It's getting c-c-c-cold
Those of you in similar climates (it's been in the 40s in the a.m. and not getting quite up to 60 in the daytime)...have you turned on your furnaces yet?
I don't mind the chill, I wear warm clothes and I have a down comforter...but that getting out of the shower part might just kill me!
How many of you have your heat going already?
Turn the heat on in September?! No way. It could be snowing outside and I wouldn't be able to force myself to turn the heat on in September.
By the way, this proves global warming is a crock. ;)
I know...it seems awful to turn the heat on already. But I hate being cold.
I just turned OFF the air conditioners (to be fair, I get no air circulation in my place.)
I miss summer already.
global schmobal...it sure isn't warm!
Shawnee - this weather is Perfect!
It is nice...to an extent.
I'm a summer girl, though. Bring on the heat.
I perfer the season of death. :)
The only heater on here is Diz's warming mat, but that works on body pressure.
But Mum was shivering while cooking my lunch today (not a usual occurrence, see the Happy thread) so I expect the heating will be on far sooner than I would like. I'm a very hot person, and love nothing better than snuggling into Winter clothes and feeling the burn in my face & fingers. Sadly - despite what the 'rents think - we live in a temperate climate. We have nothing like the extremes you have in the US. I doubt there'll be more than 20 days below freezing (32) before the year turns into Spring again.
Still, Mum & Dad have a couple of Autumn house-sits coming up. OFF goes the heating! Yay!
I had oil delivered yesterday.....will have the heater guys out to do the annual service soon.....
Yeah, I should probably have my furnace given a once-over. Thanks for the reminder.
don't want to end up with CO poisoning. Lord knows you'll get no sympathy around here if you do.
mwuh huu huu
"Did you hear? Shaw died from CO poisoning."
"Fucking attention whore."
;)
don't want to end up with CO poisoning. Lord knows you'll get no sympathy around here if you do.
Arsehole
It's a hard call in between seasons. I get chilly then turn on the furnace and realize it's too hot. I do the same with the ng fireplace too.
but that getting out of the shower part might just kill me!
Shawnee - get a bathroom fan/heater combination. Unless you have a huge bathroom, a couple minutes of this will warm you right up.
My bathroom is extremely small, but that's a good idea...find a small one so I don't keep running into it.
Also, go buy a man's bathrobe (the big fluffy terrycloth kind) and put it on right out of the shower instead of a using a towel.
I haz a big fluffy bathrobe, but I can't stand putting anything on until I am completely dry. I'm weird.
Is it terrycloth, like a towel?
I have two robes, one for right out of the bath and one for lounging around in.
I has gotten down in the 30's at night here. I doubt we will turn on our heater for another month or so though. I just need to get out extra blankets because it is much harder to get up when you wake up cold.
For me it's harder to get out of bed when the bed is all duck-down snuggly and the air is cold.
@pico...maybe I'll look for a decent terrycloth robe. Even towels, unless used and washed, drive me crazy if they're not really absorbent.
Arsehole
It's
still too soon to joke about?
My bathroom is extremely small, but that's a good idea...find a small one so I don't keep running into it.
They make bathroom fan/light/heater combinations. You could replace your current fan/light with one. Then it's out of the way. Like this:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=89247-14-658&lpage=none&cm_mmc=search_gps-_-gps-_-gps-_-Broan%20White%2070%20CFM%20Bath%20Fan/Heater%20with%20LightInteresting. I've never seen that kind of thing, and my light is a fluorescent above the sink...this gives me some ideas for changes.
I am having some work done on my bathroom...new floor. I'd love to replace the whole damn thing.
It's still too soon to joke about?
I missed something.
Interesting. I've never seen that kind of thing, and my light is a fluorescent above the sink...this gives me some ideas for changes.
I am having some work done on my bathroom...new floor. I'd love to replace the whole damn thing.
Do you have a bathroom vent fan? That's what this would replace.
Ohhhhh, I'm a bit slow on the uptake.
A couple of morons must have rubbed off on me.
I hate cold. Cold can die in a fire for all I care.
Heat&Humidity can die in a fire.
Heat can die in a freezer.
I'm with jinx: cold can die in a fire. A blazing, merciless, toasty warm fire.
First figure skating class today. Usually I have to go in from the hot outside and change out of my shorts and add several layers and skate through the mist. Not so today. It actually felt warmer on the rink than outside :eek: No heating yet, though.
