>>>>>But where did the 80 degree figure come from. I've not seen that anywhere .
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>>>>I don't know because I didn't post the original message. I think 80 was a guess based on the orchid comment...
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>>>I'm thinking that the staffer who made the comment thought they were being cute because Obama is from Hawaii and "that's where you get orchids".
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>>Possibly, however, it cannot be denied that to many who have been in the Oval Office, the temperature is unusually warm.
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>And many would complain that "you could freeze meat" in my office but, in reality, there's probably only 2-4 degrees difference between my office and the area outside it.
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>Beyond that, if they keep the outter offices much cooler or if someone is coming in from out-of-doors, that will make the temp appear to be much warmer than it is

I worked on a project in Dallas where my officemate was a native Texan. "You could hang beef in here," he liked to say.