Opening our windows

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.

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.

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

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!

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 ,!

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

I open my bedroom, bathroom and kitchen window's on a morning then close them late afternoon. You need some fresh air circulating.

My bedroom and living room windows are always open. They are the only ones l have. Kitchen and wet room windowless. The heating is underfloor mine is never on. I get the heat from my neighbours and from the corridor. I have noticed that the buses all have windows open now.

Bedroom and bathroom windows are open for most of the day (when I am home!). Other windows are opened for an hour mid morning (after heating has turned off). As for having windows open in schools - I recall sitting in class wearing a coat, gloves and scarf because of it was so cold!

I tend to sleep with my bedroom window open unless the temperature drops below zero , as well as having the radiator temp set lower than the rest of the house - hate waking up with a muzzy head and dry mouth!
In primary school we had one teacher that always opened the windows in the classroom and I can't ever remember feeling cold while in there!
Years later she mentioned it to me after seeing the school windows being replaced by double glazed ones. She pointed out that her class always had a lower rate of absenteeism due to children being off sick , which was true!

Another fan of wide open windows in all weathers here !

Bathroom windows are always opened for half an hour after we've showered... and the bedroom window is completely open 365 days a year.

I even phone hotels before booking to ensure their bedroom windows open !!

I prefer windows open all year round. My bedroom has the heating off and a window open! OH who is a northerner is always shutting windows and turning the thermostat up. Drives me mad. An early memory is the day my baby sister was born when I was five. Dad called me into their bedroom and there was a pile of snow on the floor! This was January.

I think buses should have at least one window open,we're dressed for outdoors,we can put up with with a bit of a draught.I think the bus cleaners should open a window at the beginning of the day,and there could be a notice saying do not close this window.This would save arguments.I opened a bus window one day,a couple got on,sat behind me,the man said effing window open?,leaned across and slammed it shut.I pointed out that it was unhealthy to have the windows all closed,we need ventilation,they just laughed at me.So I agree with you Elusivebutterfly,I hate being on a hot ,stuffy bus