Comments on: Heat for When You Have No Heat

By: dj pomegranate

dj pomegranate — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:13:28 +0000

@Michelle Howwwwww is that an eviction-worthy offense?! That’s cruel.

By: AlliNYC

AlliNYC — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:52:02 +0000

@pterodactylish YES. THIS. I want to kill my landlord and roommate when they’re like “no, the temperature is fine, stop complaining/running a space heater”… the landlord doesn’t LIVE in my building, and my roommate doesn’t wake up until 7:30-8. Screw everyone.

By: BananaPeel

BananaPeel — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:08:43 +0000

@kristindru Hello, fellow St. Louisan! Have you tried that insulation that you can get at Home Depot that’s like saran wrap for your windows? Worked well for me.

By: julebsorry

julebsorry — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:36:11 +0000

@SandyStillSux Haha, ghost drips! Yes, it’s a terrible permanent solution – I learned this when my kitchen wallpaper began visibly sagging off the walls and my coffeemaker would mold literally overnight. But for a few days it’ll definitely help in a pinch.

Bricks! That’s pretty genius, although yeah, I’d be terrified of exploding ones. But I kinda want one just to warm my feet up in bed b/c they’re always FREEZING despite the apartment temp. Better solution than putting my cold feet on my husband to warm up :D

By: Stina

Stina — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:12:04 +0000

1. Temporary move: (if you have electricity) A rice bed warmer. http://www.ehow.com/how_6233937_make-rice-bag-bed-warmer.html
2. Permanent move: Report crappy landlords to the government Building Inspectors.

By: sparrow303

sparrow303 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:20:03 +0000

One year in college (in Michigan in February), our landlord “didn’t believe” our heat was out. It stayed off for almost two weeks. It was so cold I had a baking fiesta as an excuse to run the oven– brownies, cookies, bars, the works. I made piles of chocolate things.

My friends realized the magnitude of the problem when I brought over the 4th plate of cookies and made me sleep on their couch until our heat was fixed.

Nowadays, it is so hot in bf’s apartment that it’s literally impossible to sleep. Like 85 degrees when the radiators run, and they run all night. He says it’s better than being cold, but my three hours of toss-and-turn sleep beg to differ. :/ Grass, greener, etc.

By: navigateher

navigateher — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:03:59 +0000

Is this real world? You people really live like this? Coming from the country of heated-to-the-point-of-unhealthy apartments, this is both horrible and strangely fascinating. (Mostly horrible.) (And sad.)

By: saritasara

saritasara — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:44:10 +0000

Three words — Hot. Water. Bottle.
Tuck one of those babies in bed with you at night and I guarantee you will not be cold, no matter what the room temp is.
Pro tip: put it under the covers an hour or so before you get in bed, to start heating up the sheets.

By: selenana

selenana — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:09:06 +0000

@Madeline Shoes For a minute I read that you “huddled together” instead of banded together and it was good.

By: eemusings@twitter

eemusings@twitter — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:51 +0000

Ovens are also excellent, if inefficient, sources of heat. Baking?! :)