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Is your heating ON or OFF?

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  • Wednesday2000
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    The heating is on and will stay on for about three hours as I need to do some laundry and then dry it afterwards on the radiators.

    I searched my chest of drawers and realised I have two pairs of thermal leggings so I'm wearing them today along with a roll neck jumper.
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  • Primrose
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    I'm disabled and have regular carers visit.  Am shocked at stories they tell me of some elderly patients they care for who have  no heating on in their house at all for fear of the cost.  That means their laundry can go for weeks unwashed because there is absolutely no means of drying it indoors.
  • Wednesday2000
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    ^ That is disgraceful in a country as rich as ours.

    We were upstairs watching a film last night and we used the portable halogen heater with the door closed and it worked quite well to heat up the room.
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  • Florenceem
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    Thermostat was at 15 when I got up - heating put on at 19 then I turned it down to 18.
    I am wearing a thermal vest and long johns plus layers.
    Heating stays on until I go to bed.
    I paid the same dd all year so have a good amount of credit plus there will be the £200 fuel money for a couple.
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