I live in the south and no matter how hot it was, even in mid-summer, there were always people at work wearing sweaters and sweatshirts. They didn’t want the fans on even though the rest of us were melting.
My mom in law lived with us for about 10 years till the end of her life at 92. She was only 4’10" tall and probably didn’t weigh more than 100 lbs. She was cold all the time. Me, when I turned that certain age, my house couldn’t be cold enough. So it was a challenge with the two of us at opposite ends of the temperature scale to find a comfortable temperature to please everyone. Hubby… over time he started to be like his mom. Too cold even at 80 degrees. Ugh!!!
Yep – that’s us. She will be huddled up in a heavy sweater under a blanket complaining she’s freezing, and the room is 73°F. I, meanwhile, am sitting absolutely motionless under the ceiling fan to reduce (not eliminate, not even minimize – reduce the sweating.
Sometimes a degree or two is all it takes. I’m fine at 75, but at 73 I start to get chilled, & getting chilled aggravates my depression no end. I keep the heat at 75 & the a/c at 78.
Our lab is in the basement, and whenever it gets hot outside, they crank up the air conditioning in the building. If it gets cool enough for the upper floors, we’re freezing the the basement.
Tornado fans and “circulators” are a trusted method of moving warm, or cool, air around our house. Sweatpants and hoodies work when ever it’s too cold for some. Five cats and three dogs are also nice along with a wood burning stove. It even has space to set a kettle and teapot to keep them warm.
Yep, that’s me and my hubby: he is actually naked in the house from the heat, I, on the other hand, am wearing a hoodie as the A/C is just too cold on me.
Cathy P. almost 2 years ago
I just turned mine up 2 deg. The long-haired dog spends most of the day lying/laying in front of the AC vent anyhow.
Concretionist almost 2 years ago
This is where hot flashes come from: They travel in time…
C almost 2 years ago
Drama Queen
Templo S.U.D. almost 2 years ago
if it were winter and Earl set the thermostat up one degree, Opal would be wearing an aloha shirt, some shorts, flip-flops, and a sun hat
Uncle Kenny almost 2 years ago
Earl controls the thermostat? Inconceivable!
jagedlo almost 2 years ago
I think that’s the most we’ve ever seen Opal wear!
iggyman almost 2 years ago
He must mean the AC unit! I have seen the office girls!
tremaine53 almost 2 years ago
It’s flippin’ July. Where do you live, in the Yukon?!?
Pet almost 2 years ago
Speaking as one, In real life, a post menopausal woman would be boiling hot lol!
tammiammi almost 2 years ago
If Earl was in his boxers & t-shirt this would be my house
oldchas almost 2 years ago
I NEVER touch the thermostat unless it needs a new battery.
More Coffee Please! Premium Member almost 2 years ago
My life!
dlkrueger33 almost 2 years ago
Looks like me at 72 degrees in our house. I HATE air conditioning.
freda.mans almost 2 years ago
I am Opal.
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
Ha! That’s my sister! She wears a sweater when everyone is hot! LOL
IshkaBibel1 almost 2 years ago
New Syndicate. Brighter colors?
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Sure but those metric degrees are almost twice as big as the fahrenheit ones.
Baucuva almost 2 years ago
We don’t play that game. We set it and forget it.
fencie almost 2 years ago
I live in the south and no matter how hot it was, even in mid-summer, there were always people at work wearing sweaters and sweatshirts. They didn’t want the fans on even though the rest of us were melting.
heathcliff2 almost 2 years ago
Have a cot set up for her in the open sunshine. After night the sunshine will reappear.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 2 years ago
Get her some snowshoes for the Fourth.
royq27 almost 2 years ago
Been to my house Earl?
MartinPerry1 almost 2 years ago
The female sensitivity to temperature change is what attracts them to males: body heat.
Will E. Makeit Premium Member almost 2 years ago
ceiling fans on full speed brings out the blankets
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Maybe not!
TheBigPickle almost 2 years ago
This is me and my wife in reverse. She likes to live in an icebox. I literally just put on some warmer clothes to ward off the blasting AC.
mmcalkins almost 2 years ago
My mom in law lived with us for about 10 years till the end of her life at 92. She was only 4’10" tall and probably didn’t weigh more than 100 lbs. She was cold all the time. Me, when I turned that certain age, my house couldn’t be cold enough. So it was a challenge with the two of us at opposite ends of the temperature scale to find a comfortable temperature to please everyone. Hubby… over time he started to be like his mom. Too cold even at 80 degrees. Ugh!!!
Cozmik Cowboy almost 2 years ago
Yep – that’s us. She will be huddled up in a heavy sweater under a blanket complaining she’s freezing, and the room is 73°F. I, meanwhile, am sitting absolutely motionless under the ceiling fan to reduce (not eliminate, not even minimize – reduce the sweating.
zeexenon almost 2 years ago
Centigrade or Fahrenheit … big difference, you know.
anomalous4 almost 2 years ago
Sometimes a degree or two is all it takes. I’m fine at 75, but at 73 I start to get chilled, & getting chilled aggravates my depression no end. I keep the heat at 75 & the a/c at 78.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I thought it was the women that were turning the temperature down.
Realimaginary1 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It was 1 degree Celsius, not Fahrenheit, you dolt!
chromosome Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Our lab is in the basement, and whenever it gets hot outside, they crank up the air conditioning in the building. If it gets cool enough for the upper floors, we’re freezing the the basement.
Gordo4ever almost 2 years ago
“The Tipping Point”……
Teto85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Tornado fans and “circulators” are a trusted method of moving warm, or cool, air around our house. Sweatpants and hoodies work when ever it’s too cold for some. Five cats and three dogs are also nice along with a wood burning stove. It even has space to set a kettle and teapot to keep them warm.
kab2rb almost 2 years ago
Is it summer time why so cold in the house? Would not want to pay for their electric bill.
YoungGeezer almost 2 years ago
What Earl meant to say was, “I turned down the thermostat only one degree.”
Durak Premium Member almost 2 years ago
One degree? That’s all it takes, mon frere!
ChrisTrey almost 2 years ago
Yep, that’s me and my hubby: he is actually naked in the house from the heat, I, on the other hand, am wearing a hoodie as the A/C is just too cold on me.