From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob F"  wrote in message news:sob59g$9ii$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   On 12/1/2021 6:28 PM, ads wrote:   
   > On Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:42:30 -0500, SolutionsDIY   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I strongly suspect that our country may also creat-- I mean, have a   
   >> Dark Winter as Joe Biden is threate-- I mean, warning about in the   
   >> U.S.   
   >>   
   >> I don't have a lot of money but is there anything that one can do to   
   >> get an alternative yet safe heat source in an urban apartment setting   
   >> that is not like a gas-run generator, etc.?  [I don't have a place in   
   >> the country with a stove and woodpile, so trying to come up with a   
   >> viable solution here. ]   
   >>   
   >> I know it's a tall order and likely impossible, but today's   
   >> technologies sometimes offer up great yet not exhorbitantly-priced   
   >> solutions that one might not be aware of.   
   >>   
   >> Any tips would be greatly appreciated, if anyone would be so kind.!!   
   >>   
   >> Went to school in the 70s, so though I don't have much more than   
   >> basic, handywoman skills, I do have a bit more than most women I know,   
   >> if that's any help ...   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> TIA!!   
   >   
   > Easiest "warm" is usually adding layers.  An overshirt - something you   
   > like in a size larger than you usually wear - is often the easiet to   
   > find and you'll find lots of things - for women and men - at Goodwill   
   > or the like.  In a few months, LLBean and others will be having their   
   > end-of-season sales on winter clothes and that can be a good time to   
   > buy things you wouldn't otherwise consider - my down vest was half   
   > price, as was the lined flannel shirt.  I'm an old guy - approaching   
   > 80 - and although I still sometimes try to do what I did at 50 my body   
   > refuses and it doesn't produce as much heat as it did when I was that   
   > active :-(   
   >   
   > If you have space (windows, patio walkway) for 200+ watts of solar   
   > panels and a 500WH or larger "solar generator", an electric blanket   
   > with a lightweight thermal blanket over it could have you sleeping   
   > warm at night.  Part of it is psychological - have the blanket just   
   > high enough for the bed to "not be cold" when you get in it and then   
   > turn the electric blanket down to the minimum needed to keep you warm.   
      
   A thick comforter or two does the job fine, is dependable,  and never   
   needs any power.   
      
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   True, that's my solution too, but there's no harm in seeing other peoples'   
   efforts, to demonstrate that there's no cheap/easy alternative.   
      
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