My DS says I'm old and eccentric

Baggs

Tell your DS, if he makes such comments again, that if he pays the heating bills you'll warm the house to his requirements.

This is the solution, quite simple.

I must say I think he is unusual because generally younger people seem to feel the cold less, and generally care more about the environment

I've just been to stay with family, they have the heating OFF all day. 41 yr old DS wears T shirt and thin jumper, the kids, well, less. It was too cold for me!

But they do have a few of theose nice electric blankets that you can cuddle round you for sitting down.

Thats the other option - get one for when DS is lounging around. Nice to have, anyway.

I have the heating on 18 degrees in the day and 19 in the evening and that's fine. 2 thermal layers, a jumper, trousers and lovely big furry bootees over furry socks.

It’s four degrees outside and I have Reynaud’s Syndrome so the blood doesn’t get to my fingers and toes in extreme cold. I have a vest, jumper, cardigan, jeans, tights and socks on. Actually, I’ve taken my jeans off to get under my 13.5 tog duvet with a hot water bottle to warm my feet up. If that’s eccentric, sobeit. Better silly than chilly.

I have a cotton cami on a tee-shirt and primarks version of a Oodie which is great, tracksuit bottoms and booty slippers. Also I have a electric throw from octopus which is so toasty and warm. I haven't had the heating on all day till hubby came home.

Llizzie2
Your information on hyperthermia and exercise is wrong.
When had hyperthermia I had been tarring the inside of a steel barge all day.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210819102728.htm

Depends on the temp where you are living and your finances in the current circumstances. My heating is not on all day, couple of two hour sessions between 8 am and 4 pm. From 6 pm on for 4 hours, thermostat at 21°C. If I had it on all day the bill would be horrendous. I too have several layers on top and thermal leggings under my trouser. Outside today it's quite a bit warmer at 8°C!. The shorts and tee shirt brigade could be one of those who just do not know how to or are not prepared to make savings on anything, their life must go on without compromise.

Crikey HowVeryDareYou are you not worried about the cost of having your heating on all day

You don’t sound either old or eccentric to me and your son should be pleased that you are looking after yourself and being sensible even though you are so old !!!!

I would say that your boy is a bit eccentric calling you Mummy as an adult.

If one of my adult sons called me Mummy I would think they were the eccentric one! 😀

“More money than sense” comes to mind,most of us are aware
of the cost of everything.

I have always considered myself rather ‘strange’! I tell my children so. I like my own company, am passionate about a great many topics ((I love to read), I have become accustomed to ‘strange ‘ habits ( I also keep snug indoors with layers rather than having the heating on too high), I live alone so rarely cook unless people are here. I don’t need close friends but am happy with my acquaintances in the community work I do. My children tell me to get out more, to socialise, to even try online dating (NEVER going to happen!). I am content with myself, my family and my own ‘strange’ ways. I’m 66 and please myself. And it pleases me to be strange/eccentric!

I'd take that as a compliment!

I think you sound just lovely and I’m wearing similar clothes which in cold weather, indoors or out, is quite normal

I am wearing thermal long johns, cotton leggings, thick socks, thin roll neck, fleecy hoodie _ basically my usual indoor outfit. I have an open plan Barn conversion - lots of double height glass and stone floors downstairs. Even with central heating on for a couple of hours the temp doesn't get above 15 degrees downstairs. Upstairs the wood burner keeps me snug and I also have a heated fleecy throw. I would need my central heating on all day to heat the downstairs in winter. Luckily the atrium is south facing and any sunshine heats the room up quickly. To me it makes sense to wear an extra layer rather than pay even more for heating. Far from thinking I am eccentric my son is the same - he would automatically put on another jumper rather than turn on the heating. Honestly I think I am pretty eccentric in lots of other ways though!

Your place your choice! He is the "eccentric or rather stupid one" No wonder he wants all the heating on if he is only wearing a thin shirt etc. So if he is happy paying huge bills that is up to him but a bit on the cheeky side to think that you should go by his ideas. Much better to save your money to pay for something exciting or interesting when he might then be able to call you eccentric, Fancy whisky for breakfast or a go on a zip wire?

My neighbour is doing gardening (with the ground here frozen) wearing only a pair of shorts - now that's just mad! Maybe he's trying to get a suntan?

I'm wearing a camisole top, long sleeve vest and thin roll neck, jeans and socks. That just about keeps me warm. No CH right now but it will go on if the temperature drops below 17.
I'd have ot on at 20 if.my husband didn't keep turning it down 🙄

We grew up not expecting all indoor areas to be comfortable - so dress for the season. We will still be comfortable if the heat has to go off - 'they' who have not lived without will soon learn that layers are the way to go! As for eccentric - you have to be eccentric on here!

