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Jimbits76 · 24 September 2008, 07:33 PM

Ooooh bugger the nights are getting cold!!!!!!!!!

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Must...keep...strong...and not...hit...boiler switch!!!!!!!!!!!

J

unclesallie · 24 September 2008, 08:01 PM

Jim: it's too expensive to hit the heat switch....it's not cold enough here yet to really need heat on a regular basis, but it's just around the corner, and right now its around $3.82 per gallon, down a bit from a few months ago, but very expensive, and as the fall and winter arrive, it'll get damn cold and even more so....you won't be alone in shivering this year, believe me. I'm worried about many people not being able to afford heating their homes adequately. So MOVE OVER......BRRRR!!

best,
dan

JimSnyder · 24 September 2008, 08:29 PM

Bring it on

toph · 24 September 2008, 08:41 PM

not recently but it was bloody cold last night.

I did put it on one night about two weeks ago-

stevemulholland3 · 24 September 2008, 08:48 PM

I am telling you its getting cold!!
it got down to 80 degrees last night-I had to actually put a t-shirt on to go outside and have a cigarette.

arttay10 · 24 September 2008, 08:50 PM

All our rooms are on temperature sensors - which are set all year round.
Monday morning when I got up, was the first time I could smell the radiatiors had been on - apart from that no...

toph · 24 September 2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevemulholland3

I am telling you its getting cold!!
it got down to 80 degrees last night-I had to actually put a t-shirt on to go outside and have a cigarette.

tragic!!

its not hit 80 here all year- maybe high 70's at best- i need to move

Widows Son · 24 September 2008, 08:58 PM

Cleveland is terriffic. AC during the day, and heat on at night.

arttay10 · 24 September 2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toph

tragic!!

its not hit 80 here all year- maybe high 70's at best- i need to move

Your not wrong there Chris !!

'we' need to move !!

Alcan · 24 September 2008, 09:02 PM

No central heating for us yet this year. It's still quite balmy here and I think last year's renovations are going to make it warmer inside this winter.

mailman · 24 September 2008, 09:04 PM

No. Too early. I tell the wife to dress warmer and use more blankets.

People wonder why when they come over she has a winter coat on.

redshirt1957 · 24 September 2008, 10:27 PM

Yes. When it starts to get cold I have the neighbor, a women, come over and keep me warm in the basement at night. She brings new meaning to central air.

swatty · 24 September 2008, 10:33 PM

We had our hottest day of the year last Saturday and its only spring here.

jdc · 24 September 2008, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Ooooh bugger the nights are getting cold!!!!!!!!!

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Must...keep...strong...and not...hit...boiler switch!!!!!!!!!!!

J

As my Mum would say put a bloody jumper on and stop your whingeing!!!

Trurolexer · 24 September 2008, 11:16 PM

I dunno I'm lucky or not. In my place, we only have 2 season.

diversified · 24 September 2008, 11:54 PM

You gotta love the sign on Al's igloo "NO BEARS", Yikes!

rainman_16 · 25 September 2008, 12:34 AM

Just turned it on for the first time last night. The house got down to 65 so my wife told me "if I know what's good for me...."

Suffice it to say, I knew what was good for me

DSJ · 25 September 2008, 01:02 AM

Last week my wife was complaining that I needed to turn on the furnace. I refused. It warmed back up again this week, but the days are limited. Probably in the next couple weeks, I'll be bleeding the radiators and firing the boiler. In the middle of the winter, our power bill was around $400/month USD, and that's with the thermostat set at 64 when we're around, and 56 at night and when we're gone! This 94 year-old house is not very well insulated!

ratae1950 · 25 September 2008, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

Yes. When it starts to get cold I have the neighbor, a women, come over and keep me warm in the basement at night. She brings new meaning to central air.

Yes, I remember many a cold winter night stoking an old boiler.....

Numismatist · 25 September 2008, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Ooooh bugger the nights are getting cold!!!!!!!!!

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Must...keep...strong...and not...hit...boiler switch!!!!!!!!!!!

