yvr girl
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:20 AM
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My heat won't come on, and I haven't had time to call the landlord yet. I've been freezing when I've been home. I've even resorted to turning the oven on just to warm up.
I bought an oil-filled heater, and found an appropriate extension cord. It's plugged in, and I'm finally warming up.
:woohoo:
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| barb162
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:32 AM
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| 1. I think the electric ones are safer and they don't smell |
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Edited on Wed Nov-15-06 02:32 AM by barb162
and they're cheap. WHat's the temp there
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:36 AM
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| 2. I think she might be talking about one of these... |
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:42 AM
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| Omphaloskepsis
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:47 AM
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| 4. No, you never have to fill them. They plug into the wall. |
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They are a self contained unit. We have cheap electricity and natural gas is expensive. We have a really big house and with these we can warm the parts of the house we use. It is much cheaper.
They are not like having heating oil delivered.
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| yvr girl
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:52 AM
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| 5. It's electric and completely sealed |
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It looks like a radiator. It's quiet too, as there isn't a fan. It's 8 Celcius right now, and it will get down to 4 Celcius overnight.
My place is old though and very poorly insulated. Plus I have all hardwood floors and I'm over the carport, so my place gets chilly.
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:52 AM
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| 6. Gee, my air conditioner is on. |
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You people up north scare me.
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| yvr girl
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Wed Nov-15-06 02:54 AM
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| 7. It got cold really suddenly this year |
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It was sunny, and you didn't need a jacket in the daytime and then BOOM it was cold. We're in for a huge wind/rain storm tonight as well...like we need anymore rain. :eyes:
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Wed Nov-15-06 03:02 AM
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| 8. And we are in a drought. |
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Our beautiful Lake Travis is so dry that some marinas have no water within a hundred yards.
We could use the rain. You keep the cold, though.
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Wed Nov-15-06 03:06 AM
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| 9. Shame about Lake Travis... |
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But at least Austin will be nice this week...although we're suppose to get a northerner tomorrow.
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Wed Nov-15-06 03:10 AM
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Hopefully not another Bush?
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Wed Nov-15-06 03:07 AM
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| 10. I wish we could give you some of our water |
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Lots of places in the valley are flooded. If we get several more days of this, we also might get some landslides.
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