It's cold inside

I'm all alone, more or less

Published on November 26, 2004 By Danny Bassette In Home & Family

       So my family left for thanksgiving, off to see far away people and such. And I got to stay home, which I consider a good thing. But it's not all rosy here. As they were walking out the door dad mentioned that he had turned the heat down. Makes sense, if they arn't here why should the whole house be kept toasty warm, only room that needs to be warm is mine. So I didn't worry about it...
       Well it turns out that dad turned the heat off instead of turning it down. Now normally this wouldn't be much of a problem since I don't use the heat in my room. I like it a bit on the cool side, and my computer dumps out a fair sized amount of waste heat as it is.
       But with the rest of the house not being heated, there is no trickly of hot air from it to my room to help keep my room warm, and the computer was never designed to heat a room. And winter has arrived, making it rather cold outside. So it's a bit on the chilly side in my room right now. I'd turn the heat on, but the pipes leak in my room (and only my room, go figure) so I can't. My room is at about 55 (guestimate since the thermometer stops at 60) and the rest of the house is a little over 40.
       Thanks to the amazing invention known as a sweater, and the only slightly less amazing invention known as a blanket, I'll be fine. Mostly I find it funny, the heat is most definetly turned down

Comments

InBloom

on Nov 26, 2004

Yikes 55....I think I get cold at 60 degrees lol...oh, and here's an extra fluffy blanket if you need one

iamheather

on Nov 26, 2004

Warmest thoughts and wishes to you, Danny!

Turn on the heat, anyway. That wasn't very nice of Dad to forget YOU would be there and needed a warm house and room. Screw the leaky pipes; it beats becoming and icicle.

Danny Bassette

on Nov 26, 2004

InBloom: Yeah, I'm ok until around 60 myself, but then my t-shirt just doesn't cut it. And thanks for the blanket, but I have plenty already

iamheather: Nah, heat in my room stays off. To turn it on first I'd have to fill the pipes back up with water, bleeding the air out so that they can heat properly, then throw the right valves so that my room is back on the heating loop, then figure out what he did to turn off the heat (probably just turned off the furnace but you never know). It would be easier to turn the heat back on for the whole house, if not terrible energy efficent. If it gets much colder, well then I'll worry about it. But as it stands, I can put up with being a bit on the cold side for another day until they get back. After all, must be macho man and endure the cold. Or lazy bum and let someone else fix it

Ravenblack

on Nov 26, 2004

I hope the winter doesn't get too cold for you in the meantime.

Hamster 311

on Nov 26, 2004

Wow, I was wondering why on earth you didn't just turn the heat back on.

fill the pipes back up with water, bleeding the air out so that they can heat properly, then throw the right valves so that my room is back on the heating loop, then figure out what he did to turn off the heat (probably just turned off the furnace but you never know

Had no idea it was this complicated. Pipes? Valves? And I'm only vaguely aware of what a furnace is.

Here, when it gets to be below 60 degrees outside (practically), I have to put the heat on, but this only entails flipping a switch from "a/c" to "heat."

Man, I think if I was there, I'd have to build a fire or something - never mind if you don't have a fireplace, either.

Danny Bassette

on Nov 27, 2004

Ravenblack: It shouldn't, but if it does I know where the matches are

Hamster: The main reason I don't turn the heat back on is that I agree with my dad, it's not worth heating the whole house when I'm ok in my room. The only reason I would have to deal with the pipes and valves is because the heat in my room hasn't been used in years. Turning the rest of the house back on should be as simple as throwing a switch in the basement. There is a fireplace downstairs, and I could light a fire, would be kind of fun actually. hehe, then I could burn marshmallows

Hamster 311

on Nov 27, 2004

I could light a fire, would be kind of fun actually. hehe, then I could burn marshmallows

Now you're talking! Stay warm, Danny!

Danny Bassette

on Nov 27, 2004

Ok, now I'm a bit worried. All the thermometers are set at 60, they read between 42 and 47 (depending on which room i'm in), the furnace is running non stop, and the pipes that should be very warm to the touch are room temperature. Something is messed up somewhere and I've exceeded my heating expertise. So I turned the furnace off and I'm going to bed. Hopefully everything will stay ok since I can't exactly call anyone at 2 in the morning.

Texas Wahine

on Nov 27, 2004

Stay warm and don't accidentally blow up your house, danny!

iamheather

on Nov 27, 2004

Ok now I am worried for you. That does not sound good at all.

Warmest wishes, again.

TasT

on Nov 27, 2004

Here, when it gets to be below 60 degrees outside (practically), I have to put the heat on

Heat at 60 Degrees, that's about the temp that we turn the heat and AC off and open the windows!

Good luck Danny, I hope things get straightened and grab an extra blanket or two.......

footnote

on Nov 27, 2004

just saw your comment on my blog, many thanks, short but what you said said it all.
looks like you are either having a bad time right now or are doomed to be plagued by all manner of woes, hopefully the former not the latter..

anyway i`ll keep a lookout on ya blog as you seem ok and i wanna make sure that you dont go over the edge.
not that i can stop you from way out here in England but hey.

keep on keeping dude.

Danny Bassette

on Nov 27, 2004

Texas Wahine: Nope, no blowing up the house for me. Since I exceeded my knowledge, and the furnace has the potential to make a big bang, I just turn it all off.
iamheather: Well it's midafternoon now, and nothing has gotten worse. The rest of the family should be home in a few hours, I'm sure they will enjoy coming home to a nice warm house

TasT: Thanks Tast

footnote: Your welcome. I make due with what I have to make due with. And don't worry about me going over the edge, if I do you won't hear about it here

Danny Bassette

on Nov 27, 2004

Ok, good news time (and bad, funny how they go together). The pipe that should be very warm is, so it's only a matter of time before the rest of the house is as well. I had managed to get ahold of my dad on the phone (after multiple failed attempts) and he suggested turning the furnace back on. Obvious, why didn't I think of that? Well I had, and it didn't work for me. Ah, but when he suggests it it does, poof, all better.
So good news: The house is getting warmer. Bad news: I feel like a fool.
And in a completly unrelated matter, has no one noticed the joke in the title/subtitle? Not that it was that funny, but I was kind of hoping someone would see it and laugh.

TasT

on Nov 27, 2004

Well I had, and it didn't work for me. Ah, but when he suggests it it does, poof, all better.

Things always seem to work like that!

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