Top Ten Reasons why it is better NOT to have central heating:
10. Your sweater/turtleneck/long underwear stash grows to the point where you may never need to buy another one again.
9. You don`t need a winter coat - it is the same temperature inside and out.
8. You can re-enact stalker scenes from B movies when your whole apartment steams up after a shower.
7. You don`t need cold packs for sore muscles - just grab any old pillow.
6. You can finally recycle the bubble wrap from care packages - as insulation.
5. You can finally use all those extra futons they gave you - as insulation.
4. The giant cockroaches you usually call pets go into hibernation.
3. You get to relive your childhood by building forts out of tables and blankets - and actually live in them.
2. It gives you a great excuse to go out and buy a fancy heated toilet seat.
And the number one reason why I am happy that I don`t have central heating is...
1. You don`t need to worry about putting your groceries away — your kitchen IS your fridge! (I am serious - a couple of my friends` refrigerators actually stopped working because it was colder outside them than in).