No wonder the house is so cold
@GardenGerty (162873)
United States
March 19, 2025 2:36pm CST
First off, we have 35-40 mph winds blowing out of the west, with gusts up to 75 mph.
Also, when we started having good weather I turned the thermostat down. It was so low it was not kicking in.
Add to those two things the fact that the window in the office sometimes raises itself and we have a perfect combination for me to be working in the cold.
I turned the heat up about three degrees and pushed that window back down. It does make a difference. I cannot do anything about that wind, though.
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
19 Mar
If you are sick enough to need a doctor you sure do not need that, too. But we cannot stop the wind.
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@AmbiePam (96770)
• United States
19 Mar
@GardenGerty No worries. This was just a specialist I have to see every three months.
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
20 Mar
@AmbiePam I am glad it was just routine, but yikes!!
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
20 Mar
I could do that. I may have some tension curtain rods that would take care of that in a flash. Great idea!
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
22 Mar
@JudyEv I have seen that done with sliding patio doors.
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@JudyEv (349723)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Mar
@GardenGerty They suggest similar horizontal rods if you want to leave a side-opening window open just a little bit.
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@snowy22315 (187049)
• United States
19 Mar
Those are some serious winds. The weatherman just said parts of Kansas are seeing some snow...yikes!
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
20 Mar
We had several hours of snow when the temperature dropped this afternoon. I would rather that than ice. Right now we are up to a cozy 35 F.
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@RebeccasFarm (93198)
• United States
19 Mar
Yes the wind here has been crazy too.
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
22 Mar
@RebeccasFarm Kansas? England? Hawaii?
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@RebeccasFarm (93198)
• United States
20 Mar
@GardenGerty I wont. If I do it better blow me somewhere nice.
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
19 Mar
Not showing any sign of stopping just yet.
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@RasmaSandra (83541)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Mar
That is what they mean by the wind chill factor. We have nice sunny days now but a very brisk wind is blowing,
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
22 Mar
Spring is here. I know it is. . . but that one day this week was the pits.
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
28 Mar
@kareng We are having nice weather for now, but then at least one nasty one is scheduled for Sunday.
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@kareng (71515)
• United States
22 Mar
@GardenGerty Last night was our low in the low 30's. I've been cold all day today.
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@FourWalls (73006)
• United States
20 Mar
My joke is that I don’t need to go to the gym in March because I get so much exercise walking to and from my thermostat to change it from AC to heat then back to AC. Sometimes in the same day. 
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
22 Mar
That is me in the car. I do need to get more exercise outdoors though.
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@GardenGerty (162873)
• United States
28 Mar
At certain times of the year it does feel cooler inside than it does out.
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@grenery8 (15329)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
28 Mar
@GardenGerty for sure! and sometimes it soothes me but in this nonstop changing spring, not so
