How warm is your home, when it's below freezing out?

Not in absolutes, but in terms of what you need to wear to feel warm or comfortable indoors, when it's freezing cold outdoors. The same temperature would produce different effects for different people, so answer for your subjective experience. (I use house/home generically to mean apartment, houseboat, condo, etc. as well). Choose all that apply.

Votes	Answer
14	I am comfortable (temperature wise) naked or in my underclothes inside, when it's freezing outside.
12	I wear light summer clothes- shorts, no shirt,, or light bedclothes inside when it's freezing out.
12	I wear a heavy robe, but don't need to layer long-johns under it...
2	I wear a heavy robe, with a layer underneath...
28	I dress in jeans/slacks/ warm skirt and a t-shirt , or maybe a light long-sleeved shirt ...
17	I add a sweater or sweatshirt layer to what I'm wearing, even when I'm staying indoors.
4	I wear several layers and am still cold sometimes.
17	What I wear depends on where I am in my house. (My house has some drafty areas and warmer areas).
16	I can walk around barefoot in my home in the winter.
22	I need to wear slippers, socks, or shoes to be comfortable in my home, in the winter.
8	Somebody else controls the temperature of my home.
8	It never (or rarely) gets below freezing where I live.
2	Other

User	Comment
romkey	posted 13-Jan-2000 1:36pm it varies from room to room
jjg	posted 13-Jan-2000 2:02pm I wear normal street clothing in my home. The place is a little drafty and the den gets very little heat.
quark	posted 13-Jan-2000 2:23pm Of course I also walk around barefoot outside when it's freezing...
fooyun	posted 13-Jan-2000 2:49pm We're three months behind everyone else in the country in terms of weather here.
phi	posted 13-Jan-2000 3:25pm fooyun: the whole country is a couple of months behind. Boston, which usually gets snow in November, is just today experiencing its first snowfall of the season.
pcpr	posted 13-Jan-2000 4:30pm We tend to keep the apartment at 70-72F in winter. I need to do something to some windows though, they are drafty -- I'd like to shrink wrap them but they are rather large, maybe I'll tape them.
they	posted 13-Jan-2000 4:31pm Bedroom's always warm.. Living Room is always cold.
kirst	posted 13-Jan-2000 4:52pm Most places in Hong Kong do not have heat. I have a terrible time when I go back to the States and everything is heated. I'm really hot inside and the lack of moisture is a killer.
eris	posted 13-Jan-2000 5:17pm I live in San Francisco where it rarely gets below freezing, but in the winter when the temperature is in the upper 30s it gets very cold in my house because there is no central heating. I wear several layers and a hat when this happens. In general, I prefer my house to be somewhat cold, especially at night.
Lauren	posted 13-Jan-2000 7:11pm Even though I should be experiencing cold weather in January, it is very warm outside, 70 degrees!
Maggie	posted 13-Jan-2000 8:46pm Most of the time I am warm in little to nothing.
robin	posted 14-Jan-2000 9:43am One thermostat -- three floors. 1st floor is too cold, 2nd floor is ok, 3rd floor is too hot.
natsim	posted 14-Jan-2000 9:54am I could heat my house more, but it seems wasteful when I can just put on a sweater. I draw the line at wearing a coat inside though!
lion	posted 14-Jan-2000 2:58pm Typically, the house temp. is around 68 to 72 degrees year around. Central heat and air is a wonderful thing.
jzp	posted 16-Jan-2000 8:43am widely variable. where i live now is well-insulated, but i prefer to not abuse the heat and tend to keep it layered-comfortable. I have lived in some fairly poorly insulated & drafty places.
magbast	posted 18-Jan-2000 3:30pm i'm generally comfortable(hot natured), but they always claims to be freezing...crybaby
they	posted 18-Jan-2000 10:44pm I'm never freezing... cuz I keep the house warm.. You're always sweating.
Gamera	posted 19-Jan-2000 9:42am Ours is very cold right now, cause the heat is busted!
Mariah	posted 19-Jan-2000 10:34am My mother keeps the house at refridgerator temperature. :(
Mariah	posted 19-Jan-2000 10:37am they and magbast: You sound like me and Daniel!!! I'm always cold, he's always hot... Nice to know it can be done! Thanks for giving me some confidence!!! LOL
bill	posted 24-Jan-2000 8:02am It's as warm as we set the thermostat to be I suppose... except downstairs where the heating is spotty. "below freezing" is not very cold. Below zero Fahrenheit is a little more interesting. I generally, I like it a little cool as I don't like feeling warm.
SueBee	posted 30-Jan-2000 11:55pm We haven't been using the woodstove, and we try to keep the electric bill down, so I tend to be cold a lot. I always wear socks, and a sweatshirt over another shirt.
Renee	posted 10-Feb-2000 7:12am light clothing, bare foot

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