Ray and Debra are looking for a house. Ray maps out the optimal distance from his parents to avoid them coming over every day (the ‘hot zone’) or too far away where they become overnight guests.
When I bought my house a few years ago, this scene was playing in my head and did factor into my decision lol.
I’ve never really cared for the show, but there are bits and pieces I recall from time to time, this being one of them.
ELR also caused me to never really care for Patricia Heaton because I only knew her as Debra. I’ve been hate-watching the 2023 Frasier revival, and Heaton is a guest for most of the second season, and I really like her character there.