I don’t mind the chilly that much, however I hate being overheated.
That’s why I am rarely seen in public in the Wintertide wearing my Wintertide coat; Oh, I’ll put it on before I leave the beach house and keep it on in the car, with the oil furnace on low.
But, I will take it off before I go into a public store or restaurant. I wasn’t always that way. Years ago, as soon as I entered a store or restaurant in the winter, I would take off my Wintertide coat and get stuck holding and carrying the bulky thing. So, now I just leave it in the car. Sure, it’s a chilly walk from my heated car to whatever heated store or restaurant that I am going to, however at least I won’t get overheated. I guess these stores and restaurants want their customers to be comfortable, but, in my opinion, most turn their thermostats up to high. Most of the customers are dressed for the chilly weather and I guess that I am not the only a single that gets overheated in public sites while I was in the winter. I keep my own heat at home on 66 degrees, and while I don’t recommend the stores and restaurants do that, they absolutely don’t need to put the heat on 85, which occasionally it feels like. I hate doing my Christmas shopping at the mall, however while the mall walkways and hallways are usually comfortable, the stores are often overheated and stuffy. Even without my Wintertide coat, I get overheated. Seriously, why do they have to turn the heat up so high?