On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 10:31:45 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > US Janet wrote:
> >> Soup starts to warm you just by being on the stove cooking
> >> Janet US
> >
> > Actually, in my house it has the opposite effect. The thermostat
> > is just outside the kitchen.
> I agree with Janet. Soup on the stove, or something good cooking in the
> oven creates the "comfort home effect."
>
> Go outside in the cold for awhile, then come back inside to warmer house
> with good cooking smells. Oh yeah!

You're not wrong. But if I stay in the house and the thermostat says,
"Hey, it's nice and warm in here with that heat coming out of the kitchen;
no need to turn on the furnace," it gets kind of chilly in the living room and bedrooms.

Cindy Hamilton