My Bf
Will not put the heating on in our flat until you can 'see your breath' he thinks thats a good gauge of how cold it is
(catzeyes Princess Trampagne, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 0:28, 13 replies)

Hmmm
It depends on the barometric pressure and humidity of the air, but a rule of thumb is that you can see your breath in still air if the temperature is around 10 degrees C or less. I'm a student in a cold, cold city with old, nasty buildings. I learned this the hard way.
(thecurriedavenger, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 3:07, closed)

A good route
to lung problems, underheating your home.

Look, we're designed to live in nice, warm places. We can deal with a bit of cold, but not constantly. Underheating homes kills more people than you'd think - being stingy can really really hurt some people.
(clopinettes, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 3:14, closed)

Stop complaining
and put another jumper/pair of socks on.

That's the rule in my flat too.
No heating until breath is visible!
Not just economic but eco friendly too.
(konstantine, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 17:24, closed)

Easily solved
Take him somewhere sweltering and tell him he cant turn on the aircon until he breathes fire.

Or, no more shagging until the house is a constant 22 degrees.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 3:31, closed)

Excellent
Both sound like good suggestions to me!
(EuroSong I love horse meat: best of all the animals, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 7:24, closed)

This reply really made me laugh
.
(Jeremy Paxmans Itchy Gusset, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 11:19, closed)

Chilly
That's 10 degrees below freezing. Still, I suppose that's one way to keep warm.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 13:21, closed)

not
if you live in a civilised country
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 9:22, closed)

People don't shag in civilised countries?

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 1:57, closed)

Sounds like me
there are four of us living in a house, now the house is very old, poored concrete built in 1938, and huge, very hard to heat and the fire is going 24/7, any heat that isn't body heat or the fire is a luxury, all other attempts to heat it are in vein.
just thought it was funny that there is someone else out there that sees there breath inside
(macsniffanugget is having his head wrecked, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 12:05, closed)

*coughs*their*coughs*
(Bazongaloid, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 17:23, closed)

I'm a walking furnace
I put the heat on when I feel cold. Thing is, most people around me are dripping icicles from their noses before I notice the cold. If I felt colder sooner I'd put the heating on sooner; I'm not stingy with the gas bill. That said, with the obscene prices being charged by British Gas, maybe I should be.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 13:28, closed)

Take up smoking
Not only will it help trick your other half into putting the heating on, the warmth from the cigarette will add to the all round toasty atmosphere.
(Avalanche - Purveyor of sexual deviancy since 1976, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:30, closed)