tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post6898980094432956004..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: NY Times - Chilled by ChoiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62307173138343106532010-01-25T18:28:29.041-08:002010-01-25T18:28:29.041-08:00Joules,
I'm with you about the hot tea, thoug...Joules,<br /><br />I'm with you about the hot tea, though usually I have it in the morning when it's coldest. I can't stand exercise though, so on the very coldest days I just shower the night before, plunk my clothes for the next day under the covers with me, and I change in bed. It's much more comfortable than the horror of cold tile floors!<br /><br />I can't wait for Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-56145404431210352622010-01-25T17:22:49.386-08:002010-01-25T17:22:49.386-08:00@ Allie, we're in Houston in a similar situati...@ Allie, we're in Houston in a similar situation. Our electric bill was *insane* in December - figured something is wrong with the heater or our rental house is old and just that leaky (which is possible). So we ended up lazy and just never called to have the heater looked at. It's been an interesting experiment... jumping jacks and hot tea in the evening seem to work, keeping a small Joulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44161979201943740122010-01-25T05:57:03.615-08:002010-01-25T05:57:03.615-08:00Ask ABC to interview anyone who lives on the stree...Ask ABC to interview anyone who lives on the street CC. I work with some that have and I don't know how they survive at all, mind you, some don't.Rev. Peter Doodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095282505667909048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90575571382043347262010-01-24T19:36:26.787-08:002010-01-24T19:36:26.787-08:00Debra,
We get the same looks of pity, and people...Debra, <br /><br />We get the same looks of pity, and people are constantly asking me why we don't make the landlord fix the heater (he doesn't even know it's broken). I'm happy to save the money!<br /><br />My boyfriend is still not on board with a completely A/C-free summer (though I'm on board with not enduring another year of summer electric bills), but last year I got himAlliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2422675872081110032010-01-24T19:24:15.347-08:002010-01-24T19:24:15.347-08:00it cracks me up that when we choose to go without ...it cracks me up that when we choose to go without heat through the winter (granted, like allie i live in houston so our winters are rarely anything to complain about), my neighbors give me the "poor you" looks and talk about how hard we must have it. look, if spending time cuddled under a blanket with my daughter and the dog, reading stories and enjoying cups of hot cocoa and tea is debranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84517627001397113092010-01-23T18:13:48.411-08:002010-01-23T18:13:48.411-08:00Congrats on makin' the Times!
We have our h...Congrats on makin' the Times! <br /><br />We have our house under 60 all winter (this winter, due to a minor issue with our furnace, it was down in the mid 40's for almost a week 'til we took care of it), and never use AC in the summer. I'd be more than happy to attempt a PNW winter w/o gas heat (or space heaters, but not without ANY form of heat - especially on things like Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15474757742124936752010-01-23T13:39:52.950-08:002010-01-23T13:39:52.950-08:00Congrats. I was going to try no heat this winter ...Congrats. I was going to try no heat this winter (which being in So Cal would sent the heat down to maybe 56/57 at night and 63-65 during the day). I have an injured puppy that i don't want to get cold and have set the heat at night to 63 and off during the day. While certainly not extreme I hope to be able to have no heat next winter.cindy24https://www.blogger.com/profile/16325611923356579024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37793771867576311692010-01-23T13:22:09.901-08:002010-01-23T13:22:09.901-08:00Greenpa,
Sorry to hear about that. The video Nel...Greenpa,<br /><br />Sorry to hear about that. The video Nelson sent me a couple years ago was for a passive-only waterer. They used a 10' cement, open-air tile dropped into the dirt, bringing the water line through a hole (below frost line), and up - the warmth from depth was enough to keep the water bowl, line, and valve from freezing.<br /><br />My Dad had a kerosene water heater one Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35228485819631927372010-01-23T12:38:30.613-08:002010-01-23T12:38:30.613-08:00Congratulations! That's fantastic!
