Well this year we had a late summer, which already ticked me off, I mean that's one of the reasons I moved here. Anyway I totally forgot the thermostat was broken.... For the past month or so while it's been at least 90 everyday or whatever the house has been more like 100 at least. As you walk in you sweat like a mountain goat lost in the desert without water and forgot to go to the bathroom before leaving. I swear I have lost like 200 lbs in the last month and I only was 165 to begin with.
Anyway with yesterday being the holiday that everyone here celebrates kicking us English out I decided to kick out the old thermostat and get a new one. I headed to the Home Depot, along with every man, dog, woman, child, hippo, and horsey. It was packed. I actually went to Lowes first but after walking around there for like 30 minutes trying to find the thermostats and not wanting to relinquish my manhood by asking someone I left and tried the Home Depot. I found one, bought it and took the thing home hoping it would work.
On the packet it said "15 minute install". Sounded pretty good to me, and the instructions even said "Quick Install Guide". Liking the sound of that. After about 90 minutes the thing finally was installed. I mean what the hell, 90 minutes, what is quick about 90 minutes? Someone better have been fired over that or I'm gonna touch the Honeywell factory.
Thankfully it did the job, I finally have air con! But this is the part I hate most. What temperature do you set it to? I was up all night turning the damn thing up and down so often I didn't sleep. Even now I'm not exactly happy with the temperature in the house. Proper ticking me off.
the old temperature questions. I know people who keep the same temperature yera round and they do between 72-74. We're cheap-skates so we do 68 in winter and 78 in summer. Good luck.
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