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SURE, THERE ARE more important things we could conduct a poll on – but few things provoke debate in this country quite as much as the weather.
So this morning we’re asking: have you put the heating on yet?
It’s early in the season, we admit – but we’ve already endured one or two cold nights. Tick an option, or join the heated (my sides!) debate in the comments section.
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Say nothing or the Government will impose an early switch on tax.
Sh!t, I knew I forgot to turn something off a few months back.
Has the comments of the week article been disposed of lads? It had become a bit of a Saturday morning tradition tbh
I’ve noticed that too. There’s been no ‘Top Comments…’ article for the last couple of weeks.
mcgoo. 3 weeks now. Yes it’s missed. Bit of light hearted banter it was..
@mcgoo:
Brinster must have most comments. Trouble is, he said nothing.
Nevermind comment of the Week. — Where is Quinton gone with them Techie articles?
And that fella who called himself a businessman and came out with utter claptrap. He was entertaining
Why worry about what the great unwashed vote for, let them eat cake!
It might be because some of the top comments have been criticising the journal over there closing comments on other articles.
No, still have the windows open.
It’s all in the mind, if you think you’re cold you’ll feel cold, but this isn’t cold weather, it’s mild temperatures.
Just put a fleece on at night, you’ll be grand.
I would hazard a guess that the majority of women in Ireland have turned the heat on, while they have killings with their man who is trying to turn it off without getting caught. This exciting little game will now go on continuously until around next May or June.
And I thought it was only me
Not since they put a freeze on Irish water bills. I used to use them to light the fire.
Not until Christmas Eve.
@David Murphey:
Old school.
Respect.
I wear an extra Geansaí around the house.
@brian magee:
What’s a geansai?
Along the western coast of Ireland, 2016 has been a bleak dismal summer without sun or heat
Not so great in the “sunny” south east either.
Just how we like it.
For some people, it is a choice of heat or food and medicine.
Everyone is different. While my sister has her heating on I find an hour or two in the evening just to warm up the house is grand.
Am male. Don’t need heating.
How about just Yes/No?
There’s no on switch with solid fuel. Have I started burning the stock of wood I logged this year or the turf saved? Just in the last few days on the small stove. At least I know for certain that the fuel only has my blood on it.
‘A’ rated gaff so no need to yet, thankfully.
‘C’ rated gaff, burnt the lot in Sept and was warm for an hour!!!!
@M Bowe: x rated gaff, always on fire.
Don’t you just love the #Irish sense of humour!
Waiting to see how much the government give us back in the budget before i make an extravagant decision about warming my house up
No but we’ve turned the emmersion off!
Turning off the emersion won’t really make any savings. If you hot water isn’t being used and the cylinder properly insulated the emersion won’t need to heat water therefore not use any substantially measurable amount of electricity. I only had two wash hand basins and a sink off the hot water so instead of heating a cylinder of water I opted for a combination boiler which heats the hot water as I need it
Its spelt immersion. Ive had heating on for an hour or two here and there, but lit the first fire of the year last night. Love having a big open fire in the sitting room. #smellofturf
Spelled is spelled spelled. Not spelt.
Good to see so many options but what about, ‘Yes, just for some of the colder nights/ mornings’….all depends on your heating options because as already mentioned solid fuel stoves can be turned down to a continuous warm output.
Should be another option. Did the wife turn on the heating yet …
Invest in a smart thermostat. One that learns your habits, and that you can temporarily override at the touch of a button or twist of a knob, or even from you smartphone. Forgot to change a setting when you left the gaff? No problem!
There are a number of good brands to choose from these days too, and some can do your hot water too.
A++ rated so no
@Leitrim303: Bought a timber-framed house and it has struggled to drop below 18 degrees even downstairs.
@Danny Nash: ya we have no oil boiler. the house stays around 20c even in winter. Defiantly the way to go.
Nah! It’s still 30C here . . .
Nope. Not cold enough yet
Me mammy leaves her bedroom window open every night of the year. And she doesnt allow the heating to be on. Its always like an igloo in our house. To me anyway
still beautiful over here in Toronto!
Legend summer and autumn.
Hell no, I’m sweating in this weather
Need to find the switch first.
have your say