You know when your cubicle is intolerably cold when...

[locker_monster]

... The space heater you brought in blows a fuse and that cuts power to your computer and your co-worker's computer.

Yeah, I literally blew a fuse at work yesterday. In my defense, it was 18C in my cubicle yesterday and that totally is a good reason to have the space heater going at full blast. My co-worker just next to me also has a space heater, so I guess the two of them together on the same breaker was just too much. This goes to show how old the building is.

So the two of us were without power for about an hour while we waited for the building maintanence guys to come by. While we waited, another building guy came by to take a look at the temperature problem. Turns out, the air-con wasn't even on! So the guy fiddled with some switches in the ceiling and that got the heat going. I don't think it completely fixed the problem, though. The area starts out fairly warm early in the morning, but by the time everyone else arrives at the office, there's cold air coming up from the vents. Sigh. But it was a balmy 21C in my cubicle today, so something is working. I still need the space heater to keep my feet warm, but I can put it right next to me so there's no need to have it going full blast all day.

It's not even that cold outside right now. 0C or a little bit cooler. I can't imagine how cold it's going to be inside when it's -20 or -30C outside. Maybe I should bring in a blanket to work, too.

Comments

[rumpelsnorcack.livejournal.com]

Yikes. That sounds really un-fun. Good luck with the heating and I hope it sorts itself out for the really nasty parts of winter!

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

It's just part of the joy of living in a country that's winter for like six months of the year. At least I have an excuse to buy new sweaters now. :-)

[rumpelsnorcack.livejournal.com]

You are making me feel really grateful for our mostly mild winters! Though excuses for buying sweaters are always welcome.

[newnumber6.livejournal.com]

Eep... yeah, they really need to do something before winter hits full force, caulk the windows or something!

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

We've joked about hanging heavy curtains or doing vapour barriers, but they're old windows so I doubt there's too much you can do with them. I'll just buy a Snuggie or something. I still need to be able to type after all. ;-)