A Wimp I Am

[richardp69]

I never have, and still do not, like hot weather. Even warm weather is not enjoyable for me. Anything above 70 degrees F seems super uncomfortable to me. I had always kept my house at 52 degrees and kicked it up to 55 if it got below 20 degrees outside.

But, I fear things are changing a bit. Every year my goal was to get to Dec. 1st without turning the furnace on. I never made it but I got close. This year, on Nov. 15th I couldn't take it anymore. The cold just seemed to seep into my bones, I always felt chilled and the dogs breath was blowing out visable vapors. So, I turned the furnace on to 52. Still cold so it went to 55. The old bones were still creaking so it went to 60 degress and that's where it is now. It will NOT go any higher than that. I shudder to think what my propane bill will be.

Ahhhh..... the golden years.

 

[davismanLV]

Turned the heat on finally the other morning when it was 61 in here. While I was sleeping, that was fine. But once I try to get moving I need coffee AND a little bit of warmth!! It's set at 68 right now. I'm comfortable in a double long-sleeved t-shirt and pants. I'd always rather be cold than hot, so obviously I moved to the WRONG city!! But I sure do enjoy the fall/winter/spring here!!

If you're a wimp, what does that make me??? YIKES!!

 

[jedzep]

You must live alone, then, Rich. No partner would or should tolerate those spartan indoor conditions.

Wait, don't you own enough guitars to buy the gas company?

 

[FNG]

Do you have a space heater you could move around as needed instead of heating the whole house with the furnace?

 

[jp]

My house is the same way, and everyone who visits complains about being cold.

This is the way of the Pacific Northwesterners!

 

[GGJaguar]

I don't think you're a wimp. I keep my house at 63F (17C). It's just "normal" for me.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

You people are nuts! 72 for me please!

 

[Opsimath]

Heat on 74, AC on 78. Right now we're doing heat, and I'm on the couch with a blanket.

 

[F312]

You people are nuts! 72 for me please!

...and what about your guitars, Snap Crackle and Pop?

 

[Stuball48]

Richard:
Check with Johnny G. - he has more ideas than General Electric and years of experience-- five of last ten with no electricity. He keeps his guitars in his bed, under the covers.

 

[walrus]

66 degress in the winter, 75 in the summer. Gotta balance comfort and cost.

walrus

 

[bobouz]

A perfect day:

Outside - 68 degrees ( hopefully overcast!).

Inside - 68 degrees (electric zone heaters, no A/C needed here).

 

[Guildedagain]

Lolllll 52º Lolllll Lollll Wow...

I thought I was tough but I can only handle 68º year around thank you, who needs it like super cold and then super hot, anybody?

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

...and what about your guitars, Snap Crackle and Pop?

They don't live with me, they have their own home.

 

[davismanLV]

You people are nuts! 72 for me please!

Kurt, you lost all your insulation more recently. I still have most of mine.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Kurt, you lost all your insulation more recently. I still have most of mine.

You're not kidding! Now that it's turned a little cooler here in the Northeast (below 40), I am cold all the time!

 

[davismanLV]

You're not kidding! Now that it's turned a little cooler here in the Northeast (below 40), I am cold all the time!

Now you can wear that thick and scrunchy sweater that would've made you look like a dumpling before you lost all that weight. So fashionable vs. floatation device. GOOD JOB!!

 

[DrumBob]

66 degrees in winter and about 66-68 in the summer. My best friend and his wife came up to stay for a few days several years ago and they keep their house at 72-74 all the time. His wife was initially freezing. We told them to bring warm clothing.

 

[F312]

They don't live with me, they have their own home.

Correction, I miss quoted. Not your guitars Grot, I meant Richards.

 

[jedzep]

Forget all that. Just test fire up your generators so you'll be ready for winter power outages. When the lights go out, we really learn who's wimpy and who's not.