tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post600943038029241679..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: #MicroblogMondays: Baby, it's cold outside...loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-31552426733440000202015-10-06T23:39:06.020-04:002015-10-06T23:39:06.020-04:00Interesting. I think you're prompting a blog p...Interesting. I think you're prompting a blog post ... Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-48346545221562288232015-10-06T16:19:57.327-04:002015-10-06T16:19:57.327-04:00Oh, we had to cave a couple weeks ago during a col...Oh, we had to cave a couple weeks ago during a cold snap. What works for us is to warm up the house, then turn off the heat when we go to bed. We do block Boo's vents though as he runs quite warm and always cocoons himself up in his blanket. Sometimes (if DH isn't home) I'll turn it on (even heaven forbid a window is open.) Can't say I've ever worried about the furnace being inspected before turning it on. We do change the filters though often.Deathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012800256411878445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-39618510671316536722015-10-06T15:34:50.369-04:002015-10-06T15:34:50.369-04:00I am always cold, so I don't run the air condi...I am always cold, so I don't run the air conditioning a lot in the summer, but I run up huge heating bills in the winter. I try to keep it on 76. Or I'll turn it a little lower but use a space heater by my desk. And drink a lot of tea. We've only turned it on once so far, but it's pretty cold out. I'm wearing a sweatshirt today.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-1634341252340827362015-10-06T09:13:17.068-04:002015-10-06T09:13:17.068-04:00Well, theoretically, you COULD turn it off. But yo...Well, theoretically, you COULD turn it off. But you probably wouldn't want to, lol. ;) It will only kick in at the temperature you set the thermostat to. Right now, the temps are fairly mild (again)... we've set the thermostat at 68F so it doesn't come on until the temps inside the house dip to that point -- so it doesn't come on very often right now. But it will kick in more frequently as the temps get colder (at which point we will probably raise the temperature a bit). <br /><br />I can't imagine not having central heating. Actually, I can... my grandparents' old house had two oil burning stoves that heated the house... there was a pipe that sent some of the heat upstairs to a vent between two bedrooms, and a grate in the floor of the main bedroom (my sister & I used to hang over the edge of the bed to eavesdrop on the grownups' conversation downstairs, when we were supposed to be asleep!), but it could get pretty chilly up there, lol. We usually had a hot water bottle & lots of blankets. <br /><br />And some of my friends grew up in houses heated by electric baseboard heaters. But most people these days, at least hereabouts, have houses with forced-air furnaces, fueled by natural gas. loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-34520301546458531862015-10-06T00:57:20.814-04:002015-10-06T00:57:20.814-04:00I find the concept of "turning on the heat/fu...I find the concept of "turning on the heat/furnace" intriguing. In general, we don't have heating like this - certainly not a furnace (my mind is boggling) - so find it easier to heat at will. So, once you turn on the furnace, it is on for the winter?<br />Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-17099508707884191862015-10-05T19:44:09.393-04:002015-10-05T19:44:09.393-04:00So funny how the same temp that feels all right ou...So funny how the same temp that feels all right outside feels so chilly inside.<br /><br />I'm happy in the mid-70s to mid-80s (F), so this is my sad time of year.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-62348628143464641642015-10-05T16:38:32.858-04:002015-10-05T16:38:32.858-04:00Our heat is not on yet (much to my husband and dog...Our heat is not on yet (much to my husband and dog's dismay) and I want to hold out on turning it on for as long as humanly possible. We usually end up turning it on around mid October or whenever the house gets below 60 during the daytime and keep it on 67 for most of the winter. Our furnace is pretty crappy so upstairs in our bedroom it probably around 63, which is perfect for sleeping. I've never really been a winter person but with my hot flashes kicking it up a notch I'm actually looking forward to it. BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-32830771480145655992015-10-05T16:32:37.410-04:002015-10-05T16:32:37.410-04:00It's gone down to minus during the nights here...It's gone down to minus during the nights here these days and the other day it snowed for the first time (though it didn't stay on the ground). I'm excited for a thin snow layer as it makes everything brighter. :-D <br /><br />Interesting to know about the damp air, though. Over here it's rarely damp except in summer and even then it's never as damp as in Indonesia for example, so I always hang our laundry inside the house and usually they're dry within 24 hours. In Indonesia it's impossible to hang dry the laundry inside the house without making them smell damp (and it takes longer for them to dry, too). <br /><br />We usually keep the room temperature at 21-22'C, though the bedroom temperature is set to around 18'C. We turn on the heaters when the temperature goes down to 20'C. Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-17643624152957837542015-10-05T15:23:23.749-04:002015-10-05T15:23:23.749-04:00Love the Facebook find! We try to keep the furnace...Love the Facebook find! We try to keep the furnace at 68F over the winter, but as you said, we bump it up sometimes when it's ridiculously cold out. We had the heat on for the first time over the past few days as well - winter is definitely approaching here in New Hampshire.<br /><br />Sending warm thoughts your way! :)internetg33khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672869878789920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-46865116670528562042015-10-05T14:15:53.714-04:002015-10-05T14:15:53.714-04:00The first autumn in our new house we had the therm...The first autumn in our new house we had the thermostat at the default factory setting of <br />68F/20C but despite our efforts to insulate it costed 800 euros for gas for just oct and nov. We decided to turn down to 65F (18C) during the day when we are home and two hours of 67F/19C in the evening and it makes a huge difference to the bill. I love my cashmere jumpers and shawls!Valeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210187335704409247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-10615692925499227482015-10-05T12:23:50.702-04:002015-10-05T12:23:50.702-04:00Ha! Love the picture (mainly because it applies).
...Ha! Love the picture (mainly because it applies).<br /><br />We're in the same boat. Finally cold enough to turn on the heat. Farewell summer! It's been fun.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.com