[Noisebridge-discuss] Heating without electricity + watt/hour meter

[Christie Dudley]

Not to be too disparaging on "bundling up", I'd like to point out that it
doesn't work for everyone.  Just like negligence in the elevator working and
other "non-able-bodied" concerns, we're neglecting the health of the
not-terribly-healthy segment of the noisebridge population by asking this of
them.

National residential building code says that there has to be a way to keep
any space above 50 degrees at 3' above floor level. (I'm not sure what
commercial standards apply)  I don't think it's a waste of noisebridge
resources to purchase a $3-400 propane heater, a tank and enough propane to
run it when the temp drops below 50 inside.

It's only the beginning of December.  While I'll agree that this cold snap
is an anomaly, I would like to point out that it's just the beginning of the
winter.  January is typically colder, in any given year, than the beginning
of November.  We haven't even hit solstice.

Christie
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Why I take the road less traveled?  Oh, that's easy.  I'm claustrophobic.


On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:

> This is a pretty damned cold week for SF, near records.  We should probably
> be better-prepared to handle it, but we oughtn't spend a bunch of
> money/resources on solving the problem too thoroughly just yet, any more
> than we'd put in A/C to handle that one week in October when summer passes
> through town on its migratory route South.
>
> Let me chime in with the cheap, ad-hoc, yet popular solution I saw in
> spades last night:
>
>    - Beanies/toques/hats.  We could probably get some neat loaners in the
>    space.
>    - Fingerless gloves.  Apparently H&M has them for pretty cheap ($2.50),
>    and I'll bet we can find them in the little import shops on Mission for
>    cheaper.
>    - Scarves
>    - Fleeces
>    - Layers in general: this is SF, you always need layers!
>
> With a few layers, fingerless gloves, and long hair, I was perfectly
> comfortable in the space last night.  A couple of good tricks: blouse your
> pants and tuck in your shirt.  It seals in the air next to your body, and
> keeps it warmer. Baggy hoodies really want a shirt underneath of them,
> tucked in.  Also, I left my tie tight, because, well, it makes a nice seal.
> (Have you noticed that the Victorian apartments in town are always drafty?
> And that Victorians wore lots of layers?  Hmmm...)
>
> The "Dapper Solution" is far from ideal, and not particularly friendly to
> people just hanging out in the space, but it makes it reasonable to come in
> and hack on projects.  This is fine by me: I'm way more interested in
> noisebridge the hacklab than noisebridge the hang-out spot.  If you'd like a
> more comfortable place to gossip and watch YouTube, there's an abundance of
> cute little coffee shops all up and down Mission and Valencia, many of which
> have free WiFi, power, and heat (Muddy Water's at Valencia and 16th is
> great).
>
> Happy hacking,
> --
> Josh Myer 650.248.3796
> josh at joshisanerd.com
>
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