Who's got the heating on?

[AnnO'Neemus]

I have to deal with storage heaters too AnnO'Neemus not much fun are they. Upstairs they’re not storage heaters, some sort of wired in wall heater which I imagine is inefficient.

If it gets too cold to heat my study (the smaller bedroom) I’ll have to go and work in the office but don’t want to that if I can avoid it. Thermal long johns and slippers are what I need.

A friend of mine swears by a heated jacket that he bought on eBay for less than £20. Well, I say jacket, it was a sleeveless gilet type thing. And you also have to buy a battery pack. You plug it in to a USB port and he reckons the battery lasts about eight hours. That way, he's avoiding putting the heating on for a while longer.

 

[8ball]

A friend of mine swears by a heated jacket that he bought on eBay for less than £20. Well, I say jacket, it was a sleeveless gilet type thing. And you also have to buy a battery pack. You plug it in to a USB port and he reckons the battery lasts about eight hours. That way, he's avoiding putting the heating on for a while longer.

Def way cheaper than heating a flat.

 

[weepiper]

The thing about extra layers or blankets or heated garments as a solution to not being able to afford to put the heating on is that it doesn't heat the air. So you're still breathing cold (possibly damp) air all the time, which if you have any kind of respiratory condition is bad, or if you're very young or very old is an extra stressor on the immune system, and if you have to dry clothes inside (which in the winter you have to do because it's too cold/rainy for them to dry outside, and if you can't afford heating you can't afford to run a tumble dryer either) then they take longer to dry if the air is cold, meaning your potential damp problem gets worse and worse. That is why the Tories are so despicable for leaving people in this situation. The choice between heating and eating isn't just about whether you feel warm enough, it's about long term health implications

 

[Chilli.s]

Got a big fire going (stove, smokeless during the day) phoning up the gas service man for boiler maintenance.

 

[Riklet]

Heating been put on

Apparently the best kind of heat is underfloor heating.. goes right into your body. Expensive though.

 

[gentlegreen]

brr.
Fan heater on full for a bit.
"having the heating on" would mean firing up the radiator to minimise the fan noise ...
I think I burned myself last night by cranking the electric blanket up to full.
I suppose I'd better start using my winter duvet ...

 

[StoneRoad]

I sleep better with cool air flowing [just not too windy] despite hiding under the duvet.
In the colder months, I like a warmed bed as that usually helps me sleep.
[in the summer, finding that cooler spot can be difficult]

 

[Leafster]

Another chilly morning here. There was definitely a frost today.

The cold is more of a problem for me today as I'm having some building work done and there are currently holes in the kitchen and bathroom ceilings and also in the roof!

 

[8ball]

The thing about extra layers or blankets or heated garments as a solution to not being able to afford to put the heating on is that it doesn't heat the air. So you're still breathing cold (possibly damp) air all the time, which if you have any kind of respiratory condition is bad, or if you're very young or very old is an extra stressor on the immune system, and if you have to dry clothes inside (which in the winter you have to do because it's too cold/rainy for them to dry outside, and if you can't afford heating you can't afford to run a tumble dryer either) then they take longer to dry if the air is cold, meaning your potential damp problem gets worse and worse. That is why the Tories are so despicable for leaving people in this situation. The choice between heating and eating isn't just about whether you feel warm enough, it's about long term health implications

Yeah, it's one thing if you're a student with a fast metabolism and no damp issues where you're living I guess...
The "put a jumper on" advice is fine as environmental advice for those who have the heating habitually set to "tropical" and swan about in loungewear but obv not something to address fuel poverty - I don't think anyone here was suggesting that exactly.

Most heated garments that I've seen are marketed towards outdoors use tbf.

 

[8ball]

I naturally run hot, still only wearing t-shirts most of the time and last turned the heating on a few years ago when I lived in a converted church with a mix of single glazing and holes where the windows should be. Usually I survive other people's houses in winter with frequent trips to stand outside in just a t-shirt to cool down. Stuck in hospital tonight (planned stay, nothing serious) and I think they might actually manage to kill me with heatstroke.

I'm the same, was in hozzie last week too and had a light t-shirt and shorts on (when not sporting a fetching backless gown).
I wonder about the "running hot" thing and whether that's why I tend to not feel cold because when they measure my temperature it shows as mildly hypothermic - might just be the beta blockers...

I have chosen jobs throughout my working life based on the quality of the office's air con. I wouldn't recommend it as career advice.

 

[moose]

I bowed to popular demand on Monday. Can't say it makes much difference in our house.

 

[iona]

I'm the same, was in hozzie last week too and had a light t-shirt and shorts on (when not sporting a fetching backless gown).
I wonder about the "running hot" thing and whether that's why I tend to not feel cold because when they measure my temperature it shows as mildly hypothermic - might just be the beta blockers...

