Household Temperature - Page 4

monster · 02-08-2007, 09:30 PM

Ever thought about paraphrasing and linking?

you forgot to cite the original there, too.

The article is shite also. Conversion to Metric is easy. If the Brits can do it, surely the Americans can? Or have we finally found the thing y'all aren't better at?

skysidhe · 02-08-2007, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Assuming you also turned your central heating way down, your space heater might save you money. Another option is to get a humidifier. Humid air feels slightly warmer than dry air. Helps your skin and nasal passages too. But you would again need to turn down the thermostat to see a savings. And you don't want to overdo it to the point that you get condensation on your walls or all over your windows dripping down to the sill.

Thanks. It's something to think about.

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Originally Posted by Ronald Cherrycoke

If you can`t walk around naked (Or a least in under ware) for brief periods during the winter in your house...then it sucks!

really now. Never saw that before.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-09-2007, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronald Cherrycoke

snip~ However, with increasing globalization it makes sense to consider that much of the world, and especially the scientific world, relies on the metric system. Our ability to learn it makes us have that much more in common with our fellow countries

What are you, nuts? What good is being the Superpower, if we can't force the world to do it our way?

Beestie · 02-09-2007, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

... Conversion to Metric is easy. If the Brits can do it, surely the Americans can? Or have we finally found the thing y'all aren't better at?

That the Brits have already done it is exactly why we won't do it. If we can't be first then we won't go.

Not that we would necessarily mind falling in line behind that Brits, mind you, but the French have also already done it and we'll be damned to hell before we'll line up behind the frogs.

Sundae · 02-09-2007, 05:08 AM

I was also brought up during the metric conversion, but unlike the others it didn't leave me bilingual, just confused.

I have dyscalculia and estimating weights/ heights/ distances is tricky for me anyway, unless it's by direct experience. So I know how far 60 miles is, because I've travelled that far, I can feel it. Recently tv programmes have started presenting distances/ speeds in kilometres and it drives me crazy because by the time I work it out, I'm way behind in whatever I'm watching. I understand that they're trying to move us totally to metric, but while cars and signposts are still in miles it's not really going to work.

Same with weight - I was watching a programme on elephants seals last night. Yes I could see the males were big - bigger than the females, but on a rocky shore there isn't much to put them in perspective. No use me trying to remember how many kg they said they were, it was in the hundreds and that's all my mind retained.

I can't think in kg, km or cm (for height) until it becomes the standard and I have things to compare it to

(Degrees celcius is natural for me because I never learned to judge temperature by farenheit - ironically i have to translate it in most conversation)

monster · 02-09-2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

That the Brits have already done it is exactly why we won't do it. If we can't be first then we won't go.

Not that we would necessarily mind falling in line behind that Brits, mind you, but the French have also already done it and we'll be damned to hell before we'll line up behind the frogs.

Jordan · 02-09-2007, 11:33 PM

I keep my place at 78deg but I turn off the air and keep the windows open during the day when I'm not at home. Having been born and raised in South Florida I truly detest the cold, it's 69deg outside right now and I'm shivering.

richlevy · 02-10-2007, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronald Cherrycoke

If you can`t walk around naked (Or a least in under ware) for brief periods during the winter in your house...then it sucks!

"Under ware"? Is that some European spelling of underwear, or is it just plain stupid?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-10-2007, 03:51 PM

I would never keep my house at 68 F, just because it'd too damn politically correct.

busterb · 02-10-2007, 07:01 PM

Around 50 years ago someone came up with concrete, cinder blocks as a great building material. My split level is blks. 1st floor high in back and just under windows in front.
This AM was 29 outside, 68 head high in kitchen and close to east wall 55. Wind had been from east. Think now days they fill with vemiculite? or something when it's built. I use wood heat, so temp depends on when I last added wood.
37

Ronald Cherrycoke · 02-10-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Ever thought about paraphrasing and linking?

you forgot to cite the original there, too.

