How cold is COLD to you? It seems when people talk about it being so cold, it's not really cold to me. Of course, it's what you are used to. One does acclimatize to one's environment.
And what temperature do you set your thermostat to in wintertime (if you do have winter, obviously)?
To me COLD is probably anything -20C or below (-4F). My thermostat is set at 15C (59F) during the day and 14C (57F) overnight. I sleep in a room without heating even in the coldest day in winter (down to -40's C, which I think is the same in F). I would just turn on my mattress heater and fan heater for about an hour before bed to take the chill out, and turn them off when I go to bed. I had tried sleeping in a heated room and that just about killed me. Most of my critters are well-furred, and my reptiles and tarantulas have their own heating systems.
My bloods turns to jelly when it drops below 70F. During the winter, my heat turns on if it drops below 72F in the house. During the summer, the AC turns on if it gets to be 82F in the house. 72-82 is my sweet spot
Everyone makes fun of me being an embarrassment to Canadians. I am always cold. It’s 68F(20C) in Houston. It’s very humid here so you always have the heat or AC on. It’s difficult to just open your windows. Today I’ve got the heat set at 73 and I’m under blankets.
I would die in your house. Cold + spiders = my worst nightmare ?
@Morganfreeman Spiders and most insects don't survive long in my house, I have a few very environmentally friendly bug eradicators called House Geckoes who keep their numbers down to zero, free of charge.
The geckoes moved in with every load of firewood I've collected from the bush each winter, I'd guess there'd be at least 100+ living in and around the house by now, they've been breeding like rabbits over the years.
omg...my thermostat is set at 68F and I have my small space heater on as well in the room I am watching my laptop!!!
I do sleep with a mattress heater as well...I turn it on about an hour and then turn it to half when I go to bed...plus, I sleep with socks, a hat, and pjs in the winter...
It is 34F and I think it is miserable!
You sleep with a hat? That's so freakin' cute!
If I sleep alone I wear a t shirt with my panties. If I’m with someone I sleep naked as it gets hot too fast with another person in bed. I can’t stand socks and pants or long nightgowns in bed.
@graceylou brrrrrr...I am going to get my sweater...my little heater is not enough...it is only 72F in my room...brrrrr ha ha ha
I sleep naked when I am with my love as well...
I'd love my home to be a bit lower temp but my housemates get cold easily. So I'm in shorts and a tank top and they're bundled up with blankets. It's in the 40sF right now in the PNW. Everyone's in winter gear and I maybe throw on a hoodie.
I lived in Northern Minnesota for fifteen years, though, and I have an internal thermostat that always runs hot, but the winters in Duluth were too much even for me. When it gets cold enough to be lethal (people passing out in the snow only made the news if they survived ) that's just not a place to live, IMO. During the polar vortex it was warmer on Mars. I said fuck that noise and now I'm here.
Cold is when I literally can't feel my face. Until then its ok, though I prefer sleeping in the cold, its so much more relaxing plus being able to curl up under a blanket is the best feeling ever.
Cold is when you inhale and the hairs in your nose freeze.
@Dragon64 Thats usually when you gag if you breathe through your nose. That shit the worst
Cold is anything below 70 to me, but it depends on time of day. During the day I like it to be warm. At night I drop the thermostat to 65 F, sometimes less. I like it cold at night. If we are talking about outdoor weather, I get cold when it drops below 50F, but obviously I logically know it's not very cold unless it hits the negative F. That's just me.
Great question. Also depends on humidity and wind speed. For me If there is no wind, -20F is when it starts to get a little cold. If there is a strong wind, -4F will be on the cold side. If it is a cold winter, come spring many in these parts will not bother with coats and will break out their T-shirts when the temperature hits the 30s F
I usually keep the house around 60F then drop it to 50's F at night. Electric blanket to warm up the sheets then kill the blanket heater once inside. Lots of feather comforters. In younger years, my room - mate and I (Minot ND) never closed the dorm window in the winter. Room temperatures were usually around 20F (cool not cold) the only problem we had was when we opened the door into the common shower area, if someone had showered, it would snow in the room. Also, the smoke detector would go off.
I'm usually ok outside without a coat until it gets down below 30F. I do usually only spend maybe a minute or two going to and from the car, so it's not bad. In the house though, I prefer to have the temp set around 70F year round. Anything less and I get too cold. Anything more and I get too hot. I do sleep with a fan on, though. I like to be cooler while sleeping.
Grew up in Saskatchewqan and I can definitely say you get acclimatised. I mean 7 years in Victoria so very moderate Canadian climate then living in Bozeman seemed cold at times but now living in Tennessee moving back to most places in Canada seems like a big ...HELL nope!
I always keep my keep my home between 70-75 F give or take. I also use a fan. I have to sleep with a fan blowing on me. Something about the noise and the extra air.Cold to me is like 40F and below. Like you, I cannot sleep in a hot room. Cannot stand it!
Pretty much the same thing in my neck of woods.