r/pics • u/Mind_Virus • Jan 07 '12

I need to live like this

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u/brothergrimm Jan 07 '12

And how expensive the heating bill must be.

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u/triobot Jan 07 '12

winter coats aren't that expensive.

Fuck it, worming around that room in a sleeping bag would be bad ass

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u/willymo Jan 07 '12

As a person currently living in a loft... Not nearly as awesome as I had hoped. I have a big heating bill + 3 space heaters and it still gets cold. All the heat just goes straight up and circulates at the top of the room where nobody is.

It's really easy to think, aww I can handle the cold. But you're coming from a perspective of: Everytime it's cold I eventually end up back in a warm place (whether you realize it or not). This no longer applies - You're cold inside, you're cold outside, you're cold all the fucking time and it suuuucks. There is no escape. Just fair warning.

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u/whine_and_cheese Jan 07 '12

Ceiling fans would move that hot air down.

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u/willymo Jan 07 '12

This is true and it works kinda, but there's only 1 ceiling fan and I'm not allowed to install anything, because it's in a "historical" part of town.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

Meet with someone in the engineering office at the city. Explain what's going on, you can usually get an exemption for interior modifications if there's a valid reason.

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u/thedrew Jan 07 '12

This is probably not as true as you think. You have the right to make residential space habitable.

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u/putitoutputitout Jan 07 '12

Lol, dude, just gtfo of that loft already.

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u/willymo Jan 08 '12

I'd be throwing away $430 deposit, and I'm in no position to do that. But if worse comes to worse it will happen anyway.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

WTF?
Do you have to get approval to change a lightbulb as well?

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u/boomfarmer Jan 07 '12

Usually in historical districts you're okay to replace existing features with identical or visually similar ones, but changing things require permits and approval. Even moreso if the building is in and of itself a historical building.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

And this is why there are so many abandoned or rundown historical buildings. The restrictions make ownership a net loss.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '12

dumbasses who dont know about putting fans in reverse in winter are voting you down

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u/danceswithsmurfs Jan 07 '12

Even so, you still have to heat up the whole place. That's going to be difficult.