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We have an agreement at our house. Spouse sets the thermostat and I adapt. Fortunately for me, she prefers it cool, so I can add layers. Also fortunate that she doesnât like it COLD, just a couple or three degrees below my preference.
By contrast, when I was working on my thesis I had to do my programming on the âheadâ of a machine that was in the computer machine room. They kept that room at about 55Âș and I wore long underwear (top and bottom) and winter coat and watchcap. I also built a tray for my feet that had 1" if Styrofoam. And wore gloves with the fingers snipped off. THAT was awful.
Calvin you are a rookie, do the puppy dog eyes and ask for a cup of hot chocolate. Sheesh, buy them books, send them to school, then they come back and tell you Pi r square, igdit!! Pie are round, corn bread are square. Thank you, thank you, Iâm here the rest of the week. . .
My favorite version of A Christmas Carol is the one from 1984, starring George C. Scott as Scrooge and David Warner as Bob Cratchit. When Bob asks Scrooge if he can put more coal on the fire, Scrooge answers, âThese are garments, Mr. Cratchit. Garments were invented by the human race as a protection against the cold. Once purchased, they may be used indefinitely for the purpose for which they are intended. Coal burns. Coal is momentary and coal is costly. There will be no more coal burned in this office today, is that quite clear, Mr. Cratchit?â I have this memorized for my daughter, because sometimes she seems to think that we can keep the house warm enough for her to go around dressed like itâs summer.
We live in an older farm house heated entirely by a 1923 wood furnace, to which weâve added a couple of fans to help distribute the heat. As such, we have temperature zones. If youâre cold, sit near the fire. If youâre hot, go to one of the adjacent rooms where itâs usually several degrees cooler.
Comfort levels are relative to our desires. Look at Calvinâs dad: Heâll get up early in bad weather to go biking or fishing because thatâs what he wants to do.
Others stand outside in the cold on Black Friday waiting for the stores to open because they want to get a âgood dealâ on something.
I would not do what Calvinâs dad does nor the Black Friday shopper.
When I was a kid, the apartment I lived in was heated by a coal burning stove in the kitchen. My job was to take the ashes downstairs to the bin and pick up another bucket of coal.
This was Brooklyn, NY 1950âs not out on the plains 1850.
The front room (3 rooms away in the railroad flat) got cold enough that ice formed on the INSIDE of the window. Given the temperature differential, we should have had a thunderstorm mid-way down the apartment.
How my mother managed to cook using that stove, Iâll never know. You just didnât turn a dial and have fire. You had to build a fire and wait for it to âcatch.â You could manage the heat by moving the coals around and also playing with the flue . Cooking meals in the summer meant heating the kitchen for several hours.
never once will I ever have regretted keeping my home as comfortably warm as I like! Your money does not go with you, nor can you frugally freeze yourself to wealth â it is a small-minded holdover trope aped by those with Dicksonian tendencies. The truth is older homes are inefficient, and climate control post-fireplace is still a relative luxury. My 100+ home is kept warm enough to please myself and my birds. When you are an adult, live how you like.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
But heâs willing to spend hours outside to make an army of monstrous snowmen.
codycab over 1 year ago
Calvin always finds ways to feel the heat, so whatâs he complaining about?
Concretionist over 1 year ago
We have an agreement at our house. Spouse sets the thermostat and I adapt. Fortunately for me, she prefers it cool, so I can add layers. Also fortunate that she doesnât like it COLD, just a couple or three degrees below my preference.
By contrast, when I was working on my thesis I had to do my programming on the âheadâ of a machine that was in the computer machine room. They kept that room at about 55Âș and I wore long underwear (top and bottom) and winter coat and watchcap. I also built a tray for my feet that had 1" if Styrofoam. And wore gloves with the fingers snipped off. THAT was awful.
The dude from FL Premium Member over 1 year ago
My house is 78, year round. BUT my bedroom is 65 degrees from 1 am to 9:30 am. AC and heat go off after 11 pm
Bilan over 1 year ago
Calvin, if it wasnât that cold, you wouldnât have anything to complain about.
Wait, what am I saying?
BigDaveGlass over 1 year ago
All together now, it builds characterâŠâŠâŠ.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
If I tried that, Mom would bring one of her quilts and wrap me in it and let me sweat for a while.
