Brrrrr

[cjsmith]

Not a good time for the furnace to be on the fritz. (again.)

Rob is making a stellar effort at narrowing down the problem. Working hypothesis at the moment is "flaky connector". It's obviously a flaky connecTION, but he thinks he's got it narrowed down to one multiwire plug going into the controller. Maybe. (Connectivity tests are so far not showing any of the wires on that plug being flaky, and obviously that's a bit contrary to this hypothesis. Stay tuned....)

Glad we added a bunch of insulation a coupla years ago. Glad we have a space heater in the bedroom. I think I'll get my chilly self into that room now, in fact.

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

You could be here where it's 13 degrees as I write this comment. Of course, plenty of other opportunities to keep warm. ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

For example, maybe you have a furnace. ;-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Well, I've been told on numerous occasions that I am a furnace. ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Most excellent! So is Rob. This is why women (er, at least women like me who get cold easily) need mates. ;-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Toni says that means I sleep in the middle. ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's good to be the furnace!

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

*shivers in sympathy*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

At least it doesn't get all that cold here! A touch below freezing is usually our nighttime low. (On the other hand, houses may not have any insulation whatsoever, if they were built at the wrong time. Ours does because we added it.)

[kateyule.livejournal.com]

Over on my favorite blog (http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/), Jim Macdonald says:

First, there is no such thing as “warm clothing.” Hang the nicest fleeciest Gortex ‘n Hollofil parka on a clothesline overnight with a thermometer inside it, and in the morning that thermometer will read the same as the air temperature.

All that clothing can do is slow down how fast you lose heat. Sometimes the clothing you need to wear is a “cabin” with a pot-bellied stove.

I sure do like living in a house, I do.
Um. Which brings to mind the 2 or 3 million people in the Himalyalan foothills currently without that option. Help if you can, friends: Oxfam, UNICEF, Mercy Corps...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes indeedy.

Self heating hint...

[airporter.livejournal.com]

Place two comfortable chairs together. Place heating unit beneath. Get thick blanket, Arrange as tent over chairs. Get beneath blanket. Warm fingers, toes, whatever's cold.

*hugs*

Re: Self heating hint...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

We have an electric mattress pad. :-) If nothing else we sleep warm!