[rebuilder]

It seems odd that you worry about the energy a dryer uses, yet set your thermostat to 16 degrees when you're not even in.

[soVeryTired]

Depends on whether they live somewhere hot or somewhere cold.

[rebuilder]

Youre Right! Parent is apparently from Tasmania, which I lumped together with the rest of Australia as "damn hot", while that apparently isn't the case at all.

[TheSpiceIsLife]

Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth. Everywhere on the south coast of Australia experiences winters that necessitate heating, though perhaps not left on constantly.