For the past 28 days we have had temperatures well into the 90’s outside. In fact, we have broken two heat records for our area this month. It’s been hot! Well, at least outside, it’s been hot.
Our apartment is part of a converted house. I use the term ‘converted’ loosely, because basically… it’s just a house. We live downstairs, and our landlord and his family live up stairs. There is only one thermostat control, and we don’t have access to it. I think you can see where I’m going with this.
Due to several factors related to the house’s design, when they keep it comfortable upstairs, it’s anything but downstairs. Basically, it’s always cold. It’s nearly 80 degrees outside right now, but I bundled up in a blanket as I write this. I don’t know what the temperature is in here, but I would guess that it’s in the 50’s.
In the past, when I was a bachelor, this never really bothered me. The Lord has blessed my body with a lot of natural insulation, if you know what I mean. What does bother me though is watching my wife shiver and have to constantly be covered up in a blanket. Denice has been very liberal in voicing her displeasure with what she calls, “the Ice Box.”
I really like our Landlord. He’s a good friend of mine. They are aware of this problem, but I really don’t think there is much they can do. Fixing this the right way would cost thousands of dollars that they just don’t have.
So, our options are move and be warm, or stay and chill out. The problem is that we save a crap load of money here. The rent is very cheap, the utilities are even cheaper, and we split the cable bill with them. Even still, I am starting to rethink whether saving some money is worth living like Eskimos.
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