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Jack Valentino

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2. I put on my long underwear today--- and have become accustomed to temperatures

Reply to Hope22 (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 01:14 AM

Nov 10

as low as 48 degrees where I sleep in the winter, and dress for it--- over the past five years
when I have been very frugal with winter heating--

and the 40-degree minimum furnace setting will prevent the basement temperatures,
where the water-pipes are, from getting as low as 32 degrees...

It has been getting rather cold the past few days,
but I've never felt cold in the morning--- before I got out my blankets, LOL

I'll be fine, but thanks for your thoughts!

However, I might break out my short stories by Jack London.....

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Doing a 'heating loss' experiment tonight--- turning my furnace down to 40 degrees, [View all] Jack Valentino Nov 10 OP

Wear a hat and be mindful of freezing pipes. Hope22 Nov 10 #1

I put on my long underwear today--- and have become accustomed to temperatures Jack Valentino Nov 10 #2

The first year of Covid we didn't launch the sailboat. Hope22 Nov 10 #3

Kerosene is relatively much safer than natural gas, Jack Valentino Nov 10 #4