So that's the answer to the "...differential setting [was: Home thermostat
timer} question".

"modervador" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Now, you have to factor in personalities. I'm happy sleeping in a tent
at 35
degrees, with a serious sleeping bag. At home I'd be happy with the
house at
50, since I have a down comforter that was apparently designed for the
Arctic.

My significant other - she's a different story. She thinks the comforter
is
too warm. But, she bases this opinion on how it feels when we first get
in
bed. At that time, the house hasn't cooled down yet. I could outline my
plan
for dealing with this, but as we've already established earlier in the
discussion, there is no logic to how women perceive temperature.

Suggest you limit your athletics to places other than under the
comforter. Prior to insertion between the sheets, remain above the
covers scantilly clad for several minutes of inactivity while herself
and everything else has a cooldown period. Once she feels a bit cold,
get into the cold bed. Now, because the body is a bit chilled, the bed
takes a few minutes before feeling warm and when it does, it is a
welcome sensation so the comforter doesn't feel like a nuisance.

Sometimes I'm hot right after I get into bed. Logically, I know that
I'll need all the covers later in the night and that it is not wise to
completely remove layers just because I'm feeling hot in the short
term. I find that I can flop the covers back from my chest and leave
just the sheet up to my neck, even without disturbing how the covers
lay on my wife. Sometimes I'll put one arm out above the covers as a
"radiator." The arm will then feel a little cool and help my body
perceive that it's cool, and keeping the hot arm away from the rest of
the body helps reduce the perception of "hot." A few minutes before or
after I doze off, my arm or chest will get cold and I'll flip the
covers back over my body, without even waking up if I've already gone
to the land of nod.

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