When was the last time you turned on the heat ?

thebaz

Whether its global warming or just a long Indian summer , when was the last time anyone was cold and turned on the heat at home or lit a fire ?

I reckon its God paying back those greedy people at Bord Gais and the ESB for pumping up there bills .. he he he

brown*eyed*girl

Last time I turned on the central heating was last night and put on the gas fire this morning for half hour when we were getting ready for work/school.

I'm an unbelievable perisher and I've noticed this September I've used the central heating very little which does say a lot.

crosstownk

Sometime in May. But I reckon it won't be too long now before I take the boiler out of hibernation!

Naked Lepper

we live in a 3rd floor apartment, no need for heating tehehe
although the last time was probs april or somethin

phantom_lord

just a couple of days ago, summer's over

iguana

I had it on last night, but I have a cold so I'm not too tolerant of cold right now. I also turned it on the Friday before last, but it had started raining when I had my puppies in the park and they were only 10 weeks old, so I didn't want them to get sick.

Last year it was November before we turned it on. But that was because the boiler in our flat wasn't working and our landlord was away. It was awful. We used to wake up in the morning with cramps from they cold despite the two duvets we were under. I'm not sure how people managed in the past, I guess we have just gone soft.:rolleyes:

Tar.Aldarion

Um, last winter I think. Cheap bill \o/

Mardey_Bum

Our landlord controls the heating so he decides when its cold enough to put it on... Which he has yet to do this year :rolleyes:

county

probably feb since i put the heating on,but i am tight, if your cold in my house you put a jumper on:rolleyes:

brown*eyed*girl

iguana wrote:

I'm not sure how people managed in the past, I guess we have just gone soft.:rolleyes:

Was just having that conversation with my Aunt yesterday and how they kept warm in the winter. My Nanny had 9 kids so there was usually 3 in a bed and body heat helped keep them a bit warmer. Also there used to a fireplace in each room and my Nanny used to light a small fire with briguttes to take the sting out of the room. They used to have my grandad's army coat as a duvet too! My aunt is only 51. Also myself I remember when I was around 7 which would've been back in 1982 and we didn't have central heating or double glazing and one night I brought a glass of water to bed and the next day it was half frozen.

seamus

Probably about two months ago. Our dryer has been broken since January, I badly needed some clothes to dry swiftly, and I wasn't going to be in the house all day, so I switched on the heating and turned on the rads that I had clothes on.

That said, our boiler does go on for 30 mins at strategic times to give us hot water for showers, dishes, etc.

Kolodny

I haven't switched it on since about early May, but came very close to it last night. I'll probably survive with just wearing more layers until November at this rate.

Femelade

when i read the title i thought this was going to be something about sex..then i thought, surely not on boards.ie....anyway...heating....um...because of renovations to our home, we cant turn on the heating, even if we had icicles forming on ourselves... there was a fire lighting the last 2 nites though..but i was out..so i didnt get to benefit from it...
if i need to heat up these days, i stand under the shower until i buuuurrrnnn...

exCrumlinBoyo

The heating is rarely on in my house. Now I live in Florida so its only really cold about 3 weeks of the year in total. A day here or there around January of February and even then it only lasts a day or two and then its warm again. Sure it was only last week it was the first time since the beginning of last March I could open my windows in my house because it got cool enough out with no humidity. It was only 10 degrees and 26 in the day time. It was refreshing when its normally 35 with 80% humidity. It will start to cool down at the end of this month and I will start burning wood in the fire just after Christmas if it gets cold enough.

It’s the best thing about living in Florida, beautiful weather all year round, dose not rain a lot and if it does its nice cause it cools you down. Now my electricity bill is around $125 per month, that’s due to cooling costs, which is not bad all the same.

Ruu_Old

Last January sometime, heart Illinois weather.

takola

I've lit a fire every night every night for the last two weeks. The walls in my house soak in the cold and it's horrible! Get's too cold to not have a fire! Though really it could just be cos I haven't had an open fire in a couple of years and I love it now!

Tom Dunne

Last night, for 1 hour. Before that, May probably.

Apparently, this September was the mildest for a long time.

Rockee

Was probably January or February...I can sense those evenings about to come around again.

Faith

Eh... December or January, I'd say. I'm an incredibly warm blooded person. Last night, I woke up so hot that I thought I had a fever, and that was with no clothes on, on top on the duvet, in Scotland.

I lit a fire in May because I was in west, west Kerry in the coldest house ever built, and I actually did have a fever.

Feral Mutant

Yesterday. Turned the heater on in the attic (no radiators up here) then left it on after I left and didn't realise till later on that afternoon. Then later on I did the same thing again.

thebaz

Faith wrote:

Eh... Last night, I woke up so hot that I thought I had a fever, and that was with no clothes on, on top on the duvet, in Scotland.

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I hope you were not alone in Scotland ?:cool:

mike65

Sunday was the fist time since late May (which ws cold).

Mike.

Susannahmia

thebaz wrote:

Whether its global warming or just a long Indian summer , when was the last time anyone was cold and turned on the heat at home or lit a fire ?

I reckon its God paying back those greedy people at Bord Gais and the ESB for pumping up there bills .. he he he

turned on the heat this morning

arseagon

I can't stand heat and my housemate can't stand the cold so plenty of rows there. She usually wins though and I just sweat to death.

free2fly

Turned it on in one of my bathrooms yesterday, but haven't used it in the rest of the place yet.

Pepe LeFrits

About 45 seconds ago

Black Swan

Been in So Cal about 11 months. Haven't turned on the heat yet.

Demetrius

It's often turned on for me and I can't do anything about it. My heater is set on a timer, one that I don't know how to turn off.:o

thebaz

for the first time since March i have found it a bit nippy tonight -- not cold eneogh to turn on the heat -- Bord Gais will have a hard time getting more money from me !

cournioni

Could have done with it this morning. It's fecking freezing!

thebaz

As we head towards November I'm still going round in t-shirts -- the heating still hasnt' been used -- hope it still works ! - the forecast is for more mild weather -- at this rate i'll be swimming in the 40foot on Christmas day , and eating turkey in my shorts and t-shirt !

kizzyr

I'm glad I don't live with any of you. I've had the heat on since the start of October. I'm freezing allof the time. I only being to thaw out in July and before you know it the 2 days of summer are over and its back into jumpers and trousers again for me.