Comments on: Hit me with some heat! http://theoldvictorian.com/blog/2009/06/29/hit-me-with-some-heat/ Renovation of a Dream Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:17:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cruhnke http://theoldvictorian.com/blog/2009/06/29/hit-me-with-some-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-27 cruhnke Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:26:06 +0000 http://theoldvictorian.com/blog/?p=178#comment-27 Don't let the restoration bigots get to you. Yes, it was hot back in Victorian ages. Yes, people lived with the heat in this old house -- oops, is that a copyrighted phrase??? BUT, if they had had the opportunity to A/C the house don't you think they would have? I wouldn't bet against it! Not all those blocks of ice delivered by the ice man went into the ice box. Do try to preserve the "nature of the beast". I'm sure you have that in your mind. As long as she continues to look like the Victorian Gentle Lady on the outside and tries to portray the Victorian aura on the inside, you are doing the right thing for a property that symbolizes our historic past. Now, how do you frame a 60" HDTV to look like it has been there since 18-whenever??? Don’t let the restoration bigots get to you. Yes, it was hot back in Victorian ages. Yes, people lived with the heat in this old house — oops, is that a copyrighted phrase??? BUT, if they had had the opportunity to A/C the house don’t you think they would have? I wouldn’t bet against it! Not all those blocks of ice delivered by the ice man went into the ice box.

Do try to preserve the “nature of the beast”. I’m sure you have that in your mind. As long as she continues to look like the Victorian Gentle Lady on the outside and tries to portray the Victorian aura on the inside, you are doing the right thing for a property that symbolizes our historic past. Now, how do you frame a 60″ HDTV to look like it has been there since 18-whenever???

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