Guys if you keep heating your houses to 15°C you’re the cause for climate change and the corporations can’t blow petawatts on their AI data centers c’mon don’t be so selfish
Wait, my body's own heat is enough? Always has been.
Submitted 5 months ago by renzev@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
My flat grows mold if I leave it under 18C for too long and my landlord doesn’t care 🥴
theangryseal@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Mmmm, mold.
I’m right with you on that though. Small basement apartment with a concrete floor that was built in the 1930s. Yep. Mold.
xavier_berthiaume@jlai.lu 5 months ago
Yeah how else will ChatGPT tell you how to distribute (a^2 +b^2)(c^2+d^2)? /s
dwindling7373@feddit.it 5 months ago
True, but also let’s not just let ourself dash toward suicide. Society is not meant to sustain nudism in the middle of winter 24/7.
Denvil@lemmy.one 5 months ago
Just wear a sweater bro
jdeath@lemm.ee 5 months ago
come to florida! hehe
ignotum@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m sorry, me heaters are set to 16°C 😢
In my defence they don’t go any lower than that for some reasonDV8@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Some reason being that if you don’t maintain a certain temperature in your house you’ll get mildew problems.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That’s basically the minimum requirement to avoid structural decay. You should not be letting your place get any colder than that.
veganpizza69@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Both uses are a problem, one is just more unnecessary than the other.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Being comfortable is unnecessary. If you’re not suffering as much as this guy, you’re the problem with society.
Red_October@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Must be nice living somewhere where you don’t even know that pipes can freeze.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Okay, you can heat your house but only to 50 degrees.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 5 months ago
DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I might get heatstroke but my lizard would be so excited. He could run around without his heat lamps.
tiddy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Pipes can’t freeze if they’re halfway to boiling, I like your thinking
Amir@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I usually only go for 20 degrees, but I guess a sauna would be fun
Poxlox@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Everyone who has their pipes freeze that I’ve asked said you have to set it to 60 if you really don’t want to risk it to freeze.
db2@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Never mind things like water, pets, children…
DharmaCurious@startrek.website 5 months ago
Yeah, nah, I’m on the side of the government paying for utilities. Human right to electricity. Figure out a system to prevent overuse, but everyone deserves to have heating and cooling when needed.
renzev@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Figure out a system to prevent overuse
If we’re going down the “government should pay for it” route, then a good solution would be subsidizing thermal insulation. It’s a big investment upfront, but will save a lot of money for both homeowners and the government in the future. Not to mention the obvious ecological benefits.
Aksamit@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
What temp is freezing in F? Is it still defined by the temp water freezes at, like in C, or do you guys have a different scale for this too?
lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Pets? One of my cats found a nice solution for that: recruit some dumb human as her heating pillow. (The “dumb human” is me, by the way.) And when I’m not on the bed she sleeps inside a blanket folded in the shape of a pocket.
…although winter here rarely goes below 0°C, subtropical region and all that shit. If I was a bit souther I’d probably have some heaters in the bedrooms, and that’s it - there’s no reason to heat the whole house.
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Some people think water tastes better crunchy
pseudo@jlai.lu 5 months ago
Your a poet!
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This meme brought to you by a child in California that doesn’t know what real winter is. It was 20 something here last night and this dipshit thinks a sweater is gonna keep you alive though that.
Windex007@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I live in Canada and tbh I’m with the Chad on this.
Not saying “turn off your furnace” but energy use (and cost) balance ons exponentially based on how hot you have your thermostat set at. Lower your thermostat to the point where wearing a sweater indoors is enough and save money.
And I’d be happy to subsidize the first X GJ/mo to help people keep themselves from freezing, but if people want their apartment to be the tropics that’s gotta be on their dime.
Same with electricity. I’ll subsidize keeping your lights on but I’m not paying you to mine crypto.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Another possible approach is to keep your home cool (keep it above 50 to avoid pipes freezing because that just sucks to deal with regardless of responsibility) and use a small like 200w heater pointed at yourself to warm up some. I live in a century old farm house and do that because it’s drafty as heck in parts of the house and impractical to fully heat the entire house to a fully comfortable temperature once winter truly sets in and it’s consistently around 0F
Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 months ago
To be fair, you could wear winter gear 24/7. I lived like that for a bit. The real reasons we need heating are structural decay and pets. Pipes burst below 55 and pets don’t do well below 65.
There are real reasons to heat your house besides just wanting to be warm.
