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Love and... thermal insulation
Finally Lambros, how easy is it to find your other half, when there are so many "cold-blooded" and "hot-blooded" people out there? Do you think that thermal insulation plays a role in romance?
Clearly. These are the important things. It doesn't matter if you have common tastes. You can listen to music on your own, you can watch shows on your own. If you differ in your perception of what the right temperature is, you're done. It's futile to try. Some things cannot be overcome.
The right temperature
It's your first date and you've prepared the perfect romantic dinner. Candles, gourmet food, Barry White playing on the sound system as you wait for her. You have set the temperature to your ideal degrees. She walks in and the first thing she says is "Do you live in a sauna?" What is your first thought and how do you react?
You lost me at "it's your first date." I haven't been on a first date in 15 years. Well then with the candles, the gourmet meal and Barry White I just stopped reading. As for "Do you live in a sauna?" I imagine you wrote it as an expression of joy and pleasant surprise, not something negative. My wife would be super happy if we lived in a sauna.
The thermostat
Every house has its own thermostat expert, the one who has seemingly mastered the art of perfect temperature control. He’s the gatekeeper of our thermal comfort, always certain about the "right" temperature. How would you describe this person?
In one word. Dad. That's who comes to mind. If you're not the dad, you don’t get to touch the thermostat. It's like the Excalibur or Thor's hammer. Only the Chosen One can touch it: the ThermoMaster!
Favorite sounds & noise
Lambros, what is your relationship with sounds? Tell us about a sound you love and a sound that makes you wish for triple glazing?
A sound I truly enjoy is the man who walks through the neighborhood every morning playing the accordion and singing. Even though he's been playing the same 3 songs for the past 10 years, I like it a lot. The sound that makes me wish for two rows of triple glazing is the guy who used to rev his motorbike to warm it up. I lived on an elevated ground floor for five years and he always parked it outside my bedroom. I say parked because he's no longer alive. No, no, I didn't kill him. I have an alibi for that night.
On sound insulation
You rent a new house and within a few days you realize that the neighbor across the street is a drummer and rehearses Metallica every afternoon. Do you look for a solution or for a new house?
If it's Metallica I'll stay. I'm a fan. What kind of music the other person will rehearse is important. If it’s not your vibe you are definitely leaving or... changing frames.
Athens or the countryside?
Imagine being given only 2 housing options. Where would you choose to live and why?;
Α. In a bustling Athens neighborhood, where every morning comes with a bonus track: “Take whatever you want, scrap dealer – from a love that’s long gone”?
Β. In a Greek island town in the month of August, with the bars playing their music in full volume and hearing the phrase "Do you want to eat moussaka" in fluent Greeklish from a nearby restaurant employee?
Clearly the first one. I'm a city boy. If I go to an island, I'll get anxious about the peace and quiet. If you’ve been living in a city for years, you tune out the noise completely. Your system somehow blocks it. Of course, your window and door systems make a big difference, too.
Type of frame
If you were an aluminium frame, what type of frame would you be and what would you say to those who use you?;
As I was told by the people I met at Alumil headquarters, the frames are durable. Then I tested them and they do hold up. We have a scene in the video, where I opened and closed a frame about 150 times for the shot. Nothing happened to it. So if I was a frame I'd be like Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry. To anyone who came to open me I'd say: "Make my Day!"
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