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My house was so warm last night I slept without my hoodie and figured I must have accidentally bumped the thermostat up to over 20C, ie nearly 70F, which is when the house becomes tropical. Wasn't going to limp back downstairs to adjust it again so just enjoyed the luxury of heat. But when I checked this morning, no, it was at its usual 18, which is the famous 'warm when it's on and freezing when it's off' setting. Evidently that only applies if there's wind. None last night though we were below freezing and it snowed as well. My house. Also do not be confused by the fact that the downstairs is cold unless the thermostat is at Tropical. My living room is the coldest place in the house, for no good reason at all.

Have been earwormed by The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The disaster happened when I was living in France and I have a memory of talking about it with K. But I couldn't have because the song wasn't released until the following August, long after I came home. Can't think why it connects in my mind with our apartment in Pau-- we wouldn't even have had news about the sinking then. And can't believe now what an isolated time that was. We communicated by letter, and if I wanted to talk to my mother (I didn't, but she wanted to talk to me) I went to the post office and secured a booth there and paid at the caisse.

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A house I used to rent was distinctly colder with the wind on it.

I know I have some memories that have become muddled. I was talking to an old university friend on the phone recently which made me realise that I'd conflated two hill walking trips I'd been on during my university days.

I assume most houses over a certain age are like that. Insulation being a modern invention.

I know that memories will conflate at the drop of a hat and my memory has always been bad about things anyway, but I was so sure about that one.

I think it was built in around 2002 so should have been fairly decently insulated. Whether it actually was is another question, of course.

Quite. Mine is now a century old and very much wasn't.