Wednesday, March 18, 2026

The evolution of the Flagston thermostat

[Hi and Lois, March 18, 2026. Click for a larger view.]

I’ve been noticing the thermostat (or the “thermostat”) in the Flagston house every so often: in 2009, in 2012, and (a partial view) in 2022. Today’s Hi and Lois reveals that the Flagstons have replaced whatever it was they had on their wall with something more recognizable as a thermostat.


[Through the years.]

Did I plan on posting about a comic-strip thermostat this morning? No. Did I have to anyway? Yeah, I did.

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comments: 2

Anonymous said...

1989 version

https://books.google.com/books?id=RJkzAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA26&dq=hi%20lois%20thermostat&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=hi%20lois%20thermostat&f=false

Michael Leddy said...

Two circles, no color, a perfect suggestion of the Dreyfuss thermostat.