House temp in winter??

[critter crazy]

OOOH! Here I am picturing one of those pot bellied stoves outside! I can be so blonde some times. Duh Jennie, of course there has to be a structure around it or something!!

I want to look into getting my gas logs replaced at some point, since they have been sitting there unused for 3 winters now (who knows how long the other family didn't use them!). If the time comes in the near future to get the furnace replaced (it's less than 8 years old though), I'll have to see what other options are out there.

He he he he!!! You are so funny!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I live in a condo on the 2nd floor and there's another floor above me so I stay fairly warm in the winter and it doesn't get as cold here as it does where you live Jenn. I have electric heaters but I don't use them because I don't trust them. I have carpeting everywhere except for the kitchen and bathrooms so this helps too. I just dress warmer and when I'm under the covers at night I'm fine. My cats also help to keep me warm. I'd say that on the coldest days it could get between 55-60 degrees but I can deal with it.

[Rachel]

I do like a cooler environment for sleeping, i.e. 65 F. For the day, I'm more into 70 F, but I probably could manage around 68 if I had to. In summer the thermostat is set at 78 degrees before the a.c. will turn on. What I find strange is when some people to have the a.c. set at a colder temp in summer than they have the heat in winter.

[smokey the elder]

I usually keep the heat at around 68F in the day and down to 62-64 at night; I have programmable thermostats. I can't keep the place too cold because we rented a place when I was in high school that was an icebox in the winter and a furnace in the summer, so I refuse to be too uncomfortable. If it's too cold for me to do fancywork (my hands get stiff), the heat comes on.

[Alysser]

I have no clue what the house temps are here, but it's always freezing. Funny how my mom complains about the cold and then makes it freezing. The only warm spot is the upstairs bathroom.

[sirrahbed]

64 - but only when the gas heater is on and we are not using the buckstove

we are cold loving, antique folks with free solid fuel dry in the yard

if the buckstove is on and we still shiver in seatshirts or sweaters - then I request a few hours of 64 with the gas heater

hubby likes to wake up in the morning, make coffee, and might throw on a 99cent quick ignite log if I plan to stay in bed another hour

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, I'm feeling better!! I'm not the only one who likes it cooler, and not just because I'm trying to save money. My mother makes me feel like I'm so odd and it's an icebox in the house. I really think my dad's health has a lot to do with why their house is so warm now, and my mom, she's just a stick and has always been cold (the woman is 5'10" tall and weighs maybe 118lbs - she has a ton of food allergies and cholesterol issues and can't gain weight... and I didn't inherit that part of her genes why???? )

[jennielynn1970]

we are cold loving, antique folks with free solid fuel dry in the yard

Wait, do you mean you like antiques?? I've seen your picture, and you're not old, so you can't mean you two are antiques!!!

[Randi]

I prefer it to be about 22-24C =75F, but at night about 66F... with a window slightly open. I would freeze to death if it was under 62!