I succumbed yesterday and started up the furnace. It was after I looked at the long term forecast and saw that it was not going to get warm again. It wasn't that we needed it yesterday, but it seemed to be time to acknowledge the truth. However, we did turn it off again as the day heated up. We didn't even turn it back on overnight. The temperature dropped below freezing and wiped our our pots of petunias, but the house didn't get too cold.
Three years ago, we made it one day longer: until today, October 25. Last year, we didn't turn the heat on until November 01. Back in 2020, however, We relented on October 12th.
In terms of synchronicity, yesterday was also the day that the guy came to service the furnace. We have him come every fall for the furnace and every spring for the air conditioner.
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Yesterday, as I turned the corner onto our street, I spotted a truck and admired how it fine looked against the row of colourful trees along the edge of the street. Actually it was the trees that looked fine, but I was also interested int he truck as the principal subject.
There is a Happy Truck Thursday group on Flickr. I seldom post to it, but since it was Thursday, I seized the opportunity, stopped, and took out my iPhone.
We have yet to turn on the furnace, but will have to within the week as the lows are forecasted down into the twenties.
ReplyDeleteThe 20s qualify for sure. ❄️
DeleteOurs is on but only runs for about an hour before it gets warm outside. Cold is relative, but I'm feeling 39 degrees qualifies.
ReplyDeleteWe went below freezing last night, but the temperature in the house stayed fairly high. We were comfy under blankets anyway.
DeleteWe've been running ours in the morning to take the chill out of the air for perhaps a week now.
ReplyDeleteI am a little peeved with myself. I went by the forecast, but we haven't needed it yet. I could have waited at least another day.
DeleteLovely trees, strange truck. Your replies, AC, are just coming through as comments - without any way to know who you are replying to. We are confused enough! So please add the name you are replying to somehow. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAh, well there's a trick here. It involves one more step, I'm afraid.
DeleteI turned the furnace of a few days ago but it only runs in the morning. The truck and the trees, nice.
ReplyDeleteWhen I get up at 5, it's nice is it is turned on. Five is when we have the heating kicking in after we lower it for the night.
DeleteI wonder why we love to postpone the furnace? I do,too, some weird sense of pride about the latest I can go without. Mine's not on. Yet.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we fancy ourselves as soldiers doing battle. Maybe we are hanging onto summer as long as we can and staving off winter.
DeleteBeing in Hawaii, we don't need a furnace. We do have air conditioners, however.
ReplyDeleteOur has been on here and there this month...not a furnace, but a gas stove and gas fireplace. Even with free gas, we tend to delay too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your coffee! Still waiting for my first cup.
Maybe we are trying to stretch autumn as long as we can.
DeleteGreat shot of the trees and truck!
ReplyDeleteIt was there waiting for me.
DeleteI love that truck photo! Coffee with the boys is an excellent way to spend the morning.
ReplyDeleteCoffee with the boys lasted for three hours. They are both talkers.
DeleteI think we like to think we are delaying winter by not turning the furnace on. Ours hadn't been on again for the last week or so but we gave in yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThat sheer volume of fallen leaves is astounding
ReplyDeleteAt the end, they can fall fast and furiously.
DeleteWe been running the furnace. I seem to handle the cold better than my husband.
ReplyDeleteI let the furnace decide when to come on.
ReplyDeleteWell sort of, but you do set the thermostat. 😊
DeleteYour fall colors are so beautiful. I wish we could trade some of our heat for your coolness.
ReplyDeleteYou won't wish that for very long. Once November hits, it's not so nice.
DeleteOur son-in-law loves trucks, tractors. steam engines and takes his vehicles to steam fairs.
ReplyDeleteOur weather veers wildly from 30s to 70s.
ReplyDeleteNice row of trees. The truck could use a good cleanup - not the photo, the machine itself.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo.
ReplyDeleteWe've had the furnace on for awhile. Poor Joe! He's always cold.