A thermo setting of 67/day and 62/night feels about right for me, but what Jess said about the location of the thermostat is really important -- ours is in a room that's always several degrees warmer than some other spots in the house (but always cooler than some others -- the average works out, I guess?), so if I'm spending more time than usual in the study, I'm going to feel cold even with the same clothes and the same thermostat settings as normal. If that makes sense.

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But is that tacky?

Was it a gift from anyone in the office? If not, I say it's not tacky if you're the only one who knows about it.

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He's been keeping it at 65 or so during the day, and 60 or 62 at night.

I like it at 68-70 when I'm awake and at home, and I'd like it down to 62-65 when I go to bed, but I often get vetoed since I don't have the bedroom with the big windows.

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If not, I say it's not tacky if you're the only one who knows about it.

Good one! Now I just have to see if I can describe it in a way that matches the recipient's initials. (Have I told you guys about this?)

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I guess a more accurate question is: what's a reasonable upper limit for room temperature? Regardless of all y'all's personal preferences, that is -- it sounds like 68-70 is a more or less "common" room temperature, yes? It wouldn't brand me as an unreasonable Heat Miser?

(Friends in college did, in fact, nickname me the Heat Miser because I would get cold when it was 71 degrees.)

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Also, it's snowing a lot. After five minutes outside I looked like the abominable snowman.

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Steph, you should have moved in with me, and I should have sent my husband to live with your Boy.

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68/65 or lower, too.

Unless it is really windy and I'm feeling block of ice-ish. Then I might run it warmer while home & awake. Of course, by Feb, I may be getting into the 73 vicinity.

In summer, I'm pretty ok with 78/75 as long as it isn't too muggy. Well, ok, at night I might maybe just barely tweak it a little lower.

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For people who live in a part of the country that experiences 4 distinct seasons (basically, I'm thinking, WINTER as seen on TV), what temperature do you keep your thermostat at when you're home (1) and awake (i.e., doing normal home stuff -- reading, loafing, cooking, working, whatever), and (2) asleep?

I keep things in the low sixties during the day. And somewhere in the high fifties at night. But I know I am weird. In summer anything below 80 is fine but I am happiest at about 76.

My personal loathing is places too heated in the winter and too chilled in summer. It's winter, I am wearing socks, please don't make me icky sweaty. I'm the one who always has a sweater in offices in summer. Because it's freezing.

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The year Joe was gone, I kept out house at 71 or 72 during the evening. If I didn't, my hands and feet got cold. For me, it was totally worth the extra money to be comfortable in my own home And I wasn't walking around in shorts. Usually sweatpants, a T shirt and a sweater. But I'm always cold.

My parents kept our MN house at 69 in the winter and it was just too cold for me.

I think 65 is as cold as I can take it at night.

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