Are you feeling the cold already ?

My heating has been on for weeks now ...in the morning as OH feels the cold, it's been on all day today this is the first day that I've felt the cold, there was a good touch of frost this morning.

I have had no hot water or central heating since Thursday but hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow. Amazingly I have been warm but loos and upstairs are cold.

My bed has a 13.5 tog duvet and a hwb. Last night I placed two covers on top and I still wasn't that warm. Soon it will be a 15 tog duvet.

Normally I rarely need heating am but when minus something I switch it on to protect the pipes. Heating is cheaper than an engineer.

I haven’t got the heating on yet, it’s been sunny during the day which has warmed the house up, but I’ve had the fire on during the evening. I’m still using the summer duvet, I can pull a throw over it if I’ve woken up cold in the morning, but I’ve only used it once so far. I’m a hot sleeper though, I don’t like lots of covers on because I always wake up too hot in the night and have to throw them off.

Ooops! butterandjam

*bitterandjam” I “talk” to many household items, plus the dogs and myself!

South East here. No electric blankets as yet, but rads pop on for an hour early morning and two hours early evening, there’s definitely a chill in the air!

Grandmabatty

It reached -1° here this morning. The electric blanket has been on and the central

Me too.

Plus, I put away the light cotton summer duvet covers and got out the cosy brushed cotton ones. Hello . blue-and-white stripey; welcome back. (Does anyone else talk to their towels and bedlinen? )

Today I'm wearing a jumper over my tshirt.

It's not just you! After such a mild start, the drop feels much sharper. A hot water bottle and a wool layer at bedtime make a big difference, and an electric blanket costs pennies an hour to run compared with heating the whole house. Worth having the hot water bottle handy anyway, as it still works in a power cut.

I’m sitting in my dressing gown with socks on, plus a crochet blanket and another blanket round my legs and feet.

No heating on yet.

I searched out my microwave hot water bottle today, might have it in bed if it feels chilly.

My cat is definitely feeling the cold and trying to guilt trip me into putting the heating on. I have it on for a couple of hours in the morning so the house is warm when I get up. Whether l put it on in the evening depends on the weather.

Did some gardening and had coffee out there…but with body warmer on and an awareness of icy breeze.

Still wearing sandals with thick thermal socks (🥹), full heating on for two hours, oil filled radiator for after and heated throw for feet.

Cats both curl up sleeping against me, and 15 tog duvet on the bed already.

A couple of weeks early Rocketstop, depends on the year.

The east wind has been very cold especially today. The house feels very draughty. I have just put on some thermal socks to wear in bed. If my feet are warm the rest of me joins in.

The heating has switched on a couple of times as it is set for 19 year round.
Yesterday we drove to Somerset from Bedfordshire and I kept an eye on the temperature - Swindon was the chilliest place on our journey at 4C at about 7 am.

I have been wearing gloves when out and about and a jumper indoors but not too chilly out of the wind.

Wood burner lit this afternoon. Went to sleep directly in the warmth .

Heating on here morning and evening but last evening I had to turn the thermostat up.
10:5 tog duvet on but it is slightly too warm.

Yes. Have been for weeks with occasional warmish days. It's never actually hot here.

I won't put the heating on yet but my winter quilt is on my bed.
Getting older has made me less resistant to cold weather.

No heating on yet but I’ve switched to the winter duvet and the electric blanket has been in use for a week.
The coastal winds are my bugbear though.

Jaxjacky

Frost in some areas down south last night Rocketstop!

Wow. Is that unusual for you this early Jaxjacky ?

Frost in some areas down south last night Rocketstop!

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Nope.

Summer duvet still on & no heating needed yet however the insulation in this newly built (17 year old) development is excellent.

Nice as it means I can spend my pensions on more frivolous things. Lucky me.

Unlucky other people.

Heating stays on all year - with the thermostat set at 18.5 degrees. So it has come on once or twice recently because the temperature in the house has fallen below 18.5.

Ooh I take that back.Sorry Jaxjacky !!

Georgesgran

Same as SueDonin here. I’m in the North East, where it’s usually far cooler for us than for those GNs down South.
It’s been really chilly today with a cutting wind at times - hat, scarf and gloves have had an outing! Heating on at home since I got home an hour ago.

Yes, cutting wind here too. I have definitely been thinking of getting the hat and gloves out.
I'm North-ish so I guess we are feeling it a bit more than Southern GN's.