Riders also complain of leaky windows and waits as long as 45 minutes.

Breathless stories about their glamorous occupants quickly gave way to gossip items about leaky windows.

"And if you have old, leaky windows, it could even be more," he said.

In the short term, the plan would provide funds to improve 2 million homes by improving things such as insulation and leaky windows.

The ventilation in practically all houses built before 1975 depended on air exchange through leaky windows and doors.

These river towns, settled in the 19th century, are full of big old houses - fuel-guzzlers, with leaky windows and furnaces on their last legs.

Maybe Americans would finally replace some of their leaky windows.

Other features such as moon gates and leaky windows (openwork screens that pierce surrounding walls) are seen in both groups.

The leaky windows of the Chinese garden wall portray both steadiness and movement.

The garden has 108 leaky windows each one with a unique design.