Wish you warmer times! In here we have 6º minimum, 12º maximum and I already complain and sleep dressing 2 winter pyjamas at night, with -30º I would be dying o.O But the majority of houses in Portugal are not made and prepared for very cold winters, they are cold, made in stone/cement and not everyone has heating systems. And even those who have, they are very expensive to maintain so I only turn on mine (its a recuperator, based on wood burning) from 19h to 24h, and chop wood in the weekends. Here it barely/rarely goes under 0º, so if all else fails, come visit portugal >.<

All the best, wishing warmer times
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