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Default Some USIANs opinion of England and the English <g>

On 12/11/2016 10:18 AM, jmcquown wrote:

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> I'm reminded of an older woman I worked with who was always trying to
> adjust the thermostats in the office. She was always complaining about
> being cold. Little did she know they weren't actual working
> thermostats. (There seems to be some psychological benefit to letting
> people *think* they're changing the temp. In fact it was all controlled
> by building maintenance.) Lady, just wear a sweater or a jacket. The
> rest of us really were glad she couldn't set it to 82°F.


Years ago I worked with a woman that had a little thermometer on her
desk and she was always turning up the heat. One day she went to lunch
and a guy moved the glass thermometer so it read two degrees higher.
She was much more comfortable and left the thermostat alone.