The Thermostat War: Nobody Touches My Thermostat
January in New Jersey, and Ravi has declared war on the heating bill. Arjun is wearing shorts indoors, Priya is turning the dial up behind his back, and the thermostat now lives in a locked steel dabba. This NRI Problems episode patrols the border in under a minute.
Full transcript
Nobody touches my thermostat. Nobody. January in New Jersey. The heating bill arrives. I read it once, and I convert it. Out loud.
Arjun comes down in shorts. Shorts! Beta, is this Goa? Wear a sweater. Priya turns it up when I leave. She says, ‘Ravi, we live here.’ Arre! I also live here. In a sweater.
So the thermostat now lives in a steel dabba. Locked. The key lives in another dabba. My tip: the sweater is the only heater that never sends a bill. Tell me, who guards the thermostat in your house? For more NRI money stories, visit IndiaPay dot com.
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