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oska on Feb 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years

> that I left on to avoid coming home to 85 degree heat

My sympathy is with the host here.

pclmulqdq on Feb 17, 2023 [–]

Even if it was a tiny window unit left at a high thermostat temperature? The thing could not cool the place down in a reasonable time if it wasn't running 24/7.

The cheap fuck of a slumlord wanted to avoid paying $5/day in electric bills for the thing. This wasn't central air.

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