tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2369623016777534249..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Freeze Yer Buns ChallengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75504386033055401732010-01-26T10:31:31.908-08:002010-01-26T10:31:31.908-08:00I keep my thermostat at 52 in a 3000 ft victorian ...I keep my thermostat at 52 in a 3000 ft victorian I live in by myself. I live northern Ohio were can get very cold. Here are some helpful hints to keep you comfortable.<br /><br />1. electric blanket<br />2. very warm socks(you are only as warm as your feet)<br />3. eden pure space heater(very efficient)<br />4.hooded sweatshirt and winter hat<br />5. hot coffee and boulion.scootrosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12182820493458091012010-01-23T17:50:41.149-08:002010-01-23T17:50:41.149-08:00I'm happy to find your website. I've been...I'm happy to find your website. I've been keeping my house in the 50's for years and my family and friends think I'm nuts. While I may indeed be nuts, I now discover that I've got some company in you folks. I started doing it for the monetary savings and have come to find the colder environment invigorating and my health improved. Heat is overrated.Kennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64412718222341136592010-01-21T11:11:53.827-08:002010-01-21T11:11:53.827-08:00i leave the thermostat at 45 degrees from 6am to a...i leave the thermostat at 45 degrees from 6am to about 8pm. after 8, which is usually when i get home from work, i take it up to about 61-63.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887201407853355662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75344306301763314342010-01-21T08:19:25.105-08:002010-01-21T08:19:25.105-08:00uhhm, our house heat is turned off. we only turn ...uhhm, our house heat is turned off. we only turn it on if the outside temps are below zero. maybe for 1-2 hours a day i turn on one room to 55 degrees. I am sitting here with a hat on drinking my breakfast coffee. We live in Boulder, CO. heat is expensive and my husband is a mountaineer and likes it coldDeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077384194938346433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16497509712872199602008-11-03T13:42:00.000-08:002008-11-03T13:42:00.000-08:00My roommate is a wuss. I usually just leave a swea...My roommate is a wuss. I usually just leave a sweatshirt on around the house. We go to school in Delaware. He brags about being from Pennsylvania and how cold it is, but when he gets home he turns the heat up past 70! And in the summer he keeps the ac at a cool 60. I wish he was like all of you and understood energy efficiency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-55848288140468487232008-03-25T07:35:00.000-07:002008-03-25T07:35:00.000-07:00Here I am, finally responding to the challenge as ...Here I am, finally responding to the challenge as spring starts here is these parts. We kept our heat at 59 day and night this year--cuddling under blankets and wearing sweaters and jackets at meals.... (We turn it up a few degrees whenever we have company coming for dinner.) How nice to track everybody else's craziness here too!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-36599636018217825192008-03-13T20:21:00.000-07:002008-03-13T20:21:00.000-07:00Wow! I just found this post thanks to Wendy at ha...Wow! I just found this post thanks to Wendy at happilyhome.blogspot.com and I just have to say I have been freezing my buns off for years! I have turned our heater on three times this winter, and only then to warm up the house from 55 to 60 - just to take the chill off until I could get the wood stove going. We burn wood gathered locally from fallen trees. I'm just thrilled to see so many Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12364157090091097572008-03-12T16:38:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:38:00.000-07:00I was feeling rotten last month after seeing a sli...I was feeling rotten last month after seeing a slight increase in my energy bill despite freezing my fingers & toes (the buns were toasty enough). This month I'm very happy to say that my energy bill was $40 less! Some of that is due to February being a slightly shorter month, but we definitely reduced our energy consumption. <BR/><BR/>I changed my strategy a little bit. I used our programmable funbooksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543670175926394017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-60506921097985529862008-03-07T22:06:00.000-08:002008-03-07T22:06:00.000-08:0060 at night68 during the day60 at night<BR/>68 during the dayRobj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-62205908378879278692008-02-29T13:15:00.000-08:002008-02-29T13:15:00.000-08:00I live in Oakland, California -- most houses on th...I live in Oakland, California -- most houses on the rental market don't have central heat or insulation (I'm not talking about new condos or apartment buildings). I currently live in a Craftsman cottage duplex with no heat - it took a lot of arm twisting to get the landlord to put in some attic insulation (only 50% of my apartment is now insulated in the attic).<BR/><BR/>Our heat? The landlord Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-71112907691337507892008-02-28T12:33:00.000-08:002008-02-28T12:33:00.000-08:00Great idea! We've live in a drafty turn of the ce...Great idea! We've live in a drafty turn of the century house in Pittsburgh and it gets COLD! And it's horribly expensive to heat (we have radiators)--I'm talking hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Last winter, my husband and I pledged we'd never turn it above 65 (though I caught my teenager hoisting it up to 70 once...). This winter, we leave it off at night unless it's below 10 degrees out (Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578245564776139931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31801041630688124302008-02-25T21:08:00.000-08:002008-02-25T21:08:00.000-08:00Hi there, recently found your blog and thought thi...Hi there, recently found your blog and thought this was a great idea. I however, being from Texas am a wuss and only lowered mine to 65. Maybe next year I'll have the nerve to drop it a few more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-14318035410229912112008-02-23T22:34:00.000-08:002008-02-23T22:34:00.000-08:00This is a great idea! I just found your blog and I...This is a great idea! I just found your blog and I'm having a good time reading through it (was searching for information on family cloth, which is a switch I think we're going to be making soon).