Word: thermostat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Veterans of Cold War I who are rushing to re-enlist for Cold War II should get a lift from this jaunty medley of 1950s history and spy fiction. Through diplomatic freeze and thaw, William F. Buckley Jr., editor of the National Review, has always kept his ideological thermostat set at a conservative 32° F. In his fourth novel-entertainment, he again slips into the adventurous alter id, Blackford Oakes, the dashing Yalie spook who first appeared in Saving the Queen...
...impressed by the efforts to conserve energy made by the communities you mentioned in "Looking Ahead by Cutting Back" [Nov. 10]. The fact that in spite of their sacrifices-using candles, turning down the thermostat-they could cut back only around 17% shows that conservation merely slows the rate at which we use up our resources. We still must develop a way to provide the energy we need...
...schooners and wooden sailing ships, temperatures plunged below the freezing mark. The town normally pays the highest electricity bills in Canada because it taps diesel-fueled generators for most of its power. During the competition, however, the Summerside branch of the Royal Bank of Canada turned its thermostat down to a spartan 50°. Bundled in sweaters, the bank's employees toiled busily by the light of Coleman lanterns, kerosene lamps, candlesticks and even silver candelabra they had brought from home. Meanwhile, in the red brick town hall, city workers left electric typewriters and adding machines unplugged and addressed...
REPAIR JOBWhat a pro would charge Discount price of parts Do-it yourself savings Probable time required Replace thermostat $23.33 $2.37 $20.96 45 min. Replace spark plugs 32.40 7.39 25.01 45 min. Replace crankcase filter 6.80 1.79 5.01 5 min. Replace air filter 12.74 3.99 8.75 3 min. Tune up engine 77.54 11.37 66.17 2 hrs. Change oil & filter...
Lowering the thermostat on your water heater, covering unused fireplaces, and keeping drapes closed are only some of the no-cost ways to cut energy consumption...