I’ve had my fun. That is exactly how I feel about the cooling in our house. I don’t think it’s asking too much if you just pay attention to the thermostat and the HVAC system. If we aren’t careful, our summer utility bills can become extremely high. Simply put, it doesn’t happen anymore. I have pleaded and made efforts to persuade my family. It seems to go in one ear and out the other with children. But even my wife, who concurs with my thesis, has been known to overuse the cooling. I’ve pleaded for assistance with the air conditioning in family meetings and even one-on-one visits for years. Nothing alters, however, and by August my utility bills have skyrocketed as a result of no one else paying attention to the thermostat but me. That alters this year. It’s already changed, in actuality. Just yet, though, my family is unaware of it. Late last fall, when the HVAC professional came to service the heating, I had a smart thermostat installed. It goes without saying that there isn’t much demand for heating down here, so I’m not worried about that. I am aware that I can lock out anyone else who tries to use the manual thermostat with the smart thermostat, though. Now that March has arrived, I can’t wait to witness the first instance when someone tries to turn the air conditioning down but is unable to. So that I can record the event, I almost want to install a video camera. The smart thermostat can only be used in manual mode going forward because I am the only one with the code. I made an effort to convince my family, but I think I’ll just change our bad HVAC practices from now on.