J

I live in Maine (New England), I put the heat on two weeks ago!!!

arttay10 · 25 September 2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSJ

In the middle of the winter, our power bill was around $400/month USD

Ouch Dave - and I thought U.K Energy prices were bad !!

arttay10 · 25 September 2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratae1950

Yes, I remember many a cold winter night stoking an old boiler.....

Jimbits76 · 25 September 2008, 01:34 AM

Too late!!!!!!!!!!

Got home from work...heating on!!!!!!!!!

The wife must have thin blood!!!!

It aint even that cold yet!!!!!

J

redshirt1957 · 25 September 2008, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Too late!!!!!!!!!!

Got home from work...heating on!!!!!!!!!

The wife must have thin blood!!!!

It aint even that cold yet!!!!!

J

And a thick skin being married to you.

arttay10 · 25 September 2008, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

And a thick skin being married to you.

I don't know Joe - Both of them must have silky soft skin - with cuddling all those teddy bears !!

(sorry Jim - I should know better

- but could not resist !

)

Jimbits76 · 25 September 2008, 02:01 AM

I'm the one with the thick skin...it has about 2 inches of blubber behind it.

Winter doesn't affect me....Bitsy the Walrus!

J

DSJ · 25 September 2008, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I'm the one with the thick skin...it has about 2 inches of blubber behind it.

Winter doesn't affect me....Bitsy the Walrus!

J

It would here!

goss810 · 25 September 2008, 05:28 AM

Not yet and I still have at least 3 weeks to switch my heating on.

Chozn1 · 25 September 2008, 05:49 AM

I own a heating and air company and firmly believe this winter will be crazy to say the least. I'm in south Georgia so it doesn't get very cold, but just about everyone is going to wait until the last possible minute to turn it on and it's going to be insanely busy.

See, usually old people turn their heater on at the first sign of any coolness in the air. Then you have the people who are kinda in between and aren't going to turn it on when it's just a little chilly, but they aren't going to wait either once they're uncomfortable. Then you have the die hards who wait til the very last second when it's just about unbearable. It was always a gradual progression.

I personally believe a lot more people will be in the last category than before due to fuel prices, and this is going to create a SERIOUS backlog in our industry. Imagine how busy a plumber would be if everyone fired up their water heater at the same time in a year. Do yourself a favor and at least fire it up to see if it's working so you're not in the same boat as everyone begging us to come out before we take care of the other people on the list in front of you due to your (A) newborn child (B) old people in the house with you or (C) child with asthma in the home. We've heard it all before.

Incurable · 25 September 2008, 06:23 AM

Central heating??? I just rub two girl scouts together...

24 September 2008, 07:33 PM	#1
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	Anyone put their central heating on yet????? Ooooh bugger the nights are getting cold!!!!!!!!! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Must...keep...strong...and not...hit...boiler switch!!!!!!!!!!! J

24 September 2008, 08:29 PM	#3
JimSnyder "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Real Name: Jim Snyder Location: Ohio Watch: Ask me later..... Posts: 7,726	Bring it on __________________ "You ain't lived, 'til you've had your tires rotated by a red-headed women."

24 September 2008, 08:41 PM	#4
toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	not recently but it was bloody cold last night. I did put it on one night about two weeks ago- __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

24 September 2008, 09:04 PM	#11
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	No. Too early. I tell the wife to dress warmer and use more blankets. People wonder why when they come over she has a winter coat on. __________________ JJ

25 September 2008, 01:02 AM	#18
DSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: David Location: USA Watch: your step! Posts: 7,882	Last week my wife was complaining that I needed to turn on the furnace. I refused. It warmed back up again this week, but the days are limited. Probably in the next couple weeks, I'll be bleeding the radiators and firing the boiler. In the middle of the winter, our power bill was around $400/month USD, and that's with the thermostat set at 64 when we're around, and 56 at night and when we're gone! This 94 year-old house is not very well insulated! __________________ Rolex. The Rolex of watches. 16570 Expy2 Noir, 116710 GMT Master II, 2552.80 SMP

24 September 2008, 08:01 PM	#2
unclesallie 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: dan Location: Pennsylvania Watch: keystone pocket Posts: 5,917	Jim: it's too expensive to hit the heat switch....it's not cold enough here yet to really need heat on a regular basis, but it's just around the corner, and right now its around $3.82 per gallon, down a bit from a few months ago, but very expensive, and as the fall and winter arrive, it'll get damn cold and even more so....you won't be alone in shivering this year, believe me. I'm worried about many people not being able to afford heating their homes adequately. So MOVE OVER......BRRRR!! best, dan

24 September 2008, 08:48 PM	#5
stevemulholland3 Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: steven Location: tampa bay Watch: 1680 18k sub Posts: 6,672	I am telling you its getting cold!! it got down to 80 degrees last night-I had to actually put a t-shirt on to go outside and have a cigarette.