Had to break out the hats and gloves this morning. Frosty
Frosty? Give me 50cc's of hot fudge, stat! Hold still, you're going to feel a slight chocolately sensation.
ooo-eerrrrr...... :worried:
Is from the Simpson's - PraiseLand episode. I'm a geek.
I'm just cold. The heating isn't on and I'm starting to think maybe it should be.... it is October after all....
I'm just cold. The heating isn't on and I'm starting to think maybe it should be.... it is October after all....
and ye call yerself a Brit! No heat until mid-November! ;)
I'm all merkinized now. I had no problem putting long pants on in August this year.... and calling 70 cold. :p
^ did you see how i said pants instead of trousers and used the proper temperature scale, none of that foreign centipede thing?
^ did you see how i said pants instead of trousers and used the proper temperature scale, none of that foreign centipede thing?
Yes, dear. We're all
very proud.
heh heh...trousers...trouser snake.
Maybe that's why we went to "pants."
Oh but I hate it when someone says pant. You read it in ads "A lovely tweed pant, great for the office or a night out."
Pant?
you watch out. I'm eligable for citizenship now, you know..... be afraid.....
Does anyone else keep trying to click on dar's links, that aren't links?
It is permissible to build a fire in a fireplace in October. But no heat yet.
Rats must just be [COLOR="Black"]
me.[/COLOR]
must... find... fireplace... under.... all.... legos.....
Good job I bought new display shelves for the legos last night..... the hearth cannae take any more, she's goin' ta blow!
Already, as if on cue, I'm getting itchy winter skin.
:lol2:
Herpes? What is that, some kind of greek god disease?
Well, it's definitely cooler. High today is 86 F. That may not seem like much, but boy is it nice.
No furnace yet.
I don't even really know what a furnace looks like, or what you're supposed to do with this mythical "heating oil" stuff. My heater is part of my central A/C. I grab the little switch on the thermostat and click it over from "Cool" to "Heat." Which is something I'll do when it gets to be about 60 outside, I suppose. We always have a lot of false starts around here--it'll drop to 55, then the next week be back up to 85, and this will usually happen several times before we really settle into the cold weather.
I just broke out the down comforter. It's gonna be so cozy under there tonight while my nose is cold. :)
I was holding off, but dammit. I'M COLD. Heat just went on.
I can feel it seeping into my skin already.
Having two teenage daughters in the house affects my cultural exposure. So it's not so surprising that this thread reminded me of this:
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We coulda used some heat today but ended up just staying out all day instead. I hope we have some false starts...
I read that as "false farts" -- which, you know, might work in a pinch.
OK under the covers last night, but painful getting up in the morning.
Fuck that, heat on tonight, 44 outside.
18 (64) degrees in this room. I'm happy in a vest (wifebeater?) and jogging bottoms with bare feet. Mum & Dad are wrapped up downstairs in about three layers and socks. I'm making noises about heating bills to keep it off a bit longer...!
It's only down to 12 outside (53) anyway. Although it feels cooller than last week because the wind has more bite. Nevertheless I went walking in this outfit this morning and felt quite happy.
18 (64) degrees in this room. I'm happy in a vest (wifebeater?) and jogging bottoms with bare feet. Mum & Dad are wrapped up downstairs in about three layers and socks. I'm making noises about heating bills to keep it off a bit longer...!.
Are heating bills really a problem for them? If not, that just seems a little excessive to me. They're elderly and in their own home, and if they're feeling 18 is cold, they probably need the extra heat. Unless they really enjoy being bundled up. Maybe you could suggest putting the heating on but setting the thermostat a couple of degrees lower?
I'm all merkinized now. .... . :p
If you were
merkinized, you wouldn't feel so cold.
I'm happy in a vest (wifebeater?)
No no, a wifebeater must be excessively thin, and no color other than white (except for beer stains.) I'm going to guess you mean a tank top?
Are heating bills really a problem for them?
Heating bills
are a real issue here - in the UK in general, but the main issue is usually Mum & me vs Dad. When Mum is cold she will put on extra layers. She will also put clothes out on the line if it doesn't look like rain. DAD moans about the bills, but will sit in a tank top [US use] or t-shirt and complain about being cold. He will also put
all clothes in the dryer for 60 mins on a sunny day; including No Tumble Dry and Mum's delicate tops.
