Saturday, November 5, 2011

Controlling Temperatures


Fall has officially arrived.  I love the colors of the leaves and the cool temperature.  I am discovering that the cool temperature in the house is causing some problems for the Man-child and I. 

I love to open the windows and let the “air” in.  He says it’s too cold.  In trying to keep the cost of the electric bill down, I have not turned on the furnace and I generally keep the thermostat set to 68 degrees.  Since mid-October, Man-child walks around the house with his hoody jacket –zipped up to his neck.   For me it is not cold at all – but then I have been having periodic “private summers,” so I am unaware of when it is too cold.  Well, yesterday, I finally broke down and turned the furnace on because the thermostat read 62 degrees.  After half an hour, I was hot.  He was smiling.  After an hour, I turned on the ceiling fan.  He took off his jacket and was smiling even harder.  Man-child said “Ma, its only 68 degrees”.  Woo hoo - that was my signal to shut it down.  He huff and puffed and put his jacket on.  I had the ceiling fan blowing.

Who is right? It’s going to be a long winter.

7 comments:

  1. You're right because you're the mama. My son and I have the same issue except in reverse. He is always warm. He wears shorts year round. I'm freezing. I turn on my personal heater in the family room and he says "Ma, it's not cold." The plus here is my son never touches the thermostat. Now if I could just feed him. :)

    Rhonda McKnight

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  2. I agree with Rhonda: you're the parent, so it's your call. He's gonna have to understand the stage of life that you're going through and "deal with it".

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  3. You set it to what you want it set on. My scenario is similar, but my mom lives with me. She keeps a ceiling fan on-in every room except mine, no matter the weather or time of day. I hate it. Now that it's cold, I've turned on the heat I keep it about 72, she'll turn it down and put on a space heater...with the ceiling fan...I can't win for losing!

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  4. I think you are right Cilla. But you know me, I have my "private summers" also. Easier to put more clothing on to warm up than to take more off to cool off. Plus you pay the heating bill. Tell Man-Child to just wear the hoodie during the day and stay under the blankets at night.

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  5. Man-Child is a good son if he doesn't fiddle with the thermostat behind your back=:)I remember when my mama was freezing us all out cause she was flashing (altho she denied it). It's ironic that now that we live together again after 40 years, I'm flashing and she's too cold! Life!

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  6. I found a temporary solution.. i bought him a space heater for his room :-)

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  7. I was just about to suggest that, girl! I gotta love my nephew...LOL!!!

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