Does Anything Prevent You From Opening Your Windows At Night?

My glass door is shut so critters don´t come in (I´d die if I saw a cockroach inside!)but unbolted so I can jump from the bed, open it with the knowledge of a lifetime and stand in the middle of the grass freeezing. This is exactly what I did last year, on February 27. Even if it was Summer, our nights are cold. My house is safe though because my late husband was an architect and he build it for my fears. The piña coladas are OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!

Yes, I can tell that by the expression on your face. Remind me what's in them please as I don't even know if I've ever drank one. Looks yummy I must say!

Oh my, I'd not thought about natural disasters. We have the odd earthquake here but they're so small we don't even notice them. I guess we're lucky in that department. I absolutely LOVE your avatar and I want one of those drinks RIGHT NOW!

Keep your windows shut! A red balloon might just float in

Oh dear, I wouldn't like that one bit my friend. How unfortunate. I hope it all gets sorted out soon by your landlord. It's terrible having to rely on them isn't it? I've had my fair share, believe me!

It's awful actually as my sinuses have been raging all day. Oh and as for the red balloon floating in, Hmm YES then I could have a party with the crazy music and feet stomping that goes on upstairs at 3am almost daily.

I do not see them often, but I do hear them, if I am out or if the windows are open.

Wow, you have tree frogs? Aww, I think they're so cute.

giant! blood sucking!!! bird flu carrying mosquitoes!!!

What pests do you have in Texas? Mosquitos by any chance?

Are they the same as black-out blinds or something different entirely?

This is Dublin we're talking about right? Humid? IN DUBLIN! Wow, I'm amazed. I've been there with Mum in August 2005 and I was absolutely FREEZING the whole time and we made the mistake of going for a week. Blink and the weather changed lol. We stayed at the Bourne Hotel is it (or Brooks, can never remember the name of it) and I was about to pay the bill when I realised he'd only charged us for 6 nights instead of 7. Perhaps he did it on purpose, I don't know but it was a lovely surprise to pay less. Obviously, I didn't let on his "mistake." We also got lost..yes indeed. Me and Mum have absolutely NO SENSE OF DIRECTION and ended up in some Financial Quarter where there were no shops. Is the train service called the DART or is that the trams? Well, anyway, we went on the train along the coast and I thought I was being patriotic wearing my England top..walked into a bar and ALL the guys in there stared at me and one said, "Not a good idea to come in here wearing that." I apologised and walked back out again. My face was so red you wouldn't believe. Oh dear. I was just trying to be friendly but I guess I was being extremely naive wearing such a top "out in the sticks" so to speak.

The weather has been freaky here the last couple of years, you seen the snow we both have been getting the last few years. I am not one for the heat an it has been killing me, I have even been wearing shorts to work and everyone is ribbing me about it. It is hot here but raining, the kind of weather before you get big storm. Say nothing if ya get charged less, sometimes it happens, think of it as a bonus. The DART is the train, Dublin Area Rapid Transport lol. Janey all i can do is apologise for that incident, you know our countries have a history and you will always get some idiots like that. You should not have apologised at all. I guess when you say the sticks it was out of Dublin? It figures. I have no time for that kind of crap and again sorry Janey that you had that kind of attitude over here. Next time you and your Mum come over give me a shout

Using AC is a totally alien concept to us Brits (apart from in some large stores, hotels etc) and I only found out the extent to which it is used elsewhere,right here on MyLot. It's unfortunate that the temperatures are so erratic where you are. Here it's warmed up considerably the last couple of days but it's set to "break" with thunderstorms. Watch out for the rain to come at Wimbledon..if you're watching it that is. At least they have that awesome roof on Centre Court now. Why one wasn't built when the new No.1 Court was constructed a few years back is a mystery to me.

Hi Chevee, you sound like my Mum. She has her bedroom window open, even in the depths of winter but she reckons it stems from having whooping cough and pneumonia when she was little. Subsequently, she needs fresh air whenever possible. She has told me that she feels the cold more as she's getting older. As for me, I rarely have the bedroom window open although I might do if the vertical blinds weren't there as the window opens inwards. It's a weird contraption and I've no idea why the previous resident had these windows installed at the back (upstairs) as I much prefer the more traditional top-openers. Too expensive to replace them though.

Oh dear, I do sympathise regarding your pollen allergy. I suppose it's different to hayfever is it? Either way, it can't be very nice for you so I can understand your reasoning behind keeping your windows closed at night.

That's excellent news.

I do have the windows open..it's just that it's not warm enough to do so as a rule.

That's a well-thought out plan my friend and it obviously works. Good for you!

I know what you mean as Mum's house got burgled twice in 6 months (about 10 years ago now) and it was during the night through one of the smaller windows. They've all been replaced now but I can well understand your concerns as I can tell you now..being burgled overnight whilst asleep is NOT very nice.

I don't either although the bedroom window has a weird way of opening..it opens inwards and drives me nuts. Why it can't be like all the other windows down this street I don't know but the previous resident was responsible so we have to put up with it.