It is a continuing argument—I mean discussion—that Sid and I have often. Especially as winter approaches and the temperature starts to drop, this conversation really starts to “heat up” whenever we drive somewhere together.

Should vehicle heat be directed at the face or the feet?

My wife says she “hates” hot air blowing in her face.

I like to think my argument is a little more objective: My feet are covered (socks and shoes) but my face is not. Thus, direct those vents at my face whenever it gets below 40 degrees outside.

Now I might be guilty of overreach, but I asked the people in my office who run our extremely popular “Topic of the Day” board to allow EWU University Relations to weigh in on this “burning” question. They actually agreed.

I thought the answer I assumed to be most rational would win out. In fact, early voting had “face” in the lead. However, I don’t know if Sidney drove all the way to Cheney and sabotaged the board when I was eating lunch, but the final results made me want to erase the question. But of course I couldn’t do that. Not only did I resist the temptation to clear the results but I took a photo and sent it to Sid.

I was a little surprised that more people in our EWU University Relations office prefer warm air be directed at their feet and not their face.

It should be noted that my colleagues who run the board wisely added “both” as an option. If you count up the tallies, “both” and “feet” tied with five votes each. “Face” finished third with three votes (and yes, one of those was from me).

Of course the results didn’t change my preference. Face over feet forever! However, it did help me realize that my wife’s desire for heat on her feet isn’t so obscure after all. Don’t Blink.