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I'm in the house on my own today and it's cold, but I hate putting the heating on just for me, it seems such a waste of money. To keep warm I'm doing the hoovering then I plan to go outside and divide some big plants. What does anyone else do to get warm for free?

Have a bowl of home made soup for lunch, that will warm up from inside.

I tend to wear a thick foam-padded gilet around the house.  Last Feb the boss was away for a week and the house temperature was only 5 deg C, but i felt quite warm.

Hoover, bake and clean, hot veg soup is another good one. Walking the dogs.......really appreciate how warm the house is without the heating on when I get back on a cold frosty day ;).

Wear lots of layers :D

I go shopping ;D to the Garden center of course   ;D but since I cannot go without buying seeds I don't think I can class that as free ;)

I don't do cold.  Heating goes on and I hoover and whatever and get even warmer. 

;D

some people manage cold better then others and some peoples houses are warmer than others.

Personaly i pop the heating on for an hour mid day and it keeps the house topped up from the morning burst. That said hot water bottles and blankets are always good if i cant be bothered to move and of course if the weathers bad curling back up in bed with a mug of tea and a movie is always good :)

I have 1 radiator on. It's the lead radiator that comes on when the hot water heats up. Keeps the whole house warm and dries my washing at the same time. It's much cheaper than using the tumble dryer!

I keep warm from the inner glow I get from being nice to people all day.









TAXI

 ;D ;D ;D

Mind yer dont get RSI flaggin that taxi ;D ;)

When I'd had to go without heating,  I've let in the heating engineers, shown them the tea, etc., given them my cellphone no.....and buggad off to the nice warm pub with my newspaper until they've given me the Orl Clear to come back 8)

I don't 'do' cold, either :o

Stetches, jogging on the spot, press ups, pull ups and sit ups,     ???                                                                                                                                                sod that lot   turn the heating up.  ;D ;D ;D

I am always turning our heating down after my missus turns it up. (Just don't tell her and half the time she never notices anyway) ;D ;D

thermal socks and slipper boots, fleece jackets, soups and stews to eat, lots of warm drinks..we keep the house at about 15 degrees  :)

Quote from: star on November 10, 2008, 12:36:59


Wear lots of layers :D

                                           ;)

Ower Nora'd got the right idea 8) Those wrinkles in her lisle stockings trapped her body heat - bit of hot stuff, Nora, I believe? (not many people know that.)

Quote from: manicscousers on November 10, 2008, 19:52:58
we keep the house at about 15 degrees  :)

I suppose we are lucky, I don't think the house has ever dropped below 15 even with the heating off.

That would be too cold for me, I certainly would not be wasting my money heating it up to that. Warm your house right up then the ambient temperature will rise by storing it in the bricks and furnishings. I would have thought keeping it that cold is false economy. A bit like turning the immersion off instead of letting it tick over.



PS I relagged the attic last week with the £10 for 3 rolls deal they had at B&Q . Mainly because the bedrooms are too warm in the summer. Now the temperature of the house has definately risen a couple of degrees and the boiler has not cut in so much. I reckon on todays gas prices I will see a return on my £70 outlay before this winter is out.

it's too hot and stuffy over that, makes me too sleepy  ;D

Quote from: manicscousers on November 11, 2008, 09:24:54
it's too hot and stuffy over that, makes me too sleepy  ;D

I should think it was if you are dressed like Nanuk of the north

Quote from: manicscousers on November 10, 2008, 19:52:58
thermal socks and slipper boots, fleece jackets, soups and stews to eat, lots of warm drinks.

Quote from: ACE on November 11, 2008, 09:30:08

Quote from: manicscousers on November 11, 2008, 09:24:54
it's too hot and stuffy over that, makes me too sleepy  ;D

I should think it was if you are dressed like Nanuk of the north

Quote from: manicscousers on November 10, 2008, 19:52:58
thermal socks and slipper boots, fleece jackets, soups and stews to eat, lots of warm drinks.

;D ;D