windows

[vesta111]

   This old house is only 15 years old but the builder was not a craftsman,.

We have drafts coming in from who knows where.    I mentioned-- kind of demanded that Hubby shrink warp the windows for winter.

 His idea was to cover the panes,   but from way back I remember my grandparents covering not just the windows but about 5_+ inches beyond the window frame.

So  I insisted and Hubby is shrink wrapping most of the house but he is not that happy.

Why he wants to know  why  is he weatherproofing a modern day home as my family did back 50 years ago. we paid for these windows that cost the earth to insulate us, they work fine but we still have big drafts due not to the windows but the frame they are in.

Here we go Hubby is trying to listen to me and my old time knowledge and fight the idea that that has all passed--  we have these new fangled 3 pane windows with some kind of gas inside to keep out the cold, big money.  One places them in a frame with no insulation, might as well just hang a cover of hide over the hole in the wall.

What else are you doing to  keep the home warm n this winter.?

[Chris_]

   This old house is only 15 years old but the builder was not a craftsman,.

We have drafts coming in from who knows where.    I mentioned-- kind of demanded that Hubby shrink warp the windows for winter.

 His idea was to cover the panes,   but from way back I remember my grandparents covering not just the windows but about 5_+ inches beyond the window frame.

So  I insisted and Hubby is shrink wrapping most of the house but he is not that happy.

Why he wants to know  why  is he weatherproofing a modern day home as my family did back 50 years ago. we paid for these windows that cost the earth to insulate us, they work fine but we still have big drafts due not to the windows but the frame they are in.

Here we go Hubby is trying to listen to me and my old time knowledge and fight the idea that that has all passed--  we have these new fangled 3 pane windows with some kind of gas inside to keep out the cold, big money.  One places them in a frame with no insulation, might as well just hang a cover of hide over the hole in the wall.

What else are you doing to  keep the home warm n this winter.?

Caulk the outside frames, weatherstrip the inside mating surfaces........and turn up the thermostat.......

doc

[Chris]

Sounds like you have poorly-fitted or unsealed sashes.  Remove the trim from around the windows and fill the gaps with minimally-expanding insulating foam.  With windows like that, you should have almost no air leakage at all.

My apartment complex replaced the windows here, including the large sliding window in the living area... huge improvement.

[thundley4]

Windows?


Costello calls and wants to buy a computer from Abbott…

ABBOTT: Super Duper Computer Store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend office with windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office and it has windows! OK, lets just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W."

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?

ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: If its a long movie I also want to see reel 2,3&4. Can I watch them?

ABBOTT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue "1."

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue "1."

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?

ABBOTT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!

ABBOTT: No, just one. but its the most popular Word in the world.

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It Pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even Part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping you have anything I can track my money with?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(LATER)

COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off??

ABBOTT: Click on "START"..........

[franksolich]

Damn, that's good, thundley4, sir.

[Chris]

That's not comedy, that's an average day at work for some of us.

[RobJohnson]

That's not comedy, that's an average day at work for some of us.