Poll of the Day > I'm frequently cold. It's currently 62F in the apartment right now. Suggestions?

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I currently have a sweatshirt on. The feels like outside is 46F. Thoughts on how I can fix this?

Turn the heater on.

Triple snuggie

Increase physical activity, layer up, or bury yourself in blankets.

The part of me that usually gets the coldest are my feet and my hands. Wear nice thick socks to keep you feet warm. (Costco and Sam's Club usually have an amazing price on wool socks, which are ever so warm in the winter, and which wick sweat away in summer).
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To keep my hands warm, I bought a pair of fingerless gloves. These allow me to type while keeping down the heat loss.
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Wait...62 is cold. Turn on the heater and wear a robe until it warms up

pedro45 posted...

Wait...62 is cold. Turn on the heater

Brother who has the money for that these days

captpackrat posted...

The part of me that usually gets the coldest are my feet and my hands. Wear nice thick socks to keep you feet warm. (Costco and Sam's Club usually have an amazing price on wool socks, which are ever so warm in the winter, and which wick sweat away in summer).

I currently wear these around the house. It's a nice LPT tho:
https://www.target.com/p/dickies-men-s-6pk-dri-tech-tipped-crew-socks-6-12/-/A-94654974

Greenfox111 posted...

Brother who has the money for that these days

I live alone so my electric bill isn't much

Wear a hat.

Ugg boots n thick socks

I took the shower and put the heat on (at least until I go to bed).
My heat is actually free but I want to be respectful to my landlord, although she seems super apathetic.

Don't wear anything.

Heat loss is from your feet, hands, and ears so keep those covered. I would also invest in a heated blanket. I use one of those when I sleep and I survived the whole winter without heat other than the heated blanket.

you can just get like a heating fan

idk why you're weird about turning the furnace on though

Ah, yes, sleep. Maybe not immediately effective, or the right advice for everyone, but I find that the cold never bothers me unless I let myself run down. If I get tired, I can get cold, but otherwise, it's the heat that I worry about (still wearing shorts). So yeah, in addition to the rest of the advice given in this topic, make sure you're getting enough sleep.

Judgmenl posted...

My heat is actually free but I want to be respectful to my landlord, although she seems super apathetic.

In most places, she legally *can't* give you a hard time for running the heat enough to maintain a reasonable room temperature (like 70-72ish, it's probably explicitly outlined in your local tenant regulations). If you were trying to keep it at like 90 in the middle of winter while leaving windows open, yeah, she'd be right to have a problem, but simply turning it on when it's cold is not even remotely disrespectful. She's not your mother.

Icegoten200 posted...

Heat loss is from your feet, hands, and ears so keep those covered. I would also invest in a heated blanket. I use one of those when I sleep and I survived the whole winter without heat other than the heated blanket.

I use a heated mattress pad and man it makes a difference. Pop that baby on an hour before sleeping and you'll have your one warm spot while the entire igloo around you continues to get colder.

I bought a thing a couple years back that's sort of like a cross between a poncho and a cape, made of flannel. It doesn't have any ties or buttons or sleeves or anything, it just goes over your shoulders.

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It's a really simple design but it's pretty warm. I think I got it at Sam's Club, but it was at least a couple years ago. It is a Woolrich Reversible Blanket Wrap.

Take A very hot shower.

Learn to enjoy it? 64-66 is about where I keep my house all of the time on purpose.

When it hits 70 I'm turning my A/C on.



captpackrat posted...

I bought a thing a couple years back that's sort of like a cross between a poncho and a cape, made of flannel. It doesn't have any ties or buttons or sleeves or anything, it just goes over your shoulders.

My mother always had a sort of blanket thing with shoulder flaps she'd wear. It kind of looked like the sort of X-Ray cape they use at the dentist when taking shots of your teeth. She loved it way more than a normal blanket.

I bought a friend of mine a Snuggie as a joke birthday gift years ago, but she told me the joke was on me because it worked really well, and she liked wearing it while watching TV. So that's also an option.

Greenfox111 posted...

Brother who has the money for that these days

Dude, if you cant afford to put the heating on then your boss is screwing you.

Fat or skinny? Drink something warm to hot. Go to the doctor?

Glob posted...

Dude, if you cant afford to put the heating on then your boss is screwing you.

My boss, the power company, pretty much everyone is screwing all of us

Greenfox111 posted...

My boss, the power company, pretty much everyone is screwing all of us

I wouldnt have said it feels like Im getting screwed by either my boss or the power company.

Take your temperature

IqarP15 posted...

Go to the doctor?

You don't go to the doctor if your cold unless your going into hypothermia.

SunWuKung420 posted...

You don't go to the doctor if your cold unless your going into hypothermia.

And it would be especially stupid seeing as I got my physical this week.

Get in fire

SunWuKung420 posted...

You don't go to the doctor if your cold unless your going into hypothermia.

On a moment-to-moment basis? Indeed not. Chronically? Being cold all the time may be indicative of circulation problems, thyroid problems, other metabolic issues, various nutrient deficiencies (iron being the main suspect), low blood pressure, hormonal issues... It's worth checking out to make sure it's not indicative of a more serious underlying problem and to see if it can be treated. It is, of course, possible that there's no clear cause for it and you're just a cold person, but it's still good to rule out more serious issues.

adjl posted...

low blood pressure

I actually have both low blood pressure and circulation issues and is something I've talked to my doctor about. Waiting for labs to come up, but it's one of the follow up questions I have for them.

Not saying this rules out medical conditions entirely, but anyone would be cold in a 62 degree apartment

bachewychomp posted...

Not saying this rules out medical conditions entirely, but anyone would be cold in a 62 degree apartment

Nah, I'd be cool with it. Maybe drop it another 5 and I'd start wearing fuzzy slippers or something.

bachewychomp posted...

Not saying this rules out medical conditions entirely, but anyone would be cold in a 62 degree apartment

I mean, I'm wearing shorts and a t-shirt right now in a 63 room and I feel perfectly fine.

Different people have different tolerances. It's like when BTB used to complain like he was in Antarctica whenever it dropped below 70 outside, because he was from Texas and didn't understand how actual weather worked. But on the flip-side, I'm sure he'd be happily barbecuing and living life when it was nearing 100, whereas I would be dead. I won't even do yardwork if it's over 80 (which makes it really hard to mow my lawn in the summer).

I can definitely relate. Unless it's an overcast and breezy day, or maybe a light drizzle, I'll only ever mow in late evening. I use a Ryobi electric lawnmower, even has LED headlights. I like it a lot more than gas powered ones that foul the air and I need to keep buying gas for, but sometimes those headlights have come in handy when I start extra late.

Find an oil filled electric heater at a thrift store

I have 2 I wheel out around this time of year to keep the bedrooms comfortable

Blood test came in and my rough interpretation is that muscle loss due to malnutrition is causing this. I am working on that and it was one of the main reasons why I moved out in the first place.

It's also just cold in your apartment, and while you work on fixing your malnutrition-related maladies there's nothing wrong with turning up the heat to a more comfortable temperature.

Buy a heater and wear long underwear and socks. Maybe a beanie too.