tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post2939942703337724220..comments2023-10-21T08:22:23.232-07:00Comments on Four Strong Women: Turn off the Damn Heater!Emmy Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348320835897735088noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-16199389506518410802012-09-27T07:18:11.260-07:002012-09-27T07:18:11.260-07:00Marci, our bdrm as well as Wee Man's is an add...Marci, our bdrm as well as Wee Man's is an addition on the house, too. There is only one small baseboard vent for heat to enter. In Wee Man's room we have an electric "oil" heater because he gets so cold in there at night. The hubby yells at me to put more covers on the bed because he's freezing and I'm dying of heat stroke even when I sleep on top of the covers. I can't win.<br /><br />In the summer we have two fans blowing AC into the addition, but the hubby usually sleeps on his side, so he blocks the air flowing into the room and I lay there and sweat. Next year I'll have a li'l fan on the TV stand that blows only on me.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-36207976068978904182012-09-26T17:43:40.311-07:002012-09-26T17:43:40.311-07:00Charlie's the heater. I am the freezer. He'...Charlie's the heater. I am the freezer. He'll put a coat on occasionally, usually if we go to visit my mother in the winter. Lately, we've kept the window open due to the muggy heat here. Last night, we didn't. It's getting a little cold for me now. LOL He wants the AC on in the car. If it's not that hot, I want the windows rolled down. He'd love to put AC in our house, but most summers, it's not this hot. It would cost $10,000 to do that, not including the city permit AND the increase in property taxes. I say we use fans or jump in the pool. There've been some miserable days lately, but it won't last forever. If it does, we'll acclimate. (g)<br /><br />However, when we sleep, neither of us wants to touch. My body temperature amps up, and I turn into a furnace. Well, a furnace for <i>me</i>, that is. LOL Even in the winter, when I wake in the morning, I kick the covers off. (g) I'm hot.<br /><br />You'd probably like our bedroom in the winter, Faith. It's an addition, so the heat doesn't reach it. We have to use a space heater. (We use one of those oil ones that is easier on the bill.) Of course, you'd probably want it without AND the windows and doors open. LOL Charlie would love that. (g)Marci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-49083967910977377012012-09-26T06:44:55.126-07:002012-09-26T06:44:55.126-07:00I have a heating pad, Liza. It's one of those ...I have a heating pad, Liza. It's one of those that has the vibration to work the muscles and it has two heat settings. It's even long enough to go from the neck to the lower back and he never uses it. I've used it more than he has.<br /><br />Hales, the hot water bottle is an intriguing idea. I may have to try that. Maybe if he can keep his feet warm it'll help the rest of him stay warm, too.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-42106090932950366162012-09-25T18:09:54.455-07:002012-09-25T18:09:54.455-07:00OMG that is so crazy. I sort of go through the sam...OMG that is so crazy. I sort of go through the same thing here. Except with fans. I have to have a fan at the foot of the bed facing me and the window slightly open for fresh air...because one time I had a dream we all died from Carbon Monozide poisoning. He'l turn the fan on full blast. I only need the sound and it on low. <br /><br />DH sleeps cacooned in his own blankets and I sleep in mine. We cuddle now and then but really I like my space lol.<br /><br />He's a cheap ass though. WOn't turn on the AC in the car for nothing, will not keep the air on in the house if he gets a high bill and doesn't care how hot it is outside. <br /><br />Hugs, and you should get him one of those rubber canisters with a stopper my grandma had one kept it at our feet to warm us up in bed.<br /><br />Haleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052968394434407915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-69594295907069290282012-09-25T12:33:06.268-07:002012-09-25T12:33:06.268-07:00Get him a heating pad. It's much better for ba...Get him a heating pad. It's much better for bad backs and doesn't bother anyone else.Liza O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206604386433215482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-70757109401235219212012-09-24T14:54:27.345-07:002012-09-24T14:54:27.345-07:00I'm glad you all understand, lol. At least I&#...I'm glad you all understand, lol. At least I'm not alone in my battle, and as for the remote, I have my own tv in the bdrm too, lolol.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-80944786516216569942012-09-24T13:57:50.506-07:002012-09-24T13:57:50.506-07:00Hilarious!
