double glazing?

[wildsweetone]

I have no idea about this. Do houses in america have double glazing?

 

[deliciously_naughty]

I have no idea about this. Do houses in america have double glazing?

What does that mean? What's double glazing

 

[wildsweetone]

Oh sorry!

By double-glazing, I meant do the windows in houses have two window panes of glass? They are put into the window frame with a narrow gap between them. Usually they are used for noise reduction or for keeping the cold out.

 

[jon.hayworth]

Don't know about the States, but in Northern Europe all new houses have to be built with adequate energy saving devices that includes Double Glazing and there are grants availiable to upgrade older housing stock.

Maybe for the USA you needed to say where - I would think that DG would not be needed in Florida or California whereas in NY or Chicago it would be. And in Alaska it must be an essential.

jon

 

[Weird Harold]

Oh sorry!

By double-glazing, I meant do the windows in houses have two window panes of glass? They are put into the window frame with a narrow gap between them. Usually they are used for noise reduction or for keeping the cold out.

Here in the desert, double glazing is to keep the cold IN. Most new construction in the US uses double-pane windows with UV coatings.

I'm not sure if building codes universally require double-glazd windows, but heating and cooling cost benefits make them very popular anyway -- even in remodeling and restoration projects.

I thought at first this would be about something kinky, like an extrme version of "bukake."

 

[wildsweetone]

WH how do you know this is not for a kinky story?

and what the heck is 'bukake'?

 

[JUDO]

I thought at first this would be about something kinky, like an extrme version of "bukake."

I got that, too, WH. I thought that maybe they were referring to MMF threesomes. lol.

Oh, and not-so WSO, bukake is a form of sperm drenching at the end of a sex orgy (or anywhere in between as best I can tell). That's right, lots of the sticky, perly stuff spread all over everywhere, usually from several males and preferably applied to the female participant's face. (Maybe WH can fill us in on the etymology of the term - lol).


- Judo

 

[M.A.Thompson]

and what the heck is 'bukake'?

Ah, not to be found in Mr Webster's Dictionary, Bukake is the ancient art of the Japanese extreme facial.

I was thinking the same thing WH when I read the title of the thread!!!! Glad to know I am not the only sick mind in the lot!!!

 

[wildsweetone]

bukkake, it's okay i knew what it was, seasoned net surfer that i am

i'm impressed anyone could think bukkake in relation to houses though... now that is extreeeeem

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Ah...I don't believe that it's required...I've seen them on nicer and newer buildings.

 

[DVS]

I have no idea about this. Do houses in america have double glazing?

First, I thought we were talking about doughnuts.

If that was the case, I don't know if a human could handle double glazing. There has to be a point where there is just too much sugar. Hummm, maybe that is why the hole is there. It will always make sure there is not too much sugar. If the doughnut had been solid, maybe it would then take the sugar content over the limit, and cause problems.

Then again, it is probably just a nice handle. And, I can't fail to mention the by-product of the hole...the doughnut hole. Delicious, on their own.
But, I digress. ( I seem to do that a lot)

On the actual glazing of windows, yes the U.S. has several different options for this. And, not to toot our own horn, here, but don't you think the U.S. would have such things?

We have nearly always had the storm windows, where you used to have to take them down in the summer, and put up screens. I had that job, at our house. It was a real pain!

Then, they came out with self storing storm windows. HOORAY! HOORAY!! They just slide up and out of sight, so you can let the fresh air in at any time of the year. And, no constant changing of the damn windows. Did I say HOORAY!?

Now, there are many different types of replacement windows. Some aluminum, some vinyl, some polycarb with vinyl covering, some still wood, or composite. And, they all seem to have their own special niche...some have 2 pane glazing, some have 3. Some have gas inbetween the panes, and some have a vacuum. Some have a special ultraviolet reflecting sheet, and some even have the shade inside the panes.

In fact, because there are so many options of pane glazing and such, it is a glazing pain in deciding which one to use.

I prefer the double pane with a vacuum, at least. This is because of the heat and cold resistance, depending on the season. And, when you think about it, the many options aren't so bad. It sure beats having to get up and change each storm window for the seasons.

 

[wildsweetone]

Gee I must have registered in about half a dozen times today.

Speaking of vacuum... What's the common american name for what we here call vacuum cleaners? Is it Hoover? And yes, it's the same story.

 

[DVS]

Lost. What do you mean? We have other sweepers besides Hoovers, but they are a prominent brand, yes.

Lately, there have been a rash of bagless types, with what they call tornado action. You can see inside the cylinder, how the dirt swirls around, like an inside tornado.

But, to get back to the question...does Hoover have something to do with a story you are writing?
You know, hoover can reference something else, too.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Gee I must have registered in about half a dozen times today.

Speaking of vacuum... What's the common american name for what we here call vacuum cleaners? Is it Hoover? And yes, it's the same story.

we call them vacuums

 

[wildsweetone]

oh you call them sweepers? what kind of a crazy name is that to call something that sucks up the dirt from the floor?

Yes it's for a story i was planning on entering into the Halloween contest, but it's dived off and done the dirty on me. Still, I want to submit it to Lit. But i need to know about the vacuum cleaner thing now.

Is Hoover a noun or verb?

