Gah! Help!

Of all the items on my bedside table that present the most temptation to The Son, the most ravishing one seems to be the aircon remote control. Next is the Snoopy Nightlight which he will probably get round to smashing in a month or two, but that's not the subject of this entry. I think this aircon remote control unit could possibly be the most sought after aircon remote control in the world.

Such being the case, we usually restrict his access to the aircon remote control until such a time as nothing else could possibly please him. Also coz it's got a glass display panel. For now, it is the Holy Grail of baby distractions.

So about a week ago, we had to resort to handing him the said aircon remote to get him to stay still while we changed a particularly well-used diaper (no hands to hold him down when we are covering our noses). The fat little baby thumbs twiddled, the baby fingers poked, the baby teeth clamped down.... and he managed to change the thermostat reading from Celcius to Fahrenheit. Not, mind you, that there is actually a button there (that I can find) which offers this option.

The Husband and I each had a crack at trying to change it back (me more desperately than the Husband, since he actually prefers Fahrenheit) and neither of us can figure out how on earth he managed to do that.

We should have noticed this when we took the remote back from him the other day - I saw that the thermostat reading was about 66 degrees and thought he was just trying to roast us all to death - but really we're not that quick thinking, generally speaking.

Does anyone out there happen to know how to recalibrate a McQuay Air Conditioning Remote Control Unit from Fahrenheit to Celcius? I'm too old to get acquainted with a new temperature measurement, even if it's just for the bedroom aircon.