Dear Queenie,
I have a friend who is a nut about global warming. Every time he visits me he gets on about how I am wasting energy and contributing to global warming because I use airco.
The fact of the matter is I only use it when it is really hot and a fan is not enough and then I don’t turn it any colder than I absolutely have to to keep from fainting from the heat, but he says I am just making excuses, blah, blah blah.
Queenie, how do I shut him up?—Drowning in sweat
Dear Drowning,
I doubt you can.
If you can bear the heat for a little while, turn off the airco completely when this friend visits you and let him also drown in sweat. Otherwise, try to limit his visits to the time of year when you can comfortably do without airco at least briefly.
