I went to my buddy Soka’s place, as he and I like playing card games and board games — seems like most other guys our age (twenties) prefer video games. I like them too, but it’s nice to get away from screens.
We were playing The Castles of Burgundy and munching on chips when Soka went to the bathroom. I was chilly, so I checked the thermostat on the wall.
When Soka came back to the kitchen table, I said, “It’s awfully cold in here.”
“That’s the way I like it,” Soka said.
“But it would be better for the environment if you put the thermostat a little higher. The air conditioning wouldn’t have to work as hard.”
Soka shrugged. “Eh. It wouldn’t make much of a difference.”
“But it would make some difference. You have it at 74 degrees, and putting it to 76 degrees wouldn’t be all that different to you. You probably wouldn’t feel the difference.”
“I guess it’s not that much,” Soka said.
“It’s really not. And if you can handle 76 degrees, surely you could handle 77 degrees. And if you can handle 77 degrees, surely you could handle 78 degrees. And if you can handle 78 degrees, surely you could handle 79 degrees. And if you can handle 79 degrees—”
Soka held up a hand as stop symbol. His eyes were aflame with anger. He said, “Get out of my apartment.”
Too bad, since Soka was losing the game.
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Dave Williams 
I can tell the difference in changing the thermostat one degree…72, too warm…70, too cool…71, just right.
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You’re really perceptive on temperature changes… I can’t tell the difference of just one degree. But on several degrees, yes.
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