You can thank me later.

I like my apartment very much but it does have its flaws.  My least favorite feature is the electric heating system.  I do like the fact that each of the three major areas has its own heating unit so I can shut off the heat in rooms I'm not using.  What bothers me though is the fan noise especially in the livingroom unit.  It's just loud enough that, to hear TV over it, I have to turn up the TV volumn to a level I don't enjoy.  My other option, and the one I usually choose, is to turn off the heat while I'm watching TV.  I can bundle up in blankets and I really don't suffer, but sometimes I notice my nose getting cold.  We are having a rather chilly October right now and that got me thinking about the cold months ahead.  So today I did something about the situation.  I bought a small radiant heat space heater. I am happy to report that it has a nice even heat and a very quiet fan.  As I was bringing the heater into the building I met one of my favorite maintenance men here.  He saw what I was carrying and assured me it was a very good idea.  In fact he said many tenants use small space heaters and he predicts that it will save me money on my electric bill.  That sounds like a positive plus.  What I anticipate will really happen is that, now that I'm prepared for really cold weather, we will have a very mild winter.  You can tahnk me in April.