"A tornado?" you ask.
Yes, a tornado.
In February.
We are going to do it.
See, UWRF sent out a letter to everyone this week about implementing energy
conservation plans. The letter told us that we should turn off the lights
when we're not using them, turn off the computer when it's not being used,
and close the windows and lock them since it's the middle of the winter . . .
stuff like that.
Now, Sara and I are pretty good about most of the stuff on their list: we
usually only use one light (maybe two if we get sick of those stupid
flourescent ones), the computer goes into sleep mode after about 10 minutes,
and . . . well, OK, so we keep our window cracked. But, hey, we'd rather
have it chilly in here than be sweating to death (that whole it's-more-
acceptable-to-put-on-more-clothes-than-to-take-them-all-off thing).
So, what does energy conservation have to do with a tornado in February?
Well, as a joke, Charlie suggested that maybe we shouldn't run our space
heater and our air conditioner at the same time anymore.
And that got us thinking: Tornado.
See, we're going to take our "space heater" and set it up on the floor, and
then take our "air conditioner" and hook it up on the ceiling. And, we all
know what happens next . . .
Tornado!
Hey. Quit laughing. We figured that if we were to really try it, and it
worked, we'd probably end up with honorary doctorates in thermonuclear
dynamics.
Well, until that happens, maybe we'll just have to settle for rigging up two
duct taped pop bottles filled with water . . .
-Sarah
*Let me fill you in a little joke that we have going on. See, Sara always
gets that stupid junk e-mail stuff. It usually never pertains to us, but we
like to pretend it does. So far we are going to put in a pool, get some
siding, refinance our house (or shoebox, or whatever you want to call it),
get a free sattelite system, and redo the roof and windows. We figure a
tornado is the next logical step.
Hey, if the guys above us can fit in a basketball court AND a bowling alley,
anything's possible.