Is your heating ON or OFF?

Sylvan

It's -6 here at the moment and we still have a couple of feet of snow so ours is on, but it's due to go off at 8pm.

Definitely warmer today. This time yesterday I had 3 hot water bottles under the duvet with me . Today I only have 1 and my hands are no longer painful. :j

bluebag

Sylvan wrote: »

It's -6 here at the moment and we still have a couple of feet of snow so ours is on, but it's due to go off at 8pm.

Definitely warmer today. This time yesterday I had 3 hot water bottles under the duvet with me . Today I only have 1 and my hands are no longer painful. :j

Sounds like you may be getting some chilblains, make sure you keep your hands warm, not hot (wrap the hot water bottle in a pillowcase) and use lots of moisturiser.

Try not to heat cold hands and feet up too quickly, gentle warming.

Rebekah24

Mine is OFF tonight

its -3 ...which compared to what it has been is mild!

Actually felt sick when I put the heat on for fiance..so no heat tonight!

Sylvan

bluebag wrote: »

Sounds like you may be getting some chilblains, make sure you keep your hands warm, not hot (wrap the hot water bottle in a pillowcase) and use lots of moisturiser.

Try not to heat cold hands and feet up too quickly, gentle warming.

Thanks for the advice bluebag.

It's OK, no chilblains here yet. Just arthritis and raynaud's.

marmiterulesok

It was freezing here today,then went up to 3c.It snowed lightly earlier on,and now it looks like it's raining.

The flat felt really chilly today,but I was so warm with all my layers on that I didn't put the heating on.I do need to get some fingerless gloves though,to wear in the flat.

sveika

The heating has been on since 25 November... thought we could keep it off until December but it was really cold (especially for our 2 year old) and we live in the heavy snowed North East!

Hope everyone is doing well:-)

bluebag

Sylvan wrote: »

Thanks for the advice bluebag.

It's OK, no chilblains here yet. Just arthritis and raynaud's.

Oh yes, I suffer too...deep joy!

valentina

Off - windows slightly open, sun's out.

If any of you get chilblains on your feet, I recommend North Face slippers (ok, they call them "tent mules") - like wearing duvets on your feet!
http://uk.thenorthface.com/tnf-uk-en/catalogsearch/result/mixed/?limit=all&q=mule&x=0&y=0&gclid=CILusdul16UCFcse4QodehB9jQ

lostinrates

marmiterulesok wrote: »

The flat felt really chilly today,but I was so warm with all my layers on that I didn't put the heating on.I do need to get some fingerless gloves though,to wear in the flat.

I wear fingerless gloves over normal gloves when outside. It helps a lot.

On. at 55 which is keeping me comfortable,was 50 overnight. HAve been out, am in side thawing, then will go out again. All my water troughs are frozen almost completely solid and I need to defrost at least one of them.:(

marmiterulesok

lostinrates wrote: »

HAve been out, am in side thawing, then will go out again. All my water troughs are frozen almost completely solid and I need to defrost at least one of them.:(

Blimey,that's quite an undertaking...Good luck!

It's 5c here and raining.