Living in Buffalo, New York, means investing into both a heating plus cooling system, then although the summer time seasons are consistently quite short, the temperature often soars into the high eighties… The humidity can be brutal.
The muggy conditions make it impossible to get comfortable while in the day or sleep well at night, then without air conditioner, the apartment becomes the perfect environment for breeding mold, mildew, bacteria plus dust mites.
The winters in Buffalo tend to last more than half the year, then it’s not respected to rely on the furnace for numerous weeks straight, but both of us often have snow at Thanksgiving, Christmas plus Easter. We’ve already had a blizzard on Mother’s Day in May. The temperature is frequently below freezing, plus it’s not unrespected for it to dip into the negatives. The wind chill makes it dangerous to spend any time outdoors, unfortunately, hiding in the house isn’t an option, and constant snowfall means continual shoveling, scraping plus plowing. I devote minutes to clearing a path to the mailbox, brushing off the vehicle plus clearing off the front steps. While I care about the extreme change of weather, I am not glad with the cost of my utility bills. I’ve done the math plus heating plus cooling expenses add up to around 50% of the household energy United Statesge. I am always on the lookout for ways to eliminate energy waste. I’ve invested into Energy Star rated windows plus doors, caulked, weather-stripped plus insulated. I’ve added ceiling fans plus replaced to a smart thermostat! Despite all my efforts, I still cringe when I get the electric or gas bill in the mail.