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shreena ([personal profile] shreena) wrote in [personal profile] pseudomonas 2012-12-16 04:20 pm (UTC)

Apologies for the rant that is about to ensue but I'm pretty tired of people telling me that I'm profligate/precious/whatever for needing my home heated to what many consider a high temperature (21-23 degrees, actually I would prefer 24-26 but I am trying not to be profligate and also Ben wouldn't like that. I sometimes wear thermals (mostly for the office, it has to be said) and jumpers and sometimes not and it really makes next to no difference to what temperature I need my house at. Yesterday, I spent half the day in a vest and pyjamas and today I'm wearing a thermal vest, a long sleeved top and a jumper and my house was at the same temperature both days and.. so was I.

Extra layers work (as I understand it, but I am not a Scientist as you know) by capturing your body heat which doesn't, in fact, work if you don't generate much body heat. Which I don't. I am basically cold All.The.Time without an external heat source. In the office, I can only cope by having a hot water bottle and carrying it around with me to meetings (my Department is making some of its cuts through the heating bill), I don't want to have to do this in my own home, I want just to be a comfortable temperature.

And, yes, I have seen my GP about this issue and she can't find anything that is obviously causing this.

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