Brrrrrrr, it's cold in here!!!

[caseysmom]

No heat is against the law and considered an emergency, you could have had it repaired and they would have paid you back or at least they should have a number to reach on weekends, that is just awful.

[moosmom]

They do have an emergency number to call. It's an answering service who calls maintenance to fix it. I asked them if they could have maintenance call me and their reply was, "For what??" They gave me the number of the corporate office and I left a message to have them call me Monday morning. We'll see what happens.

[caseysmom]

I know here in california heat is considered an emergency and it doesn't get that cold here, at least when we bought our new home the contractor said if there is a problem with the heat and you can't reach us you can call someone and if we have to reimburse you, they said the same thing doesn't happen for a/c breaking.

[Cinder & Smoke]

WHO PAYS for the elecrticity used in your apartment - YOU or the rental company?

Wally Mart sells many "Electrical Space Heaters" for about $20.00 or so ...
the only rub is they tend to spin the electric meter pretty quickly and can
run up the monthly bill by quite a bit ...

If YOU get the electrical bill and have to pay it seperately from the rent ...
think twice before you get a heater.

BUT, if the electrical charges are included in your monthly rent ...
dash over to Wally's and grab a heater!
Just make sure it's labeled to work on a "15 Amp" outlet. (Not 20 amps)

Also - see if you have "grounded outlets" available - two slots and a round hole.
If you have older 2-bladed outlets - pick up an "adaptor" to convert the heater's 3-wire
plug into a 2-bladed plug.

DON'T fall for all the BS & Hype on the boxes for the $50-$100 models they sell ...
the cheapy $20.00 box heats just as well as the "expensive" models!

Happie *Shivvvvering*!

[moosmom]

Phred,

I just checked the radiator in the living room. Only about 6 inches is luke warm. The rest of the place is freaking stone cold. I'm thinking of taking a ride to Ocean State Job Lots and picking one up. Oh wait!! Just remembered, no money. Oh well, I'll just keep packing on the clothing. This sucks!!

[Randi]

Oh, you have my sympathy. I was in a similar situation one time, that was for weeks and weeks though. I lived in a building with three flats and two owners. The two owners hated each other - one would not pay the other, so he shut off the heating system, except in the flat HE lived in. The 78 year old lady and I were left with no heating at all! Nothing happened until I contacted the authoraties and they forced them to put it back on.

Did I mention it was a winter when we had up to minus 15 C.

[moosmom]

Well, I know Phred is gonna have something to say about this, but I've resorted to my oven. It's electric and is helping to warm the place up, since I have no money to buy a space heater.

Phred, being a former firefighter, I KNOW it's a no-no but I cannot go another day without heat. MooShoo is gonna get sick. If THAT happens, they'll get my vet bill.