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SchminksMcGee t1_j6lkohy wrote

Where is the thermostat in your apt? If it’s in a well sealed room, it may not be getting triggered by the cold and not turning on. Locate it and come to a consensus with your roommate(s) re what is a reasonable temp to keep it. In the meantime, buy window sealer from the hardware store and apply to your windows. It will help. I’d also suggest getting an electric blanket. A plush one with auto shutoff will help.

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tilehinge t1_j6lk9be wrote

>police can operate well in preventing violence to our economic infrastructures and yet police can’t seem to grasp preventative interventions for people-vs-people violence.

Because that's their only real function: keep private property safe, directly proportional to how expensive it is. They guard money. Humans, they're apathetic to at best, if not outright antagonistic.

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becausefrog t1_j6ljtwt wrote

We have a room like that. We insulated the windows as everyone else has already suggested, put a thick rug down on the floor, but there were still strong drafts that were coming from the outlets and the baseboards. We put those baby-proofing plugs in any unused outlets, weather-taped around the covers, and then caulked the baseboards. If you can't manage caulk atm just use hot glue. It will peel up nicely in the summer when you are ready to caulk.

Make sure to use a humidifier, especially if you get a space heater.

We also found using a higher bed and not putting anything underneath it so that air could flow under the bed and move around the room helped a lot.

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