I JUST DUCK-TAPED MY WINDOWS -- I feel like a nutcase...

Situation:

I live in an old Victorian building in the UK. I am located on the 5th floor. My flat has BIG sash & case windows, but have always been very 'leaky' (i.e. lots of draughts). Anyway, there was a cinema built in 1920's opposite me. It ran as a going concern until about 5 years ago, but was modernised ad-hoc several times during it's history. I have fond memories of all-night halloween shows there, great fun.

Anyway, as is the way with these things, the older city-centre cinemas cannot compete with an 18-screen giant just a few blocks away. So, it went derelict for a few years.

Now, the frontage is protected as a historic building but the demolition guys arrived recently to turn it into an office-block (keeping the frontage).

Today, I see guys in tyvec one-piece overalls and masks on the roof of the old cinema. I wander down to the site and ask for the manager. He says there is Asbestos Concrete to be removed. This is apparently not very dangerous (2% asbestos) and does not even need a licenced organisation to clean it up. However, I'm not sure I believe him so I just spent 7 hours duck-taping my windows... :(


The prevailing wind at this moment is coming from the cinema.
I felt nuts; the guys on the roof were staring at me as I stood on the window-sill taping it all up.

Nutter!!