Is your heating ON or OFF?

lostinrates

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Little dogs can feel the cold more than big ones regardless of the fur-coats. It's something to do with the surface area being a greater proportion/percentage where the volume is smaller. There's some scientific formula I read somewhere: I understood the principle but not the actual calculations. Give little doggie a jumper or a fleece under the coat. Doesn't necessarily matter really whether it makes any difference or not, they will look much cuter by far

Technically, it's a surface area thing I believe, e.g. Shetland ponies are smaller than there softy southern cousins but better designed for cold....or that is what I was taught as an undergrad. Not really my area of interest tbh.:o

Tbh, big dog wore her coat while we were out today after she had run around then cooled down. Inside, now she is dry and on her raised bed she is fine, and chooses not to be under the heat lamp, where as skinny long dog dog, not that much smaller, is saying she wants never to come out from under the heat lamp again.

allybee101

Mine has just come on thank goodness. Was huddled under the duvet and a blanket. Socks and thermal pjs tonight I think!

BitterAndTwisted

lostinrates wrote: »

Technically, it's a surface area thing I believe, e.g. Shetland ponies are smaller than there softy southern cousins but better designed for cold....or that is what I was taught as an undergrad. Not really my area of interest tbh.:o

Tbh, big dog wore her coat while we were out today after she had run around then cooled down. Inside, now she is dry and on her raised bed she is fine, and chooses not to be under the heat lamp, where as skinny long dog dog, not that much smaller, is saying she wants never to come out from under the heat lamp again.

Thank you LIR for confirming exactly what I said. I'm so glad to know that I hadn't misunderstood or was making !!!!!! up and talking through my hat.

I'm still enjoying the vision of a little dog in a fleece and proper going-out coat. I need pictures, really. Also, I think we need pics of your hounds, too. Especially ones of them spread out and roasting under heat-lamps. Particularly the very handsome DogDog. Thankyouplease

Kirri

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Listen, you have a cold so you need the warmth or you won't get better quickly. Those of us idiots who have it colder than 15 with no heating do it because we must or have no heating to put on. Important thing is to see it as a personal challenge rather than a punishment, in order to keep cheerful.

I had never lived in a centrally-heated house until some years after I left my parents' home. It's a wonder how used we can get to luxuries and how reluctant we are to go back to doing without them. Sensible really, but it can be done especially if you have a cosy bed to take to. Being cold in bed really would be miserable and is not to be countenanced. And not really necessary now that synthetic duvets are so cheap now.

I should add that I wasn't ill or cold before the temps dropped - but even without being ill I just can't bear being over cold, despite how many layers I put on I just can't get warm - even in bed with fleece pj's, socks, hot water bottle and double duvet I can still be too cold to sleep below a certain temp! I've never lived in a house with central heating, mostly without any proper heaters and later with storage heaters only so I should be used to it... I can't really afford to let my heating bill go up as I'm not currently working but have to have it on a certain amount as I just can't bear being *really* cold - just hope it warms up again outside soon!! Plus I quite like the money saving aspect!

mrsr

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Little dogs can feel the cold more than big ones regardless of the fur-coats. It's something to do with the surface area being a greater proportion/percentage where the volume is smaller. There's some scientific formula I read somewhere: I understood the principle but not the actual calculations. Give little doggie a jumper or a fleece under the coat. Doesn't necessarily matter really whether it makes any difference or not, they will look much cuter by far

Thankyou ,she does have a couple of really cute jumpers but i'm afraid there to big ,shes so tiny she had to wear a cat harness for awhile, when i did find a small harness i still had to stitch it to make it fit.Somebody gave me her little coat which was lucky,its a little bit on the large side but goes right round her so should help keep her warm ,if not i can tuck her under my coat.:D

gettingready

put it on 21 degrees now, too cold for me.

Funny as when it is mild outside, had mine on 18 degrees for long time and did not feel cold.

Now, will cold outside - the thermostat was set to 18 BUT I was feeling really cold so put it back up to 21.

mrsr

lostinrates wrote: »

Technically, it's a surface area thing I believe, e.g. Shetland ponies are smaller than there softy southern cousins but better designed for cold....or that is what I was taught as an undergrad. Not really my area of interest tbh.:o

Tbh, big dog wore her coat while we were out today after she had run around then cooled down. Inside, now she is dry and on her raised bed she is fine, and chooses not to be under the heat lamp, where as skinny long dog dog, not that much smaller, is saying she wants never to come out from under the heat lamp again.

Think i would like to join yr skinny long dog under her lamp i'm feeling cold,going to get a hot water bottle if that dosn't warm me i'm going to put heating back on for a hr.

flippin36

Freezing, freezing, freezing this morning. Even with the central heating on its a bit chilly (though we live in a big open plan house which is difficult to heat). We will keep the heating on all day as it looks like its not getting above freezing, but because we have had such a mild winter up until now I'm happy to have it on whilst we get over this cold snap. Looks like this chilly weather is set in for a few days but the forecast is saying it will be back to 10 degrees by Thursday. Fingers crossed.

tiff

Had the energy bill yesterday, £50 lower than the same time last year which is good but not great considering the heating has been off a lot as its been so mild. Anyone else had a bill?

Kirri

Despite the storage heater being on for a night and pumping out some heat, it's dropped even further to a chilly 14.9!

Am doing my monthly meter reading tomorrow to see how much I've spent in the last month.