To ask if you’ve put your heating on yet?!

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I’m cold. But also poor so I’m doing my best to keep it off!

@Sharptonguedwoman - yep identical situation- I developed arthritis in neck after covid ( am 62) and I am definitely improved if house is warm or in warmer less damp climates. Like you our lovely posh rented house can easily develop mould if it gets cold or damp - my H also would tell me to put the bloody heating on if I was sat with hoody's and blankets-we aren't well off but we aren't on the breadline- and hence heating goes on

@Blanketpolicy the only time I can remember the heating not kicking in at all was around Glastonbury for about a week

Will hold off a good few weeks yet, has to be awful to put it on in September, my brother waits for November.

I think the "just put on another jumper" posters genuinely don't get chilled to the bone like you and I do.

This works both ways though, surely?

Because it seems that posters like you also genuinely don't understand that other people don't feel cold.

Well it may go on today, it's early but weather on radio confirmed it's cold for September

I've put ours on for an hour this morning. It's crazy that just a week ago I was still in shorts...

1.5 degrees this morning and I had to defrost the car.

I know it was 4℃ outside when I got up this morning - no wonder I had to get up in the night and scrabble around in the airing cupboard to find the quilted throw for the bed 🥶.

My thermostat is in the hallway - warmest bit of the house, south facing with sun streaming through the window. Currently at 20 I know this means the rest of the house is about 18.

looks like I will be giving the heating another blast this evening.

I put a blanket on top of my duvet (still summer weight) last night. I need to dig out my quilted throw today - I do like the added weight that gives as well as the warmth.

It was cold last night! I might treat myself to teddy bear fleece bedding for winter as it’s so cosy! Dd1 keeps getting in bed with me in the night so will keep her cosy too. I wonder if they cot bed teddy bear fleece bedding. Off to google 😁

Not yet, but we were out all day on Saturday and I sat with a blanket over my knees when we got home.

We've caved and put in on just for half an hour this morning. We were hoping to get to October but it was 15 degrees inside so gave it a quick blast

We had ours on for an hour last night. I don't feel the cold unless I'm just sat, but we both have throws.

Ours has started to come on with the thermostat. DH has set the thermostat a degree or two lower than I would, but I'm not going to get into a game of thermostat wars.

It's 6 degrees here. Of course the heating is on.

No, our ac is still on.

Ignore that, I just checked and the ac isn't on. Dh said he turned it off last night.

No chance! In our house it’s not allowed until November

No, I still had the air con (small portable thing) running on Monday as my flat is so hot! Its still 22 degrees inside and no heating since April time. Bonus of a flat. I did enjoy sitting next to the radiator at work today as i was soaking wet

I'd love to know where you all are to still have your AC on. It's been in single figures here today, with the thermostat showing the flat as 15-16c most of the day.

Why not?

So would I. It is very cold here in South Yorkshire.

yes. i really feel the cold and put it on when i need it - we can afford it though and appreciate how fortunate that makes us.

I’ve had it on for the odd hour or so over the last week. Thermostat set at 18 so clicks on if below that.

Mine went on for the first time today. I have a brand new house so I want to keep it warm to prevent any damp.