Today, I slept on the couch last night. Not because of an angry significant other, but because my bedroom was absolutely freezing, thanks to the wind. It was like a giant freezer. Even fully cocooning myself in blankets with a sweater on didn't work. I should get a space heater. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the lack of heating in my room has gotten to the point where I have to cuddle my clothes for the next day at night so they're not freezing when I wake up. FML
Today, I was very cold and tired, so I took a shower to warm up and went to bed. The minute I hopped into bed, it collapsed and broke. I have spent half-an-hour rearranging furniture to get the mattress on to the floor. Now I'm cold again. FML
Today, my room was so cold that I actually had to wear a coat to enter it without feeling extremely uncomfortable. I have insulated curtains for this exact reason, but it looks like that won't do. FML
Today, I woke up to a quite frigid room, which wasn't out of the ordinary since my building's heat is broken. But I realized that the extra cold I was feeling was due to the snow piled up on my bed. It had snowed 20 inches last night. My mom had apparently opened my window. FML
Today, thanks to a wonderful -40°F wind chill (I'm in the Midwest), I woke up this morning to a freezing cold house. I had to wear my shoes, a coat, and gloves. Indoors. For the whole morning and most of the afternoon. FML
Today, I got better sleep in my 30-year-old compact car with it being 40 degrees outside than I did in my bed. Got something to look forward to, as I'll be homeless soon. FML
Today, like always, my parents are such tightwads that they refused to turn the heating system on, despite the ball-freezing temperatures. I was so cold, I had to resort to warming my hands up over the toaster. FML
Today, my mom made me go shopping with her. It was freezing out, but she didn't wear a coat, boasting that she doesn't feel the chill like I do. By the time we drove home she was whining about freezing to death, and now I'm stuck in a house whose heating is set to "inferno". FML
Today, my Amazon delivery was delayed. I just moved to a new place and that delivery had my pillow and blanket. I can't go buy them in person since I'm self-isolating and the heating isn't working either. Guess I'm sleeping in the freezing cold on the bare mattress one more night. FML
Today, the whole upstairs was so cold that I had to wear mittens inside. When I asked my parents why it was so cold, they replied that to save money, they had decided not to heat the upstairs, since "nobody is ever up there, anyway." My bedroom is upstairs. FML
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newbiemalestr8 27
Forget the space heater, get some insulation!!!
FluffythePink 23
You can get window insulation on the internet. Google: Secondary Glazing Window Insulation Film. Storm guard is a decent brand. It's plastic sheets you tape to the window frame and then go over it with a hairdryer to shrink it to size and fit. It looks a bit meh but it stops draughts for very little money. Pair of decent thermal curtains over the window and the bedroom door and it'll be livable. If the draught isn't from the window then I can only suggest play doh to fill the cracks. If there's a fireplace involved then the window film will also cover it.
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newbiemalestr8 27
Forget the space heater, get some insulation!!!
FluffythePink 23
You can get window insulation on the internet. Google: Secondary Glazing Window Insulation Film. Storm guard is a decent brand. It's plastic sheets you tape to the window frame and then go over it with a hairdryer to shrink it to size and fit. It looks a bit meh but it stops draughts for very little money. Pair of decent thermal curtains over the window and the bedroom door and it'll be livable. If the draught isn't from the window then I can only suggest play doh to fill the cracks. If there's a fireplace involved then the window film will also cover it.