Comments on: Round Two of The “No Heat Challenge” http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/ Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ksmedgirl http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10657 ksmedgirl Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:45:33 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10657 I can't believe it, but we've had mid to upper 50's here the last few days, and I've been able to turn the heat off completely during the day. Those temps feel like heaven after a long cold winter. Yesterday our meteorologist said it was the warmest temp in 3 months. I'll take it! I can’t believe it, but we’ve had mid to upper 50′s here the last few days, and I’ve been able to turn the heat off completely during the day. Those temps feel like heaven after a long cold winter. Yesterday our meteorologist said it was the warmest temp in 3 months. I’ll take it!

]]> By: Deb http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10652 Deb Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:25:50 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10652 In the spirit of the challenge, I've started keeping the heat at 64 when we're home, and 60 while we're at work and in bed. We'll see how it goes (my housemate isn't very impressed, and my daughter thinks I'm crazy!). :o) In the spirit of the challenge, I’ve started keeping the heat at 64 when we’re home, and 60 while we’re at work and in bed. We’ll see how it goes (my housemate isn’t very impressed, and my daughter thinks I’m crazy!). :o )

]]> By: Megan http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10539 Megan Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:49:19 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10539 First winter in my new place in New England, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to turn off the furnace. My guess is some time in April if we're lucky, otherwise May. I telecommute, and sit in front of a computer to work. I find I get chilly if the thermostat is set to 60°F, as my office, which is the coldest room in the house, will stay at 58°F. I use a woodstove in my office during my working hours to warm things up a bit and open the doors to other rooms to help heat those rooms a bit. I can smell spring in the air, and most of our snow has melted. The last time I saw so much of our grass for three days running was in November. I think my heat challenge will be when can I stop using the woodstove? As, that will tell me things are getting warmer. For now, I'm glad I have the wood to burn and can keep warm! First winter in my new place in New England, so I’m not sure when I’ll be able to turn off the furnace. My guess is some time in April if we’re lucky, otherwise May.

I telecommute, and sit in front of a computer to work. I find I get chilly if the thermostat is set to 60°F, as my office, which is the coldest room in the house, will stay at 58°F. I use a woodstove in my office during my working hours to warm things up a bit and open the doors to other rooms to help heat those rooms a bit.

I can smell spring in the air, and most of our snow has melted. The last time I saw so much of our grass for three days running was in November.

I think my heat challenge will be when can I stop using the woodstove? As, that will tell me things are getting warmer. For now, I’m glad I have the wood to burn and can keep warm!

]]> By: Pat http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10532 Pat Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:27:37 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10532 We have kept our furnace at 58-60 for years now. We rarely get sick in the winter too. My sister says it because germs can't live in our cool home, I just think we are tougher for living like this for so long. I do have an interesting aside however. We use propane to heat and our propane dealer WANTS us to use more. I talked with the deliver guy last week about this since it goes against everything that we are told by all other sources (dial down, conserve, etc). He said the propane company is in dire straits and starting with the next contract year we will be penalized (!) for using so little propane. Ridiculous. We have kept our furnace at 58-60 for years now. We rarely get sick in the winter too. My sister says it because germs can’t live in our cool home, I just think we are tougher for living like this for so long. I do have an interesting aside however. We use propane to heat and our propane dealer WANTS us to use more. I talked with the deliver guy last week about this since it goes against everything that we are told by all other sources (dial down, conserve, etc). He said the propane company is in dire straits and starting with the next contract year we will be penalized (!) for using so little propane. Ridiculous.

]]> By: Marie-Josée http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10514 Marie-Josée Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:58:27 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10514 We had a really mild winter in Quebec, which was great, but like Deb who lives in Maine, we can get snow right into April too. We keep the apartment toasty at 70-72%. Energy here is very cheap and greener; generated by hydraulic dams. No flowers here yet alas, but the air is warmer and the wind milder, so we too are beginning to feel the stirrings of spring! We had a really mild winter in Quebec, which was great, but like Deb who lives in Maine, we can get snow right into April too. We keep the apartment toasty at 70-72%. Energy here is very cheap and greener; generated by hydraulic dams. No flowers here yet alas, but the air is warmer and the wind milder, so we too are beginning to feel the stirrings of spring!

]]> By: ksmedgirl http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10488 ksmedgirl Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:52:14 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10488 I'm jealous. Probably won't happen for at least another month in KS. And no spring flowers here yet either. :( This winter I've kept the house at 64 when we're home and 60 when we're not and at night. I'm so ready for open window weather! I’m jealous. Probably won’t happen for at least another month in KS. And no spring flowers here yet either. :( This winter I’ve kept the house at 64 when we’re home and 60 when we’re not and at night. I’m so ready for open window weather!

]]> By: Karen http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10487 Karen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:48:17 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10487 We live in the Bay Area, California and it seems a day by day thing. We never have the heat set at more than 66 during the day (and it goes off at night), but the last few days I have been experimenting with not turning it on during the day at all. And one day it got warm enough (to my way of thinking) that I opened a window in the dining room. I telecommute, working at the dining room table mostly, so sometimes in winter I get such a claustrophobic vibe that I have to open a window NOW! So anyway the other day I opened the window and it was open for maybe 20 minutes before people came home from work and school and complained--it's cold in here, brr! Can we shut the window?! That was the end of my fresh air in March experiment. I bet sometime this month we will turn the corner and have the heat off for good. We live in the Bay Area, California and it seems a day by day thing. We never have the heat set at more than 66 during the day (and it goes off at night), but the last few days I have been experimenting with not turning it on during the day at all. And one day it got warm enough (to my way of thinking) that I opened a window in the dining room. I telecommute, working at the dining room table mostly, so sometimes in winter I get such a claustrophobic vibe that I have to open a window NOW!

So anyway the other day I opened the window and it was open for maybe 20 minutes before people came home from work and school and complained–it’s cold in here, brr! Can we shut the window?! That was the end of my fresh air in March experiment. I bet sometime this month we will turn the corner and have the heat off for good.

]]> By: Katy http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10484 Katy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:00:49 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10484 Thanks. I do love my "Tightwad Gazette!" -Katy Thanks. I do love my “Tightwad Gazette!”

-Katy

]]> By: Katy http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10483 Katy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:58:42 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10483 Lindsay, I am loving the everything blossoms! Katy Wolk-Stanley The Non-Consumer Advocate Lindsay,

I am loving the everything blossoms!

Katy Wolk-Stanley
The Non-Consumer Advocate

]]> By: Mrs. B http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/2010/03/part-two-of-the-no-heat-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-10481 Mrs. B Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:28:56 +0000 http://thenonconsumeradvocate.com/?p=5720#comment-10481 Oh Katy...we are outside of Seattle and I saw some beautiful purple tulips ( I believe ) coming up around here. That being said....I have actually had to open the windows and put on a tank top the last two days. The apartment we live in is small but gets over 70 degrees by just cooking dinner. We have individual electric heaters in the various rooms of our place and I love it. We only turned on the one in the master bedroom about three times this winter. The living room is the one we used the most and we hardly used it this winter. I am so happy that the first signs of spring are here. Enjoy your spring and turning those heaters off early. Oh Katy…we are outside of Seattle and I saw some beautiful purple tulips ( I believe ) coming up around here. That being said….I have actually had to open the windows and put on a tank top the last two days. The apartment we live in is small but gets over 70 degrees by just cooking dinner. We have individual electric heaters in the various rooms of our place and I love it. We only turned on the one in the master bedroom about three times this winter. The living room is the one we used the most and we hardly used it this winter. I am so happy that the first signs of spring are here. Enjoy your spring and turning those heaters off early.

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