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  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.

VotesAnswer
14I am comfortable (temperature wise) naked or in my underclothes inside, when it's freezing outside.
12I wear light summer clothes- shorts, no shirt,, or light bedclothes inside when it's freezing out.
12I wear a heavy robe, but don't need to layer long-johns under it...
2I wear a heavy robe, with a layer underneath...
28I dress in jeans/slacks/ warm skirt and a t-shirt , or maybe a light long-sleeved shirt ...
17I add a sweater or sweatshirt layer to what I'm wearing, even when I'm staying indoors.
4I wear several layers and am still cold sometimes.
17What I wear depends on where I am in my house. (My house has some drafty areas and warmer areas).
16I can walk around barefoot in my home in the winter.
22I need to wear slippers, socks, or shoes to be comfortable in my home, in the winter.
8Somebody else controls the temperature of my home.
8It never (or rarely) gets below freezing where I live.
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romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
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 Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorThis user is on the site NOW (7 minutes and 41 seconds ago)
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 Survey Central Gold Subscriber
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 *raspberry*
they Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorThis user is on the site NOW (7 minutes and 41 seconds ago)
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 Survey Central Gold SubscriberSilver Star Survey Creator
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 Survey Central Subscriber
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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