I totally agree. I am writing this in a house at 12 Celsius. It is so warm I have taken off my woollen hat. I still have two layers of Marino wool on my legs a wrist length Marino wool top and a woollen jersey on top of that, and a fire behind me. I have never been so warm in winter as this. I am so glad I brought a chainsaw and moved to my girlfriends house. There is no fireplace in my 1970’s uninsulated house in Palmerston North, and at nearly $0.30/kWh, electric heating is unaffordable. I built a woodshed out of logs with the chainsaw, a couple of nails a few pallets, a bit of rope and a piece of black polythene. The next step will be bubblewrap on the window that faces the fence. The wood come from scraps left behind in after a logging operations. Thank God for the ute (Americans call them pick-up trucks) to bring them home. According to the metservice, this fire has not made the room any warmer, but it feels warmer, at least on the back of my neck.
My advice to immigrants. Woollen underwear, woollen hats and if gets cold, a rug on the knees (preferably with a dog or cat for extra warmth).
