Dear eoff,

Please help me avoid freezing to death. My apartment has no insulation, and we don't control the heating, although if I call someone during the day they can turn it up (and I've done so already). I am cold pretty much all the time anyway, but it's much worse at night in these sodding Pacific Northwest winters. I layer up pretty well - currently wearing pajamas, plus two woollen jerseys, a dressing gown, socks and a hat. It's still bloody cold! I'm tempted to do some starjumps, but I won't because it's after midnight and I'd prefer not to wake my neighbours. Hopefully Santa will bring me some thermals and multiple blankets, but in the meantime I'll be stuck with old lady remedies like sprinkling cayenne over all my clothes and conjuring up a footbath. Brr!



How do you best fend off the chill of winter? Del, living in California doesn't count, that's called "running away" . Those of you basking in the glow of a beautiful Antipodean beach Christmas can humblebrag about remembering to put on sunblock or whatever, jerks.