TURN THE FREAKIN' LIGHTS OFF!

[Ornery]

Honest to God, my wife must come home from a day of work, or shopping, and get miffed if she finds a light not burning. Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

 

[KLin]

YEA YOU ASSHOLES. TURN THE GODDAMN LIGHTS ON.


err, OFF

 

[mcvickj]

Agreed. My apartmentmate always leaves the kitchen light on. It drives me nuts. I turn it off and then he comes back out to get something and leaves it on again! We have those energy saving bulbs in everything but it still drives me nuts.

 

[loup garou]

:roll:

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Honest to God, my wife must come home from a day of work, or shopping, and get miffed if she finds a light not burning. Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

...careful you get caught with that sh!t.

 

[MacBaine]

I am constantly turning lights off that my roommate turns on without discretion. My vigilence has saved us $20 on our last elec. bill though.

 

[Ornery]

...10 "standard" 100 watt 120 volt bulbs with a rated lifetime of 750 hours. Such bulbs typically cost around 75 cents in the U.S. The electricity used by all ten of these bulbs is 1 kilowatt, which would typically cost about 9 cents per hour (approximate U.S. average). Over 750 hours, this would cost (on an average) $67.50 for the electricity plus $7.50 for 10 bulbs, or $75. - Text

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Honest to God, my wife must come home from a day of work, or shopping, and get miffed if she finds a light not burning. Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

Sounds like passive agressive behavior. She's doing it for the negative attention. Try not saying anything for a month and see what happens.

 

[shilala]

The space shuttle landed in our yard once, turns out they thought this was Kennedy Space Center.
The electric company had to come install a water jacket on our meter because it kept melting. They set some steel in concrete to anchor the meter, too. It kept twisting off the wall and flopping around in the yard.
I used to fight it, now I just pay the bill. It was get used to it or crack. Therapy's way more expensive than the electric bill anyways.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

Maybe your fancy rich california coffee makers do....

 

[Ornery]

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.

It's a Bunn. They must not have figured out how to build a proper coffee maker yet. :roll:


Sounds like passive agressive behavior. She's doing it for the negative attention. Try not saying anything for a month and see what happens.

Fvck, I gave up long ago. Now I give the job to my boys, to turn off all the lights she leaves on. The two of them can hardly keep up with her!

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

Maybe your fancy rich california coffee makers do....

My $18 black and decker coffee maker from Walmart turns off after a couple hours.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

we bought a Mr Coffee last year, It DOES NOT have that feature
actually ive never seen one that does

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

we bought a Mr Coffee last year, It DOES NOT have that feature
actually ive never seen one that does

My $70 cuisenart coffee maker turns off on it's own as well.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

we bought a Mr Coffee last year, It DOES NOT have that feature
actually ive never seen one that does

My $70 cuisenart coffee maker turns off on it's own as well.

IC you spent 70$ on it, does it make better coffee then my 35$ one? most likely not, so ill let you spend 2x as much cause i can remember to turn it off

 

[nageov3t]

do lights really contribute to the electricity bill that much? especially compared to people leaving their computers on 24/7.

not that it matters much in my apartment. we don't use any of the overhead lights... the kitchen is lit by a 50-watt bulb inside a lamp on the kitchen table, and the living room and computer rooms are usually kept dark at night, even when we're in them.

the only lights in my bedroom are candles

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

we bought a Mr Coffee last year, It DOES NOT have that feature
actually ive never seen one that does

My $70 cuisenart coffee maker turns off on it's own as well.

So does my $25 cuisinart.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

we bought a Mr Coffee last year, It DOES NOT have that feature
actually ive never seen one that does

My $70 cuisenart coffee maker turns off on it's own as well.

So does my $25 cuisinart.

Ah yes...but does your $25 have burner settings from low to "tongue burning liquid magma"

 

[Ornery]

Desktop Computer & Monitor is about 150 watts and ours are shut down if not used for more than a couple hours. My wife will leave a 75watt light in her closet on all freakin day, and she's only in that closet for 30 seconds. That pisses me off!

 

[xSauronx]

most nights, if i got out or have somethign to do and i come home after dark...the house is lit up like were having a party....and the wifes in the bedroom with a lamp on reading.

4 in the kitchen...3 in the dining room....3 in the living room...1 in the hallway...3 in my room

i think maybe i should just give her some money and a lighter to save time.

 

[acemcmac]

This is why I let a stupid half government controlled management company pay to run my apartment full of servers, chilled booze and ice cream. I have a pair of 20 amp circuts running at 75% load almost constantly. They actually tried to get me thrown out because I was a "fire hazard."

LOL man did I kick their ass all over that meeting with Ohm's law....

 

[FoBoT]

if i had a nickel for every light i turned off, and paid a dime for every light i turned on, i would have a very lot of $

 

[kreb]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ornery
Hell, a couple weeks ago, she even left the coffee warmer on with a quarter of a pot. Oh yeah, that smelled up the house real good.

HTF do people get into these habits? Having your dad harp at you every day of your young life isn't enough, your husband has to take over after that, eh? GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :|

HTF do people make it to the year 2004 without a coffee maker that turns itself off after a couple of hours.
I thought all coffee makers glued together in about the last 10 years did that.

we bought a Mr Coffee last year, It DOES NOT have that feature
actually ive never seen one that does

My $70 cuisenart coffee maker turns off on it's own as well.

So does my $25 cuisinart.

Ah yes...but does your $25 have burner settings from low to "tongue burning liquid magma"

I have a $100 Krups, and it has a clock timer so I don't even have to push the dang button in the morning.

As a side, what about cell phone chargers? My wife leaves them plugged in all the time even after she's done charging. I'm always yanking them off the outlet -- am I conserving a decent amount of electricity, or does that make me anal??

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: kreb

I have a $100 Krups, and it has a clock timer so I don't even have to push the dang button in the morning.

As a side, what about cell phone chargers? My wife leaves them plugged in all the time even after she's done charging. I'm always yanking them off the outlet -- am I conserving a decent amount of electricity, or does that make me anal??

go back to lurking, there are getting to be too many crabs