Cap@lemm.ee 5 months ago
“Pipes burst below 55°” hahahahhah what now? “Pets don’t do well below 65°” what the crap is this nonsense. Pipes will burst after they freeze with water in them at a temp at or below 32°, the majority of breeds of dogs and cats will be just fine until it is freezing out, some dog breeds are okay below freezing.
Godric@lemmy.world 5 months ago
20 something
Sweater wont keep you alive
Wait till you hear about the latest tech: two sweaters!
Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I lived up in the mountains for many years, there are risks of frostbite, hypothermia, and death at some temps and no amount of wool will save you. You need heat, most of that time I had a fire place, when I was in a tenant situation the heat was maintained by the management company and we only paid electric, and it was natural gas heaters.
dan@upvote.au 5 months ago
I’m wearing two sweaters even though it’s only 10C (50F) here. I’ve never lived somewhere where it gets very cold, so this is very cold to me.
Valmond@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Two T-shirts, think thin layers
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Just set your thermostat to 60 instead of 70
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 months ago
His entire point is no heat just sweaters.
PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 5 months ago
I’m in the UK and have managed to get this far this year using just jumpers and the heat generated from folding at home on a couple PCs.
Nearly caved last week when temps dropped to around 0 but then i found my slippers
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I walked to school in uphill in the snow BOOOOTTHH WAAAYYYSSSS.
Ok cranky grandpa, go sit back by your space heater.
someguy3@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If a sweaters enough you must live in a warm ass place.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
God, I recall when we lost power for a week in the middle of a freeze, it was so cold that my multiple blankets weren’t enough to keep me warm when trying to sleep. I had to break out a nasty comforter that I’ve got that doesn’t breathe at all and gets real sweaty during normal weather. Worked well to lock in the heat.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
It hit -8 C last week where I am, still a pleasant 20 C inside without having turned the heat on.
I probably get a lot of free heat from my neighbours apartments though, I would guess.
As long as it’s bearable with additional layers on, I’m going to lean towards doing that, as cool bedrooms make for amazing sleep quality.
bruhduh@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If I’m spending 10 minutes walking between buildings and then an hour sitting in them I’d rather be comfortable for the longer amount of time.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This instance ain’t big enough
Sea_pop@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Nice mesh shorts, slut
KeefChief13@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Grts ya from point A to point B.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Hey I didn’t consent to my picture being released! :)-
FarFarAway@startrek.website 5 months ago
There was the one guy that always walked to class in strappy sandals, a short sleeved shirt, and shorts. No matter how cold it was outside, in New England, there he was.
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I live in a relatively warm part of Canada and let me tell you a sweater alone is not enough 😭
There are plenty of places in the USA Midwest and Europe that get colder.histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I live in Northern mn where it goes like -40f I don’t wear more then two sweatshirts all of winter I don’t do outside activities in the cold tho
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
In -40f, if you don’t have artificial heating in your house, your pipes will freeze.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Yeah, good luck with only a sweater in Newport VT.
blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 5 months ago
People in this thread are hitting us with all sorts of whatabout stories with extreme conditions; and meanwhile I’m working in a office where people will come in and turn on the cooling because they just walked up some stairs, and then turn on the heating after they’ve sat down for a couple of minutes. No concept of self regulation. Just any hint of discomfort means the room has to change temperature.
It that context, the pushback in this thread is a bit depressing.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This is a great way to mess with the self appointments lords of the thermostat as they caw their favorite sayings like “Wear a sweater” and “turn the lights out when you leave the room”
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
No pants it is then.
BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Americans should start building their houses like Europeans. Made from brick, mortar and good insulation. Your houses are made from wood and paper.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Nothing wrong with wood as a construction material. The key factor is the insulation.
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Unethical life pro tip: get an apartment that isn’t at the end of a hallway and has floors above and below. In some cases, you can turn off your heat completely and simply steal heat from your neighbors, leeching off of them like some sort of thermal mosquito. It won’t be as warm as is comfortable without bundling up, but it may be warm enough to get by just by bundling up. Watch out for freezing pipes though!
For an added techno bonus: install a smart thermostat connected to a camera pointed at the door with facial recognition tech built in. If anyone other than the residents walk in, the thermostat is automatically reset to 72F/22C. That way if you DO burst a pipe, and the landlord walks in, they won’t have any proof you did it!
Shieldtoad@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Blood circulation in my hands breaks down completely when I get cold, so no. I will not be turning down the heat.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Must be fun not to have any sensitivity issues and also live somewheee so south that a sweater is enough.
