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Air Conditioning Miser
15Jul2008 Filed under: Life Author: DarinA miser is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts. The term derives from the Latin miser, meaning “poor” or “wretched,” comparable to the modern word “miserable”. [from Wikipedia]
Our new landlord is an air conditioning miser. The new apartment has air—and it works really well—he just won’t turn it on. We don’t have a thermostat in our apartment which I’m discovering is a major oversight. I’ve spoken face to face with Mr. Miser Landlord once about keeping the air on, and I’ve emailed him once as well (to which he didn’t reply). Then today I came home from work to find a super heated apartment waiting for me. Arrrrrrrrgh!!!!!
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alice
July 16th, 2008 at 0219
I hear ya. our apt. will get up to 95 degrees. Since we are on the 6th floor and have roof windows it’s like a green house. My landlady promised that she’d put in air conditioning when it got hot. Every time I talk to her about it she runs out like she has something to do.
Shea Van Fleet
July 16th, 2008 at 0747
There is nothing worse than being in a hot house, especially if you have the technology to keep it cool!
Wendy
July 22nd, 2008 at 1552
The landlords at my office building are SUPER Misers! When we first moved into the complex they would only run the air conditioning from 9-5 and they set the thermostat to 80. After several fights and threats of law suits we have finally gotten them to leave the air on with the thermostat set at 76. The problem is the thermostat is in the hallway where it is always 5 degrees cooler. We have since fixed the problem by placing a space heater in the hallway to keep it a toasty 80 degrees. So the air stays on all day … aaah bliss.