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Gave In and Turned on the Heat

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 14:46:31 GMT

I was so chilly lastnight that I had two Berkshire blankets on. We checked the forecast this morning and it's not going to get above 60* all week. DH turned in the heat. It feels a little early, but oh well.

On the other hand, our dog loves being out on cool, crisp fall mornings. He's getting old and slowing down, but then he gets outside and a spark of puppy comes out. 🍁🌻🎃🐾

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Jk9 — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:14:56 GMT

Ours isn't on yet. The temps in upper SC are in the 70's and going into the 40's for the next few nights. We will turn the heat on for the older dogs. The wood floors tend to be cold and we try to keep things comfortable for them. Of course the comfy throws are coming out too.

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vermint — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:19:36 GMT

@Jk9 I live in the midlands of SC, and our temps for the next 2 nights will be in the 40's...yay! We'll probably get up in the middle of the night and turn on heat--mostly for our two elderly cats. The dog never gets cold...Lab/Great Pyrenees mix, so he's made for cooler weather and he loves it! Our back stoop is brick, and he'll lay on that for hours when it's cold outside.

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Othereeeen — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:20:56 GMT

MIne's been on a few times already.....mostly in the morning just one cycle to warm things up....but now I think it'll be on all week here...(North Western PA, temps forecast in 40-50's during day, rain off and on, and possible 30s at night.)

It was really pretty this morning...nice fall day...but it's gloomy now and chilly outside.....

I have a philosophy....As long as I'm above ground, I'm going to be warm, I don't care what it costs....I'll just not spend on something else that I don't need...like more stuff from shopping channels!!!!

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GingerHead — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:27:14 GMT

We turned our heater on last week, this week is warmer so we turned on our AC last night....crazy!

The Fall in the air has me excited. I love it

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Carmie — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:39:41 GMT

Most of this last week, we were at our place at the lake. During the day time is was a beautiful 83 to 85 degrees. At night the temp fell into the 40's. We turned the heat on during the night.

Since we have come home, we haven't had the heat or AC on at all. Our home is far better insulated than the lake place.

It's supposed to rain all day today, but the temp is 58. It's supposed to be in the mid 60's all next week, with night lows in the mid 50's.

I miss summer already, especially my garden and fresh tomatoes. If I am cold, I turn on the heat. I know it costs money, but oh well.

I can stand to be hot, but not cold. Thankfully, once the house is warmed, it stays that way and the heat doesn't run 24/7. That will change when the weather gets colder.

Oh, how I hate winter. I dread what's comming.

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BirkiLady — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:57:52 GMT

In Nebraska, we had our first Freeze Warning last night. And the weather reports were accurate! I had my furnace set to 66 and it finally kicked on about 6:45 AM - just in time to warm up the house before I was ready to get out of bed! The plus? We should only have two days of this cold snap and then return to nice 70's in the day and 35-40's at night. Nice!

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VanSleepy — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 17:20:10 GMT

I gave in a couple weeks ago just to get the chill out and discovered it wasn't working. I'm glad I discovered that and got it fixed before it was actually cold out. This week was back to AC.

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Alsace Gal — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 18:18:01 GMT

Today, it's to be 95, it's been hot all week. I open the window at night and usually at 11am I turn on the a/c.

This morning at 6:00 My Reilley and I went for a walk, he loved it!

My dear sister and I never turned on the heat until the 1st of November, I'll keep up our tradition.

Northern California here.

Re: Gave In and Turned on the Heat

Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 18:22:45 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
I was so chilly lastnight that I had two Berkshire blankets on. We checked the forecast this morning and it's not going to get above 60* all week. DH turned in the heat. It feels a little early, but oh well.

On the other hand, our dog loves being out on cool, crisp fall mornings. He's getting old and slowing down, but then he gets outside and a spark of puppy comes out. 🍁🌻🎃🐾

@JeanLouiseFinch

Here in SoCal we're having some very warm days ... high of 95 today. Ugh.

If I knew how ... I would be very happy to send you an email attachment of about 20 degrees of our heat.

If only it were that easy to regulate temperatures! LOL

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Jacie — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:47:26 GMT

I am in the desert. Have not turned the heat on since we moved here. On occasion, we might use the fireplace on a cool morning. I do not miss Minnesota winters in the least. I was convinced to move a few years ago when the thermometer read -53 degrees. Tipped me over and I have never looked back!

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shoptilyadropagain — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:59:05 GMT

I had one window cracked all day yesterday but then closed it before I went to bed. I froze all night and got up this morning and reluctantly turned on the heat.

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Hearts4Me — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:02:26 GMT

@Jk9 wrote:
Ours isn't on yet. The temps in upper SC are in the 70's and going into the 40's for the next few nights. We will turn the heat on for the older dogs. The wood floors tend to be cold and we try to keep things comfortable for them. Of course the comfy throws are coming out too.

We live in upstate SC, and it was surely cold this morning! I am sitting here at the breakfast counter with my little space heater on my legs as I type this! Surely strange after thinking back to all the heat & humidity we suffered with not too long ago!

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Estellee — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:16:53 GMT

It's in the 80's and 90's. Maybe a little heat between December and February.

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Gorgf — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:18:41 GMT

I live in N. WI. and many snowbirds have flown South. My neighbors wait until after the holidays to travel. I know a lot of people have turned on their furnaces but I use my Duraflame heater which takes the chill off in the living room for just me. I will turn on the furnace soon as we are running below average temps in 50s instead of 60s and patchy frost. I hold off as long as I can for some stubbirn reason. My dog gets hot and although a rescue that came here from TX., seems to loves the cold and he has short hair.

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CalminHeart — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:37:18 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
I was so chilly lastnight that I had two Berkshire blankets on. We checked the forecast this morning and it's not going to get above 60* all week. DH turned in the heat. It feels a little early, but oh well.

On the other hand, our dog loves being out on cool, crisp fall mornings. He's getting old and slowing down, but then he gets outside and a spark of puppy comes out. 🍁🌻🎃🐾

I get it. I rarely turn on the heat before November but I had it on for a little bit this week too.

Yesterday, I woke to 39 degrees and we barely made it to 52. It's 7:30 and 41 degrees now.

My dog is a fair weather dog. He loves being outside but I usually have to nudge him out if it's snowing. I plow a path in the yard so it's easier for him to get where he wants to go as snow piles up.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:03:56 GMT

@CalminHeart we make a path and shovel out "his space" too. When the snow is too deep, it's a problem. But I do enjoy watching him romp through it.

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Rockycoast — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:04:06 GMT

Nope. Haven’t had to turn on the heat yet. It is only the beginning of October! In the 60’s and lower this week. Maybe later in the month it will be turned on, but not yet. Still pleasant temps out.

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LTT1 — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:20:55 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch

Awww! Puppy!

🐾🐶🍁🍂🍃🍄🌾🎋

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SoX — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:33:33 GMT

Turned ours on last night ... it's hard to argue with 46 degrees.