From: Richard B. 

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:59:14 -0400, "Geo."  wrote:

>We used to have an amish baby sitter. One day one of the kids turned the
>thermostat up to full in the living room. The babysitter didn't understand
>how heating systems worked so her fix was to open the windows to cool the
>house down.

I've done a similar thing to my brother while taking a long trip in the
car.  He usually goes to sleep about 30 minutes down the road, so I slowly
'boil the frog' by turning up the heat until I am about to roast.

It's worth the effort.

- Richard 

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