Opening our windows

Reference to days when exhaust fumes weren't prevalent in cities. Agree though some air going through premises is surely good that is until the idiots with firepits light up and stink the whole place out even with windows and doors closed.

We’re both northerners but I like all the windows open and Orlin spends the day closing them, more about the cost of heating than about feeling cold. I plead my case on the grounds of dry versus damp house.
Good article Maw. The Covid protection will help my case.

Looked around my close of 16 houses, hardly any with open windows. Nearly all houses will be empty most of the day perhaps it is a worry about security? Perhaps some posters may suggest portable means of heating, our ancestors had to do it, love to hear new ideas? My hot water bottle as a child was a housebrick wrapped in newspaper and towel heated in the oven above the range.

Me to, love throwing windows open to air the place.

Always have windows open, especially at night. Can’t beat it.

I have a bedroom window open all night, and open all my windows for at least half an hour every morning.

My downstairs bedroom windows are open all day with ‘resticters’ but, closed at night because I don’t want my cats taking advantage and sneaking out, I must admit that, since my husband died, I am a little bit nervous of having the windows open at night anyway. I have windows open upstairs during the day unless my nose turns blue.
Florence got it right, didn’t she?

Unless the weather is freezing or extremely wet (as in blowing rain everywhere) I always open the kitchen door into the garden when I get up.

Living room and kitchen window open first thing. Bedroom window stays open all the time, night time too.
It's not that cold yet anyway so may as well take advantage of a bit of air through the place.
I do always sleep with the bedroom window open though both for the air and also to save me getting up and down like a fiddlers elbow for the cats.

We had ice on the insides of the windows at home The most beautiful fern patterns left by Jack Frost,. Then huge icicles hanging from peoples gutters and/or burst pipes. You don't see or feel that sort of cold now.
Thick fogs which nobody appeared to be any the worse for suffering them.

Love an open window - in pretty much all weathers. DH does not

I remember that when I was at school in the 30s the headmistress would check the temperature of the room and if it was over 60 degrees Fahrenheit ould Open all the windows.
I also remember the frost patterns on the windows and the end of my nose being frozen when waking up.
As I have poor mobility and feel the cold I don’t have the windows open much but as soon s I get up in the morning I open the kitchen door wide for a while to air the bungalow.
Opening south facing windows in the summer let’s the heat in. Best to close windows and draw the curtains to keep the room cool.

My bathroom, bedroom and kitchen windows rarely get closed. Cannot stand a stuffy house, my thermostat never goes above 18 degrees, if I feel chilly I put on a fleece or move around a bit faster!

Sitting in kitchen diner now with door half open and all windows open to air the house.DH is out cycling and will proceed to shut them as he goes around the house when he gets back ,!

Gordon Bennett, I'm all for keeping homes healthy by removing damp air etc but a lot of this is really going too far. Being cold is truly uncomfortable and makes me thoroughly miserable. I would happily live at a temperature of above 28 Celsius. I have vivid memories of living in homes which were really much too cold as we couldn't afford to keep them warm, so for me, being warm is much more pleasant. I suspect I am in the minority on this thread but really, being cold all the time is good for you? No, thanks!

Many buses and trains don't have windows that can be opened.
I hate that.

My bedroom window is permanently open also the upstairs bathroom one.
I have my sitting room with patio doors and more often than not they are open, even in the evening when I sit to relax one of my dogs lies beside the patio door which is usually open for her (I expect she is waiting for an intruding small animal to come along so she can chase outside after it) however nothing ever comes but she still lies there.

I love on a narrow boat...no central heating. Have bow door open a lot of the time. Where I lived before I did not have central heating. I could see my breath when I got up in the morning. I haven't had a cold for years and years. I am sure it is because I don't have central heating that dries the air.

Dry air wrecks my poor sinuses. They love the cold.

Oh yes....bedroom window is open all night a little (only a little in case something flies in ! but as soon as I get up all my windows are thrown open to let in the fresh air (I live by the sea, so sometimes it is very windy or foggy) if the fog is thick, I don't open them for as long and if it is raining, whichever side the rain is on, don't open them far enough for it to get in ! the other day a very large seagull was tapping on my bedroom window .....I was glad I hadn't opened it too wide ha ha

Another reason for open windows is to get more oxygen into the atmosphere ( I think, could be wrong).
Without that I keep dozing off.

Gorgeous day again- but very cold. All windows opened for 30 mins this morning. Just cannot sleep with the bedroom window closed, in all weathers. We have those windows that can open at an angle- for when it is less than less than minus 10C ;)

I fling windows open every morning until it gets chilly late afternoon, and I have to have the bedroom window open at night whatever the weather.

It does help if schools don't apply strict uniform rules - allow pupils (& teachers) to wear their coats etc..
www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/17/uk-teachers-and-pupils-are-bone-tired-and-now-theyre-freezing-cold?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Sorry but this thread reminds me of the 'Four Yorkshiremen' sketch by Monty Python. I'm waiting for someone to say that they are living in a paper bag in the middle of the road and it's 'sheer luxury'.