Brrrrrrr, it's cold in here!!!

[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.

[caseysmom]

when you called the answering service why didn't you tell them this is an emergency we need heat? Or did you, you just said they said they said "for what" did you say you are freezing?

We rent a little place at the beach and sometimes the pilot is not lit on the little furnace and we are afraid to have to light it so we have used the oven too

[crow_noir]

Oh goody, you already thought of it. (I haven't been on PT for what two days now?... I'm just now getting to this thread.)

I've had to use the oven before. It helps to gather the family into the kitchen and shut off the other rooms (if at all possible.)

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.