HappyDog/á”ÊłÊž ᎟á”ᶻᔠ⎠á”ʰᔠᶠá”âż á”ᶠᶊᔠPremium Member over 1 year ago
I thought all mothers just said, âPut on a sweaterâ!
snsurone76 over 1 year ago
Be patient, Calvin. Your parents will change their minds when they come down with the flu.
donlackie over 1 year ago
Iâm with Calvin here. Cannot stand a cold house. My thermostat is set on 74, winter and summer.
jvo over 1 year ago
Calvin feels the cold more because he has a lot more surface area relative to his volume.
The Old Wolf over 1 year ago
Yeah, but if momâs cold, everyone has to put on a sweater.
Purple People Eater over 1 year ago
It builds character.
SquidGamerGal over 1 year ago
Why do everybody have to be so stingy when it comes to keeping the house warm?
jagedlo over 1 year ago
and itâs only November, wait until REAL WINTER kicks in!
dflak over 1 year ago
My son complained that we kept the house too cold in the winter. We told him to wear something warmer than shorts and a T-shirt.
dflak over 1 year ago
We have a his and hers thermostat in our house:
Mine is marked off in degrees Fahrenheit. Hers has two settings: too hot and too cold.
Bruce1253 over 1 year ago
Calvin you are a rookie, do the puppy dog eyes and ask for a cup of hot chocolate. Sheesh, buy them books, send them to school, then they come back and tell you Pi r square, igdit!! Pie are round, corn bread are square. Thank you, thank you, Iâm here the rest of the week. . .
Dr. Quatermass over 1 year ago
My favorite version of A Christmas Carol is the one from 1984, starring George C. Scott as Scrooge and David Warner as Bob Cratchit. When Bob asks Scrooge if he can put more coal on the fire, Scrooge answers, âThese are garments, Mr. Cratchit. Garments were invented by the human race as a protection against the cold. Once purchased, they may be used indefinitely for the purpose for which they are intended. Coal burns. Coal is momentary and coal is costly. There will be no more coal burned in this office today, is that quite clear, Mr. Cratchit?â I have this memorized for my daughter, because sometimes she seems to think that we can keep the house warm enough for her to go around dressed like itâs summer.
feralcat_52 over 1 year ago
We live in an older farm house heated entirely by a 1923 wood furnace, to which weâve added a couple of fans to help distribute the heat. As such, we have temperature zones. If youâre cold, sit near the fire. If youâre hot, go to one of the adjacent rooms where itâs usually several degrees cooler.
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
A six year old can show his theatrics to his mother. And this six year old is charming little fella.
PoodleGroomer over 1 year ago
Build a fire in front of the chair.
Sherlock5 over 1 year ago
Comfort levels are relative to our desires. Look at Calvinâs dad: Heâll get up early in bad weather to go biking or fishing because thatâs what he wants to do.
Others stand outside in the cold on Black Friday waiting for the stores to open because they want to get a âgood dealâ on something.
I would not do what Calvinâs dad does nor the Black Friday shopper.
wiley207 over 1 year ago
Well, maybe if Calvin wasnât always wearing short-sleeved T-shirts in the winter, he wouldnât feel so cold inside!
dflak over 1 year ago
When I was a kid, the apartment I lived in was heated by a coal burning stove in the kitchen. My job was to take the ashes downstairs to the bin and pick up another bucket of coal.
This was Brooklyn, NY 1950âs not out on the plains 1850.
The front room (3 rooms away in the railroad flat) got cold enough that ice formed on the INSIDE of the window. Given the temperature differential, we should have had a thunderstorm mid-way down the apartment.
How my mother managed to cook using that stove, Iâll never know. You just didnât turn a dial and have fire. You had to build a fire and wait for it to âcatch.â You could manage the heat by moving the coals around and also playing with the flue . Cooking meals in the summer meant heating the kitchen for several hours.
Robert4170 over 1 year ago
Calvin the drama ham.
V45mikky over 1 year ago
Calvin has his tiger to keep him warm, where is Hobbes.
eced52 over 1 year ago
I have always found women to be the ones who complain about the heat.
TommyEfreeti over 1 year ago
never once will I ever have regretted keeping my home as comfortably warm as I like! Your money does not go with you, nor can you frugally freeze yourself to wealth â it is a small-minded holdover trope aped by those with Dicksonian tendencies. The truth is older homes are inefficient, and climate control post-fireplace is still a relative luxury. My 100+ home is kept warm enough to please myself and my birds. When you are an adult, live how you like.