http://www.moms-er.com/put-on-a-sweater/ MOM's mission is "To Protect and Restore the Environment" Fri, 18 May 2012 22:53:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.moms-er.com/put-on-a-sweater/#comment-17726 Barbara Cody Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:15:28 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/put-on-a-sweater/#comment-17726 I spent one miserably cold winter in a basement apartment in Chicago with the 'heat' coming from radiators above the dropped ceiling. Anybody ever heard that heat rises? I would sit in a full set of serious long johns, a heavy full length robe and with my heavily socked feet on a space heater. We had electric blankets for sleeping, cranked way up. Of course, since the 'heat' was furnished as part of the rent, the electric bill was ours. I complained many times to the landlord and his wife. Her response was to tell me to put on more sweaters. That advice was not easy to follow in the shower. The shower gave a mere trickle of warm water. The bathroom had a large window in one end of it and the dropped ceiling tiles did not go up to the top of the window, they just went across the wall in an even line that let the wind blow down the window and out into the rest of the bathroom. We made arrangements to move out, but we warned everyone the landlord showed the place to before we left. He was finally forced to rent to a Spanish couple that didn't speak enough English for us to warn. I spent one miserably cold winter in a basement apartment in Chicago with the ‘heat’ coming from radiators above the dropped ceiling. Anybody ever heard that heat rises? I would sit in a full set of serious long johns, a heavy full length robe and with my heavily socked feet on a space heater. We had electric blankets for sleeping, cranked way up. Of course, since the ‘heat’ was furnished as part of the rent, the electric bill was ours. I complained many times to the landlord and his wife. Her response was to tell me to put on more sweaters. That advice was not easy to follow in the shower. The shower gave a mere trickle of warm water. The bathroom had a large window in one end of it and the dropped ceiling tiles did not go up to the top of the window, they just went across the wall in an even line that let the wind blow down the window and out into the rest of the bathroom. We made arrangements to move out, but we warned everyone the landlord showed the place to before we left. He was finally forced to rent to a Spanish couple that didn’t speak enough English for us to warn.

]]> http://www.moms-er.com/put-on-a-sweater/#comment-1235 Wendy Jo Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:50:26 +0000 http://www.moms-er.com/put-on-a-sweater/#comment-1235 Layering is a very good thing Jen. There are so many clothes out there that are air wicking, quick dry and conduct warmth. Outdoor clothing styles really don't go out of fashion, so what I buy lasts for years. Although I wonder about what is used to actually make these products, in the end, they do help in cutting down on the energy bills. Layering is a very good thing Jen. There are so many clothes out there that are air wicking, quick dry and conduct warmth. Outdoor clothing styles really don’t go out of fashion, so what I buy lasts for years. Although I wonder about what is used to actually make these products, in the end, they do help in cutting down on the energy bills.

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