Winter Warmer
London, 5th December 2008
Now that the weather has turned chilly, here are some ways to keep warm this winter without increasing your energy costs
Keep moving. Tidy up the garden. Tidy up the house. Buy an exercise video/DVD/Blu-ray. We’re all in favour of saving people money and reduce their energy use and we would recommend anything that does so. Sex, it seems, fits the bill perfectly.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7755315.stm
Personal insulation is just like home insulation. So put on extra layers. Don’t wear plunging necklines. Wear tights under your trousers; who’s to know? Put a tie on or a cravat or a scarf or all three. The fashion for the shaved head as a solution to balding isn’t helping: most heat is lost through the head. Grow what hair you have and comb it over. Or wear a hat. Go with the flow on facial hair and grow a beard.
Do what the animals do. Build a nest – a well insulated home. Huddle together like penguins. Curl up into a ball and reduce your surface area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/explore/thermal.shtml
If else fails, go to a well heated public building like a library and hang out there – though not perhaps for sex or huddling!
For an entirely more sensible list of suggestions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2004/11/25/winter_advice_for_elderly_feature.shtml