As a senior, do you get more easily chilled?

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When I was a young stud, I'd think nothing about running outside, for a minute, in winter, wearing just a tee shirt. Well, ain't no longer a young stud. I wear a sweater most of the day. It's that or keeping the thermostat @ 84 F (27). As it is, my thermostat is set @ 74. Let's face it we are aging. As a senior, do you get more easily chilled?
 

Not me.
House is at 68 degrees during the day and lower at night.
No need for layers, and usually I don't even need a sweatshirt. A few sweaters sit unused in a drawer after getting rid of most of them.
I never zip my coat or wear a hat in the winter. And I am in snow country.
I am looking forward to cooling down at some point!
 

That Lady in PA said:
Not me. House is at 68 degrees during the day and lower at night.
No need for layers, and usually I don't even need a sweatshirt.
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Same for me. 68 daytime although the sun's bright today and it's 69 in here. I'm wearing a tee and thin leggings and wouldn't bat an eye at running outside for something like this. This is my kind of weather... I don't get along with anything over 80 degrees. :sneaky:
 
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One of my brothers, never wore a jacket or coat, ever.... in winter..or summer......apart from when we were very tiny going to school..I never saw him wear a coat until he was approaching his 30's

He went everywhere wearing just jeans and a sweater..always a V-neck T-shirt or V-neck sweater and always with his sleeves pushed up to the elbows..

the result was that when he took his shirt or jumper off, he had tanned arms up to the elbow, and a perfect V shape tan on his chest.... :D
 
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Cold/hot came up in a conversation with my wife, after she had read an article in the AARP mag. Seems that one of side effects of PPS is intolerance to hot or cold. I found I needed a jacket when the temp was below 70, then suffering when it was over 90-95. My neighbors made comments about my wearing a jacket in the springtime. I explained but gave up & tolerated their ignorance.
 
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When I was working, I was out in all kinds of weather. The coldness down to the 20’s is OK, except if it’s windy. The wind decreases the temperature by many degrees. The wind is worse than if it was only 25 degrees and no wind.

The state police gave us plenty of cold gear to wear under our uniforms.
 
Yes I've noticed I get more chilled.
Where I use to live especially during the cold, winter months some days the heat would be come on very low in my apt other days it felt like I was in a desert.I would use a Vornado heater in both living room & bedroom when I really felt cold
Where I live now, I can control how warm my apt can be to my satisfaction
 
Yes, I do get cold faster! But still, I like the house no warmer than 67F but I always wear a big hoodie. And I like my bedroom at 62F or cooler. I had to use an electric throw on low setting as of late as my "Cooling Mattress" seems to make it difficult to warm up. I still jog down to 0F chill factor but really pile on the layers. No longer do I consider 10F "perfect" jogging weather.
 
I'm not a fan of being cold but I do like snow. I usually wear a tee or other casual top, short sleeves and eggings during the day. Heat is on 68 then turned down when I go to bed. My feet have always been cold.
 
No, nothing to do as a senior. Even as a teen l would wear a winter coat in the house and use a sleeping bag at at night, Of course this was in winter on a cold continent.
 
When I was growing up our house had no heat upstairs. In winter you could see your breath up there. We used blankets and quilts to stay warm at night and I didn't mind the cold then. Now my house has central heat and I need an electric blanket or I wake up shivering.
 
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When I was growing up our house had no heat upstairs. In winter you could see your breath up there. We used blankets and quilts to stay warm at night and I didn't mind the cold then. Now my house has central heat and I need an electric blanket or I wake up shivering.
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We didn’t have heat on the second floor either.

In the morning we used to fight over standing on the kitchen floor register. We would stand there until our feet couldn’t take it anymore.

We never gave it much thought because everyone we knew lived the same way.
 

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