BFM DICI met Pierre, aged 80, who lives in an apartment where the temperature does not exceed 10°C in Gap. After having alerted the park managers several times, he felt abandoned.
The plastic chairs in the kitchen are frozen. When you enter Pierre's kitchen in Gap, the air is cold even though on this Wednesday, November 6 afternoon, the thermometer placed on the wall painfully reads 15 degrees.
“And again, it’s because I cooked,” assures the retiree to BFM DICI. Because in his HLM building in the Molines district of Gap (Hautes-Alpes), the heating is still not turned on even though the nights are getting colder and colder.
“It’s not possible”
Recently converted from electric to gas, the building's heating system is still not operational. Enough to anger the retiree: “it’s not possible, I’m no longer living.”
“We were told that the heating would be on in mid-September, after the beginning of October, after October 24, then on November 7, but then I learned that it would be in another week, or even 15 days,” he denounces. he.
“A good bronchitis”
With the mercury reaching 11 degrees in his room in the morning, Pierre puts on three jackets as soon as he gets out of bed. At 80 years old, these living conditions have consequences on his health. “A bad case of bronchitis, I can't breathe anymore. And the doctor told me 'don't get upset, it's not good for your heart'”, he slips, coughing.
Especially since the humidity adds to the cold: his apartment is located between the cellars of the building, half in the basement. He installed a mop in front of his door to cut off the draft, and put boards in front of his windows that let the wind through.
Despite his numerous reminders to the Public Housing Office, he has the feeling that the situation is not changing and feels left behind. Contacted by BFM DICI, the Office has not yet responded to our requests.
