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Audio Al
17-09-2017, 02:40
ON for the first time :( this year , Oh deep joy months of freezing my bits off to look forward too :rolleyes:
PhilofCas
17-09-2017, 06:17
Yep, daughter was 'cold' last week so it went on for an hour or two, was on last night too.....
(TRV's are fantastic in cases like this though :D).
ON for the first time :( this year , Oh deep joy months of freezing my bits off to look forward too :rolleyes:
Just stay at home instead and listen to music (like I do) - simples! :D
Marco.
Heating has been coming on for a week or so which is slightly earlier than I was hoping.
hard1175
17-09-2017, 09:27
Yes my heating has been going for a couple of hours in the evening when
My daughter complained she was cold' so I said put a jumper on you can imagine the response I got.
Tight old git was mentioned.
I haven't felt the need to turn mine on yet.
walpurgis
17-09-2017, 09:42
Mine's on at the moment. I put it on for half an hour every now and then. Must admit, the housewas pretty cool when I came down this morning.
We must all be getting soft. No central heating, double glazing or even effective draft excluders when I was a nipper. I used to scrape ice off the inside of my bedroom window on winter mornings. I don't recall folk making much fuss about the cold back then.
mine is on all time but only comes on if it gets too cold. its the most efficient way ive found to keep house warmish without spending too much. if house gets too cold it can take an age to warm up
PhilofCas
17-09-2017, 09:44
I haven't felt the need to turn mine on yet.
Same here, but you know what women are like.... :help:
Mine's on at the moment. I put it on for half an hour every now and then. Must admit, the housewas pretty cool when I came down this morning.
We must all be getting soft. No central heating, double glazing or even effective draft excluders when I was a nipper. I used to scrape ice off the inside of my bedroom window on winter mornings. I don't recall folk making much fuss about the cold back then.
same here. first up got a fire going(usually mum) everyone crowded round to warm their clothes before putting them on
walpurgis
17-09-2017, 09:47
mine is on all time but only comes on if it gets too cold. its the most efficient way ive found to keep house warmish without spending too much. if house gets too cold it can take an age to warm up
I can't do that. I've a house full of people who can't be trusted not to interfere with thermostats etc. :rolleyes:
ave temp here over last 24 hrs was 9c. too cold not to have heating on tbh. overnight it dropped to 5c
hifilover
17-09-2017, 10:13
Yup; ours is on now for an hour each morning (6am till 7am)
The house soon warms up and the front of the house especially, with the sun on it all day, warms up uber fast.
Still; it was 5.5ºC here overnight and the house dropped to 17.9ºC, so heating kicked on automatically anyways as it's set to 18.2ºC
We've the fire all set and ready to be lit (had it on a few times so far), but it's warmed up a lot here now, so doubt it'll be used for another week or so yet!
It's currently 14°C here (outside), and hasn't dropped below 13°C yet during the day, since summer ended (in a real sense), so defo still no need for any heating, as we're perfectly comfortable with this temperature. The house is old, with big thick walls, and very well insulated, so heat retention is good.
We get our annual delivery of logs in October, so the wood burner won't be getting lit before then, unless there's a considerable drop in temperature. Luckily Del doesn't feel the cold any more than I do, and even if she did, there'd have to be a compromise because, stuffy, overly warm rooms make me ill :)
Marco.
Ours came on this morning without our intervention (it's thermostat controlled). I only noticed because I put my hand on a radiator.
Lawrence001
17-09-2017, 13:47
My wife turns the thermostat up several degrees when it gets chilly, I think she thinks it will get warmer quicker if she does that [emoji38]
I'm getting the winter quilts out of the loft tonight.
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hifi_dave
17-09-2017, 15:20
It's f'ing cold here and dark and raining off and on. Depresses the heck out of me, the lack of sunshine. Our Winters are now 8 months of the year and yes, our heating has been on during the evening for the past week or so.
Minstrel SE
21-09-2017, 05:19
Yep Ive always said that people who enjoy winter are not paying the heating bills.
Winter makes me think of a large family house in Aberdeen with a warm kitchen where people gathered. Log fires in whichever room was mostly in use and coal deliveries My mum has tales of ice on the inside of the windows as they went upstairs with a hot water bottle
Grandad used to reach round and switch off the lights even if you were upstairs talking. A hand would just come round the door :)
To be fair I would not have liked to see his heating and utility bills.
I try and get used to the declining temperatures so my heating comes on as late in the year as possible. Heaven knows we get enough cold months of the year. I think we can get into a mode of feeling the cold too much. A work colleague used to say, keep active and toughen up. She would throw the windows open and embrace the fresh cold air but she was a bit of a nutter :)
Hi Martin,
Yep Ive always said that people who enjoy winter are not paying the heating bills.
