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I went to a friend's house and it was FREEZING inside. Asked if she had the heat on and she said she doesn't turn the heat on until November. I have never heard of using the calendar to determine when to turn on the heat or am I just "spoiled".
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10.03.09, 12:11 PM [ Flag ]
- I just put the heat on yesterday, but got used to a date when I lived in NYC since apartment buildings weren't required by law to provide heat until October 15 (and I always lived in crappy apartment buildings that waited until the last second). If it's cold in October, I'll turn it on, but I also try, particularly in April/May and Sept/Oct to wait to use the AC/heat just because I think we get so used to central air the rest of the year and I think it's a nice time to force ourselves to keep the windows, get some fresh air, and save money on our exorbitant PSEG bills (we're in NJ now), so I can see why someone would do that.
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  10.03.09, 12:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - is it the 15th b/c channel 1 said it was oct. 1st for the heat to go on.
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    10.03.09, 12:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - The date was changed. It still depends on outside temperature though.
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      10.03.09, 01:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I know a lot of buildings in NYC don't turn on the heat until a certain day. I think it's sometime in October. So there is always that few couple of weeks when buildings are cold. I'm not surprised by someone making it personal choice to turn on their heat later rather than sooner. I'm not sure if it saves money or resources. Maybe some environmental moms can comment on this.
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  10.03.09, 12:17 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - How could it not save money/resources? Anyway, the temp here (not NYC) went from quite warm (using fans) to quite cold (hate to admit it, but the furnace is on) in a week. So that's a bit of a shock to the system and people are not used to putting on sweaters, warm socks/slippers, etc at home. And I think those are the first things people should be doing when the weather gets cold. Otherwise you are not really adapting to reality IMO. Hate to see people in sweaters in July (because their AC is set so low) and in t-shirts in January (because their heat is so high). So, I can understand putting a date limit on it to force your family to adjust to the new season. Although it can get a little extreme the other way too... if you are spending all your time under the covers or in a hot bath, time to put on the furnace!
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    10.03.09, 12:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I'm still blasting the AC!!! (I am also eight months pregnant. Poor DH is walking around in double sweatshirts.)
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  10.03.09, 01:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]