I’m wearing a thermal vest, thin Heatgen polo neck jumper and a 100% lambswool polo neck on top, fleecy lined stretch leggings and fluffy socks. The heating is on at 15°, I’m comfortable. I’ll light the fire about 6pm and will have a heated throw across my lap to share with the dog and cats.

I never turn the heating any higher and can’t see the sense in paying to heat the house enough to wear just a t-shirt indoors. I’m far less comfortable in my daughters’ houses where the heating is at 21°.

And they think I’m weird (aka eccentric), and that I’m wired differently to most people. I’m 66 and it’s definitely not hormonal!

llizzie2 perhaps you should see your GP or practice nurse and ask for a check on your thyroid function; it could be underactive.

I am having very serious problems with my temperature. I am wearing far more clothes, more sometimes in bed and have an electric fan heater by the bed 24/7. I have a new boiler and underfloor insulation. I have problems anyway - GBS/CIDP - and cannot regulate my temperature. Since the new year I have been unable to get my temperature higher than 35C. I also have a wound on my foot, which I cannot feel, but which has been treated since mid September. I have had 6 courses of antibiotics.

When the thermometer registered 33C it is classed as a medical emergency and no one believed it because they said I would be unable to stand and function, and the thermometer must be wrong, so I bought a brand new one - £20 - and it registered the same as the other, except it gives out a warning when it drops below 34C.

At the moment I am wearing angora long janes, cashmere joggers and a wool skirt on top - a thick one which I knit myself, on circular needles, striped to use up wool. I do not usually wear all that in bed, but lately I have had to put pads of 2mm thick jiffy foam, which is insulating and helps pain control. I have the heating on, and a fan heater by the bed 24/7. The old thermometer registered 33.7C. The new one let out a warning sound, because it does not register below 34C. Hypothermia is a very serious condition. My normal temperature is low anyway, rarely above 35C, which for the elderly is normal, apparently. It is also a sign of sepsis somewhere on the body. I am still receiving treatment for the ulcer on the bottom of a toe. I have had x-rays and a scan, which ruled out cancer.
I have been searching online for temperature, hypothermia and so on, as two thermometers cannot both be wrong and buying a third is silly. There is quite a lot of information. I started to read about cases of hypothermia.
One elderly man had not taken enough exercise and it was suggested that was the cause. As I have an injured foot, and have been keeping it rested. (not that I can stand up long anyway with the disease I have)

Taking note of this, I decided to do a bit more than I was doing. I did actually work up heat which I found uncomfortable and had to stop. My temperature rose, so I took some clothes off and felt better, but had to put them back on again. I had a helper today with packing things up preparing to have the house rewired and repairs. That kept me busy telling the helper what was what and where to put it. When he left I took my temperature hoping the exercise would raise it. It did not. I am typing away here and my temperature is 34C.

You do you. He'll learn.
Have you tried one of those Snoodies? Mine reaches my toes lol. And it's hooded. My husband bought it, as my DIL and Grandkids wear them.
Seriously comfy and really warm. That'll give him something to talk about (and they're in fashion!)

I would respond, “I am environmentally aware, actually and that is far less eccentric than unnecessarily wasting our planet’s fossil fuels!”

I think it could have been the precise choice of clothes that were partly to blame - cotton roll neck? Can you still buy them? Socks and tights with a skirt - hmm! (Not meaning to be rude - nothing wrong with your choice if that's what you feel comfy in) I wear leggings, tunic and tunic-length thick jumper. And snuggly socks. If I'm sitting around I sometimes put on a thick cardy, too. My 43 year old son prances around in a tee-shirt. I would never have dressed like that in January even at his age - or younger. All I can say is if you can walk around like that, the heating's too high and you're adding to global warming. But being called eccentric is a compliment. I wear my rainbow slipper-socks to help claim that title. Oh, I'm nearly 72, but I don't sit around a lot so never wrap up in a blanket in the day. Too much to do, dogs to walk etc. My advice is keep moving - in as eccentric a fashion as possible!

Baggs

I think my response to such a son comment would be along the lines of, well you're young and silly.

Indeed!

Our mid-terrace house is always cold no matter how high the heating is on. It has thick solid walls so no insulation. I am wearing a M&S vest, a long sleeve stretchy top and a very thick Craghoppers top that zips right up to the chin and a scarf, thick wool socks and warm slippers. In the evening whilst watching television or reading I add a fleece blanket over my legs/knees. I usually end up with a cat on my lap too. I have also been known to wear a hat indoors. So no I don’t think you are wearing too much or being eccentric.