Just reading about how cold you guys keep your houses makes me feel cold.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Dana - Dec 05, 2007 11:09:20 am PST #5801 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2007 11:09:55 am PST #5802 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Just reading about how cold you guys keep your houses makes me feel cold.
You and me both, Dana.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 05, 2007 11:13:02 am PST #5803 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Being extremely warm-natured works well for me in the cold months, I spend almost nothing on heat. When it's above about 78° (which is maybe 9 months of the year here) my love for tall ceilings and big windows bites me in the ass with very high AC bills.
Dana - Dec 05, 2007 11:13:08 am PST #5804 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Trudy Booth - Dec 05, 2007 11:20:31 am PST #5805 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Could you work-warning that?
Cashmere - Dec 05, 2007 11:26:47 am PST #5806 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
There is no way that having the furnace dude at your house for 2 hours can be good. He was just supposed to be inspecting it. I suspect he found a problem.
Nutty - Dec 05, 2007 11:26:58 am PST #5807 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Dana, I can lesson you in the Ways of Cold Blood. There are down booties. There are cashmere layers. There are lap-blankets. And when all else fails, there is culinary ambition, to give you a reason to stand in front of your hot stove.
Theodosia - Dec 05, 2007 11:31:34 am PST #5808 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There are also hot water bottles to rest the soles of your feet upon. This works unbelievably well for me, because you've got some very close bloodvessel/skin area down there, so it warms you up quite well.
Ginger - Dec 05, 2007 11:31:39 am PST #5809 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I will chime in in my capacity as a person who has written approximately 500 articles and web pages about setting your thermostat.
The standard "normal" temperature is 72. Utilities recommend setting the temperature at 68° or lower during the heating season. Your heating costs increase about 3 percent for each degree above 68. Aside from the whole caulk, seal, insulate routine, one of the better ways to save money is a step-back thermostat, which turns the heat down during the day when you're gone and back up before you get home. You can also set it to be cooler in the middle of the night. Brenda, it sounds like that's what you have. Usually it gives you a number of time slots that you can program.
I have the thermostat set at 68, but that used to be a little cold for me. Now I'm pretty happy if there's not actually ice forming.
Kathy A - Dec 05, 2007 11:33:44 am PST #5810 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I love it when I'm reading another blog/discussion board and recognize a Buffista! IOW, I was going to wave at you, JZ, over at Shapely Prose, but decided to say "I saw you!" over here.