24 September 2008, 08:50 PM	#6
arttay10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Watch: ???????? Posts: 2,187	All our rooms are on temperature sensors - which are set all year round. Monday morning when I got up, was the first time I could smell the radiatiors had been on - apart from that no...

24 September 2008, 08:58 PM	#8
Widows Son "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 3,564	Cleveland is terriffic. AC during the day, and heat on at night.

24 September 2008, 10:27 PM	#12
redshirt1957 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: Bubba Location: Bitsyville! Watch: Blue YM today! Posts: 10,053	Yes. When it starts to get cold I have the neighbor, a women, come over and keep me warm in the basement at night. She brings new meaning to central air.

24 September 2008, 10:33 PM	#13
swatty 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Sydney Watch: The Game Posts: 17,415	We had our hottest day of the year last Saturday and its only spring here.

24 September 2008, 11:16 PM	#15
Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	I dunno I'm lucky or not. In my place, we only have 2 season.

24 September 2008, 11:54 PM	#16
diversified "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Jim Location: State College PA Posts: 1,694	You gotta love the sign on Al's igloo "NO BEARS", Yikes!

25 September 2008, 12:34 AM	#17
rainman_16 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Alec Location: Canada Watch: Al Jazeera English Posts: 596	Just turned it on for the first time last night. The house got down to 65 so my wife told me "if I know what's good for me...." Suffice it to say, I knew what was good for me

25 September 2008, 01:34 AM	#23
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	Too late!!!!!!!!!! Got home from work...heating on!!!!!!!!! The wife must have thin blood!!!! It aint even that cold yet!!!!! J

25 September 2008, 02:01 AM	#26
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	I'm the one with the thick skin...it has about 2 inches of blubber behind it. Winter doesn't affect me....Bitsy the Walrus! J

25 September 2008, 05:28 AM	#28
goss810 Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Watch: Rolex Posts: 53	Not yet and I still have at least 3 weeks to switch my heating on.

25 September 2008, 05:49 AM	#29
Chozn1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South GA Watch: Sub and President Posts: 1,501	I own a heating and air company and firmly believe this winter will be crazy to say the least. I'm in south Georgia so it doesn't get very cold, but just about everyone is going to wait until the last possible minute to turn it on and it's going to be insanely busy. See, usually old people turn their heater on at the first sign of any coolness in the air. Then you have the people who are kinda in between and aren't going to turn it on when it's just a little chilly, but they aren't going to wait either once they're uncomfortable. Then you have the die hards who wait til the very last second when it's just about unbearable. It was always a gradual progression. I personally believe a lot more people will be in the last category than before due to fuel prices, and this is going to create a SERIOUS backlog in our industry. Imagine how busy a plumber would be if everyone fired up their water heater at the same time in a year. Do yourself a favor and at least fire it up to see if it's working so you're not in the same boat as everyone begging us to come out before we take care of the other people on the list in front of you due to your (A) newborn child (B) old people in the house with you or (C) child with asthma in the home. We've heard it all before. __________________ Current Models... (K)Bluesy (M) TT DJ In search of DayDate Prior models... Just about everything.

25 September 2008, 06:23 AM	#30
Incurable "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Pat Location: PNW Watch: your P's and Q's Posts: 2,549	Central heating??? I just rub two girl scouts together... __________________ Rolex GMT Master II 16710 (Blk/Blk) Rolex Explorer 114270 Sinn 356 Sa Flieger Limes Endurance 1Tausend Too many others... #2592 It may seem like I'm doing nothing but, at a cellular level, I'm actually quite busy...

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