Silly me...

...drywall screws don't work w/ brick!!

Had I been thinking, I would have connected the dots that go from "The outside facing walls in my room are lath and plaster directly (almost) on top of the brick.", to "Odds are, that also is true downstairs!!"

Had I been thinking.  Ha!

So, no heaters on walls today.  The good news is that I returned about $25.00 of stuff today, which means that I should be able to afford the fasteners and starter bit that I'll need.

"What do we want?"

"Heat!"

"When will we have it?"

"Real soon!"

Sigh.

(Copy of an email to my fan club...)