amo_mea_filiis. Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 My father lives in Manhattan, with heat included. His apartment is crazy hot. He's up for a few days for my surgery and letting me use his car to Philly. My heat is NOT included in my rent, and I'm 3 hours colder (north) than him. I was upstairs tucking in ds and i come back down to find my father putting on his hat and scarf! Lol. He asked if the heat was going to kick on soon. Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ha ha! I have a sister that lives in Phoenix and I'm in the cold, cold mountains (like we had a daytime high of 20 with a -9 windchill a few days ago). I die at her house...she dies at mine. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 :lol: poor guy! We keep our house cooler than dh's grandparents and parents. We always roast there and they always freeze at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 :lol: My grandmother is like that. Every time we go to her house I could swear she's trying to cook us. And it doesn't get nearly as cold here as it does where you live. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 I brought the thermometer inside, and it is NOT freezing in here! It is 26* above freezing. Maybe it is a little cold in here. Lol. There is no way I'm spending more on heat when one spends his days naked and the other goes outside barefoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girl Power Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 So funny. I can picture him in my head, hat and scarf. Hillarious. Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I brought the thermometer inside, and it is NOT freezing in here! It is 26* above freezing. At that temperature, I would be freezing, too... but I'm not quite sure I would have gone so far as to wear the hat and scarf! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I brought the thermometer inside, and it is NOT freezing in here! It is 26* above freezing. Maybe it is a little cold in here. Lol. There is no way I'm spending more on heat when one spends his days naked and the other goes outside barefoot! It is 26* in your apartment? Fahrenheit? No you meant 58* F? Now I"m confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I brought the thermometer inside, and it is NOT freezing in here! It is 26* above freezing. Maybe it is a little cold in here. Lol. There is no way I'm spending more on heat when one spends his days naked and the other goes outside barefoot! As in 26*C? Or 58*F? If F, then it is a bit more than just chilly. If C, then that is plenty warm!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 The whole fb thing, forgot to even mention why my fun was killed- i have a picture of him sitting at the table with his hat and scarf, but he said i could not tag him. That took all the fun out of it. Last i checked it was 58*F in the dining room. That's about right at this hour for this time of year. The heat gets turned down low at 5pm, but the second floor (bedrooms) are just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The whole fb thing, forgot to even mention why my fun was killed- i have a picture of him sitting at the table with his hat and scarf, but he said i could not tag him. That took all the fun out of it. Last i checked it was 58*F in the dining room. That's about right at this hour for this time of year. The heat gets turned down low at 5pm, but the second floor (bedrooms) are just fine. That's a tad chilly, but survivable. My heat doesn't get that low until after bedtime. I'm sure your pic is funny. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The whole fb thing, forgot to even mention why my fun was killed- i have a picture of him sitting at the table with his hat and scarf, but he said i could not tag him. That took all the fun out of it. Last i checked it was 58*F in the dining room. That's about right at this hour for this time of year. The heat gets turned down low at 5pm, but the second floor (bedrooms) are just fine. If he is staying overnight, you might want to consider allowing him a portable heater for his room. The poor man probably isn't going to do very well at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I was shocked to see how cold many board members here keep their homes in the winter a few weeks ago on that thread. I would be so, so uncomfortable at 58. My nose and fingers would be frozen and stiff. Maybe there's a factor I'm missing out on. My house is chilly at 66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I was shocked to see how cold many board members here keep their homes in the winter a few weeks ago on that thread. I would be so, so uncomfortable at 58. My nose and fingers would be frozen and stiff. Maybe there's a factor I'm missing out on. My house is chilly at 66. Mine too! I try to keep it at 67-68 degrees F, but at night I lower it to 65 degrees. At 65 it is C-O-L-D!