To think that 17 degrees is not warm enough?

[Maybebaby10]

Staying with a family member who is refusing to agree that 17 degrees in a drafty living room is too cold!! I have a small child here with me and the said family member decided to sleep with the window open as they like the breeze. They also do not like to shut their bedroom doors so draft under our door into the ‘make shift’ bedroom all night. We are in England and it’s freezing at the moment. I am fuming and freezing but don’t want to ruin the day.

Sounds like my in laws, MIL doesnt seem to like putting the heating on...

Is there a hot water bottle you could use? (Not that you should have to)

My heating only goes as high as 17 when my dad visits.

You'd hate my house its currently 17 degrees, its not cold at all. I hate hot stuffy houses, they make me feel ill.

exactly

I don't need to try to be smart, I'm perfectly able to discuss without meaningless absolutes. You enjoy your day too

Thanks for validation.
Middle aged woman here, overactive thyroid.
It's like boiling in a cauldron sometimes. 😊

Yes i would be uncomfortable, im nearly always too hot ! But i can understand everyone is different

Tbf 17 degrees is a pretty cold summer's day. Also 17 degrees feels different depending what time of year it is - 17 degrees in Spring feels warm, 17 degrees in Autumn feels much colder.

I really wouldn’t describe 17 as cold - I work outdoors year-round and 17 is pretty much shorts and t-shirt weather for me 😂

Having your house so cold that guests have to wear a hat indoors is incredibly rude! (Intentionally or otherwise)

I never said it would, did I?

I’m not sure why you need to tell me to “leave it there then” either - I’m not a naughty teenager that you need to admonish 😂

17 is fine, it’s that here and I’m warm, we will light the fire after lunch then I’ll need to change into less clothes

It's warm enough for me but not for in-laws so house is at 24 and I'm melting, but they're old and have been ill so I'll just have to strip off!

I would be miserable in all your houses. Ours is never under 21° through waking hours and at night around 18.
There is no way I would spend christmas so cold

17 is a completely normal temp for a house. My house is 11-13C and that is way too cold (we have a roof issue).

How can you afford that? Our gas is £140 a month and we only have the heating on for an hour a day.

I’m ok at that as my work is about 16c so I spend all day at low temps! But if a guest was cold, of course I would turn heating up etc
I am always conscious that I run hot (due to my heat allergy) and that other people are colder

to be fair I wear thermals at work

We have ours at 18, DH thinks it’s too cold, so boosted it to 18.5 for an hour. 17 would be too cold, it’s nippy outside today.
i used to put it up to 19 but then would start opening windows so I’ve taught myself not to do that. His parents would have theirs about 24 and I literally felt sick a lot of the time.

I would be miserable in all your houses. Ours is never under 21° through waking hours and at night around 18.
There is no way I would spend christmas so colours is about £180 a month including electric, but its only a small flat.
Its cheaper to keep it warm than cooling and heating

It really isn’t. I’d be miserable at that temperature.

"How can anyone stand it above 16 degrees? Btw I am mid-menopause and/or have a thyroid issue" 🙄

I’d prefer 17 to 20+ which is stuffy and makes me feel really quite unwell.
However, I’d hate guests to feel cold and miserable in my house.

Have you asked if you can turn the heating up or shut windows? Maybe they don’t realise that you are cold.

It’s just so bizarre that people cannot seem to comprehend that people experience temperatures differently.

You don't need a hat at 17 degrees!

I'd be ill in your house. There's no way I could stand that temperature day and night without getting a migraine.