11-20-2017, 02:22 PM
In NYC, I lived in an unheated, basement "room" with no window, next to an oil tank boiler. The ceiling height was 6'6". No phone but my pager (this was in the 90s) had reception. There was a sink, toilet and shower. Lived there all throughout college. AND I LOVED IT. Brought college girls over for Ramen and take-out dinner dates to "study together". It was great! When you're young and away from the parents any (literal) hole in the wall will do.