In Survivor Mode

As usual, on a day when I don’t have a pressing appointment in the morning, I stayed in bed for a while and listened to my audiobook. (Nancy Pelosi’s ‘The Art of Power’). When I got out of bed, it felt excessively chilly. I checked the thermometer on the dresser and it read 54F (12..3C)!. What the heck!?!

I went downstairs to the thermostat and it read ‘batt lo’. I replaced the battery and it would show a readout, and the furnace would start. Then then display readout would go blank and the furnace would stop. After a couple of times, it wouldn’t read out at all.

I Googled how to replace a thermostat and determined that it would be a more complex process than I could do myself. I called the HVAC company that we’ve had check our furnace and air conditioning for years and was told a technician would be by between 1pm and 3:30. When I told her it was 13C She asked if I had another source of heat and I told her I had a fireplace so I would be OK.

I toyed with the idea of doing a bunch of baking to warm up the kitchen but was just too lazy to do that. Besides, I had to bring in a bunch of firewood and keep the fire going.

I kept the screens open to allow the most heat through. I’m thinking I should get one of those fans that works with the heat to blow more heat into the room. 

They guys showed up at 2pm and installed a new thermostat. Unfortunately it was programmed in Fahrenheit and I wanted Celsius. The instructions to change it are in the installation booklet but I’m going to wait for a while before I tinker with the thermostat. It is quite different from the previous one so I’ll have to have a good read of the instruction booklet so I can program it properly.

The only other thing I did today was a load of laundry.

I was surprised at how tired I was after everything was settled. Being in survivor mode is quite exhausting.  I’m still in front of the fire under a cozy blanket. The furnace hasn’t cut out since it turned on so the house is still heating up. 

The last time this happened to me was two houses ago, circa 1990. I remember it was 57F in the house. I don’t remember exactly what the problem was - probably the thermostat again.

Knitting-wise, I frogged the Flannel Scarf. I finally figured out the pattern but wasn’t feeling the love. I may start a Night Shift shawlette or adapt the pattern for a scarf. I have a LOT of handspun that I can use.