My son used to complain that the house was cold in the winter. He was running around in shorts and a T-shirt while wife and I were bundled up in our sweats.
The opposite is even worse. The local library and Lowes hardware run the temperature so hot that the staff wears short sleeves while everyone else who came in wearing jackets and other warm things suffers. I almost passed out at Lowes, once, from the heat.
If your house is colder inside than it is outside in the winter months then there is something SEVERELY wrong with it. In fact that means you are expending energy to make your house colder, so the supposed endgame of saving money by not adjusting the thermostat is contradicted.
In 1979 I worked with a woman who refused to turn on the heater in the company van when she drove to ‘conserve energy like the President asked’. A noble sentiment but we could not convince the idiot that the van heater wasted no energy.
The Mrs is 100% Scot. She does not mid the cold so much as the heat. She liked San Francisco weather, except for the “Frizzy Season” We now live on the east coast of Vancouver Island and it’s not so frizzy. We have always worn sweat pants/sweatshirts in the winter, sometimes with longjohns/janes underneath and a pair of slippersocks or fleece socks depending on the temps. 66 F is just fine in the winter and 80 F is ok in the winter. Cats and dogs help. It was only a three cat night last night. But in a few weeks a dog or two will be joining them. For about a week last winter as many as could fit were on the bed. Then the girls came home from school and BOOM, the animals were in their rooms. Winter is not so bad if you prepare for it. And make sure your critters are brushed.
I am so glad I converted to a geothermal furnace a few years ago. No need to torture the family to save money. The power bill stays the same whether the thermostat is set on 68 or 74 or anywhere in between.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
keep bundling yourselves, kids, for Any’s never going to raise that thermostat
Robin Harwood over 4 years ago
No. Freezing builds character.
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
Andy must have been raised in International Falls or someplace like that.
tripwire45 over 4 years ago
Trust me, 65 in the house and wearing a sweater is much nicer than 32 outside plus wind chill.
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 4 years ago
Just set the couch on fire. That’ll warm it up in there.
KEA over 4 years ago
What’s mom doing… running the A/C?
Mopman over 4 years ago
I know it’s just a joke, but it can’t be colder in the house than outside unless she’s running the air conditioner.
DanFlak over 4 years ago
My son used to complain that the house was cold in the winter. He was running around in shorts and a T-shirt while wife and I were bundled up in our sweats.
marilynnbyerly over 4 years ago
The opposite is even worse. The local library and Lowes hardware run the temperature so hot that the staff wears short sleeves while everyone else who came in wearing jackets and other warm things suffers. I almost passed out at Lowes, once, from the heat.
yangeldf over 4 years ago
If your house is colder inside than it is outside in the winter months then there is something SEVERELY wrong with it. In fact that means you are expending energy to make your house colder, so the supposed endgame of saving money by not adjusting the thermostat is contradicted.
bryan42 over 4 years ago
In 1979 I worked with a woman who refused to turn on the heater in the company van when she drove to ‘conserve energy like the President asked’. A noble sentiment but we could not convince the idiot that the van heater wasted no energy.
Teto85 Premium Member over 4 years ago
The Mrs is 100% Scot. She does not mid the cold so much as the heat. She liked San Francisco weather, except for the “Frizzy Season” We now live on the east coast of Vancouver Island and it’s not so frizzy. We have always worn sweat pants/sweatshirts in the winter, sometimes with longjohns/janes underneath and a pair of slippersocks or fleece socks depending on the temps. 66 F is just fine in the winter and 80 F is ok in the winter. Cats and dogs help. It was only a three cat night last night. But in a few weeks a dog or two will be joining them. For about a week last winter as many as could fit were on the bed. Then the girls came home from school and BOOM, the animals were in their rooms. Winter is not so bad if you prepare for it. And make sure your critters are brushed.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
Usually it is women who find it too cold unless…she is getting hot flashes.
Dianne50 over 4 years ago
I am so glad I converted to a geothermal furnace a few years ago. No need to torture the family to save money. The power bill stays the same whether the thermostat is set on 68 or 74 or anywhere in between.