Sometimes I feel like my kids think that I’m an idiot. They must not believe that I have been alive for as long as I have. They must doubt that I have been through the same experience as in my life but they are now dealing with. They really must think that they are able to pull the wool over my eyes with a very little thought or effort. However, they are incorrect. Growing up I was quite a hooligan myself. I got into a lot of trouble and I know all of the tricks when it comes to hiding things from your parents. That’s why I don’t even bother with explicit threats to my kids. I just monitor them from afar thanks to the smart thermostat. Clearly, the kids think that I don’t ever look at the energy expenditure reports from our smart thermostat. They must not realize that I can see a detailed temperature control plan if I ask my smart thermostat to print out a report of the daily temperature settings. In fact, I regularly check our smart thermostat to look for strange fluctuations in the indoor air quality control settings. Whenever I see a large discrepancy in the thermostat programming I know that my children have had friends over without my permission. They will crank up the air-conditioning system to make it comfortable for their little friends. They obviously don’t think that I noticed our high energy bills or alterations to the normal thermostat programming. Frankly, I want to keep it that way.
