What's that noise? / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

October 9, 2024 7:46am CST

About 10 pm last nigjt, I heard a strange noise. Well not so strange, I thought it was a big ol' jetliner doing a flypast. But it kept going. So I went over to the heat vent, and sure enough, the furnace had kicked on. First time this season. Has your furnace gone on yet?

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112728)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Oct

I'm surprised it took this long for your area, I'd always thought October in your area got super cold this time of year

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Oct

No, not really. It used to have nice weather up to Hallowe'en.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

10 Oct

@rebelann I keep telling people I live in Southern Ontario, well below the 49th.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112728)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Oct

Well, I'm surprised because I normally read about the amounts of snow Canada gets. I live so close to Mexico that snow isn't even considered for most winters.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (9250)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

9 Oct

i am glad it wasn't some animal. i don't have it. my gas and electricity is provided by the city.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Oct

I knew it wasn't an animal.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (9250)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Oct

@BarBaraPrz good, very good.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72014)

• United States

9 Oct

Mines been kicking on now and then for maybe two weeks but consistently the last week. Mostly at night.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Oct

I turned mine way down to make it stop.

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rakski

@rakski (120035)

• Philippines

9 Oct

We don't have that here.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82529)

• United States

9 Oct

It's been almost cold enough the past few nights for the furnace to kick on but not yet.

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Sharon Elton

@sharonelton (28390)

• Lichfield, England

9 Oct

We don't have a furnace. We have a boiler which is on all the time and keeps the central heating warm and boils water for us when we need it.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Oct

Good for you! I wish I had that, or at least a gas stove with a pilot light...

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Sharon Elton

@sharonelton (28390)

• Lichfield, England

9 Oct

@BarBaraPrz Yes, it is very convenient. I'm sorry you haven't got one.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (160402)

• United States

10 Oct

I turned it on for a day or two, but no, it is not going to kick on until it gets a lot colder here.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

10 Oct

I hope I don't have to turn mine back up for a while yet, but the forecast doesn't look promising.

Amber

@AmbiePam (91719)

• United States

10 Oct

I don’t have a furnace, and I haven’t turned on my heater yet. It’s still hot here. Friday it should be 94 degrees Fahrenheit. Usually, my heater doesn’t get turned on until December.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (91719)

• United States

10 Oct

@BarBaraPrz I’d gladly trade as the sweat drips down my face at 9am while walking my dog.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47061)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

10 Oct

Lucky you. Today's forecasted high is only 14°C/57°F... brrr.