Is your heating ON or OFF?

lostinrates

kittie wrote: »

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Lostinrates isn't old enough to qualify for the winter-fuel payment! She's a young woman with a health-condition, maybe more than one.
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good lord, bitterand twisted I do hope that you weren`t assuming that my post was refering to lostinrates. It was a general post after I skimmed through the thread and saw so many seeing 12 degrees as good. My mil was that kind of martyr and it didn`t eventually do her health any good at all and this thread is read by many people of all ages

I have every empathy with what you are going through lostinrates and I am sure that many of us would help if we lived near enough

Thank you for the clarification, fwiw i felt it was directed at me too. I also repeat i feel the posts that make people who have no choice....thats not me btw....feel desperate are really far from helpful as opposed to reminding people that keeping warm is a good thing and that not keeping warm has health risks. Some of those sort of posts really could see someone depsparate weaken them selves further in desperation.

I appreciate the kind words, thank you. I don't feel, apart from on the odd day, that i am going through anything horrendous. Its been a mild winter in the main, and i have choice that humdreds, if not thousands, do not. That i chose differently to how others would is really my own look out. I would rather spend money on decent food, or my sister, or towards. Saving for decent heating in the future, than on more expensive and insuffiecient heat.


I am aware today that my moaning has caused dischord here, and it has done before. I don't want people to worry about me, i am an adult with chce many do not have. Nor do i want to cause dischord. Thus, i will not be poosting in this thread again i don't think. I am not going off in a huff and will see all of you on other threads!:)

kittywight

heatings on full blast here ............ not that you can feel it ......

gonna try do my radiators tommorow... bleed them?? ive never done that before in my life .....

needs to be done, why put the heating on if the radiators dont work, grr.... debating going in the bath for a bit of heat

anguk

For those who qualify for Cold Weather Payments you can see if the DWP have triggered a payment. I've just checked our postcode because it's been freezing for days now and I see we've triggered one, it may be worth checking:

http://pensions-service.direct.gov.uk/en/cold-weather-payment/home.asp

You can get Cold Weather Payments if you receive

• Pension Credit
• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance

anguk

Wet and rainy here and it feels very cold so I've just stuck the central heating on, it's timed to come on for an hour about 3.30pm but the house feels cold so I've stuck it on now. I didn't have it on this morning because OH was at hospital for his dialysis but he's home now and I don't want to risk him getting any cold related illnesses.

I never have the heating on when I'm home by myself because of the cost, I don't have health problems and I use the time when OH isn't here to do the housework so I'm normally warm enough pottering around. I'd much rather keep the heating for when OH is home, mind you he's snuggled up in bed with the flannelette sheets having a nap at the moment so he's nice and warm, I'm the one who is feeling the cold.

shegar

Frosty again here this morning and really cold, its 1 degree outside and 22 degrees insude :Dso my heating is definately on.............................

mrsr

When i decided to put the heating on this morning nothing happened,typical just as we really need it.BG have just been thank goodness i have cover,it needs a new part so nothing can be done till tomorrow.My feet are freezing,in fact all of me is,it's much easier having no heat on when you know all you have to do is flick a switch to get warm again.

Mati

YES!!

Cold weather payment triggered for my area!

Archer0710

Mine is on all day just turned down to 15 to keep the house warm and to stop my dogs getting cold.

I am afraid when I am home its up to about 21ish. I refuse point blank to be cold after living in a house with only coal fires for 6 years.

Mind you we came out last year with £186 credit on the gas and it's been in much less than last year.

On a chilly night though I do bring a fleece blanket down and my dogs have fleece jumpers too (to warm them up after swimming mostly)

shegar

Archer0710 wrote: »

Mine is on all day just turned down to 15 to keep the house warm and to stop my dogs getting cold.

I am afraid when I am home its up to about 21ish. I refuse point blank to be cold after living in a house with only coal fires for 6 years.

Mind you we came out last year with £186 credit on the gas and it's been in much less than last year.

On a chilly night though I do bring a fleece blanket down and my dogs have fleece jumpers too (to warm them up after swimming mostly)

Dont be afraid to tell us you have your heating on..!, we all have what we want in life, you choose to have your heating on, rather than live perishing cold, im like you im at home quite a lot and I also want a warm comfortable to to live in, we pay for the heating so its up to the individual how they want to live, heating as always been my top priority , im so god dam miserable if im cold....!:eek:. Its really turned frosty out there right now and we should have a -7 tonight.:eek:Now if people dont put their heating on at those temps then they never will........

mrsr

Thank goodness BG have repaired boiler,Ch is on at the moment it's really cold out and the house needs warming.Hopefully this weather won't last long i'm worried every time i switch it on,Oh keeps reminding me we have saved a lot with the milder weather at the beginning of winter.