Cold or Wet? You think, squishing a sock betwixt red, swollen fingers. Cold or Wet? You wonder as you slide into icy bedsheets
quicker than chatting about positive topics. In these economic times it is a cheap way to treat yourself. When was the last time you had a little whinge? I indulged mere moments ago. Some call it negativity, I call it self-care, and there’s no better time than winter to complain becauseMy daily winter outfit in our sunburnt country is leggings, thermals, hoodie, flannelette shirt, beanie and slippers, and I’m considering buying gloves and a balaclava due to chilblains.
Unfortunately my self-care of complaining increased after experiencing the joys of living in properly insulated housing. Weirdly enough, the warmest I’ve felt overall is when I lived in Scotland in an old tenement building. Double-glazed windows, heating in every room – this is housing built for the cold. Even without heating on, I never needed a beanie, woollen socks or thermals indoors, unlike now in sunny Sydney. I’ve seen how the other half live and it’s warm.
But what about the older houses? Those lovely heritage-listed crumbling masterpieces, the petri dishes with mouldy high ceilings? Well, it won’t surprise you to learn that the average existing home built before 2003 has a rating ofThere are countless examples of this across the country, endless stories of tenants living in freezing environments. For context, the World Health Organization deems 18C a “safe and well-balanced indoor temperature”.
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