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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 01/19/2018 at 08:57 • Filed to: None

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In November

In January

CB > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 09:03

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“I can’t put my arms down!.”

-Everyone at -40

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 09:06

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Hell yeah. I was putting my kids in the car while it warmed up in the driveway (because we need all the global warming we can get right now). 22 degrees in a simple long sleeved shirt felt refreshing. Sure beats 6.

Our houses down South aren’t made for this.

I’m fully expecting two back to back gas bills north of $300. My parents live in a brand new, heavily insulated house a lot smaller than ours — and they keep their upstairs unit off most of the time. Theirs was still $200.

pip bip - choose Corrour > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 09:08

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it was 100F+ here today

8)

diplodicus > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 09:12

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WTF do they keep the heat at 75? I wonder if it’s actually more efficient to keep the upstairs on as well.

CalzoneGolem > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/19/2018 at 09:25

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I’ll take -16°F over 100°F any day.

functionoverfashion > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 09:27

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The stretch of over 2 weeks where we didn’t see a double-digit temperature except in the negatives, really conditioned us to the cold. It’s going to be in the 30's this weekend, and after skiing last weekend at 1F, it’s going to be amazing.

Ash78, voting early and often > diplodicus 01/19/2018 at 09:28

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I know I turn my downstairs from 70 to 65 at night (no bedrooms) because if you go further than that, everything holds the cold — hardwood floors, granite counters, etc.

My parents are a little fanatical. They probably don’t realize that leaving their upstairs (vacant) heat off is just allowing the cold to come pouring down the stairs. Probably false hope.

CalzoneGolem > functionoverfashion 01/19/2018 at 09:29

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We went from -16°F to 50°F to 14°F. Dafuq Maine winter?

ateamfan42 > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 09:44

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I’ll take -16°F over 100°F any day

Yes. I can always add more layers. Once I’m in the buff, there is no more to remove. Plus me bundled up is much more pleasant on the eyes than me stripped down.

functionoverfashion > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 09:49

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Same here, and of course it flooded our local river. I was actually going to post something about that, thanks for reminding me.

CalzoneGolem > functionoverfashion 01/19/2018 at 09:51

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Yeah we had some gnarly ice jams a little bit North.

https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/01/15/kennebec-river-receding-after-flooding-downtown-hallowell-augusta-over-weekend/

BigBlock440 > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 10:01

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I’m fully expecting two back to back gas bills north of $300.

Is that not normal? Granted, I’m pretty sure both of my houses aren’t insulated, and have mostly single-pane windows, because they’re old. Also, when I re-did one of the rooms there was no insulation until I put it there. I’m not sure if I’ve lived in a properly insulated house since I moved out of my parents house, and as a result, $300+ heat bills.

functionoverfashion > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 10:04

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I skimmed that article, and while I feel for those who were affected by the flood.... I mean, it’s winter. The river was full of ice (like ours) and it rained A LOT, and on top of that it was very warm. OF COURSE IT MIGHT FLOOD, so you really should be 100% prepared for that possibility.

The university where I work keeps their maintenance vehicles down in the flood zone, it’s where the main building for maintenance is located. But they sure as hell moved them all on Friday - probably Thursday, even - just in case.

diplodicus > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 10:12

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LOL my place is 65 when I’m home and awake, 55 when I’m sleeping. It’s pretty cold this year because some of the walls are torn open for plumbing and electric work and there’s no insulation. Really old house.

They don’t put up a curtain or anything to stop the air coming down? My grandparents never heated their upstairs, but they used a curtain to separate the stair well. They also used a wood stove for the majority of heat though so no bills.

Ash78, voting early and often > BigBlock440 01/19/2018 at 10:17

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Yeah, the insulation is decent, the windows are newer, but $150-$200 is more common about now. Seems like once temps drop below the normal 30-degree lows, the usage goes up exponentially.

I’m also still trying to convince my wife that a gas fireplace is really just cosmetic and a waste of money :D

TheRealBicycleBuck > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 10:25

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A gas fireplace, when set up correctly, can really heat up a house. We never use ours because it just gets too dang hot. When we lived further north, we had a Craftsman house that was built in the 1930s and had never been updated with new windows or insulation . A single antique ceramic gas heater could bake us out of the living room and keep most of the first floor toasty. B ut without a good circulation system, the second floor was freezing cold. The ceramic heater up there was broken and the landlord wouldn’t fix it.

Textured Soy Protein > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 10:26

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Whenever the temp gets up above 20 I’m like, “oh, I can wear my medium coat!”

CalzoneGolem > functionoverfashion 01/19/2018 at 10:44

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Oh yeah they should know better.

CalzoneGolem > Textured Soy Protein 01/19/2018 at 10:46

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I rolled my windows down for awhile yesterday because it was above 20.

Textured Soy Protein > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 10:47

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I don’t fuck with that shit.

But when I had my Miata I would sometimes drop the top on a 45 degree day, with the windows up, heat on, and a good hat.

Ash78, voting early and often > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/19/2018 at 10:58

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With no circulation, though, it’s just radiant heat for about 10’. And since it’s converted from a woodburner, 90% of the heat just goes out the chimney. But if you turn it off and close the flue, the ceramic logs can keep going decently for a couple hours.

Ventless seem great — 100% of the heat stays in the room. But you get that burnt methane smell.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 11:08

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Both of th e systems we had were ventless, so yeah, there’s a slight smell, but the amount of heat they can produce is astounding. My mom’s place had a wood-burning fireplace with a separate ventilation system around the firebox and flue . It was noisy, but it did a good job of capturing a lot of the heat that would normally be lost up the chimney. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > CalzoneGolem 01/19/2018 at 11:17

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And then here in California, the top picture is 69 degrees, the bottom picture is 70 degrees. It’s a hard life

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 11:22

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This is why I liked my third floor apartment in NJ. Even when it was -10F outside, the heat would barely come on when set to about 74. Only in the coldest of mornings would the heat actually come on. We regularly had the windows open any time the temperature got above 30F just to prevent needing the AC. This lead to gas bills of under $20 a month in the winter! The only unfortunate part was that the AC was NEVER off in the summer time between June to September, so $200 electric bills were the usual.

This was a 1200 sqft, 2 BR apt.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Textured Soy Protein 01/19/2018 at 11:25

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What?? 45 is top down, windows down and a tshirt. Maybe even throw the AC on if it gets too warm in the sun.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > ateamfan42 01/19/2018 at 11:27

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Depends on the humidity. 100F in the sun in a dry place means that if a cloud rolls by or you go in the shade, it becomes a super pleasant 80F. That is super pleasant to be outside in, assuming you arent doing grueling labor in the sun at least lol. But minus 16F is just unpleasant after a while regardless of what you are wearing. It hurts to breathe the air!

However if its 100F plus humidity you might as well just sit in a fire because it would probably feel less hot.

Ash78, voting early and often > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/19/2018 at 12:16

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I had similar once — middle floor, best of both worlds.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Ash78, voting early and often 01/19/2018 at 13:13

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As long as you dont have demon children living above you with asshole parents who say “kids will be kids”. I’ve always been a fan of being on the top floor, its just not worth having people stomping on your head. I look forward to someday not having to live in an apartment at all though, other people are just annoying.