The article is shite also. Conversion to Metric is easy. If the Brits can do it, surely the Americans can? Or have we finally found the thing y'all aren't better at?

Duh?...we were an English colony that carried on with English customs...at that time!

Ronald Cherrycoke · 02-10-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

"Under ware"? Is that some European spelling of underwear, or is it just plain stupid?

Wow..."The Spelling Nazi" strikes again!

Ronald Cherrycoke · 02-10-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I have dyscalculia and estimating weights/ heights/ distances is tricky for me anyway, unless it's by direct experience. So I know how far 60 miles is, because I've travelled that far, I can feel it. Recently tv programmes have started presenting distances/ speeds in kilometres and it drives me crazy because by the time I work it out, I'm way behind in whatever I'm watching. I understand that they're trying to move us totally to metric, but while cars and signposts are still in miles it's not really going to work.

So do I...I guess?...if I move to England can I get money from the socialist govt. for that horrid disability .

Haaaaa...haaaaaa...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2007, 02:31 PM

No, but they might have a bridge you can live under, just watch out for Billy Goat Gruff.

Ronald Cherrycoke · 02-11-2007, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, but they might have a bridge you can live under, just watch out for Billy Goat Gruff.

Wow...quit...your hurting my feelings!

View Poll Results: What temperature (in Farenheit)do you keep your house at (while you are awake in it)?
62 degrees	1	3.13%
63 degrees	0	0%
64 degrees	0	0%
65 degrees	6	18.75%
66 degrees	3	9.38%
67 degrees	2	6.25%
68 degrees	8	25.00%
69 degrees	3	9.38%
70 degrees	4	12.50%
71 degrees	1	3.13%
72 degrees	1	3.13%
73 degrees	0	0%
74 degrees	1	3.13%
75 degrees	0	0%
None of the above	2	6.25%
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02-08-2007, 09:30 PM	#46
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Ever thought about paraphrasing and linking? you forgot to cite the original there, too. The article is shite also. Conversion to Metric is easy. If the Brits can do it, surely the Americans can? Or have we finally found the thing y'all aren't better at? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-09-2007, 05:08 AM	#50
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I was also brought up during the metric conversion, but unlike the others it didn't leave me bilingual, just confused. I have dyscalculia and estimating weights/ heights/ distances is tricky for me anyway, unless it's by direct experience. So I know how far 60 miles is, because I've travelled that far, I can feel it. Recently tv programmes have started presenting distances/ speeds in kilometres and it drives me crazy because by the time I work it out, I'm way behind in whatever I'm watching. I understand that they're trying to move us totally to metric, but while cars and signposts are still in miles it's not really going to work. Same with weight - I was watching a programme on elephants seals last night. Yes I could see the males were big - bigger than the females, but on a rocky shore there isn't much to put them in perspective. No use me trying to remember how many kg they said they were, it was in the hundreds and that's all my mind retained. I can't think in kg, km or cm (for height) until it becomes the standard and I have things to compare it to (Degrees celcius is natural for me because I never learned to judge temperature by farenheit - ironically i have to translate it in most conversation) __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-10-2007, 03:51 PM	#54
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I would never keep my house at 68 F, just because it'd too damn politically correct. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-10-2007, 07:01 PM	#55
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Around 50 years ago someone came up with concrete, cinder blocks as a great building material. My split level is blks. 1st floor high in back and just under windows in front. This AM was 29 outside, 68 head high in kitchen and close to east wall 55. Wind had been from east. Think now days they fill with vemiculite? or something when it's built. I use wood heat, so temp depends on when I last added wood. 37 __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

02-09-2007, 11:33 PM	#52
Jordan Sibling of the Commonweal Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 16	I keep my place at 78deg but I turn off the air and keep the windows open during the day when I'm not at home. Having been born and raised in South Florida I truly detest the cold, it's 69deg outside right now and I'm shivering.

02-11-2007, 02:31 PM	#59
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, but they might have a bridge you can live under, just watch out for Billy Goat Gruff. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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