I keep th...Congratulations! That's fantastic!<br /><br />I keep the heat down pretty low when I'm home during the day - I bundle up and take little jumping jack breaks, etc. But my husband just doesn't have the patience for being cold. So we turn it up when he's home. It's a good happy medium, because I do enjoy the luxury of a little more warmth (and I'm still only talking 68), Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15412559607871881952010-01-23T11:30:57.221-08:002010-01-23T11:30:57.221-08:0045º in the bedroom this morning... 50º in the livi...45º in the bedroom this morning... 50º in the living room... we're still enjoying the "lifestyle"! (even if we do light a fire in the wood stove now and then). Spring's coming, though, and all the fun will end!<br /><br />(And I agree, some of the other folks in the Times article are waaaay tougher than us.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44607607676109565512010-01-23T11:09:01.552-08:002010-01-23T11:09:01.552-08:00What we've been looking at is some sort of sol...What we've been looking at is some sort of solar water heater set-up. I don't know much about the details, myself, as Jeff is the one looking into it. We'd certainly have to do something, though, as this house (built in 1900) has problems with the plumbing (and wiring) as it is now. We're always in repair mode, here.lenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13730131859907267172010-01-23T09:15:35.778-08:002010-01-23T09:15:35.778-08:00Brad K- the Nelson horse waterers all use electric...Brad K- the Nelson horse waterers all use electricity to heat the water to prevent freezing- it's not passive. They DO have it well insulated, and a thermostat on the water so it doesn't just run continuously like old ones- but if your electricity goes out- your water will freeze.<br /><br />Which is NOT to say you're wrong about improving use of passive heat- We're in the middleGreenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30868587930852092762010-01-22T20:30:14.739-08:002010-01-22T20:30:14.739-08:00I'm in Phoenix so it wouldn't be a huge de...I'm in Phoenix so it wouldn't be a huge deal to give it a try. We routinely have lows in the 40s and a typical winter will see a few 30s. However, I have a 14 year old tropical bird, so it ain't gonna happen. On the flip side of this coin, the Phoenix paper ran an article a summer or two ago about one of their writers that went through a Phoenix summer with no AC. And no, I ain&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27356993051607224972010-01-22T19:44:26.803-08:002010-01-22T19:44:26.803-08:00I recently came back to an apartment in a reasonab...I recently came back to an apartment in a reasonably cold climate that had been vacant for about a month, with no heat. I expected it to be quite cold. It was 66° F. I haven't run the heat all winter, except once when I was sick. I'm beginning to be increasingly puzzled about my apartment's heat retention capabilities; though, sadly, I'm probably just forcing the heaters in the Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108673452766592183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28690860694499758742010-01-22T15:33:46.386-08:002010-01-22T15:33:46.386-08:00@ lene,
I think there is an opportunity here, for...@ lene,<br /><br />I think there is an opportunity here, for serious exploration of "freeze-hardy" shelter and homes.<br /><br />That is, a place to live that can withstand regular freezing, without damage, and that is build (as houses used to be) to support heating individual rooms. The radiator valves had pretty much corroded into inoperability in the 1960's, but hot water and Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42033936767740552872010-01-22T12:49:57.454-08:002010-01-22T12:49:57.454-08:00Congrats on the mention in the Times! I probably ...Congrats on the mention in the Times! I probably wouldn't go without heat voluntarily, but we'd survive if we HAD to.motheralicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788063259633644352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-9680462244495585762010-01-22T12:05:06.343-08:002010-01-22T12:05:06.343-08:00I wouldn't voluntarily go without heat entirel...I wouldn't voluntarily go without heat entirely, no. We live in Iowa, and even if the discomfort of being in freezing temps inside the house weren't enough to dissuade me from doing without heat, the hassle of trying to avoid burst plumbing pipes would do the trick. I don't mind at all keeping the temps quite low and bundling up, but voluntarily putting ourselves into a situation lenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62727610369944280172010-01-22T08:19:24.826-08:002010-01-22T08:19:24.826-08:00Hm. Looking at the photos in the Times- ain't...Hm. Looking at the photos in the Times- ain't none of those folks living "without heat". Electric space heaters! Woodstoves! Bull.<br /><br />It used to be, just a few years ago, that if you lived south of the Yangtze in China, it was ILLEGAL for you to heat your house. China simply decided- we just don't have the energy to do this- and so banned it. Back in the days of Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65536927907517499592010-01-22T06:55:17.148-08:002010-01-22T06:55:17.148-08:00Congrats on being in the Times, but no way could I...Congrats on being in the Times, but no way could I live like that. I took your challenge and our home does not go above 60 degrees except on Sundays (when my husbands 98 year old Grandmother comes over and she needs it warmer). So on Sundays, I put the temp up to 68 and start a fire for her and she loves it.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349095462009304690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58566266626431204712010-01-22T06:13:08.604-08:002010-01-22T06:13:08.604-08:00I am just not that interested in being cold all th...I am just not that interested in being cold all the time. I can't fall asleep if I am cold - heck I can barely fall asleep when I am warm. I also have arthritis in my hands so if they get super cold - it is very painful. <br /><br />I am keeping the house at 66 degrees all day/night. I could probably go a little colder but my husband would revolt. He already is revolting - I have had to Billiehttp://billieryder.live.spaces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30208285145063896692010-01-21T19:38:24.434-08:002010-01-21T19:38:24.434-08:00Lol, that's kind of what I figured. Our 10 day...Lol, that's kind of what I figured. Our 10 days a year of below freezing just isn't that exciting to anyone but us. <br /><br />My only regret is that the cold didn't happen AFTER school had started, since it seems just about every educational institution was closed. Then I'd have time to do my homework. Though I suppose if I wasn't blogging I'd have time anyway. ;)Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68523001983687672562010-01-21T19:27:38.405-08:002010-01-21T19:27:38.405-08:00I mentioned you Texas folks and I think they are l...I mentioned you Texas folks and I think they are looking for something more "dramatic".Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1762302205454733722010-01-21T19:26:54.236-08:002010-01-21T19:26:54.236-08:00I'm living in an unheated house voluntarily. I...I'm living in an unheated house voluntarily. I live in Houston though, so I don't know how interested in that they'd be.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981628640737207011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50681361998330907192010-01-21T19:22:51.918-08:002010-01-21T19:22:51.918-08:00If any of you are living in an unheated house volu...If any of you are living in an unheated house voluntarily, let me know. ABC News (World News) would like to interview you for a piece they are running this weekend...Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88310569890713771552010-01-21T18:09:37.491-08:002010-01-21T18:09:37.491-08:00Seattle had a very mild winter this year, so with ...Seattle had a very mild winter this year, so with that under my belt, yeah I could live here without heat. If you had asked me after all the snow last year, I might have given a different answer. <br /><br />I like the article. Especially the quote from Ms. Gallagher: "And anyway, she pointed out, “we didn’t evolve to sit on a chair in a temperature-controlled environment staring at a screenLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.com