Saturday, December 02, 2006

Winter Arrives

Returned from Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. It is unusually cold here. Thursday temperature high only 53 degrees F. The night temperature went down to 17 degees F with a wind chill of only 5 degrees F. My container still is not insulated. I did NOT stay in the container thursday night - stayed in a motel room for the night. Today it is a little warmer but still well below average. Used the portable heater for first time last night. Set it on floor and then on table. The heat escaped as soon as it was produced. I then set the heater in the ceramic pot that I had intented to used as a fidge - fridge was not needed last night. That setup worked a lot better and got the container warmer. I bought a 0 degree sleeping bag yesterday and did not feel the cold until I had to get up to go to the toilet -- BRRRRRRR! When the sun came up the container warmed up quickly, but a lot of condensation formed on the ceiling. Need to figure out an inexpensive insulation system to prevent the condensation.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunt Carolyn - We're glad to hear you made it back safe and sound. It was great spending time with you durin Thanksgiving. Hope to see you again soon. Love, Andre', Jennifer, and Andrew

Anonymous said...

Hey, Carolyn! So nice to see you're keeping up the creativity. We're plugging away at the Y. Can't wait to see what you figure out next!!! Be careful. Fran

Anonymous said...

Hey Carolyn - I'll be praying for you to stay warm - will you be leaving for Cmas holidays too? I know you've got your mind working on this problem and you will get it figured out. Keep us posted on your warmth! Ginger