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   On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 11:03:10 -0800, Bob F  wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
      
    lol.  Good thing I have a couple of thin duvets.  But I also have a   
   medium-thick comforter, along with a couple of winter coats.  I think   
   sleeping may be okay.   
      
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   The windows will be the next thing to address.   
      
   I did buy window plastic in the past from the hardware store.  I know   
   these work as I used the technique below for 3 whole years in my old   
   apartment.   
      
   The only thing I modified was how I put the window plastic up.  The   
   tape provided in the kits is completely useless, esp. when you're   
   applying when the wall surfaces are cold (like when you're having to   
   insulate the windows after the cold sets in the first time).   
      
   What I used instead of the tape was my own solution - I cut out an   
   unfolded file folder into a continuous 1/2 "spiral" continous   
   rectangle and just folded up each "corner" to end up with a long ½   
   inch strip of cardstock!  I rolled this up into a roll which was then   
   easy to apply, as follows ...   
      
   I used the tape that comes with the plastic to just temporarily hold   
   the plastic in place.  Then I went and unrolled the strip and placed   
   near the end of the window plastic and started stapling and unrolling   
   the stirip and then stapling.  I found that I had to space the staples   
   no more than 1½ inches apart, or so!   
      
   This works really, really well and would withstand the poorly   
   insulated windows in my old apartment which building management   
   refused to fix as the entire apartment complex had serious window   
   drafts.  And this plastic would hold up the ¼ foot, or thereabouts, of   
   ice that would gather along the bottom after a warm spell created   
   condensation inside.   
      
   Like I said, I had 3 entire years of experience with this type of   
   window plasict I never had a problem with my stapled plastic.   
      
      
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