Sangsom Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Still holding out myself, a simple jumper works wonders 😁
Horizondave Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 It's on but then again I now live in Wales which is a bit cooler than England.
boydeste Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 I came home from fishing tonight, wet through from packing up in the rain, having stripped off and put all my clothes into the washing machine I went and took a shower. My living room was at 18 degrees and I thought fook that and upped the thermastat to 20. I am well warm now sat next to a big rad in my dressing gown. Fu*k being cold. 2 3
simon Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Will go on tomorrow. October has arrived. Same as above stuff being cold.
roomark Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) I'd like to have.. My fucking boiler went this morning and the plumber can't fit a new one till Monday 🙈😱🤣 Under a quilt with a hot water bottle . Luckily i've got a seperate building with an electric shower or I would be in the shit (or stinking of it lol) Edited September 30, 2020 by roomark 1 2
boydeste Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, roomark said: I'd like to have.. My fucking boiler went this morning and the plumber can't fit a new one till Monday 🙈😱🤣 Under a quilt with a hot water bottle . Luckily i've got a seperate building with an electric shower or I would be in the shit (or stinking of it lol) Better now than mid winter mate, still not nice methinks. 1
roomark Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Just now, boydeste said: Better now than mid winter mate, still not nice methinks. 100% better now you're right i've known a while it was on it's way out £2k I didn't spend towards LOS in July /Aug will sort it 😁 Thankfully 1
Stillearly Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 No , still wearing shorts and a t shirt it's a lot colder outside , but my place is only a couple of years old so great insulation
boydeste Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Just now, roomark said: 100% better now you're right i've known a while it was on it's way out £2k I didn't spend towards LOS in July /Aug will sort it 😁 Thankfully 2k for a replacement boiler, assuming a decent one ain't too bad mate these days. 1
roomark Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Just now, boydeste said: 2k for a replacement boiler, assuming a decent one ain't too bad mate these days. Yeah I think so .. One thing about all this Covid i'm grafting and doing nothing , so luckily have it put away. 1
AJSP Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Popped it on Sunday, first time for must be 5 months so pretty surprised. just put it back on today ( Wednesday) to warm through and dry my sons PE Kit, but pretty sure it’s now a daily thing .... EDF will do ok 🤣
ukdave51 Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Always try to hold out till the end of October. then off the end of April 6 months of each. 1
Lantern Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Never had central heating, for the 29 years, I was in the UK. Used to wake up to ice on the inside of my bedroom windows from the condensation.
Stillearly Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Just now, Lantern said: Never had central heating, for the 29 years, I was in the UK. Used to wake up to ice on the inside of my bedroom windows from the condensation. 555 remember that when I was a kid 1
boydeste Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, Lantern said: Never had central heating, for the 29 years, I was in the UK. Used to wake up to ice on the inside of my bedroom windows from the condensation. I have woken up to ice on my fishing rods many times, but fu*k being cold in my own home! 2
Lantern Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, boydeste said: I have woken up to ice on my fishing rods many times, but fu*k being cold in my own home! You don't have much choice when you're seven years old. 1 2
Krapow Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 Easy to see who lives with a Thai and who doesn't, from reading this thread 😆 1
boydeste Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Lantern said: You don't have much choice when you're seven years old. That's a good point, I am thankful that my parents could afford central heating. You were 7 years old for 29 years?????? Edited September 30, 2020 by boydeste
Lantern Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, boydeste said: That's a good point, I am thankful that my parents could afford central heating. My family were not so lucky. Mainly due to my father who came back from the war with his lungs stuffed which made him have most winters off work with asthmatic bronchitis. These were the days of smog in the air from all the coal burning. He was a spring maker by trade. 1
Jambo Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Do you still get a cold weather allowance in the UK? My mate Sweatie once got paid one with his state pension here in Thailand because he just happened to have made a trip back to Scotland which included the date in September which triggered off the payment.
Pumpuynarak Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jambo said: Do you still get a cold weather allowance in the UK? My mate Sweatie once got paid one with his state pension here in Thailand because he just happened to have made a trip back to Scotland which included the date in September which triggered off the payment. Yes what a strange rule, you only have to be in the UK on the stipulated date in September to qualify for the payment of 200GBP and then return to Thailand and use the dosh towards your aircon leccy bill. 1
thumper63 Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 It's getting much cooler here in the town but down right cold in the mountains. We have already snow mid September which is unheard of. Tomorrow it will be 25c for the high and 4c for the low. Haven't turned on the heat yet as it's just too damn early but I do have a really good wood burning fireplace and have used it a few mornings to take the chill off. Like some of you, I also refuse to be cold in my own home.
bob lt Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Came home on Saturday after 6 months in LOS. The boiler pilot light had gone out and it took me 3 hours to get the damned thing to fire up and stay on. Finally had hot water and tested the heating then turned the room stat down. Tee shirt and sweat pants still ok as I can't go out for another 9 days.
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