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19th April 2015 #31
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19th April 2015 #32
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19th April 2015 #33
Wow, either i am the worlds tightest git, and i use candles comes to mind or my bill is wrong,
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19th April 2015 #34
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19th April 2015 #35
We have a duel fuel bill of £50 a month here in the UK and i have been paying that same price for 3 years.I get the meter readers coming round but not been a bill for a long time.There is only 2 of us here and we use very little gas with having electric shower and cooker.
Compared that to an apartment we had in Pardo/Cebu for 1 year before my wife came over here. 5,000 peso a month for electric at least with air con on most of the time and electric ring for cooking. Nothing much more but the normal items, fridge and tv to add to the bill very month. We were paying more for electric in Cebu than we pay for electric and gas here now.
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19th April 2015 #36
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Easiest way to save money in the Phils is to knock off the aircon.
I have never used it any of the houses or apartments I've had there. Fans only.
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19th April 2015 #37
We only use fans when we stay with family over there. No fan or Air con and i find it impossible to sleep.
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19th April 2015 #38
Yorkshire, might have known
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20th April 2015 #39
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Yes i had 2 air con units running nearly 24/7
It was summer time over there and the condo was like an oven inside
Fans are pretty useless for me they just blow warm air at you
If i did not have aircon at night then for sure i could not sleep
I admire you hardy bunch who can endure that constant heat i cannot
Here is my personal rule of thumb on heat
13 degrees up to 20 is fine and good for working in
20 degrees is about perfect
25 degrees and over is uncomfortable and lethargy starts
30 degrees and over is constant sweating and feeling dirty
35 degrees and over is unbearable and no energy for anything
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20th April 2015 #40
Living in a big posh condo is the same as owning a big flash car...Costs more to run.
Not only that but structures made of concrete are just huge heat sincs..CHB`s are like batteries that store heat which is released all day long and in the evening.
Trying to fight that heat wit A/C power is expensive... 15K expensive!
When Im in Manila,I need the A/C on a lot too.
Our native style home in the province though works in a completely different way...Its cool inside and little need for A/C.
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20th April 2015 #41
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Our original idea was to experience condo life in downtown Davao.
We looked at a lot, but didn't find anything to suit us at all.
Most of the ones we looked at were like ovens inside until ALL the A/C units got going.
Not for us.
Here in our little village we are surrounded by green areas and trees.
Mostly a nice breeze.
From around 3:30 pm the temperature cools down enough for a bike ride or a stroll.
At night it drops to around 23 - 25
With the windows open we normally enjoy a nice movement of air. Usually a small fan helps.
It's summer here now and it can get very hot during the day. If there's no breeze and it gets very humid we'll turn on a small A/C on to cool down the house.
We can sit outside and enjoy the warm evenings and a family meal.
Yes, it's true the heat in the Philippines is a very significant issue that needs considerable thought.
Especially when relocation is in mind.
I've met a few folks who find it too much.
They almost never leave their house and cold beer to go anywhere. Well except a meeting at their regular watering hole. They must be happy or they'd leave I guess ? I can't help wondering if they must get bored.
When you ask them where they have visited in the Philippines it's mostly nowhere.
Strange bunch IMO
Friendly enough though, and if I'm passing by will always greet me and invite me for a cold one.
I've done so a few times but it generally ends up with the regular hardliners almost getting to blows over the usual politics and religion.
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20th April 2015 #42
Never use Aircon, it will kill you before the heat will. Always open front and rear doors or windows allow the breeze to pass through, it's very nice!
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21st April 2015 #43
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What about mosquitoes and moths not to mention any intruders.......
Totally unscientific and just my personal thoughts but i always think that pinoy males seem to die young of heart complaints or a stroke and i put that down to the heat and eating too much salt
Maybe too much alcohol can be added as welll
In the excessive heat your heart is working much harder to try and cool you
I took a heart rate monitor to the phills and my heart rate is much elevated over there (beats per minute)
blood pressure was raised also
On returning to an aircon cooled room my heart rate came down back to normal blood pressure dropped as well
Surely that constant sweating is good for no one
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21st April 2015 #44
We had insect screens, no bars on the windows, never had hardly any insect problems at all. When I first moved to Philippines I soon learnt that ants ect disappeared if you wash and dry pots and put them away and all food in airtight containers unless its food that needs to be in the fridge, also Maritess used to mop and clean the whole apartment every morning after breakfast whilst I made myself busy cleaning bathroom or windows and the rear of the apartment where the washing machine and drying area was, we just got into a routine and everything was nice and shiny just like here at home in the UK!
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21st April 2015 #45
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You've got it Michael.
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