To think it'd not be mad to put the heating on?

[HesGotHisTrombolyse]

It's July. And I won't put the heating on out of principle. And because it'd make me so sad to have the heating on when it's technically summer. I know that I should have the heating on depending on the temperature and not the season but I can't bring myself to 'admitting' that it's not summer.

But I'm sitting here, on a work call, thinking how cold it is even though I'm wearing jeans and a jumper. I can't be the only one surely, who's cold enough to long for the heating to be on even though it's July... I'm in the South of England.

Cornwall here.

Weather is horrible, wet, miserable, stormy, but it's not cold. In fact it's really muggy and sticky. The thought of putting the heating on makes me come out in prickly heat.

Having said that, if you're that cold put the heating on!

I’ve got my air con on (mobile one for living room) as it gets so hot in my flat, but even when I lived in a very cold older house I wouldn’t have put the heating on in July. My mum said she put hers on the other day, but she’s in the north. If you’re cold and don’t need to be too concerned about the cost put it on. I’d get my heated blanket or just wrap a blanket around me first before considering heating

Where in the SE are you @HesGotHisTrombolyse
We have had the windows open and we are SE but very much inland. The thermostat in our well insulated kitchen/living area shows 23degC and we haven’t had the oven on. Kids are in shorts and t-shirt.

I've had the heating on today. It was 19⁰C in the house and 17⁰C outside. Too overcast to get any heat off the windows/ conservatory all week. It's humid, so moving around gets sweaty, then stopping makes you cold so it feels colder than it is.

Like fuck am I sticking on a load of winter clothing and getting static shocks every time I touch something in July; it's bad enough Oct-April.

I’m wearing my Game of Thrones Winter is Coming fleece.
Put it on.

Mines on. Spent 8 hours at work absolutely frozen and haven't warmed back up since

That strikes me as unusual as people putting the heating on tbh. It was overcast here today and I think about 18 degrees. My house is 19 inside. I have a cardigan on and my proper slippers. It’s a nice temperature I would say.

Well actually I’d rather it was cold enough to light the fire but I get that isn’t the case for most people.

I live in Scotland, and its a very rare night we don’t have a fire, even in Summer. The heating is left at the same set temperature as it is in winter and I never turn it off. It comes on almost every afternoon.

There is no ‘principle’ here. I refuse to be cold and damp just because its ‘Summer’.

I had mine on the other day

One good result of the house going down to 7 degrees c two winters ago is that 18 feels like Spain now.

Mines been on today, it's been freezing and wet outside here

My central heating system thinks YANBU as the radiators are warm.

@summeroccupation you're just up the road from me

It must be. It’s been 14 degrees here today in NW England.

My thermostat is set the same all year round. I don't understand why anyone would turn the heating off, do lots of people not have thermostats fitted ?

If you really want to pit yourself against the environment, go ahead. But you won't win.

If you feel cold put your heating on. If your heating system is contributing to the climate crisis, change it.

This is us, tomorrow. If the thermostat turns the heating on, again, I'll not argue with it.

Tho k it's much nicer down south looking at Wimbledon! Freezing here in the midlands and raining for days on end . I think the damp makes it feel cooler

Nah I'm fat and I'm still cold. Definitely not ill either

SE here and we’ve got a fan on in our lounge . However if I was cold I’d put the heating on , I go by temperature not date .

Yep I've had heating on the last couple of days .Scotland it's cold wet and miserable where I am. Temperatures changing by 10 degrees . Lifes just too short Thankfully better today

Midlands here and I was cold today. I put the heated seat on in the car and sat under a blanket on the sofa.

I set my thermostat to 20c earlier and heating came on. I have had my carpet cleaned so need to get out last moisture and windows have been open to lower humidity. I was chilly when first sitting in room tonight.

Can't believe I've had go do so in July though.

Got a hoodie on and a blanket, going from cold to having hot flushes (this is normal I’m 57 don't be alarmed) but I’ll never give in and put the heating on in July. Never I say.

South East here and 11 degrees currently. I’m just about to put the heating on for an hour to warm the house up for showers/overnight. Had the heating on most eves over the last few weeks as house feels cold and damp from all the rain.

DS left the back door and patio doors in the lounge both open just now which are at opposite sides of the house and it was bloody freezing! At this time of year, we’d normally have them open to cool down the house!