The house heating switches on at 07:20 each morning, having switched into ‘frost-stat’ mode at 11:00 the previous evening. This morning Graham was up and about early and came into the study shortly before 07:00.
“Have you had the heating on this morning?” he asked.
“Nope. Haven’t needed it.”
“So it’s been off since last night?”
“Yeah. I’d have turned it on if I’d needed it.”
“Bloody miraculous this insulation game, ennit. Do you realise we’re saving at least an hour of heating a day, quite apart from the boiler running less often when the system is on?”
“That’s what I told you the day after you finished the job. It’s going to make a big difference to our bills.”
“Great. Makes it all worthwhile.”
I cast my gaze out of the window to where the ice glistened in the light from the street lamps. The sky was still dark.
“Now if you could only find a way of insulating against daylight loss, you really would be worth your weight in gold.”
“I shall work on it,” he said. “Marvellous what you can do with mirrors.”
Dolly the Mega-cat opened one eye, sighed mightily, stretched out full length, and curled up in a new position. She’s happy.
