Does anyone mind me turning on the air conditioning ?

As the mountains roll nearer, we abandon the air conditioning, woefully inadequate at the best of times, open the windows and labrador-like, let the clean mountain air whip around our ears.

At least you didn't buy a "dirty" TV or air conditioner.

His dream: to one day run a factory of his own. "But for now, I' d love to work in an air-conditioned office," he said.

He was not prepared to entertain, or even mix with, someone who could 'blow hot and cold from the same mouth' .