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People have different temperatures they find comfortable. It doesn't mean someone is unreasonable, ridiculous or wrong, just beause their comfort level is different than yours. The key is discussing it and working out an agreeable compromise.
As I said upthread, we keep our house at 70 (and have ceiling fans on in any occupied rooms). Unless we have company, I generally walk around in a babydoll nightgown, barefoot, (on cool tile floors), and am completely comfortable. DH usually wears jeans or sweatpants, sox and a long sleeve shirt - sometimes even a flannel one. He doesn't want to feel cold and I don't want to feel clammy or sweaty. It doesn't mean one of us is unreasonable, ridiculous, wrong or borderline passive-aggressive. We simply worked out a solution where we can both be comfortable.
Easy for you to say, while he wears flannel shirts and sweatpants in the summer. Sounds like you are queen and don't care about his comfort level.
Price is a factor. For those that like it frigid, in a roomate situation, you should be willing to pay the extra $40-$50 dollars. That's the least you can do, if you can't be more considerate of others.
I wanted to see what a reasonable suggestion to make would be. I also wanted to make sure other people this it was low for this part of the country and not just me. I do not know much about air conditioning. I dont know whats normal
You might want to store this thought in the back of the head - if someone or some business is doing something totally unreasonable, do NOT start out from the idea of being reasonable. It leaves no room for compromise. Oftentimes such stuff is just powerplay anyway. As I said before though, get a different roomie. You aren't married, you don't have a commitment to compromise and adjust, and getting a good education trumps d**king around with such nonsense.
I wanted to see what a reasonable suggestion to make would be. I also wanted to make sure other people this it was low for this part of the country and not just me. I do not know much about air conditioning. I dont know whats normal
For starters, you do not have the nicest roomate, she is being unreasonable, selfish and inconsiderate. You should not have to suffer and pay extra for her benefit.
66 is the target temp for many operating rooms... it helps with infection control and keeps the Docs cool under pressure... especially when they have scrubs, lead aprons, etc...
PS... patients have warm touch heated blankets which they love!
In our hospital that was the setting in the past. But now there are often longer procedures, more gowning to wear, more people and equipment used. For surgeon comfort, the temperatures has been set to 60-64F or even lower.
Some people like those temps at home, however it's going to cost a lot more than the regular 72-74F setting.
When Chicago gets hot I set the A/C at 78. In winter I set the heat at 68. When I lived in Houston my Italian roomate wouldn't let me set the A/C lower than 80, so I slept shirtless.
65 is freezing! A/C is very expensive when you have a top floor Apt that gets hit with roof sunlight.
Easy for you to say, while he wears flannel shirts and sweatpants in the summer. Sounds like you are queen and don't care about his comfort level.
Price is a factor. For those that like it frigid, in a roomate situation, you should be willing to pay the extra $40-$50 dollars. That's the least you can do, if you can't be more considerate of others.
It's easy for me to say because it's what we both agreed to and it works well for us. It's actually quite simple. We each wear the same garb in our home year-round, regardless of the season. I always knew I was a "winter baby" and we discussed this long before we moved to the hot desert. If I didn't care about his comfort level we wouldn't have discussed it, agreed upon a solution that would work for both of us, and we'd probably have issues like the OP.
I'll admit I'm a queen, but he is king.
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We simply worked out a solution where we can both be comfortable.
It's actually quite simple. We each wear the same garb in our home year-round, regardless of the season. I always knew I was a "winter baby" and we discussed this long before we moved to the hot desert. If I didn't care about his comfort level we wouldn't have discussed it, agreed upon a solution that would work for both of us, and we'd probably have issues like the OP.
