# Early spring air out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831 "2020-03-02T22:55:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/1 "2020-03-02T22:55:37Z")
Hmm, looking at the Detroit weather forecast, it looks like Sunday is going to be high fifties, sunny, and a nice steady breeze. If so that is the perfect conditions for one of my most looked forward to rituals of Spring in my old-ass house… Opening every freakin’ door and window I have to send the musty winter funk exiting the premises. However March 8th is the earliest i can every remember having considered doing such a thing. And even more miraculously, it may even allow the airing out of the place, without then having a house full of Spring allergens, cause I don’t think those are close to disseminating around here. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/2 "2020-03-03T00:15:01Z")
Well, that’s _one_ silver lining to global climate change. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/3 "2020-03-03T08:09:26Z")
Some people burn rosemary for its fragrance and as a kind of ritual. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/4 "2020-03-03T13:55:10Z")
Hmm - I’m all for ritual AND welcoming open window season. But I’d wait until it were a tad closer to where I have my thermostat set, so as to avoid having my furnace work OT to warm the place back up. Took my first bike ride w/ my sister yesterday. Hadn’t been out in Jan OR Feb. That’s too long. Took it easy - just an easy 20 miles. Felt good! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/5 "2020-03-03T14:17:44Z")
My outdoor thermometer read 67-69° yesterday, and I opened a couple of windows, but it felt awfully chilly. We keep the house at 68° - I’m thinking my thermometer is out of calibration. But I, too, am looking forward to airing out the house. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/6 "2020-03-03T17:12:19Z")
A couple of Satudays ago we had 45 degrees. So I opened my bedroom window and then shut the door. When I opened the door that night…OMG it was amazing. It smelled like a warm spring evening. There’s nothing like opened window freshness. I’ve been sleeping with my window slightly open every night since even though it’s been only in the 20s. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/7 "2020-03-03T20:18:20Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Hmm - I’m all for ritual AND welcoming open window season. But I’d wait until it were a tad closer to where I have my thermostat set, so as to avoid having my furnace work OT to warm the place back up. 60 is where my thermostat is set, so not a problem for me. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/8 "2020-03-04T03:18:36Z")
It was springish in Gold Rush land for a couple weeks till the snow three days ago. We’ll burn incense, not beans. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/9 "2020-03-04T07:42:29Z")
_pulling sweater closed and buttoning it_ _laying afghan over lap and legs_ CLOSE THAT DAMNED WINDOW, Sheesh, trying to give me pneumonia? Or maybe coronavirus? ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-spring-air-out/848831/10 "2020-03-04T13:16:34Z")
The last two months have been almost non-stop rain. The brief periods of clearing are the cooold days. Right, like I’m going to open a window.