Having been making my way through the ID the Future podcast, whilst waiting for experiments to finish, and waiting for the Christmas holidays to arrive. Questions about the origin of life on earth are slightly more interesting than my research about speech recognition. I’ve also learnt that iTunes is by far the easiest way to listen to podcasts.
Complained to my landlord about the mould in my room. He told me the best way to avoid mould was to keep your heating on all the time with the windows left open. Amazing advice. I get to spend every penny I have on heating and do my bit for global warming!
I need some Christmas cheer 
December 19th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
thats a load of balls about the mould !! Though opening your window does help….. mayb leave it on the snib while your out during the day & whack on the heating to thaw the room out when you come home.
is your room damp ? Maybe a dehumidifer would help.
December 20th, 2006 at 10:56 am
Indeed it is. I leave my window a little open during the day, every day. I’m certainly not going to leave the heating on all day. I think dehumidifier would be a temporary solution at best.
December 21st, 2006 at 9:54 am
I was thinking if you leave your window open these days your room will be full of frost.
I got some mould and meldew spray in my house if you wanna give that a go!
Think your landlord doesn’t sound the most helpful!
December 21st, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Hmmm mould spray would probably be a good idea but I have to clean it off first. My room is freezing when I leave my window open. Argh.
If Jesus was able to love tax collectors I should be able to love landlords!
December 21st, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Aren’t landlords the best?
My thermostat is broken — you have two choices, Off or Full Blast. I called my landlord to tell him (it’ll cost $20 for him to replace it). Instead he told me to open my window and run the thing full blast all the time.
Luckily, I don’t pay for heat!
Merry Christmas!
Meg
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:02 am
LOL So it’s you causing climate change! That is pretty ridiculous.
We don’t even have a thermostat or a timer, so we have to get up and switch the heating on every morning. I’ve told him that isn’t on for the amount of rent we’re paying.