On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:23:16 -0400, Janet Boss
wrote:

In article ,
sighthounds & siberians wrote:

But depending on where one lives, I don't think
it's particularly outrageous to leave windows open or partially open
when not home. I do it all the time.

I suppose not. I have had window locks that have allowed the windows to
be left partially open but locked. I've also left inaccessible (yes,
someone could bring a very tall ladder) upstairs windows open. We tend
to go from cold to hot so damn quickly around here, that we seem to have
few days where we're not using heat or ac!

We've got those window locks as well. Unfortunately, our weather also
goes from cold to hot with little in between, although this year we
had a few blissful weeks of open windows and window fans.

Of course, I've also cursed that I don't leave windows unlocked when
I've had to break into my own house. I did remedy that need.

Heh. We have a sort of room that was once an added-on screened porch.
We closed it up, insulated it and made it into a kennel room, and now
it's used for storing bird seed, some gardening supplies and as DH's
ham shack. The door opens onto our fenced side yard and you can't
even tell there's door from the street or the front of the house.
We've left that door open from the days when we used it as a kennel
for several foster dogs, and now that we have Mr. Barksalot and his
brother, Mr. Barksmore, we still do. It's handy.

Mustang Sally