Going around the house, grumbling, turning off all the lights my kids leave on

Fuzz

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Tue Jan-23-07 08:35 AM
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Going around the house, grumbling, turning off all the lights my kids leave on

makes me feel like I'm turning into my father. But sheesh! Every. . . Damn. . . room!?!?

Kids, arg! :)

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murielm99

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Tue Jan-23-07 09:42 AM
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1. Did you ever see that commercial

for some bank, where the new homeowner calls his father?

He says, "Dad, I have every light in the house on, and I am air conditioning the whole neighborhood."

I love that commercial.

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Midlodemocrat

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Tue Jan-23-07 09:50 AM
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2. I love that commercial.

I am always yelling at my kids to close the door because they are air conditioning/heating the whole neighborhood.

:rofl:

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KurtNYC

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Tue Jan-23-07 09:54 AM
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3. New construction now has to have occupancy sensors

at least in California (Title 24 regs). Word is that the Dem congress is going to make similar federal laws.

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1gobluedem

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Tue Jan-23-07 09:56 AM
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4. I am having some success with calling 'Energy Hog!' every time the kids leave a light on

But I still have to do it every single time. Just as I have to ask "Was that towel on the floor before your shower?"

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Fuzz

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Tue Jan-23-07 10:03 AM
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5. Oh yeah, the freakin' towel thing too!

I'm a grump! ;)

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tigereye

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Tue Jan-23-07 10:21 AM
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6. are you married to me?

;)

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Left Is Write

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Tue Jan-23-07 10:29 AM
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7. Ask them if they think you own the electric company.

:hi:

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patricia92243

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Tue Jan-23-07 11:01 AM
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8. I wish my kids were still at home for me to grumble about the lights left on - or whatever.

Edited on Tue Jan-23-07 11:04 AM by patricia92243

Unfortunately by the time we figure out that all this stuff doesn't really matter - the kids are grown and gone.

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skygazer

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Tue Jan-23-07 11:03 AM
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9. I grumble about my neighbors

Who leave lights on when they're not home. :wtf:

My father worked for the power company when I was a kid - I'm incredibly anal about power usage. :blush:

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