To have not put my heating on yet

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I am still hot, bearly broken into a jumper yet and it seems people are cold and putting the heating on.
Is it just me or is anyone else still wearing t-shirts and opening windows?
Everyone I speak to seems to have theirs on and looking around I see people in winter coats.

By "this country" do you mean your own little corner of the UK? We had a heavy frost overnight. Everyone was scraping ice off their cars. It was around 1c at 8am.

But yeah, "not that cold". FFS.

I think everyone's household needs are different and nobody is unreasonable to have their heating on or off when they do or dont need it.
I am a naturally cold person, I dont know why but I always have been. I have plenty of blubber but my hands and feet are always cold and I get goosebumps all the time.
Everyone else around me always seem to be hot, my bf will need the car window wide open while im shivering im so cold. People will be in their houses with short sleeves and I'm sitting there in a jumper with goosebumps upon goosebumps.
I would love to not need to heat my home as much to save money but unfortunately as soon as my house dips below 21 degrees my heat is on because I just can't cope with being cold in my own house.

Nobody is telling you are 'putting others down' if you're saying 'I'm perimenopausal / just naturally inclined to be warmer than other people, and just feel boiling hot all the time, so I haven't needed the heating on yet'.

The people who are 'putting others down' are the ones who say things like 'OMG, just put a jumper on!!!!!!!' or 'Nobody needs their house warmer than 18C' or 'Well, I live in a grade-1 listed 16th century stone hermitage where the temperature never exceeds freezing and WE manage just fine by smearing ourselves with lard and wrapping ourselves in hessian sacking to keep the heat in, so I don't know why you mollycoddled folk in your ghastly new-build boxes in the suburbs are whining about being cold'.

There is a really weird competitive thing on Mumsnet where people seem to think that anyone who puts their heating on above 18C is a) a wimp, b) profligate and c) a bit common.

To answer the OP's original question, the temperature in my house when the boiler was turned off on Sunday was 14C, so yes, you can bet your sweet bippy I've got my bloody heating on, and I speak as someone who typically doesn't seem to feel the cold that much.

I don't like wasting money and heating is expensive.

Most people can live perfectly OK at lower temperatures by just wearing more clothes and behaving in a certain way.

It is obviously more saintly to not use heating if you can because it both costs you less and helps save the environment.

Some people need more heating, if people are cold then they are cold and need heating.

But people who moan about how expensive heating is and then expect to be able to waltz around in t-shirt and shorts, let's just say my sympathy meter is not off the scale.

I guess a lot of people will be turning up the heating in the next few days as we are starting to enter a colder period and the first half of November has been unseasonably warm.

Most people can live perfectly OK at lower temperatures by just wearing more clothes and behaving in a certain way.

You're right. You could exist in a house heated to the tropical levels of 12c or less by wearing lots of layers, gloves, hat, scarf, maybe with a duvet wrapped around you on the sofa.

But I don't want to. So my house is kept at 20c.

Don't count your chickens there... I was 10 when my periods started, just as my mums ended - she was 46...mine are still being a PITA at 53. 🙄
I've been "thinner", and definitely run hot when overweight, like now.
DH has heart probs, so the heating is on a LOT, including right now😢, even though the sun is out and it's pretty warm inside 🥵 I'm melting 🥵...I ate an ice pop watching TV last night and wear old and knackered thin clothes. I've been know to sit outside reading a book in winter.

goes to search through bookshelf...

Might turn mine on this week as it is cooling down now.

I guess is it living or surviving?

to thrive and maximise health yiu should be looking at 18 as a minimum

yes you might get away with it lower but across a population it’s just not healthy

I mean people can live with damp houses, mold, no fruit in their diet but it’s not advisable

A lot of people on this thread are going to have mould and damp.

Yes I don’t think it’s healthy or something to aim for to wander around inside in coats, gloves, hats and wrapped blankets if you need to sit down. The house will become damp and mouldy. Min temperatures are set in the workplace for a reason.

I don’t mind being outside in the fresh air in lots of layers but I don’t want to be cold in my own home.

Are there any other countries in the world where people behave like this? I always find it bizarre. In other countries they have their homes properly heated and toasty. I know our fuel costs may be higher but still. Seems to be a British martyr thing…

Depends on the external temperature, overnight was about -1 but felt colder due to wind, was 4 at 7am but again felt colder and house was all of 13 degrees,so yes , put the heating on

Thermostats can be adjusted so the room temperature displayed can be “fixed” - what shows as 18deg in your house can be displayed as 16 deg in mine. So you feel your 18 deg is cold whereas I can claim my 18deg is warm and feel smug at my insulation and general brilliance (but it would be equivalent to 20deg in your house).

It depends a lot on the house as well as whether the person has mastered the concept that good living conditions aren't just about temperature but also humidity.

A lot of people just see turning up the heating as the solution to a poor living climate, but managing the humidity is just as important.

I keep my house temperature relatively low, but I also work to keep the humidity low as well. So I have never seen mould in it and I don't think I am likely to.

Some houses are naturally more damp, just as some are more energy efficient so sometimes keeping the humidity down can be a challenge, especially if you have a lot of people living in a small space.

But I'm not convinced that I need to keep my house above 18C in order to stop mould, and I've never actually seen any of it in my house on the walls etc.

I'm often too hot, but I have a thyroid issue. Husband always freezing as he has Raynauds. Heating goes on when everyone's cold and when we can afford it

Our house gets chilly and damp from october once it gets less sun through the windows. We’ve had a mild autumn so far but the heating has clicked on and off up to 18 degrees day time. We also need it on to dry clothes too or they spend days just not drying. it’s up a bit more now temps have dropped and on for longer but not constant.

Even with some minimal heating and windows opened for a short burst daily, the house is still prone to mould in the bathroom etc. We ar low elec and gas users ( two of us) we have plenty credit.

Someone in the south is going to experience different weather than in the north etc.

Yes, people who do not feel the cold have not put their heating on. Those of us who do feel the cold, have. Mystery solved!

Seeing people in winter coats in mid November is really not worthy of comment.

Inside the house?