68 deg John.....brrrrrrrr. :-) When I lived in the northeast I kept the thermostat at 72 deg in the winter. But also had a HUGE fireplace in one of my homes. Buying the split wood was expensive ON TOP OF winter heating bills. But if I were to forfeit anything in life...I choose warmth 1st every time. If I'm not warm I'm miserable (pain, tense muscles, etc) and being/feeling miserable takes away from enjoying all else.
Here we keep our thermostat at 78 yr round. Sometimes it reads 77 or 79 or 80 but it's not hot for sure. No good insulation in these homes to keep out cooler winter days. And, at those temps..it FEELS cooler in the summer with the AC. Sunny and 64 here today outside. And thankful to not be in the storm that's been traveling. Lori Michaelson Age - 45 C4/5 complete quad, 30 years post Tucson, AZ On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:51 PM, John S. <[email protected]> wrote: > Onne more time, quads lose the ability to regulate their body temp > properly. The hypothalmus gland under the brain now functions irregularly if > at all. This gland regulates your body temp. The sweating is from mild AD > probably caused by pain from someplace, could be uti or bowel, but usually > pain. The cold sensation is from poor circulation that also causes the > drowsey feeling. A warm hat helps but theres no cure that I'm aware of. 96.5 > is a common body temp for me. I keep a space heater by my bed and in my > workspace. Everywhere else is 68 degrees. I haven't got that much to pay for > heating. > > john > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lissette Whitehead <[email protected]> > *To:* Paul Jacobson <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > [email protected] > *Sent:* Tue, December 8, 2009 9:12:12 PM > > *Subject:* RE: [QUAD-L] Hot vs. Cold Quads > > Yeah, Im from the same area as Paul, just a bit south of the border, so the > climate isn't that extreme but I still get really really cold and the thing > is once I get cold, it doesn't matter how much clothes I put on or if I turn > up the heat, it takes me a while to stop shivering. I can be sweating and > I'll still be shivering, I hate it! I'll take a little extra heat any day, > can't wait till spring is here, and to think winter isn't even here yet, > ugh! I'll be needing plenty of red wine, lol. > > > [image: lissette,name,sign,flashy,gif,groovie,flower > power]<http://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t79/LISSW/?action=view¤t=lissette-1.gif> > > Lissette Whitehead > 1177 Broadway Suite #4 > Chula Vista, CA 91911 > www.lissettesgoaltowalk.synthasite.com > > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hot vs. Cold Quads > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:49:58 -0800 > > I'm in San Diego and I still keep the heat on! I keep it at 75 > minimum.....my utility bill > was $350 last month! This month could be be worse. Gotta stay warm! > > And....'Stay Thirsty My Friends'. > > Paul c5/6 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joan Anglin <[email protected]> > *To:* 'Don Price' <[email protected]> ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:32 PM > *Subject:* RE: [QUAD-L] Hot vs. Cold Quads > > Yes drastically. Our house was always known as the cool place-only > temperature cool. JMy grandkids always brought their sweatshirts when > they came to visit in winter. After my SCI I could never get warm until > summer came. However, the last few years have been much better. I thought > it was maybe only in my head, but a friend of mine who was around me a lot > during the first 4-5 years and then left for 14 years came back and remarked > on how much better I tolerate the cold now. I still like it warm, love my > wood stove, love the fact the Reno has 325 sunny days per year, but now that > he mentioned it I realize that I very seldom wear my heavy-duty poncho > anymore. > > > > I still prefer warm-up to 90° is perfect. After that temperature I get too > hot. > > > > No, we lived in Reno before I broke my neck and there is no way I would > move away from my sunshine here. My whole house is built around sunshine > coming in almost all of the year, only in the middle of summer is the house > not flooded with sunshine. > > > > I just figure my thermostat doesn’t work well anymore. It takes me a long > time to get warm if I do get cold, and sometimes I will complain that my > arms or legs are cold when in fact they really are not. > > > > I can tolerate the cold quite well as long as I’m sitting in the sun with > the sunshine on my face and there’s not any wind-I was outside the other day > for two or 3 hours and it was only 50°, but I was sitting in a corner with > the sunshine on my face. We have a wood stove with a glass door so one can > see the flames, which makes me feel much warmer than just plain heat. My > space heater is also a radiant heater and I find that I’m quite comfortable > with this setup for 400 watts because of the glow. Mind over matter-or > maybe if you don’t mind it doesn’t matter. > > > > Good questions > > Joan > > > > > ------------------------------ > Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. Check it > out<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_4:092009> > > -- Lori Age - 45 C4/5 complete quad, nearly 30 years post Tucson, AZ
