It is Colder in England

I was worried that after being in the comparatively tropical temperatures of Georgia for the last two weeks I would have trouble adjusting back to freezing Norwich weather. But I'm pretty much fine when I go out. I bundle up and keep moving. No problem.

What I wasn't prepared for was the chill indoors. John turned the water heater off while we were gone to cut down on our gas costs. Not only does it take a long time for radiators to heat a two story frozen flat, but it doesn't help when the plumbing isn't functioning properly (again).

The water heater was showing a water pressure of zero and our bathroom radiator was warm on the bottom, but not the top. The flat was still pretty cold when we went to bed on Thursday night, so we slept with all three comforters on our bed.

Yesterday while I was at Ancient House, John stayed home and met the plumber. He fixed the problem with the water pressure. And John apparently tried to fix the radiator issue himself. There was air in that bathroom radiator and John tried to bleed it out. He was looking sheepish when I got home and said that water spurted all over our bathroom and bedroom. He had cleaned it up very thoroughly and I saw no evidence of the mess. Between the plumber's expert work and John's valiant amateur attempts, we now have a warm home again.

This morning we both got to sleep in. And we were only sleeping under one comforter.