(More seriously, I suppose I really should do the prep and paintwork in advance of installing the new thermostats, but that requires detaching the original thermostats and leaving them off for a day while the paint dries. And when exactly are we going to have a day when the weather is so absolutely perfect that we need neither heating nor cooling for a day? Should I just hope there's some slack wire in the wall, pull everything out, and let the thermostat dangle from the wires?)
I haven't used the AC or heater for about three weeks now (but I was out of town last week). Yay Phoenix in the fall
Weirdly, here in VA we haven't used ours for the last month either! Our place retains heat really well, though, so mostly it just gets heated up by every day stuff like cooking (especially the crock pot) and laundry. Then when it gets too hot we crack a window. Usually I hate the temperature control in our house, but it's been wonderful this past month!