I never imagined I'd still be reporting so close to Thanksgiving on those stalwart souls who haven't turned on the heat.
I give you guys a lot of credit. I'm with you in spirit. Although my heat is regularly kicking on, it's set at 59 degrees. You get used to it, for the most part. I hope I can keep it this low all winter long. In past years, my indoor high temp was set at 60 or 62, so this is my own ongoing personal challenge.
Here are the remaining 6 finalists who still have not turned on the heat (as far as I know):
debtfreeme - Northern California
Ima Saver - Georgia
scfr - Texas
sevenofseven - Northern California
nomorecredit- NY
swimgirl - Northern California
Those who already turned on the heat:
monkeymama - N. California – Nov. 23
canoineag – Denver – Nov. 9
Joan.of.the.Arch – MO – Nov. 9
Analise - northern California - Nov. 9
Little gopher - Minnesota - Nov. 7
princessperky - Charlotte, NC - Oct. 30
Koppur - Massachusetts - Oct. 29
snoopycool - Florida - Oct. 28
toyguy1963 - Ohio - Oct. 27
Boomeyer - Missouri - Oct. 26
Househopeful - Delaware Oct. 23
Buckeye - Ohio - Oct. 22
dmontngrey - Massachusetts Oct. 22
Fern - Oct. 19 Connecticut
mbkonef - SE Pennyslvania - Oct 17
Creditcardfree - Oct. 15
Nancy - Oct. ??
MilehighGirl - Oct. 11
wyozozo - Wyoming - Oct. 10
Mech - Oct. 3 Massachusetts
ME2 - Oct. 3
myenglishcastle - Wisconsin - October 1
homebody - October 1
6 Die-Hards Still Stand....No Heat Contest Update
November 23rd, 2008 at 03:33 pm
November 23rd, 2008 at 03:50 pm 1227455428
Then I remembered I commented on swimgirl's blog. LOL. (Hey, I only said I might turn on the heat - yeesh - I guess why that freaked me out so much).
I don't think you need to give us much credit - my house has hardly dipped below 68 all month (certainly not below 63). I think the remainders have slightly milder weather than you!
I know I am out of the contest, but my goal is to still keep our gas bill lower than last year. So I was inspired and am still working on it.
November 23rd, 2008 at 05:45 pm 1227462347
I'll probably turn it up to about 63 eventually.
November 23rd, 2008 at 05:58 pm 1227463118
November 23rd, 2008 at 06:28 pm 1227464915
Climate is on my side. BUT I live in an old, poorly insulated house with few window coverings (I like lots of light and haven't been able to make a decision on window coverings).
It's 60 in my house right now. I have a cup of hot tea in front of me, I'm wearing layers, and I have a blanket over my lap. I can't say as though I'm really enjoying being cold. But I am thinking of the $50 lower power bill that will come my way in a week or two.
This is nothing like when I lived in the a Mid-Atlantic state!
November 23rd, 2008 at 08:15 pm 1227471312
We had one night a couple days ago where we got down to a low of 37F and that was big news! I put on warm socks, pulled out the down comforter, and was good to go.
November 24th, 2008 at 02:01 am 1227492097
November 24th, 2008 at 11:20 am 1227525656
Oh, and I too have turned on the heat! Western NY is down right cold. We are going to be having a white Thanksgiving this year.
November 24th, 2008 at 04:23 pm 1227543831
Nevermind the stoopid Santa Ana (read 95 degree) hot winds we had last week (remember the fire events?).
So although we haven't turned on ours, it's not fair.
And before I do though, we use our wood stove for at least a few weeks if possible.
November 24th, 2008 at 05:13 pm 1227546839
I will try the paprikosh recipe this week, but I was wondering if the pepper is supposed to be hot (e.g., jalapeño) or mild (e.g., bell pepper). I'm not familiar with cubanelle peppers.
November 24th, 2008 at 09:06 pm 1227560806