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#21 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:04 pm

I have a heat pump. Which means I run heat through electricity. I have a gas hot water heater and stove. I paid 60 bucks for natural gas this month. I am sick of it!! Fixing to change everything over to electric.
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#22 Postby Suzi Q » Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:17 pm

We got the natural gas thing going here which I see NO need for. I'd sleep all winter with the windows open but Mr. Marva gets cold if the temp drops below 80 and he's from ILLINOIS!!!! What usually ends up happening is I have the window half open, since it's on my side of the bed and all I have is a sheet while Mr. Marva is under about four blankets "suffering from frostbite". Go figure.
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#23 Postby Guest » Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:34 pm

I have the same problem in my house. I like to sleep with it cold. Hubby has to have the heater going full blast to the max. I wakeup sweating and miserable. Might be sleeping in separate rooms if a comparison isn't worked out LOL...
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#24 Postby Stephanie » Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:36 pm

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#25 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:53 pm

I don't particularly mind the cold if I'm awake. Most people tell me that I keep my apartment and office freezing with the AC so low. But I can't stand sleeping with only freezing cold air to breathe, especially when I'm sick. I can keep my body warm with blankets and warm jammies. But I can't stand to bury my face under blankets either. So I use electric space heaters for those 7-10 days out of the whole year that we ever have below 45 temps here in Galveston.
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#26 Postby coriolis » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:21 pm

LOL eb and Ticka. I'm not the only one with temperature issues!

I can adapt to a point. I threaten my M.I.L. that if it get too hot in the house, I'll walk around in my underwear. I try to close the bedroom door if my wife has the window open. Lololol
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#27 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:23 pm

I can't sleep if it is hot either. I also have two fans in my room. lol.
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#28 Postby furluvcats » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:34 pm

We use waaaaay too much gas....and our blower is electric, so we get high bills on both counts!
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#29 Postby furluvcats » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:36 pm

Linda, our gas bill will be around 240.00! Its crazy!
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#30 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:49 pm

furluvcats wrote:Linda, our gas bill will be around 240.00! Its crazy!


Now THAT is ridiculous!! But I am still complaining about the 60 bucks. lol. It is highway robbery!!
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#31 Postby southerngale » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:51 pm

I have electric heat that I turn on when necessary. I use my wood burning fireplace a lot...I love a fire going!

And I can't sleep with it hot either...I've walked outside in my jammies and barefoot in freezing weather before to cool off cuz I let my house get too hot. :roll:
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#32 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:55 pm

Don't you have a cold SG?! Hmmm no darn wonder. lol. j/k.
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#33 Postby southerngale » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:05 pm

Hmmm Lindaloo, good point! :23:
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#34 Postby furluvcats » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:08 pm

I know Linda, and you have a right to complain! Our windows are origina, drafty....and our house is ridiculously large to keep heated.
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#35 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:22 pm

My home is old too but very updated thank goodness. I do not have natural gas to heat it, just a darn 50 gallon hot water tank and stove. 60 bucks is ALOT for just those two things. And it will probably go up this month because of the three extra people living here for now.
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#36 Postby Skywatch_NC » Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:12 pm

Electric here
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#37 Postby ColdFront77 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 4:29 am

We have a heat pump here in Florida. In Massachusetts, we had electric heat.
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#38 Postby azsnowman » Wed Dec 31, 2003 7:47 am

southerngale wrote:Hmmm Lindaloo, good point! :23:



HEY SG.....where did you get my photo for your avatar? "LOL!"

Dennis :lol:
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#39 Postby blizzard » Wed Dec 31, 2003 8:35 am

ticka1 wrote:I have the same problem in my house. I like to sleep with it cold. Hubby has to have the heater going full blast to the max. I wakeup sweating and miserable. Might be sleeping in separate rooms if a comparison isn't worked out LOL...


lol...same prob here. My wife has her elec. blanket on max all night, I can't even turn on my side, and usually I throw off most of the blankets anyway. I like it cooler to sleep in , but rather have my house at 70* when I am up and about. We use gas and our budget plan amount is $69 a month, averaged out throughout the year. We also run our water heater with gas. Stove and dryer are electric, just because that's what was in there when we bought the house. If I had my was, the stove would be gas also.
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#40 Postby ColdFront77 » Wed Dec 31, 2003 8:41 pm

Since I've been in Florida I feel the most comfortable when the indoor temperatures is around 78°.

In Massachusetts having the thermostat set for 68° to 72° was normal and felt comfortable (to me).
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