In a message dated 2000-12-23 13:00:15 Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > 2000-12-23 > > Speaking of cold weather. Our night time temperatures for the past few days > have been near -20�C and daytime at -10�C. My USMA thermometer hanging on > the window outside is showing -12�C at 12:45 h. It isn't to bad if when the > wind is blowing and you wear two layers of thermal underwear. > > I refuse to listen to the official broadcasts as they would confuse me with > their nonsense. when out-of-towners ask me how cold it is, I give the the > Celsius reading that I know. They never question it, maybe just a WOW!! > Maybe they think I am telling them wind-chill. > > They only problem is the price of natural has doubled since last year, and > it is expected to triple. It went from 0.15 $/m� now to 0.30 $/m�. The > November gas bill is 10 times higher then July/August. And November wasn't > as cold as December is now. The furnace starts every 10 min and runs for > about 5 min. Soon, we will have to live like Europeans, only heat half the > house and keep the setting at 18�C. I keep the setting at 21�C now. > > Anyone else experiencing similar? > > > John Here in suburban Washington, DC I keep my thermostat at 19 C during the evening and for a couple hours in the morning, and at 13 C the rest of the time (19 C all day except late night, on weekends). People wear sweat shirts at home and don't complain much. Gas went from 33 cents a therm to 58 cents this month. I don't know what a therm is but that's how they bill it here. Carleton P.S. Sorry, I don't know how to make the degree symbol.
