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I do the same things (at age 60) in the Philly suburbs. I fire up the AC in my bedroom at night only about 5 days per year, and I have none elsewhere in the ho

I do the same things (at age 60) in the Philly suburbs. I fire up the AC in my bedroom at night only about 5 days per year, and I have none elsewhere in the house. No, it isn't ideal, but I'm cheap and I don't mind using fans. And frankly, I don't like AC. I hate walking through a blast of 20 degree colder air whenever I pass a register. I've found that having a big shade tree that blocks direct sunlight from the house helps a lot. (I know this since my shade tree died and was removed a year ago.) My house is natural brick and retains heat from sunlight for at least 8 hours, so any shade helps cool it a surprising amount.

elicash 7y ago
It's the noise of window air conditioners that bothers me more than anything else. My hearing is average, but for some reason I get annoyed by noise more than others. This is true when it comes to everything from restaurants to commuting (walking, subway/metro, etc). I also don't get why people like earbuds over headphones when you can block out so much noise! I have earplugs, but prefer just not using the A/C.
- icebraining 7y ago
  There's always minisplits - the noisy part stays outside the window. Though it can get annoying when you're outside and multiple neighbours are blasting their ACs.