I’m not for sure that my buddy is keeping the thermostat cranked when it’s poker night but I have my suspicions. There is a group of us who play poker about once a month, sometimes twice. It’s the same crew for more than a decade now. Two women and one of the men in the group share the zone controlled HVAC of the office with me. We work in different departments but the same office and company. The other guys are buddies I’ve had since I was a kid. I grew up down here with all the air conditioning the south is known for. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. I tried my hand at two northern winters. Not sure there is enough gas furnace power to have kept me truly warm. I was cold all the time and we had state of the art residential HVAC in that place. I hurried right back to where I am now. So these games rotate houses. This one guy’s house is hotter than most in the summer. And I keep my thermostat at 82 degrees during the peak heating hours of the day in the summer. My suspicions are that he does this to make us all less comfortable while playing poker. I’ve recently been to his house for a small dinner party. That place was the picture of HVAC cooling and so wonderfully comfortable. So next time poker is at his house, I’m checking the thermostat and calling him out. Smart thermostat or not, I think I know what this cat is up to with the air conditioning when it’s poker night.