I decided to look up in my old blog posts what date I finally turned the heat on last year. I figure, that's the date I want to beat this year, by at least one night, preferably more!
I turned on my heat in 2008 on October 18.
Brrr. So i have a few more weeks to go, and it got mighty chilly here last night, down to 59 degrees inside.
It's harder this year because now I'm home all day long.
As for who won the No Heat Contest last year, I see from a December 13 08 blog I wrote that I still had, as far as I knew, 3 semi-finalists:
1. sevenofseven - Northern California
2. nomorecredit- NY
3. swimgirl - Northern California
No one ever got back to me, I don't think, so I'm not actually sure who won!
My No Heat Date to Beat
October 1st, 2009 at 07:21 pm
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Told him to just put on a sweatshirt and some extra socks down there and throw on some more blankets on the bed. He can do it. He's young and tough, and it certainly isn't that cold yet. We've been mid 50's at night - that is about the lowest it's been yet. If the heater he buys doesn't cut it, I told him to invest in one of those super-warm arctic-ready mummy-type sleeping bags.
And, it isn't as bad as it sounds - our central heat & air unit is down there - gas fired. It puts off a bit of heat all on it's ownsome down there. The place actually stays in the high 60's - low 70's degree temp range year round anyway. And YES, safety hounds, we do have a gas-leak detector whatchimicallit installed down there.
Hope you can make it too Fern! Time to drag out the librarian type sweaters & foot-warmies!
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Last year I did get better about not turning on the heat just because it "said" 60 degrees, or just to have a warmer morning shower. So I hope to continue with that.
For reference, we are having 80-degree days and 45-degree nights. The house hasn't dropped below 75 since summer.
October 1st, 2009 at 08:07 pm 1254427652
For the last 4 years husband ordered propane on the summer fill and we lost money. He said this year we will pay as we use.
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If you have a Lowes or Home Depot--they both have those heaters. We have one that we can put in the RV if we have to move into the RV during the winter. 2 winters ago we almost did when the electric was out for over a week. But between having a fireplace, wood cookstove and kerosene cookstove, we did fine.
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It's usually Indian Summer here on Halloween; that follows a severe cold snap. Hopefully, this year will be a later date than last. It really is a good challenge.
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I work from home, in the basement. We put in a gas fireplace a couple years ago so it keeps it warm down there during the day. When I go up for lunch or bathroom - brrrr. But I suppose the FP is kind of like cheating.
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