Matt Hoying: “These guys were all cold… but they are the ones with the thermostat in their pod.”

If you’re in west Ohio like Choice One, we don’t need to tell you it’s been cold lately. Jacqueline has been bundled up in borrowed blankets, we haven’t seen Mike G. take off his coat in days, and  now, we have (l-r) Adam Kremer, Justin Puthoff, and Kyle Siegrist huddling up together sporting hats and gloves indoors.

The three gents in the photo have been hard at work designing projects, but apparently, typing and clicking a computer mouse doesn’t get the blood pumping enough to keep warm in recent frigid temperatures. Hence the hats and gloves. What might help? Turning up the heat on the thermostat, conveniently located just over their shoulders on the wall of their pod.

Winter doesn’t last forever, and in the meantime, perhaps Justin can regale everyone with his fond memories of sweltering summer days to thaw their spirits. If nothing else, it’s nice to know that teamwork—whether it be to discuss a complex grading plan or to generate warmth—can help bring everyone a little closer.