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Don’t get mold buddy
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
OK, OP… where do you live that a sweater is “enough”?
Denver, CO checking in and I’ll take my central heat, thanks.
PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 months ago
“This meme was made by someone in a warm climate.”
pseudo@jlai.lu 5 months ago
Except for baby, kids, convalescente people, handicap people, eldery, and people with a very cold floor and wall that offset the overall room temperature.
This is just extrastrong ableism.HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 5 months ago
My dumbass old roommates would run the heater without closing the windows…
Corno@lemm.ee 5 months ago
-20 ºC winters have entered the chat
TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
-40° and a newborn say otherwise
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Well fuck the people not near the equator amirite?
Your landlord not providing heat? Just wear a sweater, stop being such a entitled tenant! /s
daggermoon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I wish I had control of the thermostat. It would be 60° year round.
jkozaka@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Something that really should be used more is using those rubber hot water bottles. it won’t heat your whole room, but it’s great when paired with a blanket.
Luccus@feddit.org 5 months ago
Why is everyone in this thread Richard Byrd?
Most people I know wear t-shirts at home in winter and heat up the house to compensate, wasting energy. This meme is clearly aimed at them.
If you live in arctic conditions, then you probably already wear more than a shirt, even at home. If no, then feel adressed as well.
And to the many people who are currently raising their babies at home: Scandinavian practices be damned. I understand that it’s not too practical to regularly wrap up your baby so that they can withstand freezing conditions. Fine. Turn up the damn thermostat. You already have a screaming infant at your hands.
Everyone else: stfu.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This ad paid for by thermostat-guarding dads
R3D4CT3D@midwest.social 5 months ago
haven’t seen a shitpost hit a nerve this hard in a while, hahaha!
x4740N@lemm.ee 5 months ago
You can’t put sweaters on pets
You need to have one room You can heat if needed to keep the pet in if it’s going to get cold
Paddzr@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Just don’t be poor. I haven’t lowered my temp… Ever. If I can’t wear shorts in my own house, I’m not interested.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 months ago
I got sick of wearing cheap jackets and still being cold and/or having them fall apart super quick, so I splurged on a Carhartt jacket. So worth it. This thing is toasty as fuck, water proof and could probably withstand a knife attack.
preussischblau@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
It’s gonna get down to -30°C this week, I’ll turn the heat off and just throw on the good ol’ toque and a sweater and report back, assuming I still have fingers.
Windex007@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Same here.
But there is middle-ground here. My wife came from a very temperate country. She wants the thermostat set at like, 26.
I’d be happy to have it at 17 and wear sleeves indoors. 9 degrees thermostat difference makes a hell of a dent in the utility bill.
preussischblau@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Agreed. Funnily I’m from a more temperature country and she’s from where I’m at now, but she’s the one that is always cold and wants to keep it at ~22. I ain’t gonna argue considering she pays the electricity bill, though.
Fosheze@lemmy.world 5 months ago
26?! Hell, I can’t even sleep if it’s above like 20C in my room. My bedroom right now is 10C (vents blocked to keep it extra cold) and that’s about the perfect sleeping temp. I’d go that cold in the rest of the house too but my pet snake probably wouldn’t appreciate it.
confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world 5 months ago
19C during the day, 14C at night, 22C in the office because sitting still and concentrating is no way to keep warm.
I can’t wait until it’s warm enough to just keep windows open 24/7 again.
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I keep my place at 15.5c in winter because it’s super drafty. (I’m getting the siding redone soon, I really hope that helps, but ultimately we have the same climate as Siberia so there’s only so much to be done) even at 15.5, it’s still about $200 USD/mth to heat, but at 18c it more than doubles in cost.
I’m like your wife; made for warmer climates. My ideal temp is around 30c, and I’m cold at 23, but I have heated mattress pads on my bed and couch (much much much cheaper to run than furnace) so it’s not too bad overall. They are a bit pricy up front, but definitely worth the spend.
Perhaps that sort of thing would be a good compromise for you two; a couple heated chair covers or couch cover or something to bring her temp up while keeping the overall temp lower.
ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Don’t be lazy. You can type with your toes.
preussischblau@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Who said I’d still have toes?
AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I think this meme is mocking the people that turn their house up to 72°F instead of just leaving it at 60°F and wearing a hoodie. The difference in price is quite extreme.
feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
THAT’S VERY COLD
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Damn. It’s only 4 degrees for me, but my room still gets cold if I don’t have the heater on max because some moron decided that an entire fucking wall in my room has to be window.