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Winter has already made its presence known to us all this year. I hope you get a backup heater, just in case.  I remember how cold our house used to get growing up. We put on more clothes and added more quilts to our bed.

posted by BearcatMike on January 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Pat....LOL

How could I forget that.  I hated it.  We often ran out of toilet paper and Mom would cut the newspaper into squares and stack them there.

posted by TAPS. on January 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM | link to this | reply

so happy to read t is working again.

posted by Kabu on January 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM | link to this | reply

Actually, This Morning.....

I moved the heater to a different location, different outlet, and it is working fine.  I'm going to have to contact the maintenance man to see if the other outlet needs rejuvenation.

posted by TAPS. on January 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM | link to this | reply

We had a wood burning stove in the kitchen, and an oil burning heater in the living room in our little rustic place near the woods. The most chill-inducing chore was that inevitable trip to the outhouse, which was not heated. 

posted by Pat_B on January 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM | link to this | reply

My hubby and his five siblings fought over the heater vent as kids. Coal was a huge source of heat in Pennsylvania in the '60s and '70s. It looks like it's time to purchase a new heat source to keep your legs warm. I wrap mine up in one of the many throws I keep in our living room. The softer and fluffier the better. Regular smile

posted by Sherri_G on January 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM | link to this | reply

One must keep warm, although it tends to make one feel sleepy.

We are lucky here a man will take all metal objects and he has a disposal

point waiting for him to take a washing machine and several old heaters.

Keep in the warm.😊😊

posted by C_C_T on January 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM | link to this | reply

Comment from Sis who is not on Blogit but I sent it to her:

Thanks to your reminiscences, I'm recalling so clearly how important it was to "get on the register first" at 4412 on the bitterly cold winter mornings.  

posted by TAPS. on January 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM | link to this | reply