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Its cold here in Cleveland. The wind chill has been in the -10 to -15 range for the past several days, and as someone who walks about a mile to work every morning (and back in the afternoon) its been more than a hassle. To add insult to injury, my apartment has been so cold (40 degrees by the window, 48 degrees at the middle of the room) this week, I haven't been remotely comfortable without many layers of sweaters and jackets. Sleeping has been difficult, but getting out of the shower is the worst part.
It was a little nippy in here a few weeks ago, but nothing I couldn't deal with. This week though has been really awful due to the particularly frigid temps outside. Apparently, there is a problem with the boiler in my building that the landlord wasn't aware of until I called on Saturday and he is in the process of having it fixed, but it might be another day or two. Until then, I've borrowed a couple space heaters from a coworker and the landlord has offered to pay for the difference in my power bill. I'm not completely satisfied, but what can I do. Its a very old building, and the radiators can only do so much as it is. All I ask is that they stay hot (which they haven't been, hence the issue with the boiler). Hopefully it will be remedied in the next day or two. Until then, I won't be straying far from these space heaters. Last night was comfortable with the space heater next to my bed, and I'm comfortable with another next to the couch at the moment, and I've only got a sweatshirt and khakis on.
I hear its particularly bad all across the entire upper midwest. For those of you who live there and elsewhere, how cold is it where you live? Do you have any interesting/entertaining cold-weather living stories?
Its cold here in Cleveland. The wind chill has been in the -10 to -15 range for the past several days, and as someone who walks about a mile to work every morning (and back in the afternoon) its been more than a hassle. To add insult to injury, my apartment has been so cold (40 degrees by the window, 48 degrees at the middle of the room) this week, I haven't been remotely comfortable without many layers of sweaters and jackets. Sleeping has been difficult, but getting out of the shower is the worst part.
It was a little nippy in here a few weeks ago, but nothing I couldn't deal with. This week though has been really awful due to the particularly frigid temps outside. Apparently, there is a problem with the boiler in my building that the landlord wasn't aware of until I called on Saturday and he is in the process of having it fixed, but it might be another day or two. Until then, I've borrowed a couple space heaters from a coworker and the landlord has offered to pay for the difference in my power bill. I'm not completely satisfied, but what can I do. Its a very old building, and the radiators can only do so much as it is. All I ask is that they stay hot (which they haven't been, hence the issue with the boiler). Hopefully it will be remedied in the next day or two. Until then, I won't be straying far from these space heaters. Last night was comfortable with the space heater next to my bed, and I'm comfortable with another next to the couch at the moment, and I've only got a sweatshirt and khakis on.
I hear its particularly bad all across the entire upper midwest. For those of you who live there and elsewhere, how cold is it where you live? Do you have any interesting/entertaining cold-weather living stories?
