Who invited Milton to the party?

[EJ3]

This comparison doesn't quite add up. In the cold and snow, you can manage things by layering up with more clothes. But when it comes to hurricanes and tornadoes, you're pretty much at the mercy of the elements.

I wouldn't want to live somewhere where I know my home, neighbors, and family face a life-threatening situation every year.

I hate layering up! (I almost can't believe that I used to go snow skiing in the Austrian Alps)
I have spent 17 years of my life where I only needed one wardrobe: shorts, short sleeve shirts (and could technically be barefoot 100% of the time).
When it never goes below 74F (23C) & never over 94F (34), only changes 8 F in a day (if it is 74F in the AM, the peak will be 82F, If it is 90F at 1: PM, it will be 82F at 1:AM).
If you throw an anchor into 100 ft. (approx.. 30 meters) of water, you can see it hit the bottom.
And NEVER need a heater in one's home.
Personally, I have no use for colder. Hotter, I can deal with. I have w0rked in a 158 F place & was OK with that.

 

[Doodski]

I hate layering up! (I almost can't believe that I used to go snow skiing in the Austrian Alps)
I have spent 17 years of my life where I only needed one wardrobe: shorts, short sleeve shirts (and could technically be barefoot 100% of the time).
When it never goes below 74F (23C) & never over 94F (34), only changes 8 F in a day (if it is 74F in the AM, the peak will be 82F, If it is 90F at 1: PM, it will be 82F at 1:AM).
If you through an anchor into 100 ft. (approx.. 30 meters) of water, you can see it hit the bottom.
And NEVER need a heater in one's home.
Personally, I have no use for colder. Hotter, I can deal with. I have w0rked in a 158 F place & was OK with that.

I went out for a hour and a half adventure/walk last winter in -37C (-34.6F) temps with no wind at all to speak of. I wore a down jacket with a T-shirt underneath. That was intense. I can do colder if I layer up but the down jacket is so effective that I never needed it even though I could feel the intense bitter biting cold millimeters from my skin when I moved and disturbed the insulation thickness. Not recommended for those with respiratory problems and fear of the cold.

 

[anome]

I have w0rked in a 158 F place

Must have been in of doors

 

[antcollinet]

It is hard to find a place that is free of natural disasters. We left Florida and hurricanes, only to have earthquakes on the west coast.

UK Is good. Never so hot you can't go out. Never so cold you can't go out. We have no wildlife likely to have both the inclination and capabillity to kill you. Rarely it gets a bit cold, even more rarely it gets a bit hot. Sometimes the wind blows. Once it blew a tile off my roof. It rains a bit, and when it does I get a bit wet when out on my bike.

We had an earthquate a couple of times. One time I noticed it. The other I was a bit disappointed - I slept through it.

I quite like it here.

 

[amirm]

Sometimes the wind blows.

That it does. When we lived in Brighton Beach, that wind could be damn cold while waiting for the bus door to open. What is up with those UK bus drivers where they sit there for half hour but won't open the door until it it time for departure????

 

[ErVikingo]

UK Is good. Never so hot you can't go out. Never so cold you can't go out. We have no wildlife likely to have both the inclination and capabillity to kill you. Rarely it gets a bit cold, even more rarely it gets a bit hot. Sometimes the wind blows. Once it blew a tile off my roof. It rains a bit, and when it does I get a bit wet when out on my bike.

We had an earthquate a couple of times. One time I noticed it. The other I was a bit disappointed - I slept through it.

I quite like it here.

I enjoyed my time in Steyning. Must have gone to the Fountain at Ashurst most every night for the year I lived there. Dont miss the damp roads as I maneuvered my Tuscan S. Sad I couldn't bring it to the USA

 

[Timcognito]

UK Is good. Never so hot you can't go out. Never so cold you can't go out. We have no wildlife likely to have both the inclination and capabillity to kill you. Rarely it gets a bit cold, even more rarely it gets a bit hot. Sometimes the wind blows. Once it blew a tile off my roof. It rains a bit, and when it does I get a bit wet when out on my bike.

