I don’t know what the
energy company expects me to do, as the heat has been unrelenting this summer.
I wake up in the
morning and it’s already 88˚ … inside. So, of course, I turn on the A/C and run
it all day out of necessity.
I’d mentioned before
that some of the seniors camp out in the Community Room all day, where it’s
nice and cool, to save on their energy bill. But I’m not willing to spend my
time like that. Besides, even when I’m not home, I run the A/C so as not to
come back to a sauna inside, and because I’ve an idea the heat will have a negative
effect on the electronics ─ television, laptops.
At any rate, the
energy company is charging me plenty for this so-called overuse. No need to
also energy shame me.
Having put off
errands yesterday, I had no choice but to head out in the heat this morning to
get the more “pressing” matters off my to-do list.
Running out of
groceries ─ no problem. I’ll make do.
Needing to replenish
makeup ─ also no problem. I’ll stretch what I have out until I can schedule a
trip to Macy’s.
Running out of
avocados and/or craft supplies ─ I'm immediately on it. So, this morning’s “pressing”
situations that sent me out in the heat was just that ... Trader Joe’s for
avocados and Stevia, Michael’s for aida cloth and floss.
We all have our
priorities. LOL.
The price on avocados
is holding firm at $2.50 each.
I’d passed a Farmer’s
Market last weekend, pulled over to see if they had anything I wanted and found
their avocados were going for $3.50 each.
And they don't look that great. So, no thanks.
Instead of a
Michael’s Crafts nearer the complex, I’d driven all the way out to Redlands, because
they have a Barnes and Nobel a few doors down.
I popped in to pick
up the September Issue of Marie Claire because Twin 1 was to have been
featured.
She was.
But at $6.99 for the
magazine, and her “feature” being a mere blurb, measuring two square inches, I
kinda sorta regret the purchase.
After all, what’s the
point of continuing to add to the Creative Memories Scrapbook system, when
anything future generations wish to know about any one of us can be found online.
Avocados and Craft Supplies... priorities No. One and Two for if the World is coming to an end or we're stranded on a Desert Island, I totally 'get it'! *Winks* Thankfully Avocados here in AZ are still only about 99 Cents each so I haven't gone into Avocado Withdrawal, which wouldn't be Pretty. Energy Shaming, they do it here too and I have freakin' Solar that I paid a fortune to have installed so whadda they want, I refuse to Roast to save them a few Kilowats... that I'm probably generating FOR them so they can buy it Cheap off me and sell it High to other Customers anyway, that's how it works! I conserve enough to make me feel 'Greener' than most... so I'm doing my part... perhaps in other ways of Conservation and Good Stewardship of the Planet. Besides, our wealthy Politicians seem intent to allow the World to be ravaged and destroyed in spite of our best efforts and the Environment is finally fighting back... you can't mess with Mother Nature and not have consequences.
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty too. I have been using a lot of a/c this summer. Since I no longer have a yard I am walking Buddy a lot more than I did two years ago. I doubt this summer was any hotter than other summers but I did feel it more. I'm sure it has to do with the diabetes and I have hope for the future as I'm trying to work on my numbers to get them down in hope that my body won't continue working like a steam engine the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteYou bring up an interesting point about "feeling it more". I keep saying it's getting hotter and hotter every year, but perhaps it is me becoming less tolerant of the heat. Something to think about.
DeleteIt was worth it.
ReplyDeleteYes. G uses the AC all summer, and I use the heat all winter. It's such a gift to have these.