Things that make me stare, and then wonder why I bother having any reaction, at all.

Things that make me stare, and then wonder why I bother having any reaction, at all.

A few weeks ago, it was discovered that the thermostat needs batteries. Why no one knew this, I'm not sure. Apparently, batteries last a whole lot longer than the manufacturer intended and no one has ever had to replace them. The discovery was prompted by the thermostat flashing a "low batt" message.

The first reaction seems to have been the sensible one. Go find batteries and replace. However, the battery drawer was out of this particular size of battery. Next steps logically would have included going and buying some. Nope. Hissy fits were thrown, great big hissy fits. Eventually, I involved myself and after determining that no, it wasn't going to shut off at any moment and freeze us all in our beds, arranged that I would pick up some batteries in the morning. Which I did. I gave the batteries to my mother. 

This morning, my dad walks by the thermostat and comments that it is showing low battery. I'm thinking, hm, wonder if there's something else going on, because I think the batteries were just replaced a few weeks ago (and now, of course, it is life threateningly cold outside). Nope. After all the hissy fitting, and getting new batteries, they were never replaced. For some reason, I find this tremendously irritating. I don't know why. Shouldn't I be able to just look at the absurdity and walk away, shaking my head but not caring that much? It'd certainly facilitate a great deal more peace of mind for me.