Oh dearie me, we are headed towards a daytime temp of 37 degrees Celsius and a daytime temp of 43 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
Evangelidiots' Air Conditioning system is still completely 'cactus fuctus extinctus maximus' to say the least.
He has just asked me IF he may stay in my house during this heat so he may get cool rather than having to go out and spend which is mother sends every month and replace his system with a new and working one.
Plus, he told me he recently purchased a second-hand, split system unit for $600 BUT didn't like the compressor unit being separate from the rest so he discarded the compressor and kept just the fan/ventilator unit but can't get it to work.
It is now approaching 33 degrees Celsius out side my house, my Evaporative Air Cooler is on Low Speed and inside it is still a nice 22 degrees Celsius.
Should I have not told Evangelidiot, "No, you cannot simply use my home and Air Cooling system to help save ," or should I have welcomed him in?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.By presenting this as a yes-or-no situation, I believe that you are missing many possibilities for amusement.
Perhaps you could counsel him to appreciate the heat as god's gracious gift - to bask in it, rather than complain. Tell him that god is equitable: the rich get their heat in winter, and the poor (or the cheap) get their heat in the summer. Tell him not to be so damned ungrateful.
Alternatively, you could advise him to think of the scorching heat of hell, and to think of this as a tiny taste of it. God gives him this tiny taste to warn him of what awaits, should he fall short.
Or you could use this as a true teaching moment, with no amusing torment. You could ask him whether Jeebus has made him humble enough to be a polite, quiet houseguest. You could ask him whether, if your heater craps out this winter, he will welcome you into warmth with NO ulterior motives. Ask him to think long and hard about his answers. (Or tell him to pray on it - it's pretty much the same thing.)
AmyTheBruce
Level 7
Nov 25, 2020
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Reverse Psychology, never thought of using that on him, BUT, imo,
a) expecting HIM not to preach would be like trying expect a rabid dog not to bite, and,
b) explaining the 'benevolences' of the 'gifts' of heat and cold that his gawd is bestowing upon would be as much a waste of time and energy as trying to stop the tides from rising.
Tell him to go to the mall. That's airconditioned. There are a lot of people without aircon and they survive. I was over 30 before I lived in a house with aircon and I survived. I'm sure you were similar.
Cyklone
Level 7
Nov 25, 2020
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Not quite, I was 14 before my Dad finally convinced my mother that having an Air Cooler installed would neither cause her hair to fall out or 'blow the windows and doors out.'
Until then on the very hot nights we kids used sleep on the concrete floors because they cooler than the beds.
Btw for those interested, THIS is a photo of his now Cactus Fuctus Extinctus Maximus Air Conditioning Unit.
Oh, BIG problem there for him, the same as he had with his attending Church recently is that to go to the Mall he'd also need to have a shower AND wear clean clothing as well.
Not a chance! He made his own damn problems, so he should deal with it himself...wear wet blankets, find shade, whatever. Why should you be responsible for him cooling off in YOUR home?
Lilac-JadeCanada
Level 9
Nov 25, 2020
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You're right I've been telling him ever since he arrived here that his system was less than useless in this hot and dry climate out here.
And that he needs to maintain it regularly each winter by stripping it down, cleaning it, and greasing ALL bearings, etc.
@Triphid We've been married over 54 years, & we maintain our home, & everything in it. If it's something we're not qualified to do, or know how to do, we call a professional....it ain't rocket science.
@Lilac-JadeCanada Me, I learned my skills by watching and learning from the professionals, asking questions and assisting them, etc, etc, right from as far back as I can remember.
Then I studied and learned the extra knowledge about things like maintaining Air Coolers and the like.
Building skills came from working with Builders, plumbing from Plumbers, etc, etc, and, unlike Evangelidiot, I never allow myself to think that just because I was raised out here miles from the Big City and coast as he was and does, I know everything .
The day I actually stop learning is the day I'm pronounced DEAD.
@Triphid Exactly. My husband is the same with many things here too.
And an additional question.
If the situation was reversed then would he do the same for me or anyone else?
Triphid
Level 9
Nov 25, 2020
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Not bloody likely....unless he could preach to you. But then again, I doubt you'd be in that position to begin with.
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