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We have no thermostat, no heater, and no A/C. Temps are 65-72 at night all year around, and 75-83 in the day all year around.
The only wars we have is whether to leave the window open or closed.
Yeah, don't rub it in! It's almost like there's no "weather" at all in Hawaii. It is so perfect there, the idea of temperature never even crosses your mind! Wish I was there!
In this day and age no kid should have to suffer in a house with an inside temp of 55.
They like it. In fact, my daughter prefers to sleep with her window open. My son is one of the many kids in the Seattle area who wear shorts year round. It's all about what you're accustomed to.
If you were outside on a fine 55-degree day, would you find it uncomfortable? I never do. It seems just right.
Yeah, don't rub it in! It's almost like there's no "weather" at all in Hawaii. It is so perfect there, the idea of temperature never even crosses your mind! Wish I was there!
We lived in Seattle for 35 years so we paid our dues with cold damp weather. We kept the thermostat at 72 in the evening, but my feet were always cold anyway.
They like it. In fact, my daughter prefers to sleep with her window open. My son is one of the many kids in the Seattle area who wear shorts year round. It's all about what you're accustomed to.
If you were outside on a fine 55-degree day, would you find it uncomfortable? I never do. It seems just right.
How in the world do they survive in a "sweltering" (SARC) school classroom with temps well above 55 ?
For sure it is hard for us to agree. My DH always wants it warmer than I do. We compromise with about 68 all the time in winter and 72 (or so) in summer. He does use a space heater both in the bathroom while showering and dressing, and in the den near his desk as he is using the computer. In No. VA the summer A/C is far more important than winter heat.
Now that you are retired, presumably you are spending more time together, at home. Maybe not, I know many of you are "busier than ever", but is this a problem for anyone that you might not have noticed before? Exacerbated by being older, and how that affects one's internal temperature.
I like the temp around 72, in shorts and sleeveless top. Husband prefers almost 80. He is wearing a jacket now at 76 degrees. Yes, he is skinny and hyper-thyroid. In cars, he would always turn all the a/c vents onto me. We are 62. I'm normal weight.
In a perfect world, I'd have the temp at around 65 at night so I could cuddle under a light comforter. But I compromise at 72. In daytime, we sit in different closed-off rooms so he can languish at 80 and I'm at 72. Thank God for separate room a/c units! Without that advantage, I'd have floor fans blowing on me plus central air.
Where's your comfort zone and how do you adjust?
We have a rule we go by. If I am hot, I lower the thermostat. If she is cold she raises the thermostat.
We live in Downeast, Maine 80 miles as the crow flies from the Canadian border. In the winter outside its usually in the teens to near zero. In the summer it never goes above 80 and is usually in the 50's at might.
We did not downsize, so she spends her time in the cooler upstairs room watching Direct TV under a quilt, and I spend my time downstairs near the woodstove with a sweater on where the temperature is 76.
10 days ago we it was Feb 5 and we still hadn't gotten a snowstorm worth anything. I did use the snow blower once for about 8 inches, but then we had rain that melted it all. We had about an inch on the ground and then that melted too from January. Now 10 days later we have pushing 60 inches of snow on the ground, and about 2 feet on the roof. We have gotten about 3/4 of our usual total snow for the whole winter in the last 10 days.
We live in Downeast, Maine 80 miles as the crow flies from the Canadian border. In the winter outside its usually in the teens to near zero. In the summer it never goes above 80 and is usually in the 50's at might.
We did not downsize, so she spends her time in the cooler upstairs room watching Direct TV under a quilt, and I spend my time downstairs near the woodstove with a sweater on where the temperature is 76.
10 days ago we it was Feb 5 and we still hadn't gotten a snowstorm worth anything. I did use the snow blower once for about 8 inches, but then we had rain that melted it all. We had about an inch on the ground and then that melted too from January. Now 10 days later we have pushing 60 inches of snow on the ground, and about 2 feet on the roof. We have gotten about 3/4 of our usual total snow for the whole winter in the last 10 days.
Does a single wood stove hear your entire house? Or do you have multiple systems of heating? How often do you put more wood in the stove when it's really cold outside?
I imagine all the houses in your area are extremely well insulated and have triple pane glass. Is that correct? Do the entryways such as the front door have little enclosed porches so that coming and going doesn't result in a momentary icy blast right into the house?
Does almost everyone there have a wood stove? Is one main advantage that power outages don't affect the heating (at least the heat from the wood stove)?
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It's almost like there's no "weather" at all in Hawaii. It is so perfect there, the idea of temperature never even crosses your mind! Wish I was there!
