It's Soooooo Flippin' Cold in My House!!!

[kcjodih]

ARRGGGG!!! I spent the night tossin' and turnin' trying to stay warm - the furnace isn't working. It was -32C/-25.6 F with the windchill here last night and it was 15C/59 F in my house. It's ONLY a 4 year old house! Why oh why does this always happen on the coldest day of the year? Now I have to go to work and I'm soooo tired! Better not call in sick though; need the money to pay whatever furnace bill transpires and besides it'll be warmer there!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Ohhhh - I'm so sorry! I HATE being cold! Do you have a space heater or something.....or somewhere you can stay w/ friends or family while the furnace is being fixed? Hopefully it won't take long, and your home will be nice and toasty this evening!

 

[PampMomof3]

OMG Jodi!! That is SO cold!

I'm sorry I hope you're warm now!!!

 

[raebates]

Oooh, you poor thing. Drink lots of hot coffee/cocoa/tea and bundle up. I hope your furnace troubles are fixed quickly and inexpensively.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Go somewhere warm tonight if it's not fixed!

Our power was out for 2 weeks a couple years ago in the winter. Luckily we have a gas fireplace and gas hot water heater and stove. We still FROZE but it could have been so much worse. Of course DH was on a business trip in a nice cozy hotel room and the power returned as he was coming back from the airport.

 

[cat]

and it was 15C/59 F in my house.

Haha...we purposely set out thermostat at 60F at night and 63F during the day! We just wear lots of layers!

When we moved here two years ago, the previous owner had the thermostat set to 66F at night and 70F during the day, but the first month we were here, our gas and electricity bill was $400 (which was super high for me!!!) So we've been setting the thermostat lower to try to save some money on our bill!!! (Along with weatherstripping doors and windows, updating insulation, and even calling in an energy consultant to give us a full report on how we can save energy to save money).

Did you know that adding humidity to the house will make lower temps feel more comfortable? So we have a vaporizer/humidifier at night in the hallway and when we updated our heating system, we purchased one that has a built in humidifier.

Sorry to hear you froze last night!

 

[DebbieJ]

That sucks! It happened to one of my mommy friends a couple weeks ago when our temps were down around 0 F. Not fun!

 

[jenniferlynne]

Yikes!!! That is cold. We are lucky that we have a fireplace. Only bad thing is it doesn't hold a lot of wood at once, so it has to be loaded about every hour. I've been sleeping in front of it in the recliner and waking myself up to keep it going at night. I hate being tired all the time, but hate seeing the big electric bills even more. If I can keep it burning hot enough, most of the time the furnace won't kick on at all. The house stays warm if all the bedroom doors are open, but the floors are freezing! But that is what fuzzy socks are for

 

[DanielleQ]

Oh, honey!!! Get yourself a hotel room or go to a friend/family member's house tonight if that thing ain't fixed! Let us know if things warm up around there!!!

 

[CAmomCookin4U]

ARRGGGG!!! I spent the night tossin' and turnin' trying to stay warm - the furnace isn't working. It was -32C/-25.6 F with the windchill here last night and it was 15C/59 F in my house. It's ONLY a 4 year old house! Why oh why does this always happen on the coldest day of the year? Now I have to go to work and I'm soooo tired! Better not call in sick though; need the money to pay whatever furnace bill transpires and besides it'll be warmer there!

Sending WARM prayers your way. Pile on those blankets tonight. Think HOT Hot Hot Warm Warm Warm thoughts.

 

[bbauman07]

little late on the boat. I'm sorry to hear that Jody. I hope you have gotten the problem fixed.

I feel your pain my attic and all of my walls are frozen right now!! We have had worker up the you know what in my house for weeks. The problem should be fixed by next week. But the mold that it left behind is a whole nother story and project

 

[Paige Dixon]

How about a fur coat?