 13 '01
7:47 am PDT