Are you on a slot machine?, or more generally
some device that provides you money when you get the three objects represented by 4495?
Produce sold in grocery stores have a PLU called their “4 code” because they almost always start off with the digit 4; organics are 9 + the 4 code so bananas are 4011 and organic bananas are 94011
4045 = cherries
4053 = lemons
4012 = oranges
4490 = plums
So I am playing an old-fashioned slot machine.
Note: No, I was never a grocery worker. I learned about 4 codes when I worked on a UNIX system and one of the games was matching 4 codes with the produce.
After 40 years in the grocery business, the last thing I will remember after my brain turns to mush are those damned produce PLU numbers.
When our HVAC system is running, we keep the temperature at 69 degrees F in the winter and 78 degrees F in the summer. I frequently shave after I shower, but in the summertime this is a bit more difficult because the mirror is generally fogged over more than in the winter time, despite the temperature being set almost 10 degrees warmer.
Do you leave the door open when you shower?
Is the HVAC a home system?
Is it a cold shower?
I was thinking of slot machines, but didn’t know about PLU codes (suppose Biotop knowing them could have been a clue). Also, I would think of cherries as usually being the lowest-value winning spin, but wouldn’t think of plums as being particularly good; on most machines I’ve seen the best thing is a 7.
Yes.
Yes.
No.
Are the vents located so that the heated / air conditioned air blows directly onto the mirror?
Is anything else about the layout of the bathroom relevant?
And bars … but there are no 4 codes for those since they are not produce.
No.
Not really. Though, it’s not very big, so steam can build up fairly quickly even with the fan running.
Is this based on warm ambient air holding more moisture than colder air?
No.
Strictly speaking, the air is probably a bit more humid in the summer with the AC running than it is in the winter with the heater running, but the AC does dry the air somewhat and the overall effect is negligible as to why the mirror fogs up more in the summer.
Anything else going on in the bathroom that is relevant?
Is it fogged over because of water vapor condensing on the mirror, or is there some other (non-water) material fogging up the mirror?
Is there something in the wall behind the mirror at play here? Like a cold water line or air duct.
No.
Water vapor.
No.
Is the shower water the same temperature Winter vs Summer?
Do you have a vent fan in the bathroom?
How about one of those IR heating bulbs?
Do you change how you use lighting Winter vs Summer?
Is a pet involved in any way?
Is there a window in the bathroom?
If so, is there a difference in being open or shut?
Yes.
Yes. (But the vent fan is not relevant to the puzzle.)
No.
No.
No.
No.
Is the mirror attached to the wall?
Is it a shaving mirror?