I have chosen jobs throughout my working life based on the quality of the office's air con. I wouldn't recommend it as career advice.

I work outdoors! Outside summer heat is much easier to cope with than stuffy indoor heat though.

 

[8ball]

I work outdoors! Outside summer heat is much easier to cope with than stuffy indoor heat though.

I just kind of fall asleep like one of those lizards if its too warm.

 

[Flavour]

I put the heating on for the first time yesterday, November 2. tbf i'm in italy

 

[iona]

It's still not cold enough to bother me but there's a tall building right across the street that completely blocks the sun in winter while it's lowest in the sky and it actually feels warmer outside than in my flat right now

 

[sojourner]

I have been eating a bowl of ice-cream and now my hands are cold. I have a circulatory thing which results in freezy edges while my middle is overheated. I am wavering whether to flick the heating on or find some mittens.

Try one of these campanula - the fella got me one last year and I use it all the time. My normally-cold hands are fucking freezing much of the time now thanks to beta blockers, but this does the trick nicely https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warmers-Re...cphy=9046544&hvtargid=pla-1044441116126&psc=1

 

[sojourner]

Anyway, we've had the heating on for an hour here and there when it's chilly. I was freezing in bed last night though, had to keep my long sleeved tshirt and vest on all night. Considering getting the duckdown duvet out the attic!

 

[8ball]

Am in the office today. It's toasty warm and they're paying.

 

[Elpenor]

Am in the office today. It's toasty warm and they're paying.

I got reminded I should be in the office one day per week today. Once I’ve worked out how to book a desk I will look forward to warming up a bit.

 

[8ball]

I got reminded I should be in the office one day per week today. Once I’ve worked out how to book a desk I will look forward to warming up a bit.

Ah yeah, booking desks. I've been meant to have been doing that since February...

 

[Numbers]

We put ours on today for a bit, it was lovely.
Cats were loving it too, they all fell asleep in different rooms under the rads.

 

[hash tag]

It was lovely and fresh out this morning. Still tee n shorts for me to shop then run, no hats, no gloves.

 

[gentlegreen]

I must have gotten soft in my old age - perhaps it's mostly because I no longer get up at 6 and cycle to work at 7.30 ...
I'm solidly into long trousers now - 3 tee shirts, long sleeve shirt, nylon wind cheater, scarf, 3 cycling buffs ...
I will soon have to start wearing my heavy coat if I want to continue lying on a mat on a slope in the park facing west in the late afternoon listening to a play.

 

[weltweit]

I haven't got the heating on.

Havent ..

But I have been home for three quarters of an hour and still haven't taken my coat off :/

And tonight the bed is going on!

 

[Leafster]

Well, the holes in the ceilings and the roof have been sorted. Still kept the windows open while the electrician was doing his work inside but he's just left so the windows are now closed and the heating is properly on for the evening.

 

[weltweit]

..
I think I burned myself last night by cranking the electric blanket up to full.
I suppose I'd better start using my winter duvet ...

.. Considering getting the duckdown duvet out the attic!

I have both of my duvets on the bed now, they aren't either of them massive in the tog department but I have layered them with thick blankets all on top of an electric blanket which is great when I remember to turn it on.

 

[hash tag]

I have both of my duvets on the bed now, they aren't either of them massive in the tog department but I have layered them with thick blankets all on top of an electric blanket which is great when I remember to turn it on.

Two duvets is totally ott for me, but blankets and electric blanket

 

[campanula]

O yes, sojourner, I may indeed. I have had various hand warm-y things (such as a Zippo hand=warmer and those chemical ones which you kind of break open) but they were usually too much of a faff. However, I did buy a pair of rechargeable insoles a few years ago which I loved. Unfortunately, ithey were spendy, a bit flimsy but worst of all, I had to buy especially giant shoes because the insoles were really fat. Anyway, I loved the idea but didn't think we were quite there, then. That wee handwarmer though - worth a punt, cheap and easy.
Once my hands or feet get cold, I can't get them warm unless I actually direct a heat source on them. No amount of rubbing, stamping, huffing and puffing helps. In bed, I have a warm thigh available for my use (the owner of which is log-like and oblivious to my icy extremities). It would be handy at the allotment, though. More long-lasting than my usual remedy (mug of tea).

 

[hash tag]

Still out shopping, car washing n polishing in tee n shorts here in SW London.

 

[existentialist]

13C in here today. I'm still resisting turning on any heaters, but I have a jersey, fleece, and two pairs of socks on, and huddling around a rollup. Next step is a hat, with fingerless gloves the last-ditch option. This flat is very poorly insulated.