Lol... I pay the bills, but I still enjoy winter! I enjoy all of the seasons, in different ways and for different reasons, particularly how the landscape outside changes accordingly.
In that respect, I love how our garden looks, covered in fluffy blankets of snow, or how interesting spiders webs appear, all glistening in the frost, just as much as I do when all the flowers are out in spring, or the beautifully rich, russet colours that autumn brings, and as winter approaches, crisp, frosty mornings when the sun is shining, which is much healthier for you than sweltering in the heat!
Maybe folks these days are too busy staring at their mobile phones, and running around the place like headless chickens, to even notice those things and how wonderful nature is?
I also find it somewhat therapeutic sitting watching the rain fall, from the the warmth and sanctuary of the indoors, and often love going outside and inhaling the freshness in the air, which the rain brings, or getting all wrapped up and going for a nice brisk walk, and then coming home and drying yourself off beside the fire. It's such a satisfying and comforting feeling!
Cold, dark winter nights, simply make me want to snuggle up beside the log fire, with a nice malt whisky, listening to some music with my wife, or watching a good movie together on the home-cinema system. Therefore, my mood and how I pass my time, simply alters depending on the season, and so I enjoy myself equally (but in different ways), no matter what time of the year it is.
Unless one suffers from SAD syndrome, which I appreciate and sympathise with, I don't really understand why one would be 'depressed', simply because it's dark and the weather is bad - you just adjust your behaviour accordingly :)
Winter makes me think of a large family house in Aberdeen with a warm kitchen where people gathered. Log fires in whichever room was mostly in use and coal deliveries My mum has tales of ice on the inside of the windows as they went upstairs with a hot water bottle
Are those your own childhood memories? Sounds great! We have a log fire (wood burner) in the lounge, which really makes the room feel cosy in the winter, especially when the room is only candlelit, and from the glow of the fire. It's comforting sitting there watching the flickering flames and how they constantly move and change colour.
You don't get that with electric heaters! ;)
I try and get used to the declining temperatures so my heating comes on as late in the year as possible. Heaven knows we get enough cold months of the year. I think we can get into a mode of feeling the cold too much. A work colleague used to say, keep active and toughen up. She would throw the windows open and embrace the fresh cold air but she was a bit of a nutter :)
In terms of the bit in bold, us too! If you're healthy, you need to condition yourself as much as possible to function in different temperatures, particularly in lower ones, if you're living in the UK, without continually needing 'cosseted' by a central heating system, and like you say, 'toughen yourself up'.
That's one of the reasons why folk get so many colds, because they're so used to living in an unhealthy, falsely warm environment, which just isn't good for you.
Marco.
My heating is set to 18c in spring/ autumn period and 19c in winter. if it comes on its too cold, if it doesnt and Im feeling parky, I put a jersey on.
Yes, it's better for you/the environment (and cheaper), simply to put a jumper on, than turn the heating up!
But I do also think that we should learn to embrace and appreciate the beauty of all the seasons, winter included. If you can do that, it'll undoubtedly help your mood and offset 'the blues' :)
Marco.
Bang on there Marco, folks starring at there phones all day long not noticing the wonderful notes of nature you so aptly described !
Yes, it's better for you/the environment (and cheaper), simply to put a jumper on, than turn the heating up!
But I do also think that we should learn to embrace and appreciate the beauty of all the seasons, winter included. If you can do that, it'll undoubtedly help your mood and offset 'the blues' :)
Marco.
Of course when you live in Scotland, it does get colder and wetter, so you need to have a bit more heating than the cosy south :D and its easy to get sick of the dreech of our climate(like today for instance)
Of course when you live in Scotland, it does get colder and wetter, so you need to have a bit more heating than the cosy south :D and its easy to get sick of the dreech of our climate(like today for instance)
Tell me about it mate, as I spent most of my life living in Glasgow, so I know all about "dreech"! ;)
Didn't stop me feeling though, as I've just described. I felt the same way up there about winter, as I do about it now, here in Wales.
I think much depends on who you are as a person (whether you're genuinely happy within yourself or not, especially in your own company), and your overall outlook on life, as it's all too easy feeling gloomy in bad weather, when your everyday life isn't exactly bright... I guess that some folks are just prone to having a moody disposition.
That's why it helps being an innately cheery big bastard! :D
Marco.
Audio Al
21-09-2017, 09:54
That's why it helps being an innately cheery big bastard!
I agree with two words here ;)
Bang on there Marco, folks starring at there phones all day long not noticing the wonderful notes of nature you so aptly described !
Brian, they're so cocooned within their own little bubbles, that the world around them simply passes them by! As I've said many times before, we're slowly breeding a nation of zombies... :rolleyes:
Marco.
