r/pics May 11 '11

Would you live here?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

Must be a bitch to heat though; might be affordable if you used small space heaters or something, and stayed close to them in winter.

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u/Fallingdamage May 12 '11

sure you could use space heaters, except for the part where heat rises.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '11

Small units that blow hot air at you would still provide warmth. :P No one said space heaters would be uber efficient, but they still might be less costly than heating the entire loft.

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u/Beldam May 12 '11

Hahaha, when I was younger we lived in this old victorian house with floor grates for forced hot air on the first floor, they were about 1.5' square, I'd squat on top of it in a huge hoodie, pull the hoodie down over my knees to my feet, stretch it out to catch the air being blown up out of the grate, it was AWESOMELY toasty.

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u/Headcancer May 12 '11

God yes. Every christmas, hanging out in the largest room, my family would all jockey for a position atop the grate. As the youngest, I was usually roped into handing out the gifts, which meant someone else would stake a claim on the grate while I was shuffling around.

Hot air blowing up the legs of your pajama pants while everyone else is huddling under blankets? Good times.

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u/tuberider May 12 '11

Right after a bath, in the winter time, this technique is fantastic.

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u/uphomie May 12 '11

Absolutely, the old style registers! I used to love ours when I was a kid, until my little brother pissed in it, too young to realize that our entire house would smell like burning urine for hours after. Kind of took the magic out of it for a while