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Spouses Argue Whether to Use Heater or Air Conditioner on 65-Degree Day
SEATTLE — Tempers flared as Mindy and Lewis Lee fought for command of the thermostat on a 65-degree day after years of passive-aggressively changing the temperature behind each other’s backs, nosy neighbors confirmed.
“I love Lewis, but he is an idiot when it comes to climate control,” quipped Mindy. “Just look outside! There are no leaves on the trees. That woman is wearing pants. That means it’s heater weather! Air conditioning comes on at no lower than 80 degrees. The ceiling fans better be sprouting coconuts before we need to hit the A/C button. I’m about to de-central the air conditioning units in here if you know what I mean.”
The Lees, who have been married for 7 years, shared that they were actually madly in love. Their only point of contention was the household climate.
“How can she even be cold? She’s already wearing 4 layers, including a caribou fur coat a Native Alaskan friend gave her,” scoffed Lewis. “I can’t believe I’m even having this argument. The sun is out. I can see the chihuahua across the street panting in the driveway. That means air conditioning time. She is lucky I didn’t turn it on went it hit 62 out there. If I can piss in the morning without seeing my breath, I don’t want the heater on.”
