http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/08/too-cold-in-the-summer/ Nourishment and inspiration for those who love the Earth Tue, 22 May 2012 04:18:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/08/too-cold-in-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Elizabeth Cottrell Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:02:38 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2773#comment-2067 It's enough to make me wish for a benevolent dictatorship...democracy calls for Americans "getting what we want," but it's often ridiculous...colder than it should be in the summer; warmer than it should be in the winter; more food in a restaurant (at a higher cost) than is good for us (and we are sometimes charged MORE for asking to share an entree). Abundance has not, I'm afraid, been good for us as a society. It’s enough to make me wish for a benevolent dictatorship…democracy calls for Americans “getting what we want,” but it’s often ridiculous…colder than it should be in the summer; warmer than it should be in the winter; more food in a restaurant (at a higher cost) than is good for us (and we are sometimes charged MORE for asking to share an entree). Abundance has not, I’m afraid, been good for us as a society.

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/08/too-cold-in-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 Joan Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:24:26 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2773#comment-2064 Thank Andy for writing that article for me! I am so annoyed by "cold" places in the summer in Arizona---the supermarket, movie theatre, etc. It is totally rediculous and a total waste of energy! I, too, freeze often in these places. Thank Andy for writing that article for me! I am so annoyed by “cold” places in the summer in Arizona—the supermarket, movie theatre, etc. It is totally rediculous and a total waste of energy! I, too, freeze often in these places.

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/08/too-cold-in-the-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 Jim Z. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:19:13 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2773#comment-2060 Great post. Having grown up in Phoenix, I recall the outdoor blast furnace and the refrigerated interior spaces as normal. But now I doubt that I could stand it. Great post. Having grown up in Phoenix, I recall the outdoor blast furnace and the refrigerated interior spaces as normal. But now I doubt that I could stand it.

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