<BR/><BR/>We keep our heat at 62 in the day and 60 in the evening. We spend most of our time upstairs and use lots of blankets downstairs! We're in a rental so forced air heat is what we have. I haven't Jennie Durrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724211692473574009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67653836116445616852008-02-22T18:29:00.000-08:002008-02-22T18:29:00.000-08:00For the past week my (electric) heat has been work...For the past week my (electric) heat has been working sporadically, sometimes blowing warm air and sometimes cold. This morning, repairmen broke it the rest of the way and I'm officially furnaceless.<BR/><BR/>I do have a space heater on, for the sake of my fish and my cats, the latter of whom are befuddled by the sudden loss of the vents they lie on top of all day. (I'd bet that about half my Natural Louisvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077556427666746717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1892713984285682112008-02-21T09:52:00.000-08:002008-02-21T09:52:00.000-08:00We live in TX but keep our heater at 60 if we have...We live in TX but keep our heater at 60 if we have to turn it on! Our AC stays at 84 during the day and 78 at night with the fans going!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498212004696635705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3862959510366463652008-02-19T18:36:00.000-08:002008-02-19T18:36:00.000-08:0066 evening and morning, 59 during the day and over...66 evening and morning, 59 during the day and overnight. I think I can go lower!<BR/><BR/>See my progress at lowerfootprint.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128391216811232939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5044484201826568642008-02-16T05:51:00.000-08:002008-02-16T05:51:00.000-08:00Ok I know I am getting in on this late (FEB) but w...Ok I know I am getting in on this late (FEB) but we have been doing it since Oct anyways. We are in Ohio and we keep the temps....55 at night and during the day when we are at work, 63 in the mornings, and evenings, and weekend days when we are home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30732965276759060532008-02-13T09:03:00.000-08:002008-02-13T09:03:00.000-08:00I know I am joining this late, but since I have al...I know I am joining this late, but since I have already been doing it, and I feel compelled to encourage others also, I would like to be added to the list!<BR/><BR/>We installed one of those programmable thermostats and have it set on 60 at night and 65 durring the day. If I go out for the day, I drop it down to 55. I would normally keep it cooler durring the day when we are home, but I gotta Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707083773611723045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29516592931611749292008-02-10T09:45:00.000-08:002008-02-10T09:45:00.000-08:00I just started reading your blog but my fiance and...I just started reading your blog but my fiance and I made a pact earlier this winter to keep it no higher than 68 in the day and 50 at night. Now we are going for 65 during the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8853130456691013462008-02-05T08:38:00.000-08:002008-02-05T08:38:00.000-08:00Been reading for a few weeks now, and am now readi...Been reading for a few weeks now, and am now reading your back posts. I cut things down to 60-65 day (65 only at "getting out of bed time", 55 night this year. Hooray for fluffy slippers!Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493124232142776569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19857267067648716892008-02-03T21:42:00.000-08:002008-02-03T21:42:00.000-08:00I just got my latest energy bill, and it's a few d...I just got my latest energy bill, and it's a few dollars more than last month's despite our dropping the temperature several degrees (we keep it at 56-58 degrees depending on the time of day). <BR/><BR/>However, the temperature outside was on average 2 degrees colder, and there was an extra day in the month. So, the reduced temp did help.<BR/><BR/>Psychologically, though, it's frustrating! I workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52201188335291215402008-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:002008-02-01T18:19:00.000-08:00We have mild winters here, mid 60s in the day and ...We have mild winters here, mid 60s in the day and 35-45 at night. So I don't turn on my gas furnace at all. The pilot isn't even lit. I wear double-layer sweats, sleep in a down bag, and in the early morning use an electric space heater for a couple of hours until the day warms up. <BR/><BR/>Summers, it's a 'Toast Yer Buns' thing - it's 95-105 in the days and 65-80 at night, and I have never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53139458672483181162008-01-31T05:26:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:26:00.000-08:00P.S. Now I feel that I can validate my chilly hous...P.S. Now I feel that I can validate my chilly house to visitors by saying I'm "participating in a challenge"! Jeepers, it's winter in Canada... put on a sweater, folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30038031618977986902008-01-31T05:25:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:25:00.000-08:00Just noticed this challenge (I've been reading sin...Just noticed this challenge (I've been reading since the first week of January), but I've been doing the same thing all along, so count me in.<BR/><BR/>58 to 62 in the day, 51 at nightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52826271602473369872008-01-29T09:39:00.000-08:002008-01-29T09:39:00.000-08:00Well, I don't have a thermostat. We only have woo...Well, I don't have a thermostat. We only have wood heat, and a little space heater that hopefully keeps the basement above freezing.<BR/><BR/>So....<BR/>I think it was 40 degrees in my bedroom the other morning. It rarely reaches above 60, and I don't light the stove except to cook if it's over 50 outside.<BR/><BR/>The wood comes from local deadfall, cut by the priesthood of my church.<BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com