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#Post#: 11875--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: Anniejack Date: August 21, 2018, 5:29 pm
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I had to move in with my parents due to not being able to work.
They keep the thermostat at 79 degrees. Its over 100 degrees
everyday in the summer and the vent in my room doesn't work
well. Its a bone of contention with me but it's their house. I
say they can put on a sweater or something but I have to run
around half naked. I move it down to 78 when they're not
looking just so I can get some sleep. When I owned my own home,
it stayed at 74 and I would still get hot.
If I were a visitor in a home, I would mention if I were too hot
but I would never touch the thermostat.
#Post#: 11877--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: TootsNYC Date: August 21, 2018, 5:36 pm
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touching someone else's thermostat is EFFING RUDE!
I mean, really!
It's just beyond the pale. You would be perfectly justified in
saying, "this is MY house. Please ask me if you think you need
the temperature adjusted."
Chilly people are supposed to bring a sweater; hot people are
expected to fan themselves.
All guests should feel they could mention their discomfort to
their host.
Good hosts try to find a temperature setting that keeps most
people comfortable, and that perhaps caters a bit more toward
someone who is physically more vulnerable (very old, or ill,
etc.). Or that leans more toward catering to the person who is
hot (since someone who is chilly can be loaned a sweater).
#Post#: 11879--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: Sycorax Date: August 21, 2018, 5:55 pm
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I wouldn't touch anyone's thermostat, my assumption would be
that it's set to that particular temperature for a reason.
(comfort, power bills, whatever) If the temp was truly terrible
for me, I *might* ask if they could change it, otherwise I'd
suck it up.
#Post#: 11880--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: pierrotlunaire0 Date: August 21, 2018, 6:15 pm
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Considering how advanced thermostats have become, I would be
terrified that my touching a button on it would mess up
something, and I would be that person, the one who caused the
homeowner thousands of dollars in repairs.
I am on the chilly side almost all the time, but I dress warmly,
and if truly miserable, I might ask for a sweater (although it
has never come to that).
#Post#: 11882--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: Luci Date: August 21, 2018, 6:51 pm
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Oh dear. I just remembered our brother or brother in law! He
lives alone and is ridiculously frugal. He uses 7 watt (
nightlight) bulbs for his lighting and keeps the temp at 55 in
the winter with a small space heater in the bathroom and and
just fans in the summer. He was preparing for surgery and needed
someone to care for him. His sister and I made it clear we would
not be there for him if he didn’t raise the temp to 73. So I
guess we really did adjust the thermometer.
#Post#: 11909--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: Aleko Date: August 22, 2018, 7:46 am
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[quote]His sister and I made it clear we would not be there for
him if he didn’t raise the temp to 73. So I guess we
really did adjust the thermometer.[/quote]
No you didn't! You made him do it, which is perfectly fair and
reasonable. It's adjusting people's home arrangements without
their knowledge that was the crime of OP's guest..
#Post#: 11912--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: camlan Date: August 22, 2018, 8:27 am
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[quote author=Luci link=topic=620.msg11882#msg11882
date=1534895497]
Oh dear. I just remembered our brother or brother in law! He
lives alone and is ridiculously frugal. He uses 7 watt (
nightlight) bulbs for his lighting and keeps the temp at 55 in
the winter with a small space heater in the bathroom and and
just fans in the summer. He was preparing for surgery and needed
someone to care for him. His sister and I made it clear we would
not be there for him if he didn’t raise the temp to 73. So I
guess we really did adjust the thermometer.
[/quote]
My brother Ted likes to host all family gatherings. He also
lives alone and is frugal and keeps his heat set at 55. My
sister has made it clear that if he wants to host and he wants
her to attend, he has to turn the heat up to 65. His house is
always cold, but at 65 we can wear one layer of long underwear
and one sweater and be comfortable. At 55 degrees, it's long
underwear, two sweaters and a throw and it's still a little
chilly, due to the type of heat he has. My sister will walk into
his house and immediately head for the thermostat. She will
change it if it is too low.
#Post#: 11955--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: dani321 Date: August 22, 2018, 1:28 pm
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I'm sitting here getting agitated and it's not even my
house/thermostat we're talking about! Of course you should never
adjust the thermostat in someone else's home! First, it's really
rude, especially when the homeowner is already doing their best
to get you comfortable, and I'm going to give extra rude points
to the one who kept changing it and was NOT in the middle of
chemo treatments. Second, you can mess it up. My friend had use
of her boss' beach condo last month, and her cousin turned the
thermostat down a little, and the AC froze up. Fortunately, my
friend's dad is an HVAC technician and was able to tell her how
to fix it over the phone, or it could have been a huge problem,
both because of the cost of having someone come out, and the
lack of AC in the condo until someone could get there.
Don't touch anyone else's thermostat!
#Post#: 11979--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: TootsNYC Date: August 22, 2018, 2:37 pm
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[quote author=Luci link=topic=620.msg11882#msg11882
date=1534895497]
Oh dear. I just remembered our brother or brother in law! He
lives alone and is ridiculously frugal. He uses 7 watt (
nightlight) bulbs for his lighting and keeps the temp at 55 in
the winter with a small space heater in the bathroom and and
just fans in the summer. He was preparing for surgery and needed
someone to care for him. His sister and I made it clear we would
not be there for him if he didn’t raise the temp to 73. So I
guess we really did adjust the thermometer.
[/quote]
Actually you didn't. He did.
OK, maybe you "coerced" him into doing it, but he had the
choice.
#Post#: 11987--------------------------------------------------
Re: Adjusting the thermostat
By: Jem Date: August 22, 2018, 3:35 pm
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I would never change someone's thermostat, with their knowledge
or without! That said, I am almost always hot and when I get
overheated I am really uncomfortable. I keep my thermostat at
between 65-68 in the summer when I am home (it is programmed to
be warmer during the day when I am not home). If I were staying
with someone who kept their home in the 70s I would probably ask
if I could bring a fan or simply stay in a hotel.
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