Summer Migration
It's that time of year again.
The weather has warmed up. Trees are just starting to sprout those first few leaves. The air has a hint of perfume in the breeze...
... And my ass is sleeping in the basement.
Yes, it's a sad fact that, while constructing this house, my father failed to use a most essential tool, common to everyday life.
His brain.
When he built the house, he did a right good job of it through most of the work. However, one glaring exception would be my bedroom. In said bedroom, there is the typical ventalation system in which one opening is for the supply (air flowing into the room) and the exhaust (air flowing out of the room). However, in his haste to get things done, he failed to PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT SPOTS. Oh, not like a few inches away from where they should be or anything like that. He put the supply where the exhaust was supposed to go and vice versa. Also, he DIDN'T QUITE FINISH THE JOB because the exhaust ends... no where! It's a hole that goes down to the basement and meets up with nothingness unlike the other air ducts which meet back up with the system to keep things moving smoothly. So, because of this small oversight, my room get's no air in it in the summer. So, by the time the temps hit in the 80's, the room is officially unlivable. Couple that with the fact that it's right next to the garage's roof and we're talking baking.
This week, the high's have been around 85, and boy, can you tell. It's honest to goddess hot out there. And it's worse inside a room with no flowing air. I've tried just about everything imaginable to get things livable in there, but you can only have so many fans going at once before the breakers kick in. Don't misunderstand, I don't dislike the basement. It's nice and cool and dark no matter what time of day it is. That alone makes it a perfect place to sleep. But, it can get a bit nippy. That, and it's where the computer is, means that I don't have far to go to post on here or do anything online at all. Until I get my laptop, that is.
Anyway, it's off to bed for me. Hopefully I won't sleep the whole damn day away.
The weather has warmed up. Trees are just starting to sprout those first few leaves. The air has a hint of perfume in the breeze...
... And my ass is sleeping in the basement.
Yes, it's a sad fact that, while constructing this house, my father failed to use a most essential tool, common to everyday life.
His brain.
When he built the house, he did a right good job of it through most of the work. However, one glaring exception would be my bedroom. In said bedroom, there is the typical ventalation system in which one opening is for the supply (air flowing into the room) and the exhaust (air flowing out of the room). However, in his haste to get things done, he failed to PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT SPOTS. Oh, not like a few inches away from where they should be or anything like that. He put the supply where the exhaust was supposed to go and vice versa. Also, he DIDN'T QUITE FINISH THE JOB because the exhaust ends... no where! It's a hole that goes down to the basement and meets up with nothingness unlike the other air ducts which meet back up with the system to keep things moving smoothly. So, because of this small oversight, my room get's no air in it in the summer. So, by the time the temps hit in the 80's, the room is officially unlivable. Couple that with the fact that it's right next to the garage's roof and we're talking baking.
This week, the high's have been around 85, and boy, can you tell. It's honest to goddess hot out there. And it's worse inside a room with no flowing air. I've tried just about everything imaginable to get things livable in there, but you can only have so many fans going at once before the breakers kick in. Don't misunderstand, I don't dislike the basement. It's nice and cool and dark no matter what time of day it is. That alone makes it a perfect place to sleep. But, it can get a bit nippy. That, and it's where the computer is, means that I don't have far to go to post on here or do anything online at all. Until I get my laptop, that is.
Anyway, it's off to bed for me. Hopefully I won't sleep the whole damn day away.
posted by Not Your TGM | 7:35 AM
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