"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message

One thing I *have* observed is that your sense of warmth is as much
related
to the objects you touch as it is to the temperature of the air. Some
years
back, we had an ice storm here which killed power for a week. Once we
had
heat again, it took almost 3 days for the objects in the house to warm
up
again. Everything we touched made us feel cold, and this was in a
heavily
insulated house.

Often people will say that this floor is cooler than that floor. Yes, it
may feel that way but no, it is the same temperature. It is all about
heat
transfer.

A wood or ceramic floor will FEEL cooler than a carpeted floor. Why?
Because your body is 98 degrees, the floor is about 70 degrees. Heat is
always trying to transfer to the cooler spots. When you step on carpet,
you
are suspended by a network if fibers and plenty of air gaps for
insulation.
When you step on a wood floor, you have more contact with your skin and
more
heat is being pulled from your body. Ceramic will pull the heat faster
than
wood or vinyl.

One more thing since we are discussing heat and comfort. Turning up the
thermostat to a higher setting is not going to heat the room any faster.
The
burner is either on, putting out as much heat as it can, or off, putting
out
no heat. Cranking up the dial won't make the burner fire any hotter.

I used to be the first in the office where I worked and turned the heat
on.
Then one of the ladies would com in, turn up the thermostat. Then another
would come in and turn it up more, then a third would to the same. I'd go
turn it to th e normal setting and they jump all over me because they
suddenly felt cold even though the heat was still running the same way.

I'm all for equality, but there is something seriously wrong with the way wo
men control heating systems. My ex wife *and* he woman I'm seeing now both
do the same thing if it's too hot or cold in the car: They turn off the
whole system. They only seem to be aware of the fan control, and it's
useless trying to explain that other funny knob. "Ya know....it doesn't have
to be off or on. You can adjust the temp control somewhere in between...."
No reaction. Vacant stare.

Years ago, when I worked in a large office, the women were forever turning
the temp up and down, all day long. The boss finally put a locked box over
the thermostat, set it for 68, and suggested sweaters. We came close to
having an armed uprising, but they got over it.