I enjoyed reading this thread. It makes me realize just how not cold it is here. God forbid I should live in an area that requires you to have a Transformer house, I'd probably freeze to death by the first snow

this thread makes me realize im gonna have to learn this shit for next year when i move to montreal.

until then, i am happy i can have my window wide open for the fresh air!

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Originally posted by Ygrene I generated some wood heat this morning, if you know what I mean.

Does your wife know about this?

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

plastic is the best - i even did it down here in shreveport. its easy to put up w/ even just one person, really.

do you have carpeting? hardwood floors? if you put rugs down, it keeps the floor warmer.

also, make sure your fans are aimed in the "down" position...if it's like normal places, that means you want the blades turning counterclockwise - that way it brings the heat from the ceiling down to the ground in the center.

Damn, this thread makes me realise just how 'seasonless' it is here.

For me 'winterizing' is keeping the windows closed during the days. Very very occasionally, we'll put the reverse cycle A/C on heat. Yeah, think we did that twice last winter...

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Damn, this thread makes me realise just how 'seasonless' it is here. For me 'winterizing' is keeping the windows closed during the days. Very very occasionally, we'll put the reverse cycle A/C on heat. Yeah, think we did that twice last winter...

it doesn't get too terribly cold here, i mean, below freezing for a few weeks, and thats about it...nothing like it was up in chicagoland...but still, the plastic stuff helps.

ps, i have gas for heat, and last year, my largest bill was $109. i have electric for everything else....and in the winter time, my electric bill is around $30.

in the summertime? gas bill = $15, electric = $115

fucking large appliances

Your energy costs are cheap over there though, in comparison.

We pay about AUD $350 a quarter for electricity, and about AUD $80 a month for gas. That doesn't change much, seasonally.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Your energy costs are cheap over there though, in comparison. We pay about AUD $350 a quarter for electricity, and about AUD $80 a month for gas. That doesn't change much, seasonally.

a quarter for electricity? you don't have monthly bills? wtf?

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Originally posted by tubularbills fucking large appliances

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Originally posted by tubularbills a quarter for electricity? you don't have monthly bills? wtf?

Electricity is a quarterly bill.

Edit: Fuck, so is gas. So my gas bill is only $80-ish a quarter. I thought that sounded a bit high before

Everything else is monthly though. Phone(s), internets etc.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Electricity is a quarterly bill. Edit: Fuck, so is gas. So my gas bill is only $80-ish a quarter. I thought that sounded a bit high before Phone is quarterly too. But internets is monthly

fixed to suit my circumstances