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.

Disturbia. I’ve lost over 2 stones and feel much colder than I did too. I’m usually baking hot and sweaty once the temp outdoors gets above 20 but not this year. I’m freezing. For me too, it’s made a massive difference. I used to overheat really easily before I lost weight. Even the HRT I take, made no difference to that.

Same here and yes I've heard the same with HRT, that that is not actually making a difference temperature wise. The extra weight thing makes sense doesn't it, a thicker layer of fat will of course make us feel warmer, like seals 😆
I look after someone who is 26 stone and she never feels the cold.
But yeah also sugar and carbs make a huge difference to me. Even though I have less fat on now, if I sat and had some toast and sweetened coffee now I would feel hot for a good while.

I'm not thin at all and I'm still feeling cold. Came to visit a friend and this is the weather today! Wish I'd stayed at home - it's 2c warmer and dry!

Mine kicked in earlier, thermostat is set to 18. It was 9 degrees here in the night.

It has to be properly cold for me to put the heating on. Thankfully DH feels the same and we have windows open all year round. I hate the stuffiness of central heating and would rather layer up a bit.

When we go into our neighbours i can barely breathe 😳

@JohnTheRevelator

this. It should not be like this in July - this weather is piss poor and people are allowed to complain about it.

I had a shower this evening - afterwards I had to put socks back on because my bare feet were freezing!

I bought a hot water bottle to bed. 😩😩😩

I was seriously tempted the other night. I was freezing!

We've got the heating on

@LuckySantangelo35 Who is saying you can't complain? We're allowed to moan, it's what we're good at 😆

I took out my heated blanket yesterday, which was enough

I've cracked. I just turned the heating on. It's 14 degrees and raining.

Where do you live?!
(genuine Q)

Raining here too and I have a blanket on me as I work at home.

Do you know what really bothers me? Not being able to plan anything for the summer holidays with the kids. I don’t want to spend hundreds of pounds to sit in a caravan for a week while it rains. Or go to a zoo and get soaked through. I don’t want to spend it crammed into a stinky soft play because it’s the only dry activity that doesn’t cost a fortune. Or do the museums. Again. God I feel miserable.

Ours is set with a thermostat at about 19 degrees. It has been coming on.

I wore a thermal vest to work the other day - in the South East, in July.

It’s about 37 degrees where I am (spain). Equally unpleasant but in a different way!

@noworklifebalance Surrey. But my brother is in Dorset and said it's 16 degrees in his home office. Not much better :-(

100% this. No pre-planned BBQs with friends, no eating out in a pretty beer garden, no day out walking around London or somewhere else. You can't plan anything and that's a PITN.

Can't these be planned the day before? That's what we're planning to do, buy the tickets the day before. The weather report is generally accurate 2/3 days in advance.

I know it's more difficult if you have to book annual leave or book with friends. And of course for holidays, it's pot luck.

Yeah I don’t care what anyone says I’m definitely allowed to find this weather grim for summer.

I’ll be going to east coast America later this year for a few weeks and I’ve checked out the weather forecasts for the States I’m visiting. They are all 18-23 degrees for the month I plan to go . And it tends to be less overcast so probably some nice blue skies too.

I’ll get more of a summer there during their autumn than what I’ve had here in July. Can’t wait!

Wednesday is set to be a rare day of high pressure, resulting in 24 degrees and sun! In the south.

Too bad I'm working 😂

I'm wearing a knee length cotton dress, sandals and a light cardigan, where are you all that's so freezing!

I’m near Cardiff. It was 14 according to my car thermometer and pissing down with rain when I went to meet a friend at 2.30. Where are you that it’s not?