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Ocelot II

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44. Gotta disagree with you there - more clothes do make -10 possible

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 10:48 AM

Jul 6

if they are the right sort of clothes. I walk almost every day in almost any weather, and even -20 is doable with a down parka, ski pants, insulated boots and gloves, a wool hat and a scarf. The only thing that might keep me inside on a very cold day is high wind. It's certainly true that people can adapt to various weather conditions, up to a point, since people live in all sorts of improbable places. Personally, I consider anywhere south of about Iowa to be uninhabitable, although if I had to adapt to a warmer climate I suppose I could - but I turned down a transfer and took early retirement so I wouldn't have to live in Atlanta. Clearly, climate change will require some considerable adapting, and unfortunately there are too many people who aren't ready to acknowledge that fact.

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Does anyone else find that the summer heat is harder to take as you get older? [View all] milestogo Jul 5 OP

Most definitely, especially the humidity, it's exhausting Walleye Jul 5 #1

No, I embrace the heat up to 98.6 degrees Brother Buzz Jul 5 #2

I'm 78, and I find it a lot harder to take the summer heat and humidity. patphil Jul 5 #3

Absolutely. I used to play tennis in 100F (in my 30s/40s) erronis Jul 5 #4

I find high humidity very hard to take, but it doesn't seem much harder now that I'm old Ocelot II Jul 5 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Haggard Celine Jul 5 #7

I've always hated hot weather too. Haggard Celine Jul 5 #8

We lived in Slidell for many years BOSSHOG Jul 5 #9

Do you like Kansas better? Haggard Celine Jul 5 #12

We live in my Wife's Hometown BOSSHOG Jul 5 #13

Yes. I grew up in a house without air conditioning. rsdsharp Jul 5 #6

So did I. OldBaldy1701E Jul 6 #42

I had countless people who questioned how the hell I could walk at dawn in minus 10F CO weather in winter hlthe2b Jul 5 #10

I'm with you. People ask how I can stand Minnesota's cold winters, Ocelot II Jul 5 #14

Same here. milestogo Jul 5 #16

You speak for me as well, milestogo. Diamond_Dog Jul 5 #29

Well, wearing more clothes is not going to help you when it is -10F outside. OldBaldy1701E Jul 6 #43

Gotta disagree with you there - more clothes do make -10 possible Ocelot II Jul 6 #44

Yes, indeed. OldBaldy1701E Jul 6 #47

Yeah.....nt Figarosmom Jul 7 #48

Live in South. I cut back walking/hiking in summer. I sweat a lot and have darn near passed out Silent Type Jul 5 #11

Yes, it bothers me the older I get. Emile Jul 5 #15

At 75 I find the extreme peaks of summer and winter harder to take. Golden Raisin Jul 5 #17

Growing up in northern lower Michigan a stone's throw from the Big Lake, I've ALWAYS hated hot weather, but catbyte Jul 5 #18

Exactly the same here Catbyte. Diamond_Dog Jul 5 #31

Yes happybird Jul 5 #19

howdi AllaN01Bear Jul 5 #20

How high is the humidity where you live? ailsagirl Jul 5 #21

I sure do. debm55 Jul 5 #22

My Wife Days That ProfessorGAC Jul 5 #23

I have always wondered that, too. Diamond_Dog Jul 5 #26

I think it's because as you get older it becomes harder to cope with snow and ice Ocelot II Jul 6 #45

My late in-laws were like that. Diamond_Dog Jul 6 #46

i used to work w/ hot solder for many years in summer + no AC. i discovered weave over knit is way better. i got large pansypoo53219 Jul 5 #24

I am always cold... oldsoldierfadingfast Jul 5 #25

I like it anywhere in that wide range between 68 and 72, Anywhere in there. Even down to 60 if need be... Flexibility. Norrrm Jul 5 #27

gawd yes mike_c Jul 5 #28

Growing up in markodochartaigh Jul 5 #30

Hate Humid Heat the most - high dose Vit C helps:.... electric_blue68 Jul 5 #32

I have never liked hot and sticky, or even just warm and sticky. Air conditioning... 3catwoman3 Jul 5 #33

Nope. Just folks who complain about it. Not you, of course! marble falls Jul 5 #34

You betcha! Bayard Jul 5 #35

I could easily take hotter temperatures years ago LogDog75 Jul 5 #36

You might have a thyroid problem synni Jul 6 #37

I'm a Southern boy. I've always liked the heat. But now ... Jeebo Jul 6 #38

Not really PJMcK Jul 6 #39

I hate summer. zanana1 Jul 6 #40

Yeah, I could stand up to mid to high 80s if there's no humidity when I was younger sakabatou Jul 6 #41