Wednesday, September 26, 2007

My arse is cold!

I know - Mike would say that's nothing new! I totally realize that they warned me about this but I am absolutely baffled by the poor insulation and expensive electric heat they use here! Really, you'd think they'd realize that it would be less expensive to use different heating methods and invest in some frickin' insulation! I'm sitting in my office with my long underwear on, wool socks, fleece pull-over and drapping my fleece zip-up over my legs...and I changed desks today to a smaller desk 'cause I decided that being closer to the heater was the most important factor in desk choice! At home I'm lucky to have an electric oil heater as my flatmates have some crappy tiny electric ones with fans that run for about 3 mins. So my room is decently warm...but the heater does run most of the time on cold nights...when it turns off, it's not off for long 'cause all the heat is lost out the single pane windows (and I suspect the poorly insulated walls). And no doubt, I could go outside right now and find some Kiwis walking down the street in shorts and sandals or possibly even bare footed! Krazy Kiwis! I think I might pick up something to bake tonight!

2 comments:

Emily said...

haha. I thought that they were all aboot being green?

Unknown said...

Okay you made me cold just reading that.....I wore a sweater today 'cause I woke up cold! I can't believe that they don't have heating systems or insulation. Doesn't it get pretty darn cold there during the winter months?
Did you try calling me again? I got a call from "unknown" the other night and couldn't hear anyone.