How Is Everyone Keeping Warm?

[launderess]

Who turned off the heat? *LOL*

Christmas eve wasn't so bad, but by Christmas Day temps had dropped down into the 20's. That was bad enough but the wind! Things haven't improved since. They are predicting record low temperatures for those brave (or foolish enough) to attend the Big Ball Drop on New Year's eve in Times Square.

I blame you lot; it was all your talk about thermostats and so forth that did it. *LOL*

 

[tomturbomatic]

I know I am jinxing everything by typing this, but since the temps dropped into the teens in this cold spell, the winds have not been too bad; nothing howling out of the north or northwest. Cold is bearable without wind.

 

Warmest New Year's wishes to all!

 

Gasoline went up another 6 cents overnight.

 

[norgeway]

15 here

Just a few minutes ago when I came in from work...I LOVE it! Good and warm in our house, old oil furnace running right along.

 

[frigilux]

We have run out of degrees this morning on the open prairie of southwestern Minnesota. Unfortunately, zero will seem relatively balmy by tomorrow and Sunday, when temps dip to -19 with wind chills in the -30's. Morning temps (actual) were -13 and -16 Monday and Tuesday.

On the plus side, my natural gas bill was only $36 for December. Granted, December temps were, until recently, above normal here, but keeping the apartment at 64 degrees (68 when company arrives) costs a fraction of heating the house, which had a far more efficient furnace. Only the north and west walls of the apartment are exposed to the exterior.

 

[gusherb]

Same here as Tom said, there has been very light wind since the cold started. The furnace has only run a little bit in second stage while it was below zero which is surprising me a little cuz first stage is only 40,000 BTU's...heating 1,850 sqft with lots of glass. If it were windy it would be a different story.
I dry out like a prune more than ever so I've setup two extra humidifiers to supplement the whole house one.

Now expecting 2-4" today and the forecast keeps dropping and dropping...

 

[DADoES]

 
Current outdoor is 42°F.  Predicted high Sat 63°F.  Sun 59°F high with 30°F Sun night.  Mon 39°F/27°F.  Tue 34°F/28°F.  Wed 45°F/31°F.  Thu 47°F/31°F.  Fri 50°F/34°F.

Those are revised a bit upwards from 25°F I saw forecast yesterday for Mon night.

Difficult to imagine the -°Fs.  23°F is the lowest I can recall happening down here, although the state record low is -23°F recorded in the Panhandle.

 

[washman]

With a non union Goodman 96% AFUE gas furnace.

 

[abcomatic]

We are 140 miles southwest of Chicago and it is snowing out now. We have an 1897 Queen Anne Victorian house with over 32 windows. I have had 98% of those replaced so that does help keep things warmer. The new furnace helps too and helps to cut the gas bill, but after all it is winter. High utility bills are expected when it is this cold there you go.
My neighbor heats here huge house with a gas fired steam boiler. I love going over there to hear all of the noises that radiators make when the boiler is running. I'll see if I can find a picture of our house. Here is what it looks like in the spring. Gary

 

[firedome]

Our heat DID get turned off...

when it was -3 outside at around 1 AM very early Thursday morning!!
The Honeywell RTH221B decided at that time that its aaa batteries were done, despite no warnings at all at 11:30 PM the previous evening. Woke up at 3 thinking it seemed awfully cold inside the house, checked the display, nada info, blank screen. Threw in 2 new batteries and the big, hulking 1955 Williamson Gasaver downstairs (natty gas, original to the '55 house) sprang to life and slowly proceeded to stop our shivering... we love Willie and hope he never dies! But thinking that an older style hard-wired Honeywell might be a good idea! Phooey on batteries!

 

[twintubdexter]

sort of like rubbing a grapefruit in your face

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">It was 81 degrees yesterday...81 today. Let's go out and run through the sprinklers.</span>

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[miele_ge]

actually grapefruit is good for you skin

acts as an exfoliant I think

 

[supersurgilator]

Do you have any pics of your 1955 Williamson? I would love to see it.

 

[norgeway]

55

Williamson, a REAL furnace!

 

[cuffs054]

Have to say I am getting cold. It's been in the 30's and 40's here in Beautiful Downtown Monticello and with new windows the 1896 mini manse is staying comfortable but it's like the cold is getting into everything. The dishes are cold in the cabinets, the dogs are hibernating and the humidity levels are way low. Next week is supposed to be even colder. I used to like winter but now not so much.

 

[moparwash]

I'm going to call Dial-a-Bear for some heat

 

[cuffs054]

The best suggestion yet!

 

[supersuds]

Lovely house, Gary.

It hasn't been all that cold here as yet, though it is supposed to get down to 10 next week. By no means a record, but cold enough. I'm hoping it will kill off some of the wooly adelgids (bugs) that are killing our hemlocks. The hemlocks don't mind lie temps but the bugs can't take it.

 

[iowabear]

Insult to Injury

We got 5" of new snow today. 

 

The upside the forecast has improved for New Year's Eve.  Now the low is only -18F vs. -20F.

 

We had a nice fall and decent weather right up until Christmas Eve...but now winter is making up for lost time.

 

 

 

[wayupnorth]

-19 this morning and high of 2 and going down again for the next week AGAIN. My boiler runs constantly to chew up more oil and I keep in layers and no need of all that crap after a 43 high last year today. Regular heating oil was !.85/gal. when I filled my 2 big tanks in October and now its jumped to 2.85 and still going up. Natural gas has went thru the roof too. What else is new, same old, same old.