Sunday, January 16, 2022

Those little pamphlets the electric company send out,

admonishing their customers for using more electricity than their neighbors, there's a guilting tone - and that tone is backed up with references to getting your home at top efficiency.  Cha-ching!  Oh, you don't bu-ku bucks to have your place saran-wrapped all the way around, a good 1/2 foot thick?  Why you irresponsible luzer!

Yeah, that's the tone.  And you're supposed to feel inadequate, because you finally figured out where the draft is coming from - thanks to a breezy day at 7 farenheit.  So, all those years, bleeding out electricity.

But here's the difference: the Lord is not mad at people, for not having some stupid windows replaced.  In fact, the King of kings doesn't care if you hillbilly the thing with...what's ever at hand.  But the worldings expect you to get new windows, whether you can afford them or not.

2 comments:

  1. I get annoyed with the tone, too. I also get annoyed with sending more money to the utility than I need to. Get yourself some plastic or bubble wrap and cover the windows to keep out the drafts (and close the curtains if the sun isn't coming in). Roll up towels and stick them in front of the doors.

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  2. Dear Kathy, bubble wrap, that's a terrific idea. Get get that at work, they just throw it away. Thanks:) i have rolls of flannel fabric that stay rolled in every window of the house, and they're keeping most the drafts at bay. Weather stripping and plastic are on my hardware store list. My windows aren't exactly state of the art, but it's not like i have 20 grand just laying around to get them replaced.

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