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* Some of us sleep late, so avoid yelling or running up the stairs while someone's still sleeping.
- * The most important rule for living together in harmony: **If something annoys you, just let the others know!** Don't let the frustration build up.
+ * The most important rule for living together in harmony: **If something's annoying you, just let the others know!** Don't let frustration build up.
== Cleaning ==
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* Don't leave a mess in common areas. It's also your responsibility to clean after the people you invite.
* Don't walk around with dirty shoes! Take them off near the entrance and remind your guests to do the same.
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* Think about the environment! **Don't waste water, gas, electricity, paper, soap and food.** Try to reuse plastic bags and boxes and remember to
switch the lights off.
+ * Comcast is notorious for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Alert_System | reporting their own users]] to copyright associations.
+ You're personally responsible for what you do online:
+
== Kitchen ==
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== Bathrooms ==
- * Feel free to use either bathroom; leave the door open after use.
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- * Tampons and other non-biodegradable solids **will** clog the pipes and cause a flood in the basement (it really happened).
+ * **IMPORTANT**: Flushing non-biodegradable solids down the toilet **will** clog the pipes and flood the basement.
+ It **did** already happen and it wasn't pleasant! Next time the rooters find tampons stuck into the pipes, we'll mail them to 23andme.com :-)
+
+ * Feel free to use either bathroom; leave the door open after use.
* If you run out of toilet paper, you can find more rolls under the microwave or in the basement.
- * Don't leave wet rugs or water on the floor after a shower. Use the fan or open the window if needed.
+ * After taking a shower, don't leave wet rugs or moist. Use the fan or open the window if needed.
+
+ * Using the hairdryers at high power frequently triggers the circuit protection in the fuse box located over the dryer in the basement.
+ Either use it at "low" or learn how to restore the breaker.
== Guests ==
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== Laundry ==
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* Use it any time, but please wait until you have a reasonable amount of clothes to wash to avoid wasting energy and detergent.
* Try not to forget your clothes in the laundry for days.
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* 70°F (21°C) is a reasonable default for the winter. Remember to turn the heat down to 60°F (or less) when leaving in the morning.
- * Don't turn the heat all the way up! It's just stupid, because the furnace can only burn at a single speed.
+ * Don't turn the heat all the way to make the house warm up faster! It's stupid and useless, because the furnace burns at constant speed.
- * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed.
+ * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed,
+ so setting 70°F there causes the other rooms to go up to 75-80.
* Keep the door to the basement stairs **open** in the winter to let the heat from the furnace flow by convection. Also leave the
doors downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement.