Don't Neglect Your Apartment Amidst A Freeze

<h1>Don't Neglect Your Apartment Amidst A Freeze</h1>Author: <a title="Trey Huguley" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/trey-huguley/179949.htm">Trey Huguley</a> Many of us all over the USA are dealing with recent freezing and well below freezing temperatures depending on where in the country our wonderful apartment is situated.   There are a few precautions to keep in mind around your apartment when outside temperatures dip into and below the freezing range.   1) If you have plants on your porch, cover them. You can use a sheet, an old blanket, some old T-Shirts, or anything that you can get your hands on. Just remember that plants are people too...okay maybe not exactly...but they live, breath, eat, and can freeze to death too. 2) Keep your heater on a reasonable temperature and use extra blankets or warm clothes to help keep you warm. Blasting the heater will run up your electricity bill very quickly.  Keep it on a reasonable setting and layer...you'll be warm and your bill will be happy. OH! Wear socks or house shoes too...makes a huge difference. 3) Be sure your curtains are closed when the sun is down. They can help the heat stay inside the apartment.  Open them when the sun is out to let the sun shine in and add some natural warmth. It's the old "geo-thermal radiation" thing or something like that. 4) Drip, drip, drip. Please let your faucet drip overnight to keep your pipes from busting. Busted pipes can cause all kinds of problems for you and your neighbors. It is a truly "No bueno" situation. 5) Don't forget that your pets may need a little more warmth too. Most of them have fur, but in many cases...that fur just ain't enough. If you have a yard with a dog or an outside cat, be sure that they are inside and taken care of. Keep caged animals away from the windows or drafty areas to avoid the cold. The shiver too, so if you see your pet shivering...find a way to help them...pet them a little longer or throw a blanket over them. 6) Space heaters are great little items, but if not used right can be a fire hazard around the apartment. Be sure to check with you apartment manager to see if they are allowed and then only use space heaters in the proper places and proper ways. Keep them away from curtains, blankets, or anything else that can go up in flames. You want to stay warm, but the last thing that you and your neighbors want...is an apartment fire. Before you know it, the freezes will be over and we will be outside playing in the sun. Just take the easy precautions and you'll be fine. This may be a seasonal tip, but it is a very sincere and useful one. So be careful in the winter and watch out for freezes! Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/FindAFunPlace for more tips on living, laughing and loving apartment life.  I'd also love to have you become my friend on Facebook.com/ApartmentHomeLivingAbout the Author: Trey's just a regular guy with a funny goatee that really enjoys people and life. On top of that he is a bit of an expert on apartments, living in them, and getting the most out of the apartment living lifestyle.

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Many of us all over the USA are dealing with recent freezing and well below freezing temperatures depending on where in the country our wonderful apartment is situated.

There are a few precautions to keep in mind around your apartment when outside temperatures dip into and below the freezing range.

1) If you have plants on your porch, cover them. You can use a sheet, an old blanket, some old T-Shirts, or anything that you can get your hands on. Just remember that plants are people too...okay maybe not exactly...but they live, breath, eat, and can freeze to death too.

2) Keep your heater on a reasonable temperature and use extra blankets or warm clothes to help keep you warm. Blasting the heater will run up your electricity bill very quickly. Keep it on a reasonable setting and layer...you'll be warm and your bill will be happy. OH! Wear socks or house shoes too...makes a huge difference.

3) Be sure your curtains are closed when the sun is down. They can help the heat stay inside the apartment. Open them when the sun is out to let the sun shine in and add some natural warmth. It's the old "geo-thermal radiation" thing or something like that.

4) Drip, drip, drip. Please let your faucet drip overnight to keep your pipes from busting. Busted pipes can cause all kinds of problems for you and your neighbors. It is a truly "No bueno" situation.

5) Don't forget that your pets may need a little more warmth too. Most of them have fur, but in many cases...that fur just ain't enough. If you have a yard with a dog or an outside cat, be sure that they are inside and taken care of. Keep caged animals away from the windows or drafty areas to avoid the cold. The shiver too, so if you see your pet shivering...find a way to help them...pet them a little longer or throw a blanket over them.

6) Space heaters are great little items, but if not used right can be a fire hazard around the apartment. Be sure to check with you apartment manager to see if they are allowed and then only use space heaters in the proper places and proper ways. Keep them away from curtains, blankets, or anything else that can go up in flames. You want to stay warm, but the last thing that you and your neighbors want...is an apartment fire.

Before you know it, the freezes will be over and we will be outside playing in the sun. Just take the easy precautions and you'll be fine. This may be a seasonal tip, but it is a very sincere and useful one. So be careful in the winter and watch out for freezes!

Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/FindAFunPlace for more tips on living, laughing and loving apartment life. I'd also love to have you become my friend on Facebook.com/ApartmentHomeLiving

Trey's just a regular guy with a funny goatee that really enjoys people and life. On top of that he is a bit of an expert on apartments, living in them, and getting the most out of the apartment living lifestyle. At Apartment Home Living, Trey wants to make your apartment shopping experience stress-free by showcasing the most apartments and providing you with accurate information on each one, updated every single day. So if you are looking for apartments for rent or ideas and tips on getting the most out of apartment living, find apartments for rent with ApartmenthomeLiving.com, the leading apartment finder and guide where online social community and apartment search come together to show that apartment living is the 'funnest' way to live.

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