I opened the freezer and put it on the porch.

I opened the freezer and put it on the porch.

My husband is forever complaining about the energy bills in our house.

It doesn’t matter what I do; he has a suggestion for being able to do it more efficiently or by using less energy.

I sometimes wonder why I even married the man until he smiles at me. Two weeks ago, he upset me with his constant complaints. Our energy bill had come in and he got it before I did. No sooner had he looked at the bottom line, and he was lecturing me. I stood there with my lips pursed. It was all I could do to keep from commenting on his pompous attitude. When he finally shut up, I walked into the kitchen. I opened the freezer and unplugged it. I opened the back door and pushed the open freezer onto the porch. I told him it was cold enough that we didn’t need the freezer inside. He was unhappy with me, but he didn’t say a word. The next day I called the HVAC company. I asked them to come out and do a thorough energy check on our furnace and air conditioning unit. I told them that my husband wanted to know how to save money on our heating and air conditioning. They knew my husband well and the owner of the HVAC company laughed. Every year my husband went on a tirade about our energy savings. He asked me what I had done in response to his tirade and I told him about the freezer on the porch. He sent his best HVAC specialist to our house the following day. My husband was home to oversee the inspection.

 

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