My cousins and I video chat from time to time.
- It is something we started doing more when we were in quarantine.
Now that life is going back to what we call “normal” we don’t chat as often. Our lives are busy again and filled with lots of activities like going to the gym, taking the kids to soccer games and going out to eat. Yep, back to “normal” or should I say as normal as can be. Anyway, we were chatting a few nights ago before we went to bed, and I was not necessarily engaged in the conversation until they began talking about the prices of everything increasing. My cousin Cassie mentioned that her energy bill increased to over $200. I was shocked to hear that Cassie was spending so much because she lives alone, and I can’t imagine that she uses her HVAC system in a way that would waste energy. In fact, Cassie goes out of her way to conserve as much energy as possible, and she follows the industry recommendations on how to set her thermostat. Cassie lives in a 3-bedroom home, and it doesn’t make sense to heat and cool the entire space, so I suggested that she look into getting a zone control Smart thermostat and that would help her to conserve energy. She liked the idea and mentioned that she will ask her HVAC technician about it. She then asked me if I had any suggestions on how to lower gas prices. I told her no, but if she finds out she should pass on the information to me.