I think the world is divided into two types of people – those who like air conditioning, and those who hate it. I’m in the latter group.
On a recent trip to Florida, I left New York on a cold rainy day. I wore several layers of clothing and couldn’t wait to start removing layers as I headed south.
The flight was no help of course. Airlines need to keep their flight attendants awake and alert (let alone the pilots) and so create a meat-locker environment – no release of layers on the plane.

OK, well I’m good with keeping pilots awake so I focus on reaching Miami. Picked up by a friend, I get in his car – or should I say refrigerated vehicle. Like most people who live year round in Florida, he believes that all enclosed spaces need to be cold to average the heat outside. So, if it’s 80 degrees outside, it needs to be 60 degrees inside – maintaining a pleasant 70-degree average. As a result, I add a layer to deal with the sting of cold air.
We finally get to the condominium where the lobby is actually colder than the car … something I didn’t think possible.
But soon I’ll be in the Miami sunshine.
Oops. My cell phone alarm goes off – a reminder that since my flight was delayed (a rant for another time), I have to meet a business associate across town for lunch in 30 minutes. I put on a nice pair of shorts and golf shirt. I jump in a cab … OH MY!! Immediately I long for the relative warmth of my friend’s car.

I get to the restaurant. And, yes, you guessed it… freezing cold. What’s more I seem to always find the one place to sit where the cold air is blowing directly on me. Although there is just one vent and it’s all the way across the room, I feel like some billiard player is working an incredible trick shot – the stream of cold air bounces off three walls and lands smack dab onto my head.
I order hot tea.

The point of this entry? I have none. I just wanted to rant for a change.

Jim Randel is the founder of The Skinny On book series – what many people are calling “unique reading experiences.” His latest book, The Skinny on the Art of Persuasion, will be released in one week. Early reviews are outstanding.