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That odd noise from the corner of the study is the radiator.
The outside temperature is 16C/61F, and I put on a pair of flannel pajamas this morning. The forecast high is 22C/72F, which I expect to find very comfortable; I may want a long-sleeved shirt, for eating lunch outdoors.
The building dwe now live in ates to 1940, and has old-fashioned radiators, of the sort that when![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cattitude and I lived in a similar building in New York City put out enough heat that we would open the living room windows while it was snowing. It seemed odd then, but now I know this is anti-pandemic architecture, because of the flu pandemic a century ago.
The landlord pays for the heat here, and this is the sort of building that is called pre-War in New York. I don't know yet how warm this apartment will be on seriously cold days, but am hopeful.
The outside temperature is 16C/61F, and I put on a pair of flannel pajamas this morning. The forecast high is 22C/72F, which I expect to find very comfortable; I may want a long-sleeved shirt, for eating lunch outdoors.
The building dwe now live in ates to 1940, and has old-fashioned radiators, of the sort that when
cattitude and I lived in a similar building in New York City put out enough heat that we would open the living room windows while it was snowing. It seemed odd then, but now I know this is anti-pandemic architecture, because of the flu pandemic a century ago. The landlord pays for the heat here, and this is the sort of building that is called pre-War in New York. I don't know yet how warm this apartment will be on seriously cold days, but am hopeful.
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