What drove us crazy was that all summer, it's 100 degrees out, and the guys are showing up for work in long-sleeve shirts and three-piece suits, and then want to turn the A/C down to "arctic". Meanwhile, we gals are sitting there in our pretty summer dresses, shivering and turning blue.
Wear short sleeves under the suit jacket. Who'll know? Or take off the jacket. But please don't mistake the office for the freezer section of the supermarket!
The radiator in our dorm room had two settings, Off and 90 degrees. We simply couldn't get it to a happy medium. Turn it a silly millimeter past Off and it was already broiling.
Made us real popular in the depths of winter, though -- everyone would come in from traipsing through the snowdrifts and head right for our room to thaw out. And at least once a winter, we'd throw a Beach Party in our room: bring your beach towels and blankets, your swimsuits, your cold drinks, we'd do a wienie roast and S'mores on the overheated radiator....
The thermostat on the one in my dorm room didn't work so it wouldn't shut off on its own. For some reason tying a sock over it would make it shut off. Still had to have the window open all winter long. Dorm room was a converted janitor's closet so it was very tiny and the body heat of two people was more than enough to keep it warm.
I do exactly the same thing, open windows. It is self defence lol
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That is so true. My niece that is from FL and has moved to Syracuse for law school is a perfect example. She just couldn't understand that having her apt toasty warm isn't going to work all winter in the snow belt. More than
1 pair of boots needed. Silks or the like for under clothe not just on occasion. And yes, you would need slippers of some sort because the floors in the kitchen and bathroom will be cold!Yup - we do have throws in all the rooms with couches, loungey places - but we also have nice comfy sweats to wear in the house. We just have to compromise when Florida relatives visit and the temp is actually cold here.
I just do a big closet swap with some of the seasonal clothes - else it is entirely possible the DH will be wearing something completely not appropriate for the weather - and then wonder why he catches colds...
Around here - post hockey - constantly seeing kids in soccer shorts, shower sandals and t-shirts - maybe an open, lightweight jacket - and it's night, the temp could be 30 ish, and they just finished playing some sport, and likely have damp from the fast shower heads. I wonder what the parents - who are all bundled up - are thinking letting the kids go around like that. It's just bizarre.
ellice
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Come on Ellice--I'm sure you know that colds come from germs and not from weather or what you're wearing.
I think kids are totally unaware of feeling cold. I know I was completely oblivious until the last few years and rarely closed my coat or wore a scarf. As long as I wore gloves to keep my hands warm, I was fine Now, if the temp goes below 50, I'm frozen and complaining.
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Yes - but what you're wearing, your body temperature, etc affects your susceptibility to such things. As in stressing the body systems. If your body is shivering to stay warm, then that energy resource is pulled away from something else. And can make you generally uncomfortable.
I think it's some unawareness. And some laziness. People have different tolerances. As far as your hands - there is a physiological thing to that - essentially if your hands/wrists, feet and IIRC neck are warm then you will feel warm - even with your coat open. Especially so the hands and feet. Also, as most people know - you can lose an incredible amount of body heat through your head - which is why wearing some kind of cap/hat in winter is important.
Personally, I'm a cold weather person. Prefer the window open at least a bit in the winter - our heat is set around 60 F - and I'm fine - at night. During the day - it's probably up at 66 or maybe 68 around dinner time. But, I also have chronic anemia which has its own problems - and my hands are recognizably much colder than anyone around me. Even my nose will be really cold to the touch - at hockey games - DH and our neighbors are constantly amazed - they'll feel normal, and one touch from me can send shivers around.
ellice
Aaaaaaaahhhhh, but insulation also keeps your house *cooler* in the summer! As in keeping that A/C from working overtime. Works both ways! ;)
Joan
Well, my A/C doesn't kick on till it's over 100 outside, at which point I'm quite happy to pay the bill. Even then, it usually only runs for a couple minutes.
I have scads of insulation in the ceiling against the hot summer sun (which works both ways, and keeps the winter sun from warming the place when it's overhead ... only get natural heat in winter when the sun is low enough to shine through the windows).
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