How to live without heating - save £000s

casjen

Qyburn said:

Anyone saving even more by only eating raw food? 

Or no food haha.Where you live is the barrier to the outside world and all its troubles.... Sitting around in layers is so far from a happy life. As always there are those whose circumstances mean it has to happen but to make your home life miserable to save a few a few quid is completely and utterly stupid . IMO of course.

QrizB

Qyburn said:

Anyone saving even more by only eating raw food? 

Does muesli count? It isn't cooked!

HertsLad said:

But the man volunteering to be tested is only wearing shorts and a light top. What do they expect?
Perhaps I should volunteer to be tested wearing the same clothes as I wear to stay perfectly warm down to 2C.

I thought of you when reading that report earlier

Swipe

A big bowl of porridge each morning has me shedding layers with 5 mins of eating it

Swipe

The Inuit people are layered up and don't have heating apart from a lamp with a small flame burning a wick in seal oil 

MalMonroe

Qyburn said:

Anyone saving even more by only eating raw food? 

Yes. As a vegetarian I don't really need anything cooked. So most of what I eat is raw. Plus a few carbs. Tonight for example - cheese and tom sarnie. With a splash of mayo. Soup I can heat in the microwave for 2 mins if necessary.

However I DO like a hot meal so will occasionally mix up a big pan of veg stew with lots of seasoning for flavour. 

A very cheap date, I suppose.

Markc0011

anyone know of a radiator that you can fill with hot water from the kettle? I guess the best alternative is a hot water bottle.

This is a bit alarming, effect on the body of cold temperatures. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63602501

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Markc0011 said:

anyone know of a radiator that you can fill with hot water from the kettle? I guess the best alternative is a hot water bottle.

This is a bit alarming, effect on the body of cold temperatures. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63602501

Why would you want to be filling a radiator with water from a kettle?  Seems like creating a whole load of faff.

And I'm pretty sure that if you were in a room at 10C, you wouldn't be sat still in a chair in shorts and a vest - not quite so alarming after all.

chris_n

Markc0011 said:

anyone know of a radiator that you can fill with hot water from the kettle? I guess the best alternative is a hot water bottle.

This is a bit alarming, effect on the body of cold temperatures. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63602501

Fortunately the makers of oil filled radiators have done this for you already, they even swapped the water for oil so you can run it at a higher temperature without problems with steam if you want.

PennyForThem_2

casjen said:

Qyburn said:

Anyone saving even more by only eating raw food? 

Or no food haha.Where you live is the barrier to the outside world and all its troubles.... Sitting around in layers is so far from a happy life. As always there are those whose circumstances mean it has to happen but to make your home life miserable to save a few a few quid is completely and utterly stupid . IMO of course.

@Cyburn was being sarcastic I think.

Sitting around in layers is a serious way of saving money - i.e. opposite of sitting around in T-shirt and shorts!  

Layers mean you do not have to put heating on (medical conditions and other circumstances I am not aware of apart).  Yes, would love heating on 24/7 but even in well insulated house of 4 beds and detached not sure I could afford that for no reason that it would be 'nice'.

(no mould, no damp issues)

mrsg1990

@HertsLad can you please provide links to what you are wearing eg head, neck, top, bottoms ect..might be helpful for others