You won't feel the benefit when you go outside

[CrutyRammers]

thatdude said:

When I've been cold, and I put on a jacket, it takes me ages and ages and ages to warm up. So I dont feel the benefit for ages.

I much prefer to pre-warm than not. I think there are differences between people ehre. Some people stay warm no matter what, others (like me) are sensitive to temperature

Ditto. It's much easier (for me) to dump heat if needed than to warm up once cold. So I'll take being a bit too warm for 5 minutes over being too cold for 20.

[paranoid airbag]

lufbramatt said:

Glitch in the Matrix?

[Captain Muppet]

StottyEvo said:

No word of a lie, I'm still in T-shirts I started "grafting" (what we call work in Yorkshire) at 9am this morning, outside in 3degrees in just a T-shirt you wimp.

Not a wimp - a cripple. I used to live just slightly East of the real Yorkshire and was happy in a t-shirt all year long.

[StottyEvo]

Captain Muppet said:

StottyEvo said:

No word of a lie, I'm still in T-shirts I started "grafting" (what we call work in Yorkshire) at 9am this morning, outside in 3degrees in just a T-shirt you wimp.

Not a wimp - a cripple. I used to live just slightly East of the real Yorkshire and was happy in a t-shirt all year long.

My mistake I stopped reading after the explanation of coats to northerners

[Hoofy]

irocfan said:

lufbramatt said:

Captain Muppet said:

I keep my duvet at room temperature and once under it I stay in the same location. It's not really the same duty cycle as a coat, unless it's normal to go out in a duvet? I don't really follow fashion.

that just looks freaky

Looks like a bit of 'armless fun to me.

[StottyEvo]

doogz said:

3 degrees in a t-shirt and he thinks that makes him manly.

That's cute.

I'm presuming the more Northern you go, the lower the required temp for manliness, -6 in Scotland about right?

[Blaster72]

doogz said:

3 degrees in a t-shirt and he thinks that makes him manly.

That's cute.

Not cute - fking mental. Should be shirtless until it's dropped below zero the wuss

[wolfracesonic]

T'cold, whats that when its at 'ome?

[NRS]

jeff m2 said:

I'm going to complicate the equation and add time

I'm in NJ, quite balmy at present but can get chilly, single digit effs most years.
I've found that the length of time one is exposed to silly temperatures hast he greatest effect on the decision how to dress.

The shorter the exposure time the less you need.

I couldn't be bothered dressing up for a 5 minute walk to the shop to get some food when it was -20C outside, so went in shorts and a t-shirt. That was cold! So after a certain temperature it's best to keep more clothes on despite the short time.

[Spare tyre]

The mrs wants an electric coat cus she's always cold

Already got her a heated seat in one car and specifically got another car cus it had heated seats

[jeff m2]

NRS said:

jeff m2 said:

I'm going to complicate the equation and add time

I'm in NJ, quite balmy at present but can get chilly, single digit effs most years.
I've found that the length of time one is exposed to silly temperatures hast he greatest effect on the decision how to dress.

The shorter the exposure time the less you need.

I couldn't be bothered dressing up for a 5 minute walk to the shop to get some food when it was -20C outside, so went in shorts and a t-shirt. That was cold! So after a certain temperature it's best to keep more clothes on despite the short time.

I'm guessing you just only did that once. Five minutes

I once flew from Hot to Cold, as we approached the airport the pilot said we shall be landing in a few minutes, the weather is sunny and eleven.
I looked at my wife and said "eleven what?"

Didn't take long to realise it was Fahrenheit. Felt like Kelvin.

[NRS]

jeff m2 said:

I'm guessing you just only did that once. Five minutes

I once flew from Hot to Cold, as we approached the airport the pilot said we shall be landing in a few minutes, the weather is sunny and eleven.
I looked at my wife and said "eleven what?"

Didn't take long to realise it was Fahrenheit. Felt like Kelvin.

You would be right, I may also have taken a little longer in the shop than necessary before the return trip, That said, a lot can depend on humidity and how warm you have been keeping before. I tend to feel the cold more in the UK due to the humidity/ less well insulated houses.

[Halmyre]

StottyEvo said:

doogz said:

3 degrees in a t-shirt and he thinks that makes him manly.

That's cute.

I'm presuming the more Northern you go, the lower the required temp for manliness, -6 in Scotland about right?

Well, speaking as a Scot I say...fk this fake machismo st. Central heating, layers, heated seats, scarves, gloves, electric blankets, big fk-off jackets - bring them on...

[jeff m2]

NRS said:

jeff m2 said:

I'm guessing you just only did that once. Five minutes

I once flew from Hot to Cold, as we approached the airport the pilot said we shall be landing in a few minutes, the weather is sunny and eleven.
I looked at my wife and said "eleven what?"

Didn't take long to realise it was Fahrenheit. Felt like Kelvin.

You would be right, I may also have taken a little longer in the shop than necessary before the return trip, That said, a lot can depend on humidity and how warm you have been keeping before. I tend to feel the cold more in the UK due to the humidity/ less well insulated houses.

Low humidity in the Winter is great, the cold tends to penetrate less and the big bonus...no black slush on the roads.
We do have to run a humidifier in the house, but it's central and controlled by a humidistat so no big deal.

And of course the Sun makes more than a ten minute appearance each day which is a big help.

[NRS]

jeff m2 said:

Low humidity in the Winter is great, the cold tends to penetrate less and the big bonus...no black slush on the roads.
We do have to run a humidifier in the house, but it's central and controlled by a humidistat so no big deal.

And of course the Sun makes more than a ten minute appearance each day which is a big help.

Yeap, and less ice to scrape off the car in the morning too.

Show off, we just started the slightly less than 2 month night a few days ago, :P

[Captain Muppet]

doogz said:

3 degrees in a t-shirt and he thinks that makes him manly.

That's cute.

I went swimming outdoors once when it was -18. My wet hair froze, which apparently looked hilarious. Walking around in the snow in just a wet pair of shorts was a bit chilly. I also walked through Oulu to the bar in just a t-shirt in January. To find Oulu on a map start at the Northern tip of Scotland and move North East until you hit Finland.

I've been to the Arctic, and I've spend winter in Indiana where a warm day was -13, but I wore a coat, because I'm a Southerner.

All of which is beside the point - if you don't fit in in Hull they break your face, so no coats in winter - it's not because I'm manly, it's because I'm a coward.

Thanks mods for moving this to "science" where I assume all the wrong answers in the poll will stop, making the data useless.

[jeff m2]

NRS said:

we just started the slightly less than 2 month night a few days ago, :P

A 2 Month eclipse.
That's gotta be strange, I understand alcohol is the usual cure

[Captain Muppet]

jeff m2 said:

NRS said:

we just started the slightly less than 2 month night a few days ago, :P

A 2 Month eclipse.
That's gotta be strange, I understand alcohol is the usual cure

Suicide is popular too.

[Halb]

Not so good as a recidivist hobby.

[Simpo Two]

The poll is poor because it's not a question; a statement should be answered True or False.

'Yes you will' can be either a counter (yes you will not feel the benefit) or an agreement (yes you will feel the benefit)