The 'rents are entitled to feel comfortable in their old age. But as children in this very house we were taught to Put On More Clothes, Shut the Door Behind You, Switch the Light Off etc. They were in their 30s then, so of
course things have changed, but I have lived The Frugal Life as far as energy is concerned for pretty much all my life, following the 'rents' original example - I've internalised it and am bound to parrot it back.
No no, a wifebeater must be excessively thin, and no color other than white (except for beer stains.) I'm going to guess you mean a tank top?
Tank top - that answers a puzzle. To us (Brits) a tank top is a jumper without sleeves. By which I mean a knitted item, as I think by jumper you understand pinafore?
A vest for us is an undergarment (a tank top with or without sleeves). Or occasionally an outer garment for women with small or spaghetti straps.
Never a waistcoat :)
It was chilly in the house this morning, but I was under a quilt, so I didn't mind. The weather's been beautiful here the past few weeks...I love fall!
The house was 66F this morning due to our wet, cold, miserable, sunless week. It is now 71F due to a beautiful sunfilled morning. :)
We are still in the mid 80's here, but you can tell fall is here as temps have gone down to 56 at night last week, but it always goes back up again.
Tank top - that answers a puzzle. To us (Brits) a tank top is a jumper without sleeves. By which I mean a knitted item, as I think by jumper you understand pinafore?
A vest for us is an undergarment (a tank top with or without sleeves). Or occasionally an outer garment for women with small or spaghetti straps.
Never a waistcoat :)
Sometimes I wonder what language exactly you people speak over there.
it's been in the 40's in the morning here too... my light jacket is starting to suck ass. i needs me a coat!
Furnace on as of yesterday. I didn't even get it checked. Guess I'll be buying a carbon monoxide detector, just in case.
I have a gas furnace and a gas fireplace. For quick warm ups is the fireplace more energy efficient? It seems to warm up the place a goodly bit.
Shit! Running late for work... get to the car and everything is frosted over. WTH, I'm not ready for winter yet.
I have a gas furnace and a gas fireplace. For quick warm ups is the fireplace more energy efficient? It seems to warm up the place a goodly bit.
it depends on what you have. The older appliances are less efficient. Whichever of the two is newer is probably more efficient.
I haven't even had to put on a sweater in the morning yet. High 87 degrees today.
Bah! I am so, so tired of being hot all the time.
As for my furnace . . . I just flip the switch on my thermostat the other direction whenever I need it. :)
it depends on what you have. The older appliances are less efficient. Whichever of the two is newer is probably more efficient.
I think they are the same. I think then it doesn't matter.
We had some freezing temperatures a couple weeks ago.
My bill went up by 40 dollars. :eek: wow The furnace was constantly kicking on. When it is milder out like this weak it is not on at night. That said this place is much more energy efficient than the last place I was at. My energy bills here are 150% cheaper and that is both electric and gas combined. Even with a spikes in energy use I can expect to pay at least 100 dollars less per month than before.:D
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I'm glad it's cooling down. The Skeeters, fleas and ticks are dying in droves. So long, suckers!
I'm glad it's cooling down. The Skeeters, fleas and ticks are dying in droves.
So long, [COLOR="Red"]BLOOD [/COLOR]suckers!
fixed that for ya ;)
Meanwhile, Downunda, spring is blossoming gloriously, and on the city streets, the denim and lycra of winter is being replaced by shorts of spring. Short shorts. Very short shorts, this year. :D Life is good.
fixed that for ya ;)
because it's so much funnier when you spell it out?
Meanwhile, Downunda, spring is blossoming gloriously, and on the city streets, the denim and lycra of winter is being replaced by shorts of spring. Short shorts. Very short shorts, this year. :D Life is good.
wow post some pictures would ya?
errrmmm .... maybe ....
Say there, nice young lass, total stranger, do you mind if I take a photo of your thighs to put on the internet?
I'll get back to you.
lol not the blooming thighs! :smack:
I barely read the shorts part. double smack
Watching the neighbors cat crawl under a juniper to get out of the rain. Could turn to snow by tonight. I have been bundling up as much as I can in an effort to avoid turning on the furnace. It sounds like a locomotive when it runs and I hate to think what my utility bill will look like once it gets really cold. No thighs in my part of the world.
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