I dislike that long walk to the mailbox when I guess that the utility bill is due to arrive. This is a piece of mail that I really dislike bringing in the house. But, it’s not all year that I assume this way. Only while I was in the summer time period does the utility bill scare me plus keep me up at evening. This is because both of us have genuinely mild winters in this region. The Heating plus Air Conditioning does run much while I was in the Winter so the utility bill is at its lowest. However, that all goes out the window as soon as the real summer time heat kicks in about August. While the Heating plus Air Conditioning cooling is on from May through September to some extent. It is running nearly continuously in the summer time time. That is due to the temperature staying near triple digits for weeks at a time. This year, I am walking a bit more confidently to the mailbox. This is because I came into this heat season with a bit of a strategy. I got proactive instead of just wringing our hands about the high price of Heating plus Air Conditioning comfort. I made sure that all the weather stripping around the doors plus window was current plus tight. I also sealed up all the gaps plus cracks anywhere I could find them. Then, in went the solar shades that help to stop the direct sun heating. However, our big feat was to finally stay on top of the control unit. It is fully programmable so, I have done just that. During the summer, the house is allowed to heat up to withing 15 degrees of the outside temps while I was in the peak heating hours of the day. I’m still waiting for the first electric bill of the summer. But this year, I guess it’s going to be far less than before.