Have you put your heating on yet?
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DT1975 said:
The missus is wavering with these northerlies. Fortunately she has no idea how the box works- and the heating is well and truly off.
It's unusual to have such a prolonged northerly wind, and it's a fairly busy wind too. Can't leave the cushions out on the garden furniture as they'll be blown around too much. Must be at least 2 weeks unabated I reckon.Ours has been clicking on and off its thermostat set at 18 degrees last few weeks in our 5 year old house in North Yorkshire.
The late daylight and often late hours of sunshine through the windows makes you wonder why.
Yet when i jump in the van (still in trousers and a hoodie) to go off to work at 7,30ish on a morning and it's only 6 degrees and im putting the heated seat on you understand why. Normally shorts from April- Oct.
Iv already given up on this year, reckon it's a repeat of last year. Cold, wet and odd day of sunshine that doesn't impact temps as land hasn't warmed up at all.
Really depressing after so many months of grey, cold and wet weather
The late daylight and often late hours of sunshine through the windows makes you wonder why.
Yet when i jump in the van (still in trousers and a hoodie) to go off to work at 7,30ish on a morning and it's only 6 degrees and im putting the heated seat on you understand why. Normally shorts from April- Oct.
Iv already given up on this year, reckon it's a repeat of last year. Cold, wet and odd day of sunshine that doesn't impact temps as land hasn't warmed up at all.
Really depressing after so many months of grey, cold and wet weather
TC7 said:
Iv already given up on this year, reckon it's a repeat of last year. Cold, wet and odd day of sunshine that doesn't impact temps as land hasn't warmed up at all.
Spot on, and I've said exactly the same to my missus as well. I'm in my 50's, and last year was the worst that I've ever known it, and this year is following suit again sadly. djc206 said:
gotoPzero said:
17.1 in our house today, 10th June. WTF. Meant to be like this all week.
Coolest room in our house is currently 22C. It’s not dropped below 21C indoors for over a week. It’s lovely until it actually gets hot outside and then it’s gets a bit much. Absolute sun trap.First world problems . . .
I noticed something that baffled me yesterday.
In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
UTH said:
I noticed something that baffled me yesterday.
In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
I’ve noticed I’m comfortable at a lower temperature in the warmer months than during the winter. My totally unscientific assumption is this is because in winter when you come inside you need warming up, but this isn’t necessary in summer…In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
That said, I’m not wearing shorts just yet!
UTH said:
I noticed something that baffled me yesterday.
In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
I asked this very same thing on this forum somewhere once. As I recall, some explanations were proffered, but I can't quite remember them now. I don't think I was entirely convinced by them in any case. It's a proper mystery to me, too.In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
ooid said:
There is only one solution to this for ages.
Use as many as holidays, half terms or any other accidental long weekends to go somewhere warmer in Europe. Life is really too short to waste your time in a soggy - damp climate, sitting indoors being miserable.
I never really subscribed to the whole summer holiday idea, because I always convinced myself the summer in the UK was actually really nice and "we're due a good one this year".Use as many as holidays, half terms or any other accidental long weekends to go somewhere warmer in Europe. Life is really too short to waste your time in a soggy - damp climate, sitting indoors being miserable.
Well, 2023 and 2024 are changing my attitude. At least I'm off to Italy next week, driving trip to France in July and Ibiza in August.
UTH said:
Well, 2023 and 2024 are changing my attitude. At least I'm off to Italy next week, driving trip to France in July and Ibiza in August.
Enjoy!I used to say we have seasons but it has really become a single season for the whole year which is like a weird Autumn with erratic behaviour...
ooid said:
There is only one solution to this for ages.
Use as many as holidays, half terms or any other accidental long weekends to go somewhere warmer in Europe. Life is really too short to waste your time in a soggy - damp climate, sitting indoors being miserable.
That is what we're trying to do as well. We went to Lanzarote for a week in Feb and got great weather, and we've just been to Rhodes for a week in May, and we had great weather there too. We have 2 weeks in Turkey to look forward too as well. Use as many as holidays, half terms or any other accidental long weekends to go somewhere warmer in Europe. Life is really too short to waste your time in a soggy - damp climate, sitting indoors being miserable.
I reckon moving abroad in retirement is a good shout as well, because the UK is just such a sodding miserable place to live as you say weather wise.
UTH said:
I noticed something that baffled me yesterday.
In the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
I think it's the rate of change that makes it more comfortable at cooler temps in warmer monthsIn the winter months, I set the living room to 20 and leave it at that 24/7, so the room is more or less 20 all the time. But I'm pretty much always in tracksuit bottoms/jeans etc.....basically anything but shorts. And usually a t-shirt, but sometimes with a jumper, because it's winter and despite being 20 in the room, it never feels particularly warm.
Yesterday, because I've turned the heating off, the living room was only showing 19......but I was in shorts and t-shirt with no problem and never felt I needed to move to trousers. Is this simply a mental thing because my brain knows it's June so SURELY I'm warm enough to be in shorts?
Before we insulated under the floor - in winter we would need the living room to be 22 or 23 deg to be comfortable - since then 19-20 has been fine.
It was 17 in the living room yesterday so the heating went on - once it got to 18 it was already comfortable (not toasty but comfortable)
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