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   On Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:28:07 -0500, 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.   
   >   
   >In your "layers", look for a housecoat that's thick enough to be   
   >considered "a blanket with sleeves" - and get some wool socks.  Long   
   >underwear - tights and a long sleeve tee shirt may also work, just not   
   >as well - provides that inside "layer" which can make a lot of   
   >difference.  If you hands are cold, perhaps some "fingerless" gloves   
   >so most of your hand is covered and only the last joint of your   
   >fingers is uncovered.  There are also battery-heated gloves, socks and   
   >vests - probably more practical is you have some backup power which is   
   >independent of the grid to recharge batteries for the gloves, socks or   
   >vest.   
   >   
   >Drink warm beverages - holding a warm cup also warms your hand.  We go   
   >through a lot of hot tea and hot chocolate in the winter months ;-) We   
   >cook with gas so power outages aren't that big an event.  We also have   
   >gas logs which run on batteries (remote and gas valve) so they work   
   >without commercial power.  If you can't cook or heat beverages without   
   >power, the small butane stoves are indoor safe and can provide   
   >hot/warm food and beverages without power.   
   >   
   >Heading back to the fireplace to click the remote for the gas logs and   
   >get my hands warm...   
      
   Thanks. Great tips!   
      
      
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