tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post6292959435603532596..comments2024-03-27T19:41:24.911-07:00Comments on My Two Cents: Friday the 13th in ReviewBlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-69808945653745308562015-11-15T14:22:21.387-08:002015-11-15T14:22:21.387-08:00We, too, have mild winters, for the most part. Da...We, too, have mild winters, for the most part. Daytime temps rarely go below the mid-50s, and night time temps rarely go below 40F. We are just spoilt, I guess. :) Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-65286462948908258342015-11-15T12:07:56.023-08:002015-11-15T12:07:56.023-08:00We use an electric heat pump, which is fine for ai...We use an electric heat pump, which is fine for air conditioning. It heats ok, but the heat just doesn't feel as warm as gas. I really liked the system in our old house, which was a split system with electric for summer and propane for winter. Heating with propane is expensive though! They are looking into bringing natural gas into our development. If they do, we'll likely get it. That's a few years off though.<br /><br />Our winters are relatively mild and short. It's not unusual, like this year, for us to have daytime temps around 70 or higher until well into Nov, sometimes later. <br /><br />DH and I have different opinions of a warm house in winter. We've figured out a compromise temp and I wear sweatpants and sweatshirt if I get chilly. Our summers are usually hot and very humid. The humidity makes it feel even hotter. Not using the AC isn't really an option for us. Even as cold-natured as I am, I'd be miserable with 90+ temps and 90% humidity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677347072553183301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-86492499809694741612015-11-14T19:37:55.276-08:002015-11-14T19:37:55.276-08:00Bushlady, brrr! That's cold! 2 C would be 35...Bushlady, brrr! That's cold! 2 C would be 35.6 F; we'd get that maybe a few nights in December/January/February. But, of course, when I was in Wisconsin, it got much colder than that. I still remember how, in the Fall, 40F would be "cold" and then, in the Spring, 40F would be "warm". :DBlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-55708865863092218632015-11-14T19:18:30.159-08:002015-11-14T19:18:30.159-08:00That's good that you are able to heat up one r...That's good that you are able to heat up one room and stay there. Definitely less expensive than warming up the whole house. I tend to stay in the living room when the heater is on, since that's the warmest room.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-89380921330646384002015-11-14T19:09:41.851-08:002015-11-14T19:09:41.851-08:00Glad to hear that someone else likes a warm house!...Glad to hear that someone else likes a warm house! :) How is all your Fall cleaning coming along? Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-17095868001133374432015-11-14T17:41:09.855-08:002015-11-14T17:41:09.855-08:00It was 2°C when I got up this morning and the same...It was 2°C when I got up this morning and the same when I got back from a trip to town in the morning. I put on the winter jacket for the first time and reminded myself how it was too hot in August! I have the oil on at the moment but if this November cold persists, I will do what DH showed me before he left for a conference trip, and change over the dampers to make the wood/electric furnace usable. He left plenty of wood. I don't like to use it unless it is really cold as it quickly overheats the whole house. But I do like to be warm, I can't function well if I am cold and my fingers turn white in certain damp weather! I'm hoping for a few more mild days before this becomes winter!<br />BushladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-90160940487884599752015-11-14T17:40:51.772-08:002015-11-14T17:40:51.772-08:00We tend to plug in a heater and stay in one room. ...We tend to plug in a heater and stay in one room. We try to avoid running the central heat if possible because the ductwork is in serious need of being replaced and blows out insulation and who knows what. I'd like to keep the whole house toasty warm, but it just costs quite a lot, so we'll just do our room. Jess https://www.blogger.com/profile/15988560520309364294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-39241089522156511622015-11-14T14:14:17.120-08:002015-11-14T14:14:17.120-08:00So agree Bless, I really like a toasty warm hous...So agree Bless, I really like a toasty warm house.. We too heat and cook with gas..Proud you had a good day.. All is good here too.. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15474519379303505290noreply@blogger.com