tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post7656187381355438981..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Freeze Yer Buns Challenge 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67435568187057669432011-12-03T12:25:03.568-08:002011-12-03T12:25:03.568-08:00Hi, I'm in! I read about this last year and i...Hi, I'm in! I read about this last year and it interested me, so I'm back this year. I keep my thermostat set at a low 50F, but I have a woodstove in my living room for more heat and comfort. I have a switch at the top of my cellar stairs to turn my furnace off. I do this most work days still, even living in northern NH.patwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207693878834744800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15307479546473002802011-12-01T13:34:10.765-08:002011-12-01T13:34:10.765-08:00Sign us up! Especially if there are goodies... We...Sign us up! Especially if there are goodies... We don't have a thermostat (or at least not one that's connected to anything that works- our furnace is ok, but not safe to use the way the previous owner of our house had it vented), and split our time between our gutted shell of a new-to-us 100+ year old house (bare brick, no insulation, brr) and our work studio two blocks away. Luckily alewyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206254399528874923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73560135184882529852011-11-18T10:05:18.302-08:002011-11-18T10:05:18.302-08:00Oh Man, after reading everyone else's numbers ...Oh Man, after reading everyone else's numbers I feel like a wimp though I grew up in Alaska and spend a lot of time out in the snow. Our nighttime has been set to 59 (which ends up being lower upstairs in our room) and days at 66, though if I'm home during the day it often ends up a 68. So my goal is 65 during the day and 56 at night. And I'll give myself one day a week (like when IBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781916155760949000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85199125924784738992011-11-08T08:56:15.775-08:002011-11-08T08:56:15.775-08:00My boyfriend has made me turn up the day time heat...My boyfriend has made me turn up the day time heat this year, so we're at 60/50.Tristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626624292292224828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50203099088118804792011-11-05T17:22:46.525-07:002011-11-05T17:22:46.525-07:00This is my first time participating in your challe...This is my first time participating in your challenge, though I've been progressively lowering my thermostat for the past few years. We're going with 60/55.Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324127209203508030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79330116881499489882011-11-05T09:46:53.151-07:002011-11-05T09:46:53.151-07:00We are in for our third year with you! 55 at nigh...We are in for our third year with you! 55 at night and 65 during the day!Andrea S in MTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22338650169503431212011-11-05T04:50:21.860-07:002011-11-05T04:50:21.860-07:0062* during the day and 55* at night. I think I...62* during the day and 55* at night. I think I'm going to need some more slipper socks y'all! :)contessa20https://www.blogger.com/profile/17498003161120511902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-59499064386512763982011-11-04T17:22:51.085-07:002011-11-04T17:22:51.085-07:00Nice! Heard about this through Kayla K's blog....Nice! Heard about this through Kayla K's blog. I don't have a programmable thermostat, so I just plan to keep it around 62...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445484423846584598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67083948274034702582011-11-04T17:20:49.839-07:002011-11-04T17:20:49.839-07:00Last year we were pretty successful letting the ni...Last year we were pretty successful letting the night time temps fall to 55 and living temps at 64. We'll shoot for that again this year! I just bought some new LL Bean slippers and hope they will help my feet stay warm!Clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15151406472677639332011-11-03T18:01:04.200-07:002011-11-03T18:01:04.200-07:00Woo! We're in again this year. 65/60.Woo! We're in again this year. 65/60.Kristin Carpenternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-4237040827098378282011-11-02T21:00:33.982-07:002011-11-02T21:00:33.982-07:00Last year worked pretty good at 56. My propane fu...Last year worked pretty good at 56. My propane furnace doesn't work at 55, the lowest this thermostat goes, so that looks like my target.<br /><br />This lets me appreciate warmer and sunnier days.Brad K.http://www.draftresource.com/mytake/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47740239182665912082011-11-02T09:51:35.773-07:002011-11-02T09:51:35.773-07:00Ok I'm in! 65 day, 55 night. But shh, don'...Ok I'm in! 65 day, 55 night. But shh, don't tell my husband. ;)Vanessa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18173817911871638909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19694221993537906722011-11-02T09:25:06.539-07:002011-11-02T09:25:06.539-07:00We're in. I wasn't going to do it because...We're in. I wasn't going to do it because we spent the last 2 years freezing in a drafty apartment. We're in a house now, and since the heater just broke, I might as well join the group. HA!