Is it Really Worth it?

9-4-14

Maria Kozdroy
Blog #3


This blog contains a few thoughts of mine that I just wanted to put out there.  This is not part of the required 5 blogs, yet one to just pose the question of "is it really worth it?" to the reader.

*Please note, this is to be used as a response to class readings and discussion.

Is it really worth it?

                “You should set your A/C to 75, a satisfactory standard number when not in use, to save energy.”  You probably have heard this line several times.  Air conditioning units are slowly changing our environment, not in a necessarily good way though.  Should government ban all A/C units from being run?  Is it simply best to limit the use of them, destroy them completely, invent new types of technologies, etc.?

                First of all, A/C units cost a good amount of money already to run.  However, there’s alternative ways to cool homes available today, for an even higher cost.  What should we do now, before it is too late?

                One simple alternative is to try to survive without it.  Look what technology has done to some people, we rely on it very much.  What will happen that day when the electricity stops working for an extended period of time, or the day the internet goes down?  We must not rely on them as much as we do; rather, try living without these so called “necessities.”

                Ask yourself, do I really need to turn the A/C on to survive?  Yes, it is enjoyable but try living without it.  It will reduce the cost per summer you pay to have it running, while giving a reason to enjoy the summer heat!  You know to keep all those house appliances running, we need to work for that.  Is your labor worth money to run the A/C unit, think about it?