Hot wind.
By Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14563)
Ireland
April 17, 2026 8:32pm CST
The wind is blowing warm air in from the south east tonight so I’ve had to open the bedroom window to relieve the heat, otherwise I’d get no sleep.
The house is generally overheated now since we had our central heating system flushed out, and even though it’s been switched off for quite a few hours the house is retaining the heat. Outside it’s still up at 9 degrees centigrade - suffocating.
The disadvantage of open windows on a windy night is of course the noisy swish of the wind whipping through trees, but at least there’s no sound of traffic or human activity.
Do you prefer the boudoir to be hot or cold when you’re trying to sleep?
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11 responses
@Orson_Kart (8074)
• United Kingdom
14h
Who uses blankets these days? Duvets all the way!
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@Orson_Kart (8074)
• United Kingdom
13h
@Fleura Actually, I’m thinking of going back to blankets. I have a 10.5 tog duvet, that I use in winter, and a 4.5 tog for summer. Often the 10.5 is too hot, but the 4.5 too cold. I like the idea of a “Chief Joseph’ Indian blanket, but it sounds expensive? I’ll probably check out Primark first.
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@Fleura (34577)
• United Kingdom
14h
@Orson_Kart We have a duvet, but we still put a blanket on top if it's cold. Or if one of us is cold. I have loads of wool blankets I inherited. And one special Indian 'Chief Joseph' blanket I brought back from the US. And the girls have a 'thing' for fluffy fleece blankets too.
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@Orson_Kart (8074)
• United Kingdom
14h
Too cold, Judy! My timbers would be shivering. Brrrrr
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@JudyEv (377855)
• Rockingham, Australia
11h
@Orson_Kart Actually you're right. 9C is a bit cold. It's 15C here at the moment but I'm inside in just a T-shirt.
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@Orson_Kart (8074)
• United Kingdom
14h
It must have cooled as it made its way across the Irish Sea then! Here it wasn’t cold, but certainly wasn’t warm. I like it, like Goldilocks does, just right. Neither hot nor cold.
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@DaddyEvil (172161)
• United States
13h
I prefer it chilly in the house while I sleep. I can pull a sheet or the comforter over me if I get too chilly to be comfortable.
It has been storming all night here with cold rain coming down. It is 8 C outside now and my bedroom thermometer is showing 19C. I have a sheet pulled over me right now. I'm surprised Pretty hasn't turned the heat back on yet.
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@Ineeddentures (28522)
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21h
Do you prefer the boudoir to be hot or cold when you’re trying to sleep?
Our boudoir is always warm
Even in winter.
Our wee apartment really does retain heat.
No expense was spared when the flat was rebuilt from the outside in.
Insulation, lowered ceilings, and gas central heating.
I switched the heating off at 9pm
3am and the boudoir is 20C
It's too warm
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17205)
• China
10h
I don't think it is suffocating at 9 degrees centigrade.
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@Deepizzaguy (120289)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I prefer cold weather since a blanket keeps me warm compared to when it is warm outside.
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@LooeyVille (68)
• United States
9h
I need a cool environment for sleeping. I can't sleep if it's too warm or stuffy. I keep a fan blowing on me all night.
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