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11. Why is it that many folks

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 01:03 AM

Jan 2015

keep their houses bone-chilling cold in the middle of Summer and toasty warm in Winter? If you magically moved the calendar forward six months in either case, they would be racing for the thermostat to "correct" it.

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i finally gave in and cranked the heat up to 60 degrees. damnit! [View all] orleans Jan 2015 OP

that is about where we keep ours rurallib Jan 2015 #1

i guess it's been a little too cool in the house orleans Jan 2015 #2

we put ours at 58 at night rurallib Jan 2015 #3

yeah, i've been hiding my nose in my robe the past couple of nights. n/t orleans Jan 2015 #4

how do you do it easychoice Jan 2015 #5

i don't know. i do like the cool--it's easier to breathe (at least for me) orleans Jan 2015 #8

I'm feeling pretty beat up and damaged myself. Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #18

I can't believe it's 62 degrees outside so I'm opening the window tonight. mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #6

lucky n/t orleans Jan 2015 #7

UP to 60?! WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #9

omg--shivering & icy hands at 74 degrees? i can't imagine that. n/t orleans Jan 2015 #10

Why is it that many folks IDemo Jan 2015 #11

well, i like the cooler air--it seems easier to breathe (for me at least) orleans Jan 2015 #12

I don't. WhiteAndNerdy Jan 2015 #13

It's probably the humidity Paulie Jan 2015 #28

I just kicked my butt last night and lowered it to 55. magical thyme Jan 2015 #14

That's a little too chilly for me sharp_stick Jan 2015 #15

I gave in, too ailsagirl Jan 2015 #16

yeah, i don't like the rain either. my roof leaks! n/t orleans Jan 2015 #24

Sorry to hear that ailsagirl Jan 2015 #26

I have my AC set to 77 right now... Callmecrazy Jan 2015 #17

this is my first year NJCher Jan 2015 #19

i bet it'll be fine. let me know what you think. 60 is fairly warm for me orleans Jan 2015 #23

I heat my house... sendero Jan 2015 #20

We Libs suffer our martyrdom. n/t UTUSN Jan 2015 #21

LOL - I get cold at 68 JonLP24 Jan 2015 #22

we keep ours around 58 fizzgig Jan 2015 #25

68-72 here alarimer Jan 2015 #27