tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5410743234011208947..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: And If They Like The Weather So Much, They Can Go To HellMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-367701333776977262021-07-16T12:23:30.781-07:002021-07-16T12:23:30.781-07:00Dear Murr, yaay you :) about the a/c. While i'...Dear Murr, yaay you :) about the a/c. While i'm grateful to have the window unit in the bedroom, am way more grateful for plain NOT wanting central air. Having limited funds, would rather save them for other things - like a nice winter coat (one that doesn't look like a glorified hefty bag ... yeah, good luck with that :/Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009191540139452049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42703262513634642562021-07-07T16:36:18.670-07:002021-07-07T16:36:18.670-07:00100% agree with you. There's a lot of blame an...100% agree with you. There's a lot of blame and a lot of shame to be spread around a certain political party. But let's discuss bathrooms, right?Melissahttps://melwestemeier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86768297113401752762021-07-04T15:58:29.356-07:002021-07-04T15:58:29.356-07:00you are just so right.you are just so right.Jemiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602746701715312746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18716373327103578282021-07-02T15:19:57.872-07:002021-07-02T15:19:57.872-07:00I agree.
I agree.<br />Greenridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890440071448020253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45913112157924238632021-07-02T08:57:55.706-07:002021-07-02T08:57:55.706-07:00I was just talking about mini-splits with a contra...I was just talking about mini-splits with a contractor. He was a little hard to understand but he said one of the drawbacks is there's no air circulation. I'm not sure it's a drawback. Anyway, we're due for a new furnace so I'll have to do some (gad) research.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79546398445914875292021-07-01T11:34:52.582-07:002021-07-01T11:34:52.582-07:00Heat/cooling small areas with a mini-split is the ...Heat/cooling small areas with a mini-split is the new hot ticket, so to speak. They're extremely quiet and use less electricity. They work well in older homes because they don't require ducting.<br />Did you see this? An Exxon lobbyist was recorded talking about Exxon's commitment to blocking any climate change legislation.<br /><br />https://www.channel4.com/news/Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14709043585665660012021-07-01T09:14:46.624-07:002021-07-01T09:14:46.624-07:00Mt. St. Helens is closest as the DooDah flies but ...Mt. St. Helens is closest as the DooDah flies but its glaciers blew up, I believe. There's a new one but it's inside the crater. I have been to the rim of the crater a few times but I can't see that glacier from Portland.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24261483715952507992021-06-30T22:06:57.294-07:002021-06-30T22:06:57.294-07:00I'm going to figure out ways to heat/cool smal...I'm going to figure out ways to heat/cool small areas of the house in the future because I'm small and don't take up that much space all at once.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17152652708553827092021-06-30T22:06:09.587-07:002021-06-30T22:06:09.587-07:00Not that commendable. It's easy, or it should ...Not that commendable. It's easy, or it should be, in a climate in which you're only uncomfortable for about a week out of the year. Now, of course, we don't know what we're in for. And yes! I can see glaciers on Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, and on a rare day, Mt. Jefferson from Portland!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62726291832733126762021-06-30T22:05:46.446-07:002021-06-30T22:05:46.446-07:00I also turn it off when I go to bed at night, ther...I also turn it off when I go to bed at night, there's no sense in heating/cooling the living room when I'm not there for the next eight hours or so. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43660948369574483552021-06-30T22:04:55.184-07:002021-06-30T22:04:55.184-07:00We part ways about the 45 degrees and raining. I g...We part ways about the 45 degrees and raining. I get a LOT done in that! I will admit I am weird, and like winter because bright light bothers me.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12284428108670602352021-06-30T22:03:17.977-07:002021-06-30T22:03:17.977-07:00I'm so depressed.I'm so depressed.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13267817262615729922021-06-30T21:58:25.215-07:002021-06-30T21:58:25.215-07:00I'd forgotten the reason you don't have A/...I'd forgotten the reason you don't have A/C. Very commendable of you too. I try not to use mine too often, because I know the damage I'm causing, but I do have it and I will use it when I need to. <br />I didn't know you live within sight of glaciers. