Functional toes are for wusses!

[squeequeg]

On the one hand, there's a weird sort of macho status to going so long without turning on the heat. It's like bragging rights: "Yeah, it may be a wee bit chilly out, but I'm not so much of a pansy that I actually need heat! Now let me put another seven blankets on the bed." Also, since our rent does not include utilities, there's a lot to be said for saving money.

On the other hand, uncontrollable shivering is not fun. Though I haven't yet seen my breath, which last year marked the turning point at which I demanded we turn on the heat. And drinking lots of hot Tang only does so much to stave off the chill.

thomascantor doesn't seem to notice, most of the time. Maybe the Y chromosome provides insulation.

Comments

[outsidetheparty.livejournal.com]

I stand as existence proof of the non-insulative qualities of the Y chromosome.


But: Hot Tang? Hot Tang? Hot? Tang?? *shudder*

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

It's the drink of spacemen!

Yes, I know, I'm a freak. But it's warm, and it has slightly fewer calories than hot cocoa, and if I drink tea all day I'll end up twitching in a corner somewhere.

[ellen-fremedon.livejournal.com]

This is why herbal tea exists.

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

That's only for people who have common sense. And a sense of taste.

[scottahill.livejournal.com]

I remember drinking that during a particularly damp fall camping trip when I was in Scouts (it wasn't forced on me or anything, I made it up myself. Might have been the only hot beverage I could get.) Or was it hot instant iced tea mix? Something like that. :)

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

It is sort of a camping thing, from what thomascantor tells me.