That's why it helps being an innately cheery big bastard!
I agree with two words here ;)
Well, all THREE apply! :ner:
So are you a moody git then, in the winter? You certainly seem to enjoy Christmas!! :santa: :lol:
Marco.
Audio Al
21-09-2017, 09:57
I am a happy go luck type of person , live and let live , no issues here :)
Cool. Best way to be! :thumbsup:
Marco.
Why do women describe the temperature as "freezing" when its about 12 deg C?
If we were coming out of Winter then 12 deg C would be described as a nice mild Spring day. Have I missed something or is that a different 12 deg C?
Arkless Electronics
21-09-2017, 11:51
Heating first on for a couple of hours two days ago on an evening and not since... summers definitely over!:rolleyes:
Firebottle
21-09-2017, 12:03
If we were coming out of Winter then 12 deg C would be described as a nice mild Spring day. Have I missed something or is that a different 12 deg C?
:D
Why do women describe the temperature as "freezing" when its about 12 deg C?
If we were coming out of Winter then 12 deg C would be described as a nice mild Spring day. Have I missed something or is that a different 12 deg C?
Lol... I wouldn't generalise like that though, as not all 'women' are the same. If you're unfortunate to have one like that, however, then simply tell her to toughen up! ;)
Marco.
Minstrel SE
21-09-2017, 12:26
You have some nice things to say Marco and I agree that we have to make the best of it and enjoy whats there if possible.
I do get a bit of seasonal disorder and it was the coming home from work when its cold and the traffic jams seem to be worse. The rainy cold dark evenings as full on winter approaches. It has a depressing feeling that the day is over at 5pm especially if Ive been working. Everybody seems to cope less but thats because we are warm blooded and winter is really our enemy
I dont like it dark In the late afternoon or early evenings and we are too far into the Northern hemisphere for my liking.
Yes its nice to cosy up indoors but the car has to be prepared and warmed up.
Im with the animals that hibernate and its all too easy to forget that winter is natures regulator.
There was a programme on about how we handle temperature and if we sit still in a room at 12 degrees C it starts to play havoc with our functions. You wouldnt think 12 degrees was very low.
I agree that some get over reliant on full blast heating when there is no need for it. I know Winter is the time when our immune systems are most vunerable and moving from stuffy to cold environments doesnt help.
There is an art to managing heating effectively and I try not to switch it all on until late October or even November. I have good fan heaters for quick emergency blasts. I might try that Dyson jet air thing :)
All the best
Martin
At 12c after a short while your BP rises ( to dangerous levels for many )...Blood gets thicker and your at risk of a stroke or heart attack when older when sitting it a cold envioron for too long.. 12c is way too cold.
I do get a bit of seasonal disorder and it was the coming home from work when its cold and the traffic jams seem to be worse. The rainy cold dark evenings as full on winter approaches. It has a depressing feeling that the day is over at 5pm especially if Ive been working.
Sorry to hear about your SAD. Fortunately, I don't suffer from that, and also as I'm semi-retired and work from home, I can enjoy whatever daylight there is, and of course sitting in traffic jams, or warming cars up for the 'daily commute', is a non-issue! ;)
I dont like it dark In the late afternoon or early evenings and we are too far into the Northern hemisphere for my liking.
I totally understand where you're coming from, but it doesn't bother me, as I quite like the dark.
I find darkness quite atmospheric, and in the wintertime when it starts getting that way around 4pm, that's the signal for me to light the log fire (if it isn't already lit), draw the curtains, light some candles and 'cosy up' for the evening, and get the house nice and warm for my wife coming home from work, when we will then enjoy a lovely meal together and perhaps a bottle of wine - so it's a time of day, even when it's dark, that I actually look forward to! :)
You probably think I'm mad :D
There was a programme on about how we handle temperature and if we sit still in a room at 12 degrees C it starts to play havoc with our functions. You wouldnt think 12 degrees was very low.
Interesting, and I don't doubt that's the case. I've just checked, and it's currently 17°C right now in our lounge, with no heating on whatsoever, which for me is perfectly comfortable. It's just the walls retaining the residual heat from the sun we had here for most of the day, and the house is very well insulated.
I agree that some get over reliant on full blast heating when there is no need for it. I know Winter is the time when our immune systems are most vunerable and moving from stuffy to cold environments doesnt help.
Yeah, some shops you go into are dreadfully stuffy, with the heating on full blast, and I simply have to walk out or I start to feel ill.
The same applies with some houses I go into. I just find the heat generated by your average central heating system. or gas or electric fire, rather suffocating and oppressive. It's a very 'dry' heat, which is completely different from that created by something such as a log fire.
I certainly wouldn't be without ours, even though it's a lot of work to maintain and keep clean!
Marco.
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