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37034760878604276462021-06-30T19:06:10.558-07:002021-06-30T19:06:10.558-07:00Here in the Sonoran desert outside Tucson, we turn...Here in the Sonoran desert outside Tucson, we turn on the AC when it gets over about 100 outside (end of May, all of June and until the monsoon starts sometime in July). It just rained today so monsoon is the earliest I've seen it in almost 20 years. That's a good thing.<br />We never run the AC at night and never set the room temp below 82. It's a heat pump and we use it for a half Desert Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433968299879032651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43425658771740160922021-06-30T19:01:34.404-07:002021-06-30T19:01:34.404-07:00THESE ARE THE STAGES OF GLOBAL WARMING DENIAL. (T...THESE ARE THE STAGES OF GLOBAL WARMING DENIAL. (The order may vary somewhat. So far I’ve seen all the stages displayed by one ex-friend of mine — all but the last two. But just wait.)<br /><br />1. There’s no global warming<br /><br />2. OK, there’s global warming but DON’T YOU DARE call it that, we’ll destroy you professionally and politically if you don’t call it “climate change,” and that Jeremy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84301377114445565012021-06-30T18:27:16.055-07:002021-06-30T18:27:16.055-07:00If that's what it takes, I'm willing to ar...If that's what it takes, I'm willing to arrange and watch.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11626961302950664692021-06-30T16:39:25.324-07:002021-06-30T16:39:25.324-07:00Our 'representatives' are both immoral and...Our 'representatives' are both immoral and amoral.<br />Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91351775751053580672021-06-30T16:24:41.371-07:002021-06-30T16:24:41.371-07:00Love me some Heather...Love me some Heather...merethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269633942437517852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38999446350200375572021-06-30T15:50:31.373-07:002021-06-30T15:50:31.373-07:00They haven't experienced me on the road. Just ...They haven't experienced me on the road. Just cut me off then slow down in front of me, mofo!mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84760157173544024512021-06-30T15:46:52.770-07:002021-06-30T15:46:52.770-07:00We have a wood-burning wood stove, as my husband i...We have a wood-burning wood stove, as my husband is afraid of gas. Also, we use it as our primary heat source because it is cheaper, plentiful (unfortunately), and it heats our entire ranch house in the winter, except for the wee hours during the colder nights. I hate the fact that we are burning trees, but it seems better than having an oil burner going all the time. Freezing to death is not mimimanderynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61149502558715245102021-06-30T14:35:07.325-07:002021-06-30T14:35:07.325-07:00Oh FFS.Oh FFS.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41334322859756827992021-06-30T14:34:50.558-07:002021-06-30T14:34:50.558-07:00They really do need to go. If only "the left&...They really do need to go. If only "the left" were really as murderous as we're claimed to be.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13192218349314321622021-06-30T14:33:40.137-07:002021-06-30T14:33:40.137-07:00Well to be fair it probably came a long way. Hey! ...Well to be fair it probably came a long way. Hey! I'm just saying if I had AC I might turn it on more than I need to. It's kind of natural. I know that since I got a little gas "woodstove" I flick it on when I could just as easily put on a sweater, but that's all the way upstairs. I imagine I'd be the same with AC. At least, I'd be more like you and less like my Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77438321541194430522021-06-30T13:12:53.440-07:002021-06-30T13:12:53.440-07:00I have neighbors on either side of me who NEVER op...I have neighbors on either side of me who NEVER open their windows. In the summer, they have the AC on all the time; in the winter, the heater. (I have even seen my neighbor wearing a tank top during the winter! FFS!)<br /><br />That being said, please do not paint ALL people who HAVE AC with the same brush. We have central air, and when the temp gets to 90, we turn it on. When it gets back mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48892801332548559682021-06-30T10:26:28.254-07:002021-06-30T10:26:28.254-07:00Yes. And I would like to add some stakes for far ...Yes. And I would like to add some stakes for far too many politicians from my country. Including the ones who are currently agitating for more gas and coal mines.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com