We had an earthquate a couple of times. One time I noticed it. The other I was a bit disappointed - I slept through it.

I quite like it here.

I liked when I visited and everyone said the food could be subpar. Didn't have that experience at all and I'm food snob from San Francisco. I did have trouble with my native language, English though.

 

[EJ3]

Must have been in of doors

Nope, on ten acres of asphalt in a desert.
I came on shift at 2 in the afternoon and at 4 decided to shoot the wet bulb thermometer that was maxed out at 140F with an infrared gun. It read 158F.
I aid to my boss "Do you know that it is 156F out here? He said "You should have checked it right when you came on shift". I said "Why"? He said "because it was 163 then".
My working shift was 2 pm to 4 AM. At 4 AM it might get down to the low 130's.
Go into a building and sit on a toilet but the water would be 115 or so. You did not sit there long and you made certain not to splash.
I was pretty happy to find out that this particular assignment was a temporary one that only occurred 3 times that year (for me) and, for me, those 3 three to four week stints were my total interaction with that assignment.
But I had a 4th time on this assignment and unbeknownst to me, I did not bring any winter clothes. At night that damn dessert was 40-45 F and I found myself wearing 3 pair of long socks, 2 pair of jeans, 5 T-Shirts, a Bomber jacket and a cowboy hat (from Australia that was made in China).
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[Doodski]

Nope, on ten acres of asphalt in a desert.
I came on shift at 2 in the afternoon and at 4 decided to shoot the wet bulb thermometer that was maxed out at 140F with an infrared gun. It read 158F.
I aid to my boss "Do you know that it is 156F out here? He said "You should have checked it right when you came on shift". I said "Why"? He said "because it was 163 then".
My working shift was 2 pm to 4 AM. At 4 AM it might get down to the low 130's.
Go into a building and sit on a toilet but the water would be 115 or so. You did not sit there long and you made certain not to splash.
I was pretty happy to find out that this particular assignment was a temporary one that only occurred 3 times that year (for me) and, for me, those 3 three to four week stints were my total interaction with that assignment.
But I had a 4th time on this assignment and unbeknownst to me, I did not bring any winter clothes. At night that damn dessert was 40-45 F and I found myself wearing 3 pair of long socks, 2 pair of jeans, 5 T-Shirts, a Bomber jacket and a cowboy hat (from Australia that was made in China).
.

After a cold winter here at home when the sun shines @ ~12C (54F) we all put on our shorts and T-shirts and walk about like it is warm...LoL.

 

[Petrushka]

After a cold winter here at home when the sun shines @ ~12C (54F) we all put on our shorts and T-shirts and walk about like it is warm...LoL.

I can remember a day when 30F seemed warm.

 

[Doodski]

I can remember a day when 30F seemed warm.

It's amazing how the body adjusts to extreme temps and then anything else is cold or warm.

 

[Petrushka]

It's amazing how the body adjusts to extreme temps and then anything else is cold or warm.

It was 50F higher than the week before.

Coldest I’ve seen was -40 in Montana. Pick your scale.

Stores had electrical outlets in the parking lot for your engine heater.

 

[Doodski]

It was 50F higher than the week before.

Coldest I’ve seen was -40 in Montana. Pick your scale.

Stores had electrical outlets in the parking lot for your engine heater.

Funny you say that because the coldest conditions I experienced was travelling through South and North Dakota in late December where the propane stopped working in the travel trailer. Where I live in Canada there are electrical outlets for block heaters all over the downtown core. As a side benefit the homeless use them to recharge their cel tels.

 

[EJ3]

After a cold winter here at home when the sun shines @ ~12C (54F) we all put on our shorts and T-shirts and walk about like it is warm...LoL.

