Who has their heating on?

[Jux]

I have just had cross words with dh and he has grudgingly agreed to put the heating on.

We live in a COLD house. It has had all the embellishments it can and it is freezing. I am currently in bed with the 'winter' duvet and a thick cardigan spread over that, I am wearing thermal underwear and a thick cardigan, and a scarf. I also have a cat as a heat pump! The air is icy, my hands are cold, my feet despite two pairs of socks in bed are icy.

DH says "well, you FEEL the cold, it's not colduntil it's minus 10 outside". Whereupon I shouted at him a bit and said I'd be in bed all winter.

DD is at her bf's near London. His parents have yhe heating on. Do you?

He hasn't said no, it's an ongoing discussion as we head in to winter, weighing up the various pros and cons of each. Nowhere near as big as a drama as you seem to think

A dryer makes very little difference to how much you need to dry on an airer, unless you chuck in a load of stuff that says not to do it and cross your fingers they don't shrink. I only do towels, bedding and underwear.

Actually, it's pretty weird. I'm pretty much retired but it wouldn't occur to me to consult DH about buying a tumble dryer because a) he wouldn't be remotely interested b) he would never use the thing.

I tumble dry pretty much everything bar wool and silk, never had any issues yet and I’ve been doing it for 25 years!

Congrats on having enough money that your DH wouldn't care about a couple of hundred quid on a household appliance I guess! It's not about the usage it's about the cost and space 🤷

Wow how many litres is that? I just bought 750l for £450.

I think we had just over 1000 litres (DH organised it)

I have my heating on since afew weeks ago(as and when required plus timer when I am going out to work). There have been times in the past when I had no money for heating/bills and was extremely cold. Now, I have it on whenever I want to and never take that for granted. Yippee and I don't need to ask permission from anyone!

Newp. No heating on until it gets to 10oC. Even then, we put the dogs in jumpers and have them in bed with us as hot water bottles with legs. We have a wood burning fire which heats the house if necessary for that lovely evening cosy feel. I used to have a Scottish cottage built 1870 with 2 feet thick walls, like living in a fridge, I wore layers indoors like a Canadian Lumberjack. The heating cost over £3000 a year if I wanted to be warm and I couldn't afford it. WHY PAY all of that money to the electricity and gas companies when you can stuff a hot water bottle down the front of your knickers and down your back passage and cuddle up to the dogs? Food is fuel, eat lots of hot soups, carbohydrates, and hot meals. Bless you all.

It is potentially damaging for the temperature in the house to fall below 16 degrees centigrade, particularly if you have respiratory diseases. Even if you wear thick layers of clothing the surrounding air is damp and cold, leading to mould formation. Heating is not a luxury. We have had the heated throw over us in the evening for weeks, and the thermostat is set to come on if the temp drops below 18. Why be a martyr?

Why live like I'm in a Victorian workhouse when I could simply pay some money that I can easily afford and be warm and comfortable and healthy

Me, and the heated throw is in use as well