CLIMATIZED

LAST WEEK ONE DAY I WAS MAKING FUN OF MARY WHEN SHE PUT ON A HOODIE SITTING INSIDE. 

YEARS AGO I BEGGED PAULIE FOR AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR THERMOMETER FOR THE CAMPER FOR CHRISTMAS.  I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE HIM FEEL GOOD REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS AND PUTTING FORTH THE EFFORT OF BUYING A PRESENT.

IT WAS THE EARLY YEARS OF THE CASINO WORLD AND I HAVE SINCE COME TO REALIZE THAT HOLIDAYS LIKE CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING, AND NEW YEARS ARE JUST ANOTHER WORKDAY, AND THE HOLIDAYS MAKE THE CASINO CUSTOMERS A LITTLE MORE GENEROUS AND SO THEY TOKE BETTER.  SILLY ME, SHAMING MY SON INTO BUYING ME A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

NOW DAYS I SEND AMY AND PAULIE AN ANNUAL “FRANKLIN” AND MY THREE GRANDSONS A BI-ANNUAL “PAYCHECK” ($50 SAVINGS BOND).

GEES, HOW DID I GET OFF ON CHRISTMAS?  THE INDOOR/ OUTDOOR THERMOMETER FROM PAULIE WORE OUT LAST SUMMER SO WE BOUGHT A BIGGER ONE. 

THE UNIT INSIDE IS BATTERY OPERATED AND THE SENDING UNIT OUTSIDE IS SOLAR POWERED.  HERE YOU CAN SEE IT’S MON 11/1 AND AT 5:04 PM IT’S 86 DEGREES INSIDE AND 81 DEGREES OUTSIDE. NICE !!!

OMG, CAN YOU TELL IT’S A DAY OFF AND I’VE BEEN DRINKING BEER (S)?  ANYWAY BACK TO MARY AND THE HOODIE.  I LOOKED UP AT THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE WHEN SHE PUT ON THE SWEATSHIRT AND IT SAID 75 DEGREES.  MARY’S COLD AT 75 DEGREES?

A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS FEELING A LITTLE CHILLY AND WENT TO PULL ON MY SWEATPANTS, AND THOUGHT ABOUT TEASING MARY AT 75 DEGREES, AND THE THE THERMOMETER SHOWED 72 DEGREES!

AFTER TWO SUMMERS ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT I GUESS WE’VE BEEN CLIMATIZED.  YEARS AGO WE USED TO RETURN TO ARIZONA IN OCTOBER AND RUN OUR A/C.  NOW WE PACKED UP THE A/C AND PUT IT IN THE SHED THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER.  WE USED TO LAUGH AT THE LOCALS WEARING PANTS AND JACKETS WHILE WE WERE IN SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS.

NOW IT’S US, GRABBING HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS AND SMILING WHEN THE TV WEATHERMAN’S FORCAST IS MID-90’S.