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 I have no choice. My main heater is actually a room heater, not house heater. There is no thermostat (well, inside, but it does me no good) and its numbered 1-9. During the day it goes between 3 and 4 and i close the curtain at the top of the stairs. In the evening it goes close to 2 but the curtain is opened. Upstairs will get really warm (over 70) but downstairs will not see above 60 until the outside temps start to go up. The bed he is sleeping in has 2 blankets. He'll make it. Lol. I moved the thermostat upstairs a little while ago and it says 67*F which is fine and might go up another 2 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Oh, well that doesn't sound as bad as it did at first! At least the upstairs is warming up nicely, but that stinks about the down. Why is it so different? No insulation? Can you reverse the air somehow with a box fan or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafi39 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 You all would die at my house! We burn wood and the living room can get 85. There are times we have windows and doors open cause it gets so hot lol! Our bedroom stays about 65 so we sleep better when it's cooler. I like a warm cozy house. It's just right about 75:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 I'm sure the insulation is poor. There is a lower on the heater that keeps the living room warmer. There are no vents or anything. The heat just literally floats where it feels like going. There are electric wall heaters in the bathroom, but i found out the really hard way that they are crazy expensive to run! It took me a long time time to catch up on the electric bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 lol, poor guy. I can't stand it at my sister's house, I hate being cold. We are blessed to have a woodstove which keeps it toasty in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 My parents live in NH and think I keep my house too cold. Most of the reason Mom is chilly is because she doesn't move at all. At.all. I ended up taking the portable heater we keep in the room off the garage and kitchen (it was an addition as it has no upstairs) and putting it in their guestroom/bedroom. They had a thick quilt, sheet and blanket, but needed the heater. Older folks just have a harder time regulating their temps, and it is compassionate to help them while they are visiting. I guess. The rest of us were cold in the room where the heater came from... Anyway, I do empathize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 When my bil from Florida visited us a couple of years ago in April we spent an absolute fortune on coal and logs. He was sleeping in our lounge where the only heat is a multi-fuel stove. We'd have to load that thing up with masses of fuel all evening to warm the room, and then load in more when we went to sleep to try to keep it warm through the night. He slept on the floor right in front of the stove (instead of on the sofabed on the other side of the room) with numerous duvets in his attempts to keep warm. Poor guy, he just couldn't handle the cold. I'd hate to have seen him this past November when we had no heat in the house at all except that stove, and even I was wearing hat and scarf inside at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 At that temperature, I would be freezing, too... but I'm not quite sure I would have gone so far as to wear the hat and scarf! :D We keep our house cooler also and I often wear a hat and scarf around the house :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Our furnace broke before Christmas, and since we were gone for 2 weeks before Christmas, I decided to wait until I got back to report it (rather than explain to a contractor why I didn't want it fixed for 2 weeks because the house would be empty). So we had fires going and were all bundled up for a couple of days until the heating guys could get to us. We live in central Texas, so I knew that things like the pipes were not a danger. I got a good laugh at myself when the guy finally came and looked at the thermostat. We were all 'surviving' the 65 degree temperatures in the house. I know a lot of people (not in Texas) who keep their thermostats set there during the day (lower at night) ... WE did when we lived in Colorado and Utah. The air conditioning guys messed up when they put our unit back together (we were up to 85 in the house this summer when that broke -- nothing like the 100+ degrees my New Orleans ancestors dealt with before air conditioning). We're now up to 72 degrees. Funny how quickly we've come to expect such a narrow temperature range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We keep our house in the 70s. I would hate winter in a cold house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I brought the thermometer inside, and it is NOT freezing in here! It is 26* above freezing. Maybe it is a little cold in here. Lol. There is no way I'm spending more on heat when one spends his days naked and the other goes outside barefoot! At that temperature, I would be freezing, too... but I'm not quite sure I would have gone so far as to wear the hat and scarf! :D Well, I would bundle up, but I've lived in Florida most of my life and I consider 58F to be quite chilly unless I'm in the sun. However, I'd have let you tag me and we'd have a good laugh over it. My mother kept her house so hot in winter that I could barely stand it. Dh would often excuse himself and go sit out on the front porch to cool off. Yes, in Florida she cranked up the heat. :rofl: Of course she always said our house was too cold, and we keep it around 