I noticed a Flagston thermostat, or “thermostat,” in 2009. And an improved thermostat in 2012. A “thermostat” returns in today’s Hi and Lois, as the strip mines the apparently inexhaustible comic premise that Dad will see his family freeze rather than turn up the heat. Thrifty Dad! Now the whole family can fight over Trixie’s sunbeam.
[Hi and Lois, December 30, 2022. Click for a larger view.]
Perhaps the colorist wanted to call attention to the thing on the wall. And Nest thermostats do make use of color. But not like that. I suspect that the Flagston wall is meant to hold what it appeared to hold in 2012: a Honeywell T87, a classic mid-century design. Allow me:
[Hi and Lois revised, December 30, 2022. Click for a larger view.]
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Although I undoubtedly read your earlier Honeywell posts, it appears that I failed (inexcusably) to pass along this related item.
https://youtu.be/1toGK3Q0v4c
That’s fantastic. I guess the group has disbanded? Their song titles are very appealing: “Duophonic, Stereosonic,” “The Incorrigible Optimists’ Songbook.”
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