<br /><br />We're going for 66. The last 2 years, we couldn't get above 60 because of the horrible heating system in our apartment.Sarah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952257007445958669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18111409260556247872011-11-02T09:04:28.772-07:002011-11-02T09:04:28.772-07:00I am officially throwing my fuzzy knit hat in the ...I am officially throwing my fuzzy knit hat in the ring. <br /><br />We've been keeping it 64 in during times we are home and awake, and 54 when we are gone or asleep.Dogs or Dollarshttp://dogsordollars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83186790622341964772011-11-02T05:27:53.967-07:002011-11-02T05:27:53.967-07:00We've not turned on our heat yet (E. TN) but i...We've not turned on our heat yet (E. TN) but it's 59 in here right now at 8:30 am. 59 is definitely doable for a nighttime temperature so I'm thinking 55 at night and 62 for the day.Jennifer Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542908976391227226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46285579064678613152011-11-01T15:30:42.986-07:002011-11-01T15:30:42.986-07:00Our space heater, which is the only thing we heat ...Our space heater, which is the only thing we heat with, only goes down to 60 and then 'low'. The coldest it has ever read in the morning is 48 degrees, so I guess that is what 'low' means. We do use a small heater in the upstairs bathroom to take showers, but otherwise we don't turn the electric baseboard heater on up there. I reckon it often gets down in the 40s. I'equa yona(Big Bear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09077234314632732773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22867750461959044022011-11-01T15:19:22.896-07:002011-11-01T15:19:22.896-07:00Wish I could go all in, but I live in a basement o...Wish I could go all in, but I live in a basement of a house run for the comfort of a cancer patient. The one thing I can do is not turn on any supplemental heat in our area. That should put room air temps at about 62 F daytime in the depths of January.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726695185559261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81358084214258296432011-11-01T12:11:39.459-07:002011-11-01T12:11:39.459-07:00Awesome! 60 in the day and 55 at night!Awesome! 60 in the day and 55 at night!Frozenbanshee@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50525185165678349552011-11-01T11:38:36.974-07:002011-11-01T11:38:36.974-07:00I am signing up this year. I'm going for 60 ni...I am signing up this year. I'm going for 60 night, 65 day. <br /><br />I made a bedwarmer last winter of rice in a cloth sack. I nuked it for 30 seconds to a minute, then put it the bed. I slept toasty all winter.<br /><br />I love fall though. Didn't run my heat or AC and dropped $40 off my electric bill in one month.KatieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490816270587466977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-20772041564900900882011-11-01T11:00:18.374-07:002011-11-01T11:00:18.374-07:00I'm in! It's still warm here in the daytim...I'm in! It's still warm here in the daytime, low 40s at night. We haven't used the heat yet. I hope to stay in the mid-to-low 60s on the thermostat.Leslie Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247847929212871770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13898734781164157462011-10-30T19:53:22.720-07:002011-10-30T19:53:22.720-07:00I'm planning on getting extreme. I live alon...I'm planning on getting extreme. I live alone in an apartment in Indiana. I'm goin to go as long as I can without turning the thermostat on at all. It's been staying consistently at 61ish for the past few weeks. Good luck to all and may we look forward to spring!Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416739701441422664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10693650189903334842011-10-30T09:50:16.844-07:002011-10-30T09:50:16.844-07:00I live in Florida so not sure if it is okay for me...I live in Florida so not sure if it is okay for me to join in the challenge.... We will be shooting to keeping our heat off as long as possible this year and when it is on keeping it at 68 during the day and 62 at night. Our blood is thinner and can't stand it cold but I want to try and keep it as cold as possible to save on the heating costs.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652852430965115740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70637893431485658002011-10-26T07:21:18.259-07:002011-10-26T07:21:18.259-07:00Helloooo there!
We've been doing this for yea...Helloooo there!<br /><br />We've been doing this for years, but lately it's been more out of necessity then out of a desire to be better people LOL...Last year we kept the house 58 until 3 PM then I bumped it to 62 until about 7 then down to 55 at night. We used no heat at all in the second floor ( bedroom) zone. My son has a separate heater in his basement apartment and he often kept it RIrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39565428391409986032011-10-25T22:00:12.942-07:002011-10-25T22:00:12.942-07:00New to this....we are going to aim for 65 day/60 n...New to this....we are going to aim for 65 day/60 night. Hopefully able to go lower later in the winter. We are in Middle TN and we've had several nights in the mid-low 30's and it is no problem for us. The nice thing here is that we've had the a/c off for over a month (was too warm still last year) so we are enjoying the break!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043600285477267892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46386167797341339022011-10-24T19:58:46.175-07:002011-10-24T19:58:46.175-07:00Last year our programmable thermostat was set to 5...Last year our programmable thermostat was set to 50 & 58. Rather than go lower than that (because dipping down to 49 might just be psychotic), we'll shorten the 58 degree window in the morning and evening - have it drop back to 50 a little earlier. As a bonus, that might encourage us to go to bed at a reasonable hour - win win!04092noreply@blogger.com