72-75F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We are another family in the cold with a cold house. We have a two story house that has a warm upstairs. Our thermostat is set at 55*F. I think in the winter one should dress appropriately instead of turning the heat up to 75. It is probably my one environmental contribution/concern. I've been in fingerless gloves, socks and slippers, a hat and 3 or 4 layers depending on the outside temps since mid November. Everyone bundles up with afghans in the evening. I have to remind friends to dress appropriately when they come over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We're in NC and visited family in NJ over New Years. It was quite a temperature shock to us! I didn't wear a hat indoors, but I did have a fleece jacket over my sweater and 2 pairs of socks on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 LOL! MIL keeps her house about 10 degrees hotter than we do. She comes down for Christmas Eve and I flat out told DH we're not raising the temp in the house. We came home from dinner and she stayed in her coat until she changed into her PJs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafdog Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Last i checked it was 58*F in the dining room. That's about right at this hour for this time of year. The heat gets turned down low at 5pm, but the second floor (bedrooms) are just fine. OK. I live in NorCal. It's sunny outside and about 57 degrees. I have the heater set to 70, and I have my space heater turned on, 'cause I'm freezing my (be-socked) feet off. Boy, I'm a weenie! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We live in a very cold climate and our finances can only handle the thermostat at 50/night and 60/day. At that, this is an old old old house so it might be those temps at the thermostat but significantly colder further away. Our bedroom goes into the lower 40s at night. However, wearing hats and scarves inside is common in our area and we all do so most of the winter. I will wear a hat to bed on really cold nights. I have a whole "wardrobe" of hats, scarves, wrist warmers, and slippers for any occasion. Again, very common in our area. So, I do not find it too silly. But I do feel for the guy. When we have guests, we provide electric mattress pads and bump the heat up a few degrees. I will even put a space heater in the bathroom. We also send word ahead of time to have plenty of layers, wool, and slippers. Our summer temps are pretty cool too so it is actually very uncomfortable for US to visit people with more common inside temps. I simply cannot sleep in anything above 60...... I have spent many a sweltering night pondering the world's troubles while on vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Great Scott, woman, I'd be looking askance at you too if I had to 'live' with an inside temp of 58 F during the winter months! That's ridiculous. I understand heat isn't included in the rent but that's just . . . I don't even know the right word for it, except not comfortable. Remind me not to visit you in the winter. Now, when it's 118 F outside in the summer where I live , then I'll take you up on the cooler inside temps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I am a total wimp when it comes to cold, but I've lived in FL my entire life. We bundle up when it's 58 *outside* - I can't imagine it being 58 inside! Yes, we would have all had a hat and scarf on, too. Our thermostat in wintertime is usually set around 71. But, for goodness' sake, it's 85 degrees here today and my kids are outside in the pool. We've acutally had A/C kicking on this week (set at 78, so that gives you an idea of how warm it's been inside as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I don't know. i'd have turned the heat up for a relative or guest out of respect for them. i've done it before, i'd do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 When we lived in Illinois (NW of Chicago) we kept the heat set at 65-68 F in winter-- we were WARMER than most of our friends-- but they just laughed and called us displaced southerners. Now we live in TX and I've been FREEZING today with the inside temp set at 71F. I'm in layers too. Our first year back in TX I about died in the summer-- and thought the 'winters' were a joke (I never had to wear my coat). After being in Texas 18 years I've totally acclimated... I don't mind being outside when it is 100F-- but I am so uncomfortable (COLD!) if it is below 70F Over Christmas we visited my parents in Oklahoma. Their temp was set at 65 and I never took off my coat. We stayed in a nice warm hotel (not because of the temp but because they had a few international exchange students staying with them and there was no room!). I would NOT be comfortable in the OP's house-- not even with layers... it would be a very short visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 When DH and I traveled to Virginia to visit his father and step-mom, we felt like we were roasting most of the time. They thought we were absolutely nuts because we slept with our window open while they blasted their heat. They blasted it in the car too. I thought I would turn into a puddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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