sucked up by a Vornado
The original settlers of San Francisco were a hardy bunch that lacked any kind of talent for building proper shelter. Do you like neighbor noise? I hope so. These charming old flats transmit noise from outside and from neighbors as if there were no walls or ceilings. It’s really fun when you have neighbors with weird unseen rituals that seem to invlove rubbing the floor with a broom handle and re-arranging all the furniture in the wee hours.
My other favorite feature of charming old SF housing is the total lack of temperature regulation. I can crank the heater to 80 and it will never get above 68 in the living room. After years of paying through the nose on my gas bill and still being cold, I have decided to try the trusty Vornado. This little bad boy has an amazing combination of thermostat settings and vortex wind action. I can now luxuriate at a comfortable 71 degrees in my living room. I wonder what my electrical bill will be like…
February 6th, 2006 at 10:04 am
The Vornado is like crack for the middle-class. It’s addictive and expensive. I have watched Eli go from being an electricity nazi to being a reckless, heat-loving Vornado addict; lounging in his briefs with that damn machine whirring at his feet… Anyone hiring? Because he’ll be needing a second job soon to pay for that thing.
February 6th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Something tells me the impending PG&E bill will place this baby squarely in the “crack for the upper-class” category. How much longer till there’s a Louis Vitton Vornado?
February 14th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
Don’t worry, baby. Even after the PG&E bill bankrupts you, I’ll still be here to keep you warm
Happy Valentine’s Day, my sweetest.
And when those designer vornadoes come out, I’ll take one in pink
May 8th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
only hi and hello is my comment 4 your vornado..