Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Second bite!!
And I'm not ashamed or embarrassed to post photos of myself, warts and all as well! You could cut my head off and I'd still send in photos to CC!😬
Central Heating - on yet?
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Second bite!!
And I'm not ashamed or embarrassed to post photos of myself, warts and all as well! You could cut my head off and I'd still send in photos to CC!😬
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
That is because film tsars tended to be those with the "best" figures, apart from some comedy roles and some villains. They weren't necessarily representative of the general population.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I meant people filmed going about their daily business, not actors. Like these filmed below. 1950's rationing and poverty meant small but healthy meals, lots of walking, children playing out, not staying indoors eating crap, etc etc! Which meant folk tended to be 'skinny rakes'!😏
View: https://youtu.be/CWnYROHPCe0?si=VhToCwgkMPtoGxGC
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presta
Legendary Member
When I was still cycling regularly I could sit in shorts and T-shirt and be comfortable at 17C, but that was when my metabolic rate was ~3400kcal/day, and not the 2400 it is now. That's about an extra 50W of body heat that I no longer have.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
We keep our place at 21C and turn the CH off whilst sleeping - the house loses about 0.5C/hour overnight when very cold outside.
A friend runs his house at 14C and it feels blooming cold in there to me. Horribly so in fact.
A friend runs his house at 14C and it feels blooming cold in there to me. Horribly so in fact.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
I live in a semi detached.
Our neighbours moved out in September and the new neighbours haven’t moved in yet.
It’s amazing how much colder the house is without the reciprocal heating from next door.
Our neighbours moved out in September and the new neighbours haven’t moved in yet.
It’s amazing how much colder the house is without the reciprocal heating from next door.
briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
I'm heating the French house entirely with the Jotul 602, but jealousy set in this morning when a friend showed me the Jotul 118 he bought locally second-hand for 400€ - an absolute bargain. Even my little 602 will chuck out 7kW when wound up, but the 118 will do 14kW, IIRC, and like mine, it'll be easy to keep in overnight. He showed me the one it'll replace (a bit like yours), and showed me how little wood he can get in there, and that it's more or less impossible to keep in overnight. The 118 will take a single log 9" x 6" x 24"!! They are so efficient, I only take out ash every few days.
Anyway, suffice to say, given how cold it's going to be here for a week, and how much I praised the Jotul, he's resolved to install it in place of his glass-fronted thing asap. He'll use less wood, and be warmer! It's a beast!!
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Particulate pollution for everyone!
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
It was 32 degrees Fahrenheit when I went out today, so I thought it best not to open my 4 windows to do the usual lettingfresh air thing. It was a bit whiffy when I got back nearly 8 hours later, but at least it wasn't freezing cold! I turned my heating off at 11am when it was 80 Fahrenheit, after being on all night. When I got back, after it'd been off for 8 hours it was 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit outside and 67 Fahrenheit in my flat.
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