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turn off the heat, open a window...

My first year in Kentucky, I lived in Beattyville (up in the mountains) and I couldn't afford to turn on the gas... I used a hot plate and a hot pot... the hot water was provided by the building (I was over an old repair garage) I remember a stretch where it was so cold in the apt that there was ice in my toilet... I had a big feather comforter that was about 18 in thick... I'd be so cozy when the alarm would go off.. I'd sprint to the shower turn the hot water on full and back under the covers until the steam would come around the corner into my room... I had everything set to make coffee etc on a timer... I only used my electric space heater at night...

I loved that comforter on those cold mornings... those were good days! Frequently, I'd hop a coal train to the foot of the hill just below Lee County High school (about a mile) as the train was going about 3-5 mph through town... it would shake my apt when it went by full. We had one traffic light in the whole county back then and it flashed yellow most of the day...