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I remember my parents covering my old leaky single-pane windows in our first house with plastic in the winter. It looks goofy, but it's cheap and it really help
by aftbit 6y ago
I remember my parents covering my old leaky single-pane windows in our first house with plastic in the winter. It looks goofy, but it's cheap and it really helps. We also had storm windows that we'd replace our screens with in the winter.
We later moved to a house with newer windows that removed this need, and adult me has a ground source heat pump so I'm toasty even with the 15°F weather here.
- ubermonkey 6y agoAnticipating the cold snap, my wife ordered insulating curtains for the big windows on the front of the house, to hang behind the decorative ones. I figured it was more an example of "must do something" than "activity that will actually help," but I was proven wrong IMMEDIATELY. They've made a material difference (no pun intended), and I'm said I said no when she asked if I wanted some for my office.
- tgtweak 6y agoShe's a keeper :)
- ubermonkey 6y agoAbsolutely. We've been keeping each other for almost 20 years.