Brrrr! Who's got the heating on?

[gentlegreen]

Electric blankets FTW - lets me keep a lovely fresh breeze blowing through my bedroom

Depends how I'm feeling - I've got the fan heater on as I type this with the room at 16 degrees, but I'm slightly lurgied ... when I get in off the bike in the colder months I can sometimes happily sit in a cool room with no tee shirt for some time cooling down - though when it's really cold I will want to wrap up and hold onto the free heat.

 

[Pickman's model]

fucking cold at work, and they haven't turned the heating on so i've sent my manager down to talk to the estates people.

 

[hegley]

fucking cold at work, and they haven't turned the heating on so i've sent my manager down to talk to the estates people.

I've just ordered a USB-powered fan for my desk because it won't be long before they won't let me have the window open in the office anymore .

 

[Pickman's model]

I've just ordered a USB-powered fan for my desk because it won't be long before they won't let me have the window open in the office anymore .

do you do something anti-social out of it? or is it just because of the temperature.

 

[hegley]

do you do something anti-social out of it? or is it just because of the temperature.

We're in a very old building that's generally too warm and stuffy. So temperature mainly. But other people seem happy to work in an office that hovers around the 25c mark.

 

[marty21]

I think Mrs21 had the heating on yesterday - usually we have a rule, that we don't have it on til November she was working from home and claimed she needed it on so the washing could dry

 

[Pickman's model]

We're in a very old building that's generally too warm and stuffy. So temperature mainly. But other people seem happy to work in an office that hovers around the 25c mark.

i would love to be in an office where the temperature hovers around the 25c mark rather than a library where the temperature hovers around the 15c mark currently

and then they're surprised when no one comes in

 

[farmerbarleymow]

fucking cold at work, and they haven't turned the heating on so i've sent my manager down to talk to the estates people.

Maybe doing some work would warm you up a bit?

 

[hegley]

Just been for lunch with a friend - sat outside (in Edinburgh). Think my internal thermostat might be borked. Menopause ftw!

 

[8115]

Just about to put the heating on at home on the lowest setting.

I got to work last week and the heating was on, window open and everyone sitting around in t-shirts. I nearly blew a gasket! Instead I have sneakily turned individual radiators off, the main culprit radiator is behind a cupboard and very hard to get to so I am winning at the moment.

 

[equationgirl]

Just been for lunch with a friend - sat outside (in Edinburgh). Think my internal thermostat might be borked. Menopause ftw!

I hear that, I have to put the aircon on or open a window for a bit too. Yesterday was nicely cold for me during the day. Some people I work with want it 25 too.

 

[Badgers]

Nah. Still out in a short sleeved shirt at 7am this morning. No heating needed at all but might start closing the windows soon.

 

[MrCurry]

My heating is on - we run it about 7 months of the year and here in Sweden it’s not unusual to see -20C to -30C nights in the coldest parts of winter.

The system is geothermal, which is fairly common here. Costs a fortune to install but runs quite efficiently because it’s sucking heat out of the ground and working like a fridge in reverse to extract the energy and boost the temperature up to about 40C to heat the house, or 50-60C for hot tap water. At this time of year the ethanol fluid coming out of the ground (the “brine”) is around 8C and the boiler returns it to the 180m deep hole in the ground at around 3C, having sucked some heat energy from it.

 

[cupid_stunt]

...here in Sweden it’s not unusual to see -20C to -30C nights in the coldest parts of winter.

Blimey!

 

[MrCurry]

It’s probably unfair to say “not unusual”, I mean it is unusual because it would happen only once or twice in an average winter, but it’s not unusual because it seems to happen each year. Not that I’ve been here many years mind.

But -10 to -15C nights are bog standard right through Nov - Feb.

 

[cupid_stunt]

It’s probably unfair to say “not unusual”, I mean it is unusual because it would happen only once or twice in an average winter, but it’s not unusual because it seems to happen each year. Not that I’ve been here many years mind.

But -10 to -15C nights are bog standard right through Nov - Feb.

Do you have a massive seagull population, if so, combined with those temperatures, it would sound like the perfect place for farmerbarleymow.

 

[MrCurry]

I’ve never seen a seagull locally, but saw a few in Stockholm, perched on bus shelter roofs eyeing up the tourists to see what food they could swoop down and nick. But if farmerbarleymow could compromise and accept magpies as a substitute he’d be in clover here.

 

[krtek a houby]

31 degrees yesterday but it's a cool 20, currently. No heating yet but no need for the a/c, either

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I’ve never seen a seagull locally, but saw a few in Stockholm, perched on bus shelter roofs eyeing up the tourists to see what food they could swoop down and nick. But if farmerbarleymow could compromise and accept magpies as a substitute he’d be in clover here.

Booking tickets now.

 

[campanula]

Grief no - still knocking about with bare legs. No leggings to be worn till November and thermals are verboten till January at the least. I haven't worn a coat in years.
I am never cold outside (apart from feet which are always freezing, year round)...just indoors (but we are not doing heating yet).

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Maybe doing some work would warm you up a bit?

Yes. Putting some books on shelves should warm him up.
Pickman's model you could carry a pile of books and make it a workout

 

[Baronage-Phase]

I'm feeling cold a lot recently. Even when everyone else says it's roasting.
Last night I put another duvet on top of the duvet.
And wore a fleece over my pjs.
My feet are like blocks of ice.

 

[Pickman's model]

Maybe doing some work would warm you up a bit?

I don't see what's so warming about dealing with occasional interlibrary loan

 

[Pickman's model]

Yes. Putting some books on shelves should warm him up.
Pickman's model you could carry a pile of books and make it a workout

Putting books on shelves presupposes there are some books not on shelves, and this would be an erroneous assumption

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm feeling cold a lot recently. Even when everyone else says it's roasting.
Last night I put another duvet on top of the duvet.
And wore a fleece over my pjs.
My feet are like blocks of ice.

Maybe if you carry a pile of books round the house you'll find yourself warmer

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Maybe if you carry a pile of books round the house you'll find yourself warmer

Ha ha... ...I just wear a duvet..

 

[Pickman's model]

Ha ha... ...I just wear a duvet..

You'll need to put a strap on it so it doesn't fall off while you're carting the books round your house

 

[Baronage-Phase]

You'll need to put a strap on it so it doesn't fall off while you're carting the books round your house

Or I could fill the duvet cover with books and just drag it behind me.

 

[Pickman's model]

Or I could fill the duvet cover with books and just drag it behind me.

Yeh but then you'd look like a mad woman

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Putting books on shelves presupposes there are some books not on shelves, and this would be an erroneous assumption

You could take books off the shelf, walk round the library with them for a bit, and put them back. That would keep you occupied and toasty warm all day.