I just got my gas bill for the past month. It’s ridiculous. I don’t know how I let it get to such a high point. Over the month I’ve had it set to a steady 66°F/19°C. It’s not the warmest setting, but it’s enough to warm the place up when things get too nippy. Perhaps I could have set it lower. I mean, over the past few nights I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night covered in sweat. You’d think that would be a clue that I don’t need that much heating. Also, I’m out of the condo most of the time anyway. Work, improv, and running take me out of here often enough and there aren’t any pets here that might require some heat. I only have plants here, and I’m almost certain they can tolerate a bit of chilliness.
The bill has a bit of my heating history. From what I can see, most of the time my gas bill is really low. January is my highest month, followed by February where I only seem to use half as much gas as January. Last year, by March, the heating was off and I toughed things out. By that time spring weather was starting to emerge so I was happy enough to just put on a sweater when I needed to. Fast forward to this year, and it seems like the same pattern is emerging. I can almost see the psychology behind it all.
- With January being really cold it’s far too easy to turn on the heat and just let it run.
- When I get the bill there’s a moment of “what the hell?!” That, in turn, causes me to use half as much heat in February.
- By March I feel like an ace at toughing out the cold, so I end up switching off the heat for the whole month.
I still recall Hui stating something along the lines of saving money shouldn’t mean having to be cold. I guess I agree. All the same, I know what my tolerance levels are. If I can save a few dollars and still feel like I’m not freezing in here, then all the more power to me. I’m happy enough to be curled up here under the duvet.
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