Raised in a barn?
When I was growing up back in good ol' Frederick, I was always taught to shut the door behind me when I went out to play. The perfectly logical reasoning being that heating was expensive and we shouldn't let all that money out the door. I'm sure that most of you will agree with me. Apparently the ENTIRE nation of Italy didn't get this memo.
Over here, it is ludicrously expensive to heat a building. Gas prices over here are so high, there is a city wide regulation on how long you can heat your house. To combat this, Italians have taken to wearing sweaters indoors, something I've had to get used to. Also, Italians think it odd that we Americans can't handle a little cold in doors. Normally, I would agree but I don't think we are completely at fault. That little memo that the Italians missed is pretty obvious.
Just the other day, it was about 40 degrees out, not exactly a balmy spring day. During one of our midmorning breaks, I stepped out of the classroom for a brief change of scenery only to find that the hallway was a good 15 degrees colder than the room I had just come from. So I asked myself, "Self, why is it so cold out here?" I walked over to the door that goes to a set of outdoor stairs which, of course, was gaping open. So I again asked myself, "Self, does this door need to be left opened? Perhaps it locks automatically?" No. Nothing of the sort. It was just open, allowing all of that "precious" heat to escape right out the door, making the rest of the country approximately .0000000000000000000000000000000001 degrees warmer. We here at Villa Aurora like to do our part to support global warming.
Basically what it comes down to is this: WHY THE HECK DO ITALIANS LEAVE THEIR DOORS AND WINDOWS OPEN IN THE WINTER?????????? If someone knows the answer, I would love to be as enlightend as you.
Brian
Over here, it is ludicrously expensive to heat a building. Gas prices over here are so high, there is a city wide regulation on how long you can heat your house. To combat this, Italians have taken to wearing sweaters indoors, something I've had to get used to. Also, Italians think it odd that we Americans can't handle a little cold in doors. Normally, I would agree but I don't think we are completely at fault. That little memo that the Italians missed is pretty obvious.
Just the other day, it was about 40 degrees out, not exactly a balmy spring day. During one of our midmorning breaks, I stepped out of the classroom for a brief change of scenery only to find that the hallway was a good 15 degrees colder than the room I had just come from. So I asked myself, "Self, why is it so cold out here?" I walked over to the door that goes to a set of outdoor stairs which, of course, was gaping open. So I again asked myself, "Self, does this door need to be left opened? Perhaps it locks automatically?" No. Nothing of the sort. It was just open, allowing all of that "precious" heat to escape right out the door, making the rest of the country approximately .0000000000000000000000000000000001 degrees warmer. We here at Villa Aurora like to do our part to support global warming.
Basically what it comes down to is this: WHY THE HECK DO ITALIANS LEAVE THEIR DOORS AND WINDOWS OPEN IN THE WINTER?????????? If someone knows the answer, I would love to be as enlightend as you.
Brian
posted by Mr. G | 5:35 AM
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