Comments on: My MIL’s Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot! http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/in-laws/my-mils-feeling-hot-hot-hot humor advice column for parents Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marinka, TMH http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/in-laws/my-mils-feeling-hot-hot-hot/comment-page-1#comment-94448 Marinka, TMH Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:49:37 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=2822#comment-94448 Or, you can make sure that your bum is extra padded with protective layers of fat. I heard it really works! Or, you can make sure that your bum is extra padded with protective layers of fat. I heard it really works!

]]> By: Anna Lefler http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/in-laws/my-mils-feeling-hot-hot-hot/comment-page-1#comment-94397 Anna Lefler Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:29:43 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=2822#comment-94397 I WISH I had this problem. At my MIL's, we're lucky to get any A/C at all because apparently "money doesn't grow on trees." Which is immaterial because there aren't any trees nearby anyway. Have I mentioned that they live in a metal house? And that we visit every July? It's like a sweat lodge without the feathers and spiritual breakthrough. Luckily we have the distraction of my MIL dragging her fingers across her polyester slacks to check for hangnails again and again...and again...and again... [eyelid flutter] I WISH I had this problem. At my MIL’s, we’re lucky to get any A/C at all because apparently “money doesn’t grow on trees.” Which is immaterial because there aren’t any trees nearby anyway. Have I mentioned that they live in a metal house? And that we visit every July? It’s like a sweat lodge without the feathers and spiritual breakthrough.

Luckily we have the distraction of my MIL dragging her fingers across her polyester slacks to check for hangnails again and again…and again…and again…

[eyelid flutter]

]]> By: Muirgen http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/in-laws/my-mils-feeling-hot-hot-hot/comment-page-1#comment-94274 Muirgen Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:08:13 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=2822#comment-94274 Oh, you probably shouldn't come to my house then! Does your MIL live in a cold climate? Because it's just too stinkin' expensive to keep a house that warm in the winter where I live. We keep our house at 65 when people are awake and 55 after everyone's in bed, with a programmable thermostat so it's warm when we get up. We wear wool sweaters and have wonderful warm fuzzy sheets & blankets. But seriously, I've already spent $700 on propaane since Nov, and it's time to fill the tank again. Oh, you probably shouldn’t come to my house then! Does your MIL live in a cold climate? Because it’s just too stinkin’ expensive to keep a house that warm in the winter where I live. We keep our house at 65 when people are awake and 55 after everyone’s in bed, with a programmable thermostat so it’s warm when we get up. We wear wool sweaters and have wonderful warm fuzzy sheets & blankets. But seriously, I’ve already spent $700 on propaane since Nov, and it’s time to fill the tank again.

]]> By: Rachael http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/in-laws/my-mils-feeling-hot-hot-hot/comment-page-1#comment-94024 Rachael Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:10:11 +0000 http://www.mouthyhousewives.com/?p=2822#comment-94024 My FIL does this and I hate it. We had to live with them for 2-1/2 months and I was in a constant state of popsicle. I finally just said it had to change. The ceiling fan has to be turned off, the thermostat can not go below 70-72 and if he's hot then he needs to go upstairs. He had a window unit installed in their bedroom to take a little pressure off of the central ac when it's 115 outside. Now I pick on him about it when we visit and he knows he has to either suffer with the temp being up a little or suffer with my incessant whining for a week. Usually he picks the temp being raised a degree or two. Since I've learned how to change it myself I'll fiddle with it when he leaves on one of his many clean the car, dry cleaning, go to storage, grocery store errands. When he comes back he always walks in the house acting like he's going to pass out and croak but he always survives. My FIL does this and I hate it. We had to live with them for 2-1/2 months and I was in a constant state of popsicle. I finally just said it had to change. The ceiling fan has to be turned off, the thermostat can not go below 70-72 and if he’s hot then he needs to go upstairs. He had a window unit installed in their bedroom to take a little pressure off of the central ac when it’s 115 outside. Now I pick on him about it when we visit and he knows he has to either suffer with the temp being up a little or suffer with my incessant whining for a week. Usually he picks the temp being raised a degree or two. Since I’ve learned how to change it myself I’ll fiddle with it when he leaves on one of his many clean the car, dry cleaning, go to storage, grocery store errands. When he comes back he always walks in the house acting like he’s going to pass out and croak but he always survives.

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