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Originally Posted by Elsi
Speaking of thermostats -- I resent having to carry a sweater in my car in the summer time just so I don't freeze to death in a restaurant. Seems like the staff turns the temp down because they're bustling around and in and out of the kitchen. Us customers just wind up chilled. Public places should adopt reasonable temperature ranges!
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"Resent" is a pretty tough word... but I know what you mean, my wife frequently brings jackets or sweaters when we go out to eat, just in case the place is too cold. Like so many places that use central HVAC, they may have very little control over the temps in isolated pockets of a building, so finding a workable median temp means some people go cold, while others get cooked.
Personally, I'd just as soon bring a jacket, and not have to stifle the smell of sweaty waiters running around my food, but that's me.
Back to the subject: I admit (only slightly reluctantly) that I think it will be the job of government to impose taxes to discourage buying some items, while subsidizing others... and in some cases, legislate some products right off the shelves (as some countries are already doing with incandescent bulbs). I wish that were not the case, but when people continue to buy bad things because they are cheap... and they really need to stop... I can't see any alternative.
The one thing everyone in America does understand, after all, is a blow to the wallet...