Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

Archive for November, 2007

Blissful central heating - Yes it works to specification

It is interesting to observe for oneself that only if you had things you may miss them, if you had not had them you don’t.
Nearly all of us living above the “threshold” take a warm(ish) and dry house / flat for granted. Turn a litle knob and presto it’s warm.
Here in Galicia it is/was back […]

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Winter is on it’s way - Early warning at -10C

A couple of days ago, whilst we were blissfully sleeping the temperature dropped dramatically.
The days beforehand showed cold nights and balmy days with sunshine and temperatures above 20C.
Waking up this particular morning we looked out and had a surprise - All white and still bitterly cold. After we wrapped up accordingly we ventured out and […]

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Looking at “central califacion” may leave you freezing

Considering our options and the potential demand for central heating (”calefacion central”) we discarded oil (will become pricey) and plain wood.
Yes we have lots of wood around us but like in the UK we estimate that the price will go up and also even the best wood burner requires very regular feeding.
Another factor is power. […]

Thursday, November 8th, 2007