Sometimes I just have to look at my bestie and shake my head.
Thank God he’s pretty, because he’s not necessarily the brightest bulb in the box.
I cherish him nevertheless, but there are times that I have to question what he’s up to. This was absolutely the case when we first moved in together and I realized that he had never operated a central Heating and A/C system before in his life. Let me be clear, I wouldn’t expect him to be a professional Heating and A/C professional or anything like that. I mean that he absolutely did not know how a thermostat controls the indoor air temperature. Apparently, his entire life his parents have been in charge of the indoor air temperature to the extent that he was unaware of a thermostat purpose. When we moved in together, he kept wandering around and saying that he did not understand why the indoor air felt so bad. I would simply shrug and tell him to go ahead and adjust it if he thought it was an uncomfortable temperature. After several mornings of this back and forth, I wasn’t understanding why he was so concerned with me. Finally he exploded and told me that he did not understand how he was supposed to change the indoor air temperature when it was so overheated and humid outside. No matter how several windows he opened or how several fans he turned on the indoor air temperature only got warmer. That’s when I looked him dead in the eye and asked if he understood what a thermostat was. The sheer confusion on his face said it all. From that morning forward, I taught him how a thermostat works and even how to program it. I have a lot of questions for his mom when I meet the in-laws.