Necessary clarification

Chiller for office HVAC system is not working today. If I'd have known before I came in, perhaps I'd have joined the (literally) 12 people who are out today.

While I was downstairs loading up on ice, I ran into our newest employee. "You're lucky," I said. "It is much cooler in the basement."

"It is?" He asked. "That's why it's where my TV is."

Following my surprised stare, he finished that thought. "At home."