Boudicca's Voice

Get heated mattress pads. Here in the Great White North (Michigan), you heat up the bed nice and cozy....turn it off and get in bed. It's wonderful, by the time it gets cool, you'll be asleep.

It was 19F last night when I took the dog out for his walk, blowing too. No idea what the wind chill was.

Be glad for temps over 32F.

I may have to look into a mattress warmer. It may stave off the marital strife!

I couldn't handle the temps you all speak of. 30+ degrees is about all I can take, with a preference of no rain or snow... thank.you.very.much.

In my part of the Great White North:

Record high/low for yesterday was 59F(2004)/-2F(2001), 2.7 inches of snow, winds 23 gusting to 32. Observed high/low was 30F/18F. Wind chill last night was probably around 8F. We had a cloudless sky, so it was COLD.

Record high/low for today was 59F(2004)/-11F(1902), trace of snow, winds 12 gusting to 24. Current temp 23F, but sunny.

It was 19 degrees here in Northern Illinois when I woke this morning. Windchill was (I think) 4 degrees.
I have our thermostat set at 65 and I refuse to make it warmer in the apartment.
Mostly because I don't want the extra cost of heating, but also because I have slippers and plenty of blankets in my living room (four of them, plus three more in the coffee table/trunk).

I don't think I'll be opening the windows any time soon, though. Snow or no, it's darn cold outside!

we just pulled all the plants inside.

Due to our chinchillas, we can never let it get above 80 in here.
Due to our hedgehogs, we can never let it get below 72 in here.

So... yes... our heat is churning in this cold weather! And our little hedgies want me to make it warmer.

I double checked last night's wind chill against the NWS formulae and it was either 0F or -2F depending on whether the wind was just blowing or gusting.

The dog had a better time this evening as the wind is down even if the sky is clear.

Oh the whining has started already. The house is 67, but my bedroom is probably about 64. My kids keep carrying on, my husband is getting grouchy. Inhumane has been muttered.

Please. Maybe they all need some super cool muppet slippers like I have. My feet are SWEATING. I feel GREAT!

I'm with them. I hate the cold and we have thermostat wars in our house, too. Although, to give him his due, since we have gas forced heat, we keep the bedroom cooler by closing the vent and I think that has helped in keeping us healthier. Just sayin'.

It's about 5 degrees outside right now... I'm not feeling the whole more clothes thing... LOL! But I should sleep pretty well since I doubt I'll have any hot flashes ;-) BTW - down comforters are definitely the way to go when it's cold out. No wires necessary. Just put a light blanket over one of those puppies and you will be very warm all night. (layers in blanketry as well as clothes helps keep in the warm).

Or add the dogs and cats ala the Donovan Clan, warms you up the same way. Now Hunhead will want to buy a dog.

Its 61F by my computer, 20F outside with 9F windchill. No new snow ... yet.

You and my mom are just alike!

I don't mind the cold so much. I can wear extra clothes or turn on the heat if needed. But I sorta feel sorry for the critters at the zoo where I volunteer. The staff uses wind barriers and heat lamps to try to protect them, and the animals try to find sunny areas to warm up in.

House thermostat is set at 65 degrees all winter, add 2 puppers and a nice fleece blanket while awake and a down blanket while asleep and that is all you need.

The heat produced by two small puppers is amazing.

It's been in the high 20's/low 30's all week, by weeks end though we are suppose to be in the 40's.

Past two nights not far north of you...28. Tonight about the same and then slight warming.
Multiple layers and a heating pad in bed.

Is it Spring yet?

My husband and I agree about keeping warm...(although I do turn the thermostat lower for the front part of the house when we're not in there at night). Out of curiosity...how 'cool' do you keep it in the summer?

He won. We turned on the heat while we slept. He had it on 70... I dropped it to 69 when he fell asleep. He wants a thermostat in our room... he says it's a good 3-5 deg cooler in our bedroom.

In the summer... I keep it on 78. I have a programmable, and during the day while the house is empty, we keep it on 80. I struggle with giving money to the power company...

If I remember correctly, didn't someone's worm science project die because it was too cold in your house one winter? Check the temp for the boys' rooms.

Boudicca, don't you remember the winters in Taiwan? Everyone had an electric blanket, and with no central heat you could see your breath when you exhaled. It was great sleeping weather.

And Sticks, those were roly poly bugs (pill bugs) Morrigan killed in her science project. It was so dry in that small glass tank that they dried up.

Dad- And we NEVER got sick. EVER. I think this whole central heat and air thing is not good.

And Sticks is right. T had a mealworm science project on a window sill and they froze. We thougth they were dead. Fortunately they were hibernating and the teacher brought them back to life...

Meal worms... the albino version of Roly Polys. We evidently don't have good luck with those things... eitehr we freeze them or starve them!