> What I find weird and unpleasant is going
> barefoot indoors in the winter. For some
> reason, even when the heat is on full blast, my
> feet freeze. We're talking icicles here. I'll wear
> shoes around the house in winter to avoid
> this. (I've tried socks, and they just don't cut it.)


Even thick wool socks outside normal socks?

Do you have carpets on the floor?

There is an enormous difference between living in a house and living in a flat/apartment. With a heated room between you and the ground, I find that it's almost never to cold to walk bare-footed. But then, the outdoor temperature seldom leaves the -15 to 25 degrees range (Celsius, of course...).

jul"wears socks w/o shoes at home for 80% of the time - bare feet rest of time"ian