On 12/31/2015 2:58 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 12/31/2015 3:35 PM, Don Y wrote:


First step is understanding the problem(s) -- on both sides!

There is only one side to understand. Anyone keeping the house at 55 with a
wife and child is an inconsiderate abusive prick.

What if the only other option is sleeping under a bridge?? Would
that be a better option for all involved?

I had a neighbor who was always burning her fireplace. The smoke
was really irritating to me (allergies, etc.). I commented to
another neighbor, one day, his reply: she has no *heat* in the
house; wood is relatively easy to come by but the gas company wants
cash money!

I'm just a little less willing to jump to conclusions without
knowing the entire story. E.g., if he wanted to be truly abusive,
he could limit their showers, turn off the hot water (except when
HE wanted it), etc.

The fact that he's looking at increasing the house temperature +5F
as a means of mitigating the (apparent) "need" for those long showers
suggests he's trying to be reasonable (at least, in HIS mind).