I cannot find it, but somewhere around here we have a thread about breaking the dependency on air conditioning ...and how I realized that it was keeping me from a lot of outdoor activities I enjoy. 7 or 8 years ago, I started actively working on raising the temperature of my comfort zone. This year, I am comfortable at 78f. This summer, I was easily able to work outside in high temperatures (90f). We kept the house hvac off much more than it was on.
Great! But now it is 66f outside and I'm FREEZING!
ha ha... yeah, and it will be the opposite come spring.
We were explaining the other day to someone who had never lived anywhere where winter temps are regularly below zero that in VT and WI at the universities, the first day when it's sunny and 45f, everyone is out on the quad and all the guys are playing frisbee with their shirts off. Then in October when it's 45, everyone has winter jackets on.
My small town has a large Coast Guard air base and one of the frequent transfers is to/from Kodiak, AK. When I was in high school, a new kid from Kodiak started class in January or February when the weather is pretty raw around here (relatively speaking). I still remember him walking to school in just a light overshirt while we were wearing parkas.
Pertinent article:
https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/07/18/how-not-to-use-your-air-conditioning/
>wearing parkas
It isn't Alaska cold here in Spokane but temps in the winter are regularly in the teens, single digits, or even less at times. So 45-50 degrees here is still "throw a sweatshirt on the kids and head to the park" weather. When we did our 5 year sentence in Florida we were constantly amazed that when it was 60 degrees our kids would still be in somewhat light clothes and other kids on the playground would be wearing big jackets, mittens, and stocking caps.
>other kids on the playground would be wearing big jackets, mittens, and stocking caps.
This reminds me of when we visited Mark in Nottingham, there was a day when we were in a park and someone mentioned that we "brought the California sunshine with us". Kids were playing in swimsuits and getting wet. The three of us perceived the day as quite cold and had jackets on.
On the other end, when I was in Vietnam I noticed that the Southerners in our group seemed to be much more at home in the high humidity than me.
Living in such a mild climate my entire life has really made me a weather wimp.
There was humidity in VN? Seemed dry to me, hhh.
Arrgh! I know no-one who is into temperatures like RC and Louise. Do not start that conversation over dinner unless you have an hour to spare.
They take that very seriously.. maybe too much? :D
Too warm? Open window.
Too cold? Close window.
>Louise
We installed two Ecobee 4 smart thermostats and the App on her phone. The remote sensors are located -you guessed it- right beside places she frequents. Now, our household temps do not vary from her comfort zone by more than 2 degrees, hhh.
Add some smart vents to move the air across temperature differentials and you'll have perfection
https://flair.co/pages/ecobee-smart-vents
Shhh!
We have Hubitat programs to manage the Ecobee 4 and smart vents but then *I* would be involved and her every shiver would be mine to fix.
(Really, nobody but us has a big house with loads of glass in every room and still keep the differential within 2 degrees F.)
>more than 2 degrees
Hehehehe, I'm sure she's much more sensitive than that. If F and not C, then yes, probably.
>I'm sure she's much more sensitive than that.
You've traveled with her, you know she's prissy delicate, hhh.
No kidding, she can tell when the temp is off 1F.
27c here right now in Hanoi, off to the centre to wet the babies head. Wearing a jacket and still a touch chilly.
Amazing how quick your "set point" changes.