Cold! (2 Comments)
The outside temperature has been pretty cool. Did you know what is considered “cold” and “cool” are subject to interpretation? The Col. doesn’t think it’s “cold” until it is around 0 (zero) degrees. I consider it “cold” more around 32 degrees (Fahrenheit). We did get down to 1 degree last week and we all agreed that was “cold”. Most of the rest of the week the high has not been much over freezing. I consider that “cold” but then I am a weeny.
The inside temps have been around 70 degrees because I am cheap frugal and believe in bundling up so we don’t pay through the nose on our electric bill. (Electricity is fairly reasonable here so we are on a totally electric system.) I have noticed that even though I am wearing socks and shoes, my toes are cold. Then I look at my children, who are not wearing socks or slippers. They refuse to put them on and when I feel their feet it’s like touching an ice block. Don’t they feel it? They don’t seem to mind. They act like I am asking them to pull their finger nails out one by one when I even suggest putting something on. They put on socks when they go outside and, after coming in because their feet are cold, promptly take them off. “Take them off” is, of course, a nice way of saying it- they remove them from their feet, turning the socks inside out in the process, and fling them about the house. I find socks in the most interesting of places. And then they wonder why they never have clean socks- even when I have done the laundry. Could it be because when you wore three pairs outside in the snow and they somehow got wet so you threw all three pairs about, never to be seen again? It makes the whole process simpler when you do it three at a time, she says with heavy sarcasm.
Now excuse me while I go slip into something warmer and start a load of laundry.
70 degrees??? You’re extravagent compared to us (well, really compared to Shaun, he is the “frugal” king). I feel ecstatic if the whole house temperature is 66 degrees. Now I say “whole house” because we only have oil heat here, and you know how expensive that is right now. So….we are not using it….let me repeat, we are not using any oil heat. We are only using space heaters for the rooms that we are occupying, and we set those at about 65 degrees. Occasionally I’ll set my office temperature to 70 degrees but don’t tell Shaun that! Right now I’m typing with finger-less gloves, with a thick wool sweater, and a wool shawl over my legs. I’ve stopped complaining about the cold so I must be getting used to it… either that or I have just gotten smarter and have worn more layers. Here’s to us staying warm!
Comment by Liesel — December 13, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
We are just wild with the thermostat! The thermostat is set to 70 but the thermometer on the outside wall often reads between 66-68 so the whole house isn’t at a balmy 70. I know when I sit at the computer is when I get the most cold and have taken to wrapping up in a blanket to help keep warm. My toes are cold from being outside so I put on an extra pair of socks. I hate cold toes! One does tend to adapt. The reason the kids don’t notice it so much is they are often running around like wild things and getting their blood flowing! I suppose I could run through the house a few times and see if that helps, or climb the walls. Wouldn’t that be a sight!
Comment by JustMe — December 13, 2007 @ 5:40 pm