'War Stories'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
(1) and awake (i.e., doing normal home stuff -- reading, loafing, cooking, working, whatever), and (2) asleep?
I keep my at 18 (66) through the day, and 15 (60) at night. But my rads run warm and it's usually a couple degrees more than that. But NB, I am notorious for keeping a cold house, and I have to turn up the heat when I have company.
I think 68-70 is consider normal room temperature.
PS, Even at 15, I often wake up in the night because the heat kicks in and I am too warm, but I am afraid to leave the thermostat lower in winter because of the pipes.
Glad you asked, Steph, because I'm trying to figure that all out myself. I like it pretty chilly at night, but during the day I'm finding at least 68 seems right.
He's been keeping it at 65 or so during the day, and 60 or 62 at night.
My dad just convinced me to turn mine way down and so I've been keeping it at about 62 when I'm not home and at night and at about 68 when I'm feeling chilly. Although last night I was FREEZING and turned it up to 65 for overnight.
I think 68-70 is consider normal room temperature.
My co-workers just informed me that this is so. And now I'm vaguely remembering fights with my dad when I was a kid (but damn, that was the 1970s) if anyone would nudge the thermostat past 72.
I would DIE in a house kept at 60 degrees at night. It's not the sleeping part -- once I'm under a comforter and warm, I'm fine. But I wouldn't have the will to get out of bed in the morning.
Oh you people with central heat. . .
Funny we're having this conversation as GF and I had it this morning. I was trying to make a case for 70 being fine for a summertime temp but too cold for a winter temp. She wasn't buying it, but it still makes sense in my head. Also, we live in SoCal - blood is thin!
But I wouldn't have the will to get out of bed in the morning.
that is pretty hard I have to say
When I am at my parents', I sometimes turn the heat up from the daytime 68 to 69 or 70, and at night (god know what temp it is then), I need a million blankets, etc. Edit: I actually don't mean "daytime," I mean "at home time" -- the heat goes back down when they are at work.)
Yes, I live in an apartment with uncontrollable heat, and keep a window open all winter.
What do we think about re-gifting for an office party? Last night, I found something in my house that I got last year and have never used, and seems like a good office gift (it's a cloth tote bag in a little pouch). But is that tacky?