Recently, you received a memo which said, in closing:
If you see open windows in classrooms or dorms on campus when it is cold outside, please close them!
Let me be the first to tell you that if you do that to my window, I will break your fingers, slowly and painfully. OK, maybe I'd settle for just banishing you from my building or something, but work with me here. Pretend like this is an honest to goodness threat here, OK?
Unfortunately, Buildings and Grounds, along with the Sustainability Committee, has drilled it into peoples' heads that "opening windows in the winter is bad." And while I might agree that it can be bad, it is not always bad.
For instance, if you have a south-facing room, with large spacious windows, it's entirely possible that the heat of the sun beating down on your building all day long will heat your office up to the point where you don't want or need "campus heating" at all, but in fact would much rather they turned on the air-conditioning again.
My office has its own thermostat, controlling JUST my room. I have it set to 55-degrees. It's 84-degrees in my room. But remember, I'm evil for leaving my window open.
So, word to the wise -- don't touch my window, despite what ResLife is telling you to do.
Ya Bastige, it's even warmer down my end of the hall. We have the window open, both doors open and two fans running.
I even had to take my jacket off. And if you know me, that means it's too damn hot, if I have to take my jacket off.
Heh. I'll trade you.
I was issued my own personal space heater for my office a week after I got here. I actually have to rest my hands on the heater to warm them up enough so I can continue typing.