Today I decided to go into the basement. The moment I opened the door and began to walk down the squeaky steps I could hear the sound of a few living things sprinting out the basement doors to the backyard. It was a really weird feeling to go down into what is a normally quiet basement to hear that something is basically living there.
I could hear the sound of the washing machine going, the water splashing about inside that is also partially muffled from the clothing inside. It made me feel even colder thinking about the water because it was already so cold in the basement. On occasion the sound of wind blowing by the window could be heard, almost as if there were a draft. It made me once more feel like there was wind blowing into the basement but I felt no actual draft. It's interesting how just recognizing a sound and associating something with it such as cold weather can actually make me feel colder.
Once in a while a car would drive by, though the sound of it was coming from above and going through the ground muffled the sound of the tires going across the road. It's a much different experience being in the basement and hearing cars than it is being in my room. I feel safer with the more muffled sounds. I can also hear the gas-powered flames in the furnace burning while the air kicks on. I almost immediately begin to feel warmer even with the vents in the basement shut.
Really excellent
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