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  1. I have the aircon on in just the living room for 30min to bring the temp up to 18C from 14C then switch it off and it stays off for the rest of the day. No need for any more once the sun is out. Think it might be a different approach from today onwards though. I doubt I'll light the stove until December unless it's really cold.

  2. From Joe B*astardi's blog:  

    "HOW COLD IS IT?

    Gavin Partridge has supplied the details:

    The central England Temperature (CET) from the 1st-7th of December is -1.9, making this the coldest opening week of December since 1879; 1879 is the coldest opening week on CET record, so this week has been the second coldest opening week to December since CET records began in 1659.  The two-week period, last week of November and first week of December is the coldest since CET records began in 1659.  My addition:  I guess when a lot of us started speculating about going back to the time of the Victorian era... we underestimated it.  

    Ciao for now"

  3. I had a little ice build up on the inside of my 1st gen double glazed north facing bedroom window this morning. I woke at 3am (too hot in bed) and it was 8.6C inside and must have been -9ish outside. That's the first ice I've seen so far this winter. It should be less of a problem this year since I bought a desiccant dehumidifer that works down to 1C, whereas my old compressor one didn't collect much below 10C.

  4. On waking this morning with heating turned off since 10pm last night;

    Living room 8.9C, bedroom 8.6C, hallway 8.9C, bedroom 3 (unheated) 6.5C, kitchen 8.3C

    Now you know why I hate these freezing temps. My exposed, detached, rural bungalow is insulated with max loft 270mm and cavity walls have been done. I must be losing it all via the suspended wooden floors which are vented via two air bricks in each room. In comparison, my previous house (1930s semi with crappy storage heaters), rarely dropped below 10C even in un-heated rooms.

  5. <br />I know I am massively in the minority on this site, but the enthusiasm for severe cold weather amazes me.<br /><br />Personally struggling to be able to get to work, facing huge heating bills and worrying about the wellbeing of elderly relatives does not excite me at all.<br /><br />Sure I can see the joy of a picturebook snowy Christmas day, but weeks on end of ice days and treacherous conditions make no appeal at all, and for it to be starting in November is a disaster in my mind.<br />

    I couldn't agree more. The milder the better for me.

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