When are you going to join the 200 club in Antarctica?
You know, the one where you jack up the heat as much as you can, make sure that the outdoor temperature is at least 200F below the indoor temperature. If it is: then take all your clothes off except for your socks and your boots, go out the door and stand there for 2 minutes.
If you accomplished that AND the difference in the indoor and out door temperature is, in fact, at least 200F, then you have become a member of the 200 club.
I have heard that this is easier for women to do.

 

[Doodski]

When are you going to join the 200 club in Antarctica?
You know, the one where you jack up the heat as much as you can, make sure that the outdoor temperature is at least 200F below the indoor temperature. If it is: then take all your clothes off except for your socks and your boots, go out the door and stand there for 2 minutes.
If you accomplished that AND the difference in the indoor and out door temperature is, in fact at least 200F, then you have become a member of the 200 club.
I have heard that this is easier for women to do.

I have exited a nice hot steamy sauna and jumped into a crusty with ice pool. That was a rush but the 200 club sounds pretty extreme... LoL.

 

[EJ3]

I have exited a nice hot steamy sauna and jumped into a crusty with ice pool. That was a rush but the 200 club sounds pretty extreme... LoL.

Well, apparently some people are extremists!

 

[Old_School_Brad]

It is hard to find a place that is free of natural disasters. We left Florida and hurricanes, only to have earthquakes on the west coast.

There are plenty of places where you can reduce the risk, but it's always a trade-off with other factors you value.

I hate layering up! (I almost can't believe that I used to go snow skiing in the Austrian Alps)
I have spent 17 years of my life where I only needed one wardrobe: shorts, short sleeve shirts (and could technically be barefoot 100% of the time).
When it never goes below 74F (23C) & never over 94F (34), only changes 8 F in a day (if it is 74F in the AM, the peak will be 82F, If it is 90F at 1: PM, it will be 82F at 1:AM).
If you through an anchor into 100 ft. (approx.. 30 meters) of water, you can see it hit the bottom.
And NEVER need a heater in one's home.
Personally, I have no use for colder. Hotter, I can deal with. I have w0rked in a 158 F place & was OK with that.

I'm the complete opposite -I much prefer autumn and winter here in temperate climate zones. I like the cold, though not long stretches of snow. And comparisons don't need to be as extreme as between the Sahara and Antarctica..
Having worked in both cold and hot climates, I've found you can adjust to the cold by layering clothes. But with heat, there's not much you can do -you just have to slow down. It's the only option.
There are no natural disasters here. We're at zero risk of being killed by nature -Unless you wander into the woods in winter without clothes or fall through the ice.
Temperature extremes vary from 60 to 95 F.

 

[EJ3]

There are plenty of places where you can reduce the risk, but it's always a trade-off with other factors you value.



I'm the complete opposite -I much prefer autumn and winter here in temperate climate zones. I like the cold, though not long stretches of snow. And comparisons don't need to be as extreme as between the Sahara and Antarctica..
Having worked in both cold and hot climates, I've found you can adjust to the cold by layering clothes. But with heat, there's not much you can do -you just have to slow down. It's the only option.
There are no natural disasters here. We're at zero risk of being killed by nature -Unless you wander into the woods in winter without clothes or fall through the ice.
Temperature extremes vary from 60 to 95 F.

Where is here?

 

[antcollinet]

That it does. When we lived in Brighton Beach, that wind could be damn cold while waiting for the bus door to open. What is up with those UK bus drivers where they sit there for half hour but won't open the door until it it time for departure????

It's more 'n their jobsworth mate.

 

[Mart68]

Closest I have been to a hurricane was in Atlantic City in September 2000, I think it was the tail end of Isaac. The waves were coming up over the boardwalk and lapping up to the windows of the casino. The roof leaked a bit and the staff had to cover some of the electronic equipment with tarps.

Of course we continued to gamble.

Here in UK we've only had one in living memory, October 1987, but it really only affected the south. We just had an especially wet and windy night, which isn't that unusual.

Hope everyone made it through Milton okay.