Three things make a post (or so it’s often said)

Posted on | 3 years ago, in the late afternoon | 2 Comments

So here are three things about our new apartment:


  • Toasty-warm toilet paper. The way the bathroom is set up (hodgepodge shelving, heating and plumbing amended over the decades), the toilet paper holder is affixed directly over the baseboard heater. This is comical and somewhat startling in the middle of the night when I’m making a bathroom run while only half-awake.

  • Mad paranoia locks. Someone, some-when, lived in fear. We have four locks on our front door, all set into a pair of reinforcing metal plates — and only two of these locks can be opened from the exterior. The other two serve only to lock us inside. I suppose this makes me feel … secure? One of the locks is quite old but still works fine; it’s a quasi-deadbolt that screws open and closed. I’ve never seen anything like it before. But when the zombies come, I’ll be glad that the previous residents were thinking ahead.

  • All hail the ancient radiators powered by a brand new boiler. We were “warned” that the building manager likes to leave the heat set at 72 degrees — and since we’re on the top floor, we’re likely to be warmer. Heh. Even with one of our living area radiators closed off, we’re averaging 76-78 degrees in here. DELIGHTFUL, YES.


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2 Responses to “Three things make a post (or so it’s often said)”

  1. Avi
    January 26th, 2009 @ 6:13 pm

    I hope in the summer the AC doesn’t blow on the TP. I’d much rather have it surprisingly warm than surprisingly cold.

  2. Cherie
    January 26th, 2009 @ 6:15 pm

    That won’t be a problem. Like most people living in Seattle, we don’t have any AC.

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