"Nice and" expression question.

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Kemper earlier: 
> > > A correctly adjusted temperature control is more objective.  The
> thermostat is nice and set at 68*.
> > 
> > 
> > Potioncat:
> > That wording sounds a bit ackward to me, but "The temperture is nice
>  and warm at 68*" sounds very reasonable.
> >
> Carol responds:
> Except that a 68-degree house isn't nice and warm! Or is it, if you
> live  in a cold climate? (BTW, I agree that Kemper's wording sounds
> awkward. "Nice and set" combines combines an adjective and a past
> participle. I would say, "The thermostat is set at a cool 68 degrees"
> or "a nice, warm 72 degrees" if I had any say in the matter! Or "a
> nice, cool 72 degrees" in summer.)

Geoff:
I think there might be a Fahrenheit/Centigrade confusion here...

The temperature on our central heating/hotwater boiler is usually 
set at 58 or thereabouts wlthough we have pushed it up to about 
63-64 in the current spell of severe cold in the UK. We used to 
have it a tad higher but now keep it lower for fuel economy 
reasons.

I think Kemper has a nice thermostat (shiny and well-polished?) 
which keeps the house warm.
:-)