To think: "wear a jumper, you raging bloody hypocrite??!"

[GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal]

After years of complaining about our heating bills, DH has suddenly discovered, now he's working from home, that our house gets pretty bloody nippy in the winter, and is merrily whacking the thermostat up whenever he feels the slightest chill.

I have no problem at all putting the heating on when people are cold. I hate being cold. However: HE REFUSES TO WEAR ANYTHING MORE THAN A BLOODY T-SHIRT AROUND THE HOUSE! He's tried to claim it's a "warm" t-shirt. WELL CLEARLY IT'S NOT DH, OR YOU WOULDN'T BE SODDING WELL COLD!!!

Ah well. At least the fire of my fury is keeping me nice and toasty. 😆

I agree. If someone has put a jumper on and is then still cold that's different

We do heat our house to comfortable level (thermostat set to 20) but if his feet are cold he feels cold no matter how much he’s bundled up.

Trust me, @PinkSparklyPussyCat, I get that - I am a cold person. I'm currently wearing thermal leggings, thermal socks, sheepskin slippers, a UNIQLO Heattech top and a huge wool jumper. Therefore, if I get cold and decide I need the heating, I am allowed.

DH, however, in his single thin cotton layer, is not - at least not unless he tries a jumper first.

We have a heating system that neither DH nor I understand. I recommend this. As we are unable to change the thermostat temperature (16) there is no scope for arguments.

Dh used to constantly make comments like "it isn't cold, you aren't cold". Then he had a TIA and takes blood thinners, so now it's him turning up the heating.
I don't tell him he's not cold, it's not cold. No sir, I do not

@DuneFan

We have a heating system that neither DH nor I understand. I recommend this. As we are unable to change the thermostat temperature (16) there is no scope for arguments.

Are you the one who likes the heating on? There's a good chance he might know exactly how it works if so!

Aren't you still in double figures in the UK? :) What a whinger!

I live in southern Europe so atm we have warm days, but cold as soon as the sun goes down. One neighbour has her son staying from the uk ATM and he is using their aircon as heating every night, she is doing her nut. Here you see people out in tshirts and shorts in the day , but just before sundown people change into jeans/ long skirts and a jumper. I also put my dressing gown on if I'm staying indoors. Her son is is insisting on staying in shorts and tshirts because he is on holiday

It’s 6 degrees where we are, so no it’s not all double digits...

I've had an oil delivery today. The price per litre will definitely focus the mind when thinking about putting the heating on! At the moment it is only on first thing and then in the evening. I'm actually only wearing a short sleeved jersey top at the moment and am warm enough. DH is WFH this afternoon so I'm expecting some whinging about the cold! DS spends most of his life upstairs where it is much warmer but even he put a hoody on the other day as he was cold - and he never normally wears hoodies and leaves lights on all over the house so not usually one who considers energy saving

@ravenmum

Aren't you still in double figures in the UK? :) What a whinger!

Not today, although it has been unseasonably mild lately.

I completely disagree with everyone on this thread I absolutely hate wearing thick/multiple layers of clothing. And I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. So when I’m home I’m in comfy shorts and t shirts and my heatings on whatever setting I like!

I am guilty of wearing shorts and vest around house in winter because it is comfortable 🤭 i will grab my coat...it might keep me warm too! I get wrong off dh for fidding with thermostat but sometimes it feel cold in the air and like it isn't working!

Yes winnie my tribe! I feel like wearing tons of layers makes me retricted and feel like I'm not staying!

@Winniemarysarah

I completely disagree with everyone on this thread I absolutely hate wearing thick/multiple layers of clothing. And I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. So when I’m home I’m in comfy shorts and t shirts and my heatings on whatever setting I like!

And who cares about the planet anyway, eh? Bloody entitled polar bears!

/end sarcasm mode

@Winniemarysarah

I completely disagree with everyone on this thread I absolutely hate wearing thick/multiple layers of clothing. And I refuse to be uncomfortable in my own house. So when I’m home I’m in comfy shorts and t shirts and my heatings on whatever setting I like!

Yes but I expect you don’t whinge at people about the bills and, by implication, insist that it’s not cold when they are cold...

My DH is the same. Currently in jeans and a T-shirt. No socks on. We're in Scotland. Decades. Literally decades I froze. He's home for 2 seconds and the house is toasty.

One jumper, but I don't want to have to wear thermal socks and lots of blankets to be comfortable in my house, I do put a blanket over of an evening, but not all day.

Most 'snuggly' products are horrid, man-made fibres that make you sweat like crazy. It reminds me of being little and wearing that fisherman's jumper (which was itchy and probably pure wool) and hardly being able to move your arms.

I also remember lying in bed trying not to move as the bed was so darn cold.

I was cold my whole childhood, despite the real fire and lots of blankets and I always vowed when I had my own home I wouldn't live like that or make my kids live like that and we don't.

My DH is exactly the same - sits around in a tshirt and boxers and then whacks the heating on because 'it's cold'. No shit! What's worse is that the radiator in our bedroom has a broken thermostat (it's on the to do list...) and then gets hotter than the sun, so when I open the bedroom door to go to bed it's like a furnace and I can't sleep...

I'm just at level 2 today - a thermal t-shirt and thick jumper. Level 3 = ski base layer, thick jumper. Level 4 = as per level 3 plus fingerless gloves and heated blanket. The joys of living in a 'character' home.

When ex lived here, the heating was on, and he was hot he would open the bloody windows. I used to tell him he might as well throw ten pound notes out of the bloody window. if he is hot turn the bloody heating OFF...

merino base layers here. not itchy, not manmade fabric, really comfortable, toasty warm, wicks moisture away from the body too.

it really needs to be socially unacceptable to whack the heating on whilst wearing fuck all in layers. selfish, and planet destroying.

I also refuse to dress for a polar expedition in my own living room. Therefore I have a heat pump, so my house at a pleasant temperature is less damaging to environment than a freezing house that is heated with oil. 64 grams CO2 per kWh delivered heat compared to 320 grams if using oil boiler.

I dont do layers inside and despite trying to wear a cardigan or something, I end up taking it off and wearing short sleeves in the house.

I have an electric throw on the sofa that I use if I'm cold, our heating is only set to come on 3 hours a day. I'm really not a fan of the artificial heat though and it overheats me quickly and gives me a headache. If the kids are complaining of cold despite layers I'll pop it on for an extra half hour when needed.

Lol at all the people saying 'I wear shorts and a vest, I refuse to be uncomfortable at home' who are complaining about how uncomfortable they are from being cold.