Is imposed air conditioning making you feel “blue?”

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Fyrefox

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Now that the weather is starting to warm here, restaurants and stores are already starting to turn on and crank up their AC, often without real need. At a restaurant last weekend, the lady seated behind me was complaining about the cold in the establishment, saying that she had already changed her seat once in hopes of “warmer climes.”

I went to my supermarket yesterday when it hit 82 degrees, and was glad I wore a fleece jacket inside as the AC must have been set for the 60’s. Walk down the frozen food aisle, and it’s not just the high prices that were chilling….

Then it hit me…am I becoming like the older ladies I’ve seen wearing sweaters in the grocery store in August? 😱

Oh me…how blue can I get?! 🥶
 
I'm not a "cold" person but I always bring a sweater to a restaurant. It seems I always get seated right under an AC vent. One time I asked the waitress if the AC could be turned down, which did absolutely no good, of course.

Another time I asked for a different table, but I still felt a cold breeze even after moving to a new table.

One restaurant was so cold I had to run back to the car for a jacket for my husband...he was literally shaking from the AC.

Once I was at a breakfast type chain restaurant that serves waffles :sneaky: , that had the AC so high my eggs were stone cold before I could finish them. I asked if the AC could be turned down and was told they couldn't adjust the thermostat because it was set by corporate and they were unable to change it. I don't know if that was true or not...seemed a little fishy to me.

So, yes, I always bring a sweater now, and it has nothing to do with my age. All the above happened years ago when I wasn't a "senior".
 
We've also noted the cooler temperatures in most of the stores and restaurants, in the past year, or two. Part of it is because of this Covid, and the recommendations to increase the airflow, while reducing the temperature, so as to help reduce the spread of this virus in public places.
 
officerripley said:
I too had always heard that people get colder as they age. But I seem to be going the opposite way: I'm miserable if the temp. goes above 65F.
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You and my wife. Officer. She keeps turning the temp down until my lips turn a pretty blue. Always have a blanket setting in my recliner. But living in Florida, I can always go outside and defrost.
 
Well, I'm a lot like Goldilocks. 👱‍♀️🐻🐻🐻 I don't like it too hot or too cold. I've been uncomfortable both ways. I've been in restaurants that are too cold for me or too warm where they really could bump up the AC. I don't like freezing or sweating while I'm eating out or shopping and paying to do so. It's annoying, but what can you do about it? They're going to keep it regulated to what they think works best. You're smart to be prepared by bringing a sweater. 😉

My house is buttoned up all winter, and winter is long. Even though I'm not fond of the cold, I keep my heat on the lower end because heating oil is so expen$ive and it just keeps going up! If I'm cold, I layer on clothes; long johns (tops and bottoms) under my pants, a heavy hoodie, and I wear heavy socks and wool-lined slippers. At night, I warm up under low-EMF electric blankets that I keep on my couch and bed. I heat myself up instead of the whole house. Would I rather just turn up the heat? Yes, but I don't unless it's really frigid outside and I just can't warm up.

Because I'm shut in all winter, in the spring and summer, I don't like being closed up when the weather is nice. So I prefer to open my windows and screened doors to get a nice breeze and let in some fresh air rather than constantly running the AC. I've always been sensitive to heat since I was a kid. I don't mind if it's somewhat warm, but if it's too hot or humid, then I turn on the AC because I like being able to function and not faint, lol. I don't turn it on if I can avoid it, because it's expensive to run.

Bella✌️
 
Here in Houston where its hot, humid and 94 degrees outside I welcome the A/C. The pharmacies where my folks work have to keep their stores cold for the drugs not for the people. At home I keep mine comfortable for me. But when I am having company I will turn it down for their comfort but when they leave I will turn it up a bit for mine.
 
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