F-f-f-f-f-freezing!

[blackberry444]

I'm sitting here in my winter uniform of trousers and T-shirt, warm cardigan and thick woolly socks, plus a pair of old black leg-warmers I've had since the 70s draped fetchingly around my ankles.  And still my feet are cold.

So are my hands, my nose and the tips of my ears.

Bearing in mind the current fuel prices, I rather expected to have to sit here some time this year with all this lot on, plus a woolly hat, muffler and mittens, but not till November at least, for Heaven's sake.  Maybe tomorrow I shall wear a vest, but I usually reserve that for January and February.  I wonder what I did with my lovely woolly hat with a pompom and strings to tie under the chin which I bought in Lerwick..............

I ordered a pair of fingerless gloves from eBay this afternoon, plus three pairs of bedsocks for Charles who has put in a plea for some.  I hope they arrive soon.

The thermometer claims that it's 66.7F in here, so I can't understand why I feel so cold, unless it's just damp from the weeks and weeks of virtually unending rain we've had.  I never usually put the central heating on until October at the earliest and apart from a couple of hours a couple of weeks ago haven't done so yet, but everything feels cold and damp, even the upholstery on the sofas in the living room.

It was lovely cooking up a little fug in the kitchen this evening, but the windows were misted up, for Heaven's sake!  It's only half-way through lbooyd September!!  This is supposed to be the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, for Heaven's sake, not to mention it being the close bosom friend of the maturing sun.  What lbooyd sun?  Where is it?

Charles came back early from his course this evening, so dinner was at its usual time after all, but that was just because it was the first day.  He quite enjoyed it and now seems laid back about it.  Apparently he has a sort of student "buddy", a disabled guy, who will help him if he has any problems.  I am sooo pleased!  And I'm letting myself feel just a little optimistic!

I'm going to get into bed now and I shall allow myself 30 minutes of my electric heating pad warming my feet so that I shall be able to get some sleep without my feet being too cold.  Don't tell the family!

Comments

[nevilley.livejournal.com]

it's not just you. it is lbooyd cold and damp.
the thermostat has turned my heating on several times this month.

[g8bur.livejournal.com]

Bearing in mind the current fuel prices, I rather expected to have to sit here some time this year with all this lot on, plus a woolly hat, muffler and mittens, but not till November at least, for Heaven's sake.

I too didn't expect it to feel this cold so quickly. Though the thermometer in the living-room reads 62 degrees F, and it's probably a couple of degrees warmer in here with the two computers running, it still feels ten degrees colder. I've put long johns on my shopping list, and I think I'll add some thick cord trousers too.

The fingerless gloves sound worth trying as well; I hope they will work for you. I've also got a hat with furry ear flaps, and some old blankets to wrap round my feet, so I'll be able to keep a bit more of the cold out when winter comes, and the indoor temperature drops to the low forties or so. There's not a lot I can do about getting a cold nose, though :-(

[blackberry44.livejournal.com]

I'm wearing one of my fleeces this evening, with my cardigan over the top, as the fleece doesn't have any pockets, and I'm not the slightest bit too warm.

The thermometer in the hall says it's 16C, the one in here says 65.5F. It feels much colder, though. I'm going to give up in a minute and go to bed to read and listen to the radio.

Brrrrrrrr!

[g8bur.livejournal.com]

A fleece sounds like a jolly good idea - I think I'll add one to the shopping list too. There might well be something in that line on offer at one of the stalls when I go to the Henham steam rally on Saturday.

Despite a good warming beef sausage casserole and green beans for dinner, I'm feeling distinctly chilly too. I think I'll lay my big double sleeping bag on top of my bed tonight.

[incognitas.livejournal.com]

Bah! it's cold here too.However beyond putting on my big thick Arran that Ma-inlaw knitted(when I can wrestle it away from William)I'm trying not to go too mad.I'm back to wearing socks again too..

However when I go to bed I turn on my leccy blanket very low just to remove the heat because as you must remember I cannot sleep with cold feet.So far though I have resisted all naughty thoughts of putting on the oil radiator.

Mind over matter here.

Still it is a little worrying that you are having this problem so perhaps you should mention it to your doctor.It maybe a side effect of medication or an indication of of poor circulation especially as it is not normal for you as we have always been at opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to body temperature control.

[incognitas.livejournal.com]

Oh and I forgot,it seems like Lloyds have taken all the money they have cheated out of customers to buy out HBOS...

[blackberry44.livejournal.com]

Yes! I had noticed. I told John that if they'd only told me they needed my £188 for essential shopping, I would probably have told them to take and welcome!

aBtsrasd!

[blackberry44.livejournal.com]

"putting on my big thick Arran that Ma-inlaw knitted(when I can wrestle it away from William)"

IRTA "big thick Arran hat" and had a wonderful picture of you wearing it triumphantly in bed, having wrestled it back from William.

I shall mention my suddenly feeling the cold to my doctor when next I see her and I'll mention it at my diabetic follow-up next month, too.

John has just come back from getting his newspaper and says it's warmer outside than it is in here.

John is very pleased with his whiskey, by the way. He says it's much nicer than what he usually buys. He will be e-mailing you, but don't hold your breath!

[incognitas.livejournal.com]

No I wear the beautiful baby shawl Ma-inlaw crocheted when Mary was born in bed...Lovely and warm.

I'm glad about the whisky as it was recommended by a friend as being very good.

[incognitas.livejournal.com]

I've just been given a heads up about Stanford School of Engineering (California, USA) are providing free online courses in a number of areas.

'This fall, SEE launches its programming by offering one of Stanford’s most popular sequences: the three-course Introduction to Computer Science taken by the majority of Stanford’s undergraduates and seven more advanced courses in artificial intelligence and electrical engineering.'

http://see.stanford.edu/ for more info.

One for Charles I thought..it's not certificated BUT it might be worthwhile for him as a good background and it's free.