A short, multi-speaker transcript of a family argument after the thermostat was found set to 85°F. Speakers (labeled A/B/C) name family members—Dad, Kurt, Adriana, Dusty, Brad—and debate boundaries over who may touch the thermostat, with concerns about discomfort and increased gas bills.
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Did you touch the thermostat? Did you turn it up? Of course not. Did somebody fiddle with the thermostat? Yes, it's 85 degrees. 85? Do you have any idea how much even a few degrees can impact the gas bill? Of course I do. It's unthinkable. Dad. Kurt, what's going on in here? Why is it so hot? Someone fiddled with the.
Thermostat. What? Who would do that?
What do you think you're doing? It's roasting in here.
I like to sleep with my window open.
Hey, kid, are you allowed to touch the thermostat at your mom's house?
Duh.
What is going on? Adriana, she turned up the thermostat, said she fiddles with the thermostat at your place anytime she damn well pleases.
Dusty, is that true? Tell me that's not true.
Oh, crimini, Dusty. You might as well give her your wallet and your 401k while you're at it. Brad, do you let the kids touch the thermostat at your house? What? No. The thermostat is a sacred covenant.