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pbray ([personal profile] pbray) wrote2007-06-27 12:44 pm
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It's cold as heck here....

Well, actually, we're expecting another day of near-record heat outside. But indoors it's so cold that I'm wearing a sweater and preparing to don a fleece jacket. Yesterday my fingers were so cramped with cold it was hard to type.

Yes, this is the stereotype of the American office building. There isn't a thermostat anywhere to be found, instead we're stuck with the building settings which is supposedly more efficient than allowing individual thermostats.

I've already closed off the A/C vents in my office, to minimal effect.

When I thought about the downsides of being forced to move out of the old building into this one, I'll admit I never gave a thought to the A/C. Putting up with the paint & construction setting off my allergies, yes. Sad to give up a window office for a windowless box, yes. But I didn't expect to freeze.

There's some hope that when this floor is fully populated with people and their computers that this will generate enough heat to offset some of the A/C. Otherwise, I'm getting a space heater. I'll apologize to the planet for the environmental absurdity of it, but I can't work if my fingers are numb.

[identity profile] shana.livejournal.com 2007-06-27 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
My polar fleece cloaks from Cloak and Dagger Creations are a standard part of my office attire.

Also the 'energizing support gloves' that I got at CVS work for warmth as well as wrist support. They don't cover the fingers, but do help. I use them for driving gloves, and at the first twinge of a wrist.

[identity profile] pbray.livejournal.com 2007-06-27 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Those gloves sound like a great idea, thanks!