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([personal profile] redbird Sep. 15th, 2022 08:33 am)
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] 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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From: [personal profile] adrian_turtle


Boston does have a similar law. Our landlord goes above and beyond, and turned on the radiators for one cold night in summer. It's just been hot for weeks, so they wouldn't have turned the heat on regardless.
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