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How to save on cooling my home
First you need to know the basic facts about hoe an air conditioner works.An air conditioner has two basic parts. The compressor and the fan. The compressor pumps coolant through it's coil and causes them to get cold. The fan draws air over the coil, thereby cooling the air, which is then pumped out into your home. No matter what your air conditioning controls say, your compressor has only tow speeds, on and off. Many people believe that an air conditioner is like a stove top.
On a stove top the higher you turn the knob the bigger and hotter the flame gets. Many people believe that the lower their air conditioner's thermostat is set the cooler and faster the air conditioner cools. This is not true! Again, an air conditioner compressor (The expensive part of cooling) only has two setting, on or off! The temperature, in you home is controlled by how long the compressor runs, not by how high it is set! When your home reaches your desired temperature the compressor shuts down. When the temperature, in your home, gets higher than the thermostat setting the compressor turns back on until your living space's temperature reaches the setting you desire, then the compressor shuts down again! If you set your thermostat at its highest (or coldest) setting, your space will not get cool any faster! So set your air conditioner at your desired temperature and let it do it's job!
Should I leave my air conditioner on when I leave my home?
If you want to save money on your power bill the answer is yes! You see, your cooling system not only cools the air, in your home, it must also cool the floor, the ceilings, the walls and the furniture. Once your system has cooled all of these things your compressor shuts down, leaving only the fan running. If you shut your air conditioner down, when you leave your home, when you return and flip your system on again it must re-cool all of the items I have mentioned above. (The most difficult things, in you home, to cool) and the most expensive part of cooling your living space. By leaving your system on, it will maintain a constant temperature and your compressor will not run as much, thereby saving you loads of money!At what setting should my fan be set?
If you have a window air conditioner you will, most likely, have three fan settings, Low, medium and high! When you begin to cool your space, I recommend that you set your fan speed at medium. If you set your fan speed at high you will get some phycological satisfaction however, when the fan speed is set at high the air, in your space will flow over the cooling coil too fast to cool the air down. Set your fan speed on medium and when your space is at your desired coolness turn the fan to low. This will maintain the comfort level you desire, create les noise and, again, save you big money! All of these recommendations also work in automobiles!Ferrari Dino Spider
The sexiest car I've ever had was a Ferrari Dino Spider. It was white with a black Convertible top and had a black and white hounds tooth interior.My Ferrari Dino Convertible had a V-Six engine with a manual transmission. It wasn't the fastest car in the world but sitting in the drivers seat, looking out over it's slopping hood and raised fenders was as exiting as looking at the curve of a lady with an apple shaped butt.
I drove it for about three years until I blew a piston and traded in on a 1976 BMW 3.0 Sports Coup with an in line six cylinder engin, the best car I've ever had. I would still be driving my BMW had it not been totaled when a women, in a Mercedes, had not rear ended me so hard that my contact lenses popped out.
Maserati Gran Turismo Convertible
I do enjoy a well-made machine, which is how I found the Maserati Gran Turismo Convertible, from the moment I got in to this sports car I was seduced by the hand-stitched leather seat and closed the driver-side door with the satisfying sound of a well built machine. The Gran Turismo Convertible is a solid and heavy car. Its 4,365 pounds include a 200-pound weight gain over the GranTurismo coupe to make the roof retractable, but that weight was not evident on takeoff.The GTC is capable of 176 mph and can reach 0 to 60 in less time than it takes a man to notice a nice pair of legs. (about 5.5 seconds) But, it isn't just a straight down the road hot rod. The 90-degree V-8 is placed two inches behind the front axle for a front mid-engine alignment that lightens the steering and keeps the weight balanced. And it's situated inside the imported Quattroporte chassis that uses a flat aluminum underbelly as a stressed member to keep the car as lightweight and low to the ground as possible for better cornering.
The six-speed automatic transmission is smooth shifting, quiet, solid and playful enough that you can really get going behind the wheel with the pull of a lever or the push of a button. While the car lover in me appreciated the fluidity and grace of this machine, the motorcyclist in me enjoyed the paddle shifters, which allowed me to throw the stick shift into semiautomatic mode and click through the gears rather than just press the toe of my shoe to the floor mat and steer. I loved that I could just hit a dashboard button called "sport" to electronically, and seamlessly, tighten the suspension while transporting me to the sweet spot of the power band, which reaches peak horsepower at 7,600 rpm.
The Maserati Gran Turismo Convertible is one sweet machine!
Exercise
Yes, things get easier! The real enemy is boredom. Everyday I do my workout and it gets easier. But, I get bored so I try to change the things that I do so that it remains fun. I love having fun so I look for things that I enjoy doing. When I'm doing something that is fun I think of it as free exercise.I do thirty five 'Real' sit-ups every morning. Then I do twenty push-ups and take a walk. I change the rout of wy walk so that it doesn't become boring. New things to look at, new people to say hello or talk to and different sights to see. So, rather than being bored I look forward to getting out of the house for walk about.
Thinking
Sometimes, I'm thinking and I don't let anyone know!The good old days
When I were a lad, Momma would send me down to the corner store with a dollar and I'd come back with five pounds of potatoes, two loaves of bread, three pints of milk, a pound of cheese, a packet of tea, and half a dozen eggs. You can't do that now.Too many damn security cameras!
Dear Mr. Addotta
I had a rough day today, but a few moments after visiting your Web site (for the first time) you had me laughing. Somehow, I missed your appearances on TV and elsewhere, and know you only from "Wet Dream," which I think is brilliant. How good to learn that you've got CDs out of your comedy. I love that you are funny without being vulgar and obnoxious, as are so many young comics today. Your newest fan, Adam Schwartz Bloomington, IndianaAdam Schwartz
Moles
Why do people leave Moles on their face? While some people find them attractive, I find them distracting! Robert De Niro is a great actor but the mole on his face has gotten big enough to hang your coat on. Come on Bobby, give us a break!Getting Older
My kids asked me, "Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?"I told them "My sense of decency."
I was born in Rockford, Illinois, where I was raised as a poor child, which was particularly sad, in my case, because my parents were rich!
Early on I got the impression that my mother held me in contempt because she would crap in my diapers and blame it on me.
My father also showed signs of malice towards me.
I'll never forget the day he taught me to swim! I thought I'd never get out of that sack!
I also had to ride my bicycle standing up, because Dad had installed a mouse trap on the seat.
My Cat
I love my cat, Harley!People ask me if I've had my cat declawed.
I would never have a cat declawed because claws are a cat's only defense and I can get pretty drunk!
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