My DS says I'm old and eccentric

Not sure that having to wear thermals and roll
Necks tights and cardigans and thick socks indoors, is dressing for the weather when indoors. If you can afford to, then turn heating up, your son has a good point of wearing that many clothes.

Old? Yes!
Eccentric? I certainly hope so.

Being called eccentric is a compliment better than being labelled old and boring!

What a compliment!

Its probably got more to do with the age of your house than you! Big old houses tend to be cold. I grew up in one and we didnt have central heating. Miserable! We now live in a modern house with double glazing and lots of insulation. My husband sits around in a tee shirt but I wear clothing suitable for going outside with the addition of a coat. Im quite comfortable in the middle of the day when there is no heating on

It is cold and as we get older we tend to feel the cold more .
I dress in lots of layers and my outfit is identical to the ones worn by the three teenagers next door .
They aren't old !
And just what is eccentric about wearing layers to keep warm ?

I'm apparently extremely eccentric because I love researching art , history and botany .

Ignore him .

Cheeky little blighter.

ParlorGames

In the words of Captain Mainwaring...........Stupid Boy!

🤣🤣 forgot this.

I thought wearing layers was second nature to most of those of our age.

I do remember walking home many a winter's night dressed in only skimpy evening wear to save money, when I was younger.
My brother was another one who refused to wear a coat in winter. He did suffer in the summer with the heat, so perhaps when young (my family) had our temperature control set differently.

If you have Reynauds or arthritis, you have to keep the body warm, as the ambient temperature doesnt always help enough.
I wouldnt mind being considered eccentric Elusivebutterfly.
Perhaps you could point out that your 'eccentricity' will be transferred into his bank account some time in the future😉
Simples

Well, obviously if you did as your son suggested and turned up the heating, you might not need all those clothes.

On the other hand, you might not be able to afford to pay the heating bill, or be paying it at the expense of not eating properly.

If you are happy with the amount of heating you have on, and the amount of clothes you are wearing, plus managing still to pay all your bills, even with all the rising prices, that is all fine.

Your son can think what he likes, but unless his remarks were made in a kindly teasing fashion, I would have told him, if he had been my son, not to be so b****y cheeky!

I'm proudly eccentric and always have been - so it's nothing to do with my age. I don't want to spend all my money on heating my house to tropical temperatures. I choose to spend on far more interesting things.

It's 18C in here and that's what I'm used to, although I'll crank it up to 21C for visitors. If they arrive (semi) clothed in summer wear, I'll offer a blanket.

My friend always keeps her coat on here when it's chilly - saying that it's 'freezing' in my house. I say that we're happy with light clothing and the AC set to 23C in the summer - so what's the difference?

It depends upon where you live, too. In this big old place, it makes sense to wrap up warm in the winter. I wear similar things to Romola - and I don't get the 'too much for indoors' comment at all.

Different people different approaches and values, none are wrong.

I agree with pp, some people run hot some cold.

What's wrong with 'eccentric'? At least it is interesting.

In any case some people feel the cold more than others. I always seem to be cold nowadays. I have a thermal top on with jeans and a cardigan and thermal socks and feel warm enough. Heating is on low. In the evening we sometimes put on the gas fire which I love, but other half is always complaining that this is too hot! However he does go out in a very eccentric (in my view) ski jacket, great for the slopes, but ordinary wear? It has an enormous hood which looks strange. But each to their own, each to their own…

Wear what you like!

Should have told him, be careful, you are talking to the manufacturer…

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

I am amazed at the number of men of all ages who have been out wearing shorts during the frosty weather, are they trying to prove something

My 93 year old dad has the heating on all day and sits most of the time in a thin polo top with maybe a fleece gilet over occasionally.
At home - now - my heating is off and I’m wearing fleece lined joggers, tank top under a m & s roll neck jumper and a very thick fleece zippy. Plus sheepskin slippers. I’ve been baking and the kitchen is cosy.
I can’t cope with his heat and he would hate my house.
I think I’m just being practical and would definitely consider being called eccentric as a compliment. Growing old very disgracefully etc etc 🤪

I’ve also got several layers on, including an oodie. I’ve just given in and put the heating on for a short time. It’s 14 degrees in here and I’m feeling the cold.

Old is something we all hope to be and to be called eccentric is definitely a compliment.

Eccentric is a complement as far as I'm concerned. We have the CH set at 20 but it's on for 3 hours in the morning and 3 in the evening and maybe a boost at lunch time if it's really cold. Then we have a log burner in the evening. We both wear 3 layers. Our DCs drip around in t-shirts but we still feel their houses are cold, we must have bred a hardy bunch.

In the words of Captain Mainwaring...........Stupid Boy!

I don’t see the point in paying for expensive heating if you’re not fully dressed. Different with children but I only turn mine on for 3-4 hours per day.

I am too, apparently! I can imagine you are. Modern youth is used to heated rooms everywhere and males have much higher energy release to keep warm (and so eat more,) than females (also true of many mammals). We also need more insulation as we get older, eat less and release less heat so we cool off more quickly. Suggest he reconsiders when he reaches his 8th decade.

My best buy this winter has been my fluffy fleece jacket from Uniglo. I wear it in the house over a thermal vest and I can keep the heating off till the evening.
www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/product/fluffy-fleece-zipped-jacket-450198.html

Old and eccentric is much more fun than being young and boring.

Celebrate! Nothing better than to be labled old and eccentric, if you can add in some ’disgraceful’ you’ll be a treasure!