Finally caved today when the kid complained about her feet getting numb and turned the heat on. The temperature didn’t get above 35 today and it won’t until five days from now, so it’s inevitable.
Tied for longest holdout, so that’s not bad. It was tempting to go for the record, but you know what, it’s nice and toasty inside now so I’m OK with that.
Continue reading Turning on the Heat 2023We finally installed our new Little Free Library. We commissioned Lori Greene of Mosaic on a Stick to create the mosaic and we’re really proud of it (Psst… you can support Lori through Patreon). So reminiscent of Alma Thomas. Love it.
We have a huge stack of books to keep it stocked (plus some stickers and other goodies). I’ve heard from other locals with Little Free Libraries, so I’m curious to see how this little adventure goes.
Yay for books!
Sitting at my desk shivering this morning seemed dumb, so I guess it’s time. We woke up to snow this morning, it’s 32 degrees outside right now, and the high is only 43. There are a couple days with highs in the 60s on the horizon, but there are also days with lows in the 20s.
I turned on the heat today. 37 degrees outside, 63 degrees inside. It’s supposed to be cloudy today and not get warmer than 48, so it’s about time. Plus, my parents are visiting and making them sleep in an unheated basement is just mean.
We’ve had a few days here and there, but this feels like we’re entering the first uninterrupted stretch of real fall weather.
It’s time for the annual turning on of the heat. I woke up to an indoor temperature of 61 and highs outside not getting out of the 40s for the foreseeable future. Seemed like a good time.
A few hours later it started snowing, so I’ll take that as confirmation.
Here’s the annual (nerdy) comparison:
It’s time for the annual charting of when I turn the heat on.
This year is a bit different because I didn’t actually turn the heat on. I was up north with Milo at a state park and came back to find the heat on.
So I’m told it was 52 in the house. Which seems reasonable. It’s been rainy and cold, and I noticed it was 62 in the house the other day.
Probably about average. This is the third time that Oct. 5th has been the day we’ve turned the heat on 17 years, so that’s something.
Here’s the historical (i.e., nerdy) data:
It’s time for the annual charting of when I turn the heat on.
This year is a little earlier than normal (third earliest on record), but it feels like fall has turned colder much faster this year. We had nice weather for a while, then it dropped pretty quick and stayed there.
We might hit 70 on Wednesday, but otherwise the forecast is more of the same (and cloudy).
I struggled through the weekend resisting the call to turn on the furnace, but sitting at my desk typing and having to keep blowing on my hands is kind of stupid.
Here’s the historical (i.e., nerdy) data:
Every year I track when I turn the heat on, like a good little nerd.
This year is pretty average. It was still relatively warm inside, but with cloudy days and low temps on the horizon, it wasn’t going to get any better.
Plus I kept sitting here shivering. The older I get, the sillier that seems.
Every year I note when I turn the heat on (yes, I’m a nerd).
This year was pretty average. We’ve got some highs in the low 70s coming up, so maybe we could have lasted longer, but today barely breaks 60 and I’m tired of being cold.
Plus, my daughter was complaining. I may be a lot of things, but I’m not a frugal furnace monster.
I caved and turned on the heat today. It’s cold and drizzly outside, 43 degrees right now and dropping, with no hope of sun. It’s been a really nice fall and we’ve had lots of sunny days that have kept it warm enough, but the dark and drizzly really does you in.
On the upside, this is the longest we’ve ever gone before turning on the heat. New record! So that’s something.