And yes, now I want to know what else a hoover is. rofl

 

[wildsweetone]

thank you deliciously_naughty

 

[DVS]

oh you call them sweepers? what kind of a crazy name is that to call something that sucks up the dirt from the floor?

Don't ask me. I am sure it has fingers going back to the old days when the first ones were called sweepers, after the person who would actually do the sweeping by hand. This person would do it with a broom, and the action was called sweeping.

That term was then carried on to the mechanical sweepers, that didn't acually have a motor to suck. They did the same job as the person with a broom, so the term sweeper stuck.

Then, the electric brands came. I think the first was a Hoover, or it was at least in the first group. They also carried the slang term sweeper, because they did the same job. But, the proper word for these devices is vacuum cleaner, because that is what they do. They don't sweep, they suck the dirt up.

Oh, and that then goes back to the other use of the word Hoover, doesn't it.

Is Hoover a noun or verb? And yes, now I want to know what else a hoover is. rofl

There could be different usages of the word Hoover. When talking about a Hoover as a sweeper, it is a noun. It is a thing, and things are nouns. It is a sucking thing, and the action of sucking is the verb. Oh, baby.

Now, we could say a woman is good at hoovering, and that would be a verb usage. Or, we could say she is a hoover, and that would again be a noun.

In case you were wondering, sweeper is a noun, too. So is a vacuum.

But, it just doesn't have a ring to it to say she is a good vacuum, does it? Some how, hoover really makes it sing, you know?

Do I need to draw you a picture, sweetie?

 

[wildsweetone]

Do I need to draw you a picture, sweetie?

Would you please dear.

 

[wildsweetone]

Judo:

Oh, and not-so WSO

huh ?

DVS or anyone... Just checking here... Can the double glazed windows that DO NOT OPEN still be found on houses in the States?

 

[Guest]

Damned if I know..........

I always thought double glazing was having oral sex with two different women....

Go figure, learn something new every day.

I remain,

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Judo: huh ?

DVS or anyone... Just checking here... Can the double glazed windows that DO NOT OPEN still be found on houses in the States?

I've never lived in a house, apt or dorm where the windows don't open.

However, many hotels (esp in the city) have double paned glass and they don't open.

 

[Weird Harold]

Judo: huh ?

DVS or anyone... Just checking here... Can the double glazed windows that DO NOT OPEN still be found on houses in the States?

If you mean the "Storm Windows" mentioned earlier, then yes they can, but the old houses that haven't been retrofitted with more modern double glazing or other replacments for "storm windows" are getting very rare -- usually they're only still used on houses that have been designated "Historic Buildings" where the designation requires they be "frozen in time" without any anchronistic modifications.

Storm windows are glass panes that are mounted in wooden frames and installed over the outside of the (normally double-hung) windows to provide additional insulation in wintertime. The permanent double-hung windows could still be opened, but doing so only provided access to the inside of the storm window for washing it. Storm Windows are typically made of thicker glass than the permanent windows as well, to better with stand blizzard conditions. They were only common in the northern areas where blizzards and severe winter stroms were common -- New England and the northern plains states.

Depending on the time-frame of your story, a vaccum, or vacuum cleaner might have been known as a "Hoover" -- much as modern copy machines were/are known as "Xerox Machines." Hoover had the first patent for a practical home vacuum cleaner or "carpet sweeper" and the name stuck for a long time to all such machines.

WSO:
WH how do you know this is not for a kinky story?

I presumed it was research for an erotic story, but he title suggested a variation on Bukake becaue "glazing" is sometimes used as an alternative for "facial" or to describe the apparance of a "facial" -- "Double Glazing" could then be thought of as a description of a "Facial on top of a facial" scenario.

 

[DVS]

Would you please dear.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but time doesn't allow me to draw a picture. So, the words will have to suffice. Sorry. Oh, there is a picture or two in this link. One is a picture of a lady, and she is smiling. But, you will have to decide for yourself what she is smiling about. I won't tell.

www.hoover.com/xq/asp/qx/Company/history.htm#story

 

[Weird Harold]

A picture is worth a thousand words, but time doesn't allow me to draw a picture. So, the words will have to suffice. Sorry. Oh, there is a picture or two in this link. One is a picture of a lady, and she is smiling. But, you will have to decide for yourself what she is smiling about. I won't tell.

www.hoover.com/xq/asp/qx/Company/history.htm#story

The link doesn't work for me.

 

[DVS]

The above post was suppose to be sent last night, but I was stuck in some limbo at Lit. It said I could only post one post per every 30 seconds. Well, I understood that, but I had waited for nearly an hour, and it still said that.

I think WSO's cookie situation has spread to my computer. But, today, 9 hours later, it is finally fixed. No, it didn't take 9 hours, but that is the length of time I waited to see if it was fixed.

As for double glazed windows that don't open? Who would want them? Like WH said, only historic homes may have something like that, because in the case of fire, you want to be able to get out.
And, as deliciously_naughty said, only tall buildings in cities will usually have windows that don't open. That is partly to control the atmosphere in these buildings and partly to keep people from commiting suicide, I would suppose.

Windows that don't open would only hinder your escape from a fire. Not a good idea.

All I can say is that is one kinky story you are writing. I can't wait to find out what sexual connection a double glazed window that won't open has to do with your story.