I love summer, my husband prefers wint...Hilarious!<br /><br />I love summer, my husband prefers winter. He complains about the power bills in winter, but I notice he heats the office (which he stole off me several years ago) to a toasty temp while the rest of us keep the temp moderate in the rooms we are in and pull on more clothes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677920043594494060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-77672673611565327502012-09-24T13:52:10.929-07:002012-09-24T13:52:10.929-07:00Oh, it's totes easier to warm up (unless you&#...Oh, it's totes easier to warm up (unless you're walking barefoot 20 miles to school in a blizzard like, you know, they did back in the day).<br /><br />On the other hand, "If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen" seems like a line waiting to happen.<br /><br />And I won't even go near him noticing the T-shirt, the panties, and you high-tailing it to the bedroom.<br /><br />But the biggest questions remains:<br /> <br />Who has custody of the remote control?Taryn Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130206764352777367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-70835038149011214912012-09-24T13:51:38.156-07:002012-09-24T13:51:38.156-07:00I've had hot flashes since I was thirty-two. W...I've had hot flashes since I was thirty-two. We don't use the electric heater anymore because I produce so much heat we don't need it. <br /><br />And like you, I can step outside when there's frost on the ground and feet the cat and the dog.<br /><br />In the winter time I'll be up late writing and hubby will demand that I came to bed because he's cold. Then he'll wrap himself around me and wait till I heat up. I do in about a minute.<br /><br />The only problem now is since I've gotten older, my hot flashes are getting hotter. I had to jump out of bed one morning because I felt like I was on fire.<br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-50331699503256686732012-09-24T12:32:05.981-07:002012-09-24T12:32:05.981-07:00I'm with you, Faith! We were just camping ove...I'm with you, Faith! We were just camping over the weekend up in southern Wisconsin, and had a thunderstorm on Friday night,(2 sleeping bags on top, one underneath us) and frost warnings on Saturday night (three sleeping bags on top, one underneath us). By both mornings, I was throwing covers off, since I felt like I was in a sauna! Husband kept creeping closer, "Umm, warm wife!" He tells me he likes sleeping next to his own personal furnace. I've been hot since my first pregnancy 25 years ago! My MIL tells me someday I'll be cold again. I'm waiting... Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-23061288008534020422012-09-24T11:13:32.947-07:002012-09-24T11:13:32.947-07:00Such a funny post, Faith. I took a break to read ...Such a funny post, Faith. I took a break to read it and smiled. I'm perennially cold and my husband is always warm. I use most of the covers but he shoves them off anyway, so we're even. Wo do have a bit of a go-round when it comes to the heater. Off...on...off...on. He can walk around the house nude and be fine. I freeze if I'm not wearing anything.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-76258332819907231772012-09-24T10:08:49.088-07:002012-09-24T10:08:49.088-07:00Thank goodness my hubby and I both Like the A/c on...Thank goodness my hubby and I both Like the A/c on 72 degrees. Especially now that I'm starting the hot flashes (sigh). But growing up, my dad kept it on 80! My poor mother. =( Terri Talley Ventershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000680923157707689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-22020690665940182202012-09-24T10:05:26.777-07:002012-09-24T10:05:26.777-07:00LOL Too funny! My hubby and I have the same argume...LOL Too funny! My hubby and I have the same argument, but it's usually the other way around. I'm always cold, well, excerpt for in the humid weather, when I just can't take enough off.<br /><br />He's always hot, and he's a millwright (welding & more). <br /><br />But, I waited for him to turn the heat on, bundling up in my slippers and sweaters. Finally, yesterday, he caved and turned it on. Though I'm not sure he left it on, since I'm freezing in my office right now.Jessica E. Subjecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356934162311768234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-55236104251534834102012-09-24T09:40:18.238-07:002012-09-24T09:40:18.238-07:00Jamie, that's what he does to me!
Well, Val, ...Jamie, that's what he does to me!<br /><br />Well, Val, he does, but after a while I have to go to bed with a necklace of garlic and a crucifix to keep him at bay, lolol.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-43371531699576560892012-09-24T09:37:01.360-07:002012-09-24T09:37:01.360-07:00The question must be asked: why doesn't he jus...The question must be asked: why doesn't he just wrap himself around you to warm up? Could get interesting Valerie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761558020418265338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-50788785526236897282012-09-24T07:45:14.065-07:002012-09-24T07:45:14.065-07:00That battle goes the other way in our house. I hav...That battle goes the other way in our house. I have a nice, über healthy low blood pressure. Which means I'm always freezing. Hubs is toasty warm. We have a king size bed and there is room on my side for both kids and all three cats, because I'm sleeping so close to Hubs we end up using less than half the bed. Not my fault if he refuses to move into the middle....Jaime Sammshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756034484406953047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-90676253302741428142012-09-24T07:22:28.125-07:002012-09-24T07:22:28.125-07:00LOL, I always tell my hubby he has blocks of ice f...LOL, I always tell my hubby he has blocks of ice for feet.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-85252376309556772122012-09-24T07:18:40.601-07:002012-09-24T07:18:40.601-07:00Ha your husband sounds like me when it comes to be...Ha your husband sounds like me when it comes to being cold, but I hate the heat. I was dying this summer. I'd rather be cold than hot any day. My husband and kids are like you. They will walk around in little in the winter time, while I'm all bundled up. Try and get closer to husband in bed to get warm, forget it he rolls away. He can't stand my cold hands or feet. :)trinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193965850283828350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-10800238014621609042012-09-24T07:12:17.538-07:002012-09-24T07:12:17.538-07:00Put the two together and I bet you feel like you&#...Put the two together and I bet you feel like you're living in a volcanic region! I know I do! I feel that way.Faith Bicknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978240749619858463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144727781552044864.post-67037971382160647312012-09-24T07:10:34.515-07:002012-09-24T07:10:34.515-07:00I am so ready for this heat to break. The one out...I am so ready for this heat to break. The one outside and the one inside my body!Janie Emaushttp://www.inthepowderroom.com/read/home-time/2012-09-kayaking-for-the-soul.htmlnoreply@blogger.com