My wife overheard me telling the neighbor that I was actually excited for Summer.
When I walked inside, I was asked to repeat my sentiments about the approaching Summer so she could hear it and maybe even tape it.
I deserved that one. Indeed, I’ve been the winiest and most air conditioning needy of all of us since we moved to the south. And I mean, we moved way south. Like, I broke out the space heater several times this Winter just to keep my streak of not turning on the heat pump during the Winter alive. It’s that far south and with this sort of latitude comes with it a whole bunch of high temperatures and equally high humidity levels. Of course, I was completely overwhelmed by the heat of the Summer. The first couple, I could only go from air conditioning to air conditioning. Just the time getting to and from the car was unbearable. But the huge costs of cooling the house because of my heat aversion was killing our finances. So I had to start working on both acclimating to the climate down here in the Summer and easing up on the thermostat settings. I’ve gotten off to a great start so far. I’ve been relatively light handed with the cooling all Spring to get more accustomed to the heat. And I had the HVAC professionals come out to install a smart thermostat. This new HVAC technology will be sure to keep us comfortable without going overboard with air conditioning or cooling an empty house. So yea, I am excited for the Summer and for sure, I’d be willing to have that statement recorded.