What is attracting California and west coast folks to DFW? (Dallas: live in, prices)

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

I had the natural a/c on in the car w/ the sunroof open. If I had not been going to the Galleria earlier I would have taken the convertible out. I've got that on the agenda for tomorrow though . REAL a/c.......... windows & top down When I get home from church and lunch and the few errands we have to do right after I plan on doing exactly what I did last Sunday afternoon............ sit outside by the pool. Oh, and the spot we were sitting at out on the patio at Matt's did NOT have ANY breeze going thru and we were just fine. Although the iced tea and a margarita helped (calm the heat going on in my mouth from the WONDERFUL hot sauce).

It sounds like you had a great day and another planned for tomorrow. Enjoy ............... Actually eating outside as windy as it has been really wouldn't be all that pleasant, so I'm glad it was windless for you and yours.

[galore]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

Head colds are not caused by the cold and/or wet weather; they are caused by viruses,

What's your point? You want a medical treatise? Somehow people get those viruses in climates that are cold. Hence the name "head cold". Even if it isn't directly triggered by cold temperatures, there apparently is some link.

At least I never get a cold in the summer or in a warm climate. Only in the winter (or like last week where I was in an area that was quite chilly).

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by galore

What's your point? You want a medical treatise? Somehow people get those viruses in climates that are cold. Hence the name "head cold". Even if it isn't directly triggered by cold temperatures, there apparently is some link.

At least I never get a cold in the summer or in a warm climate. Only in the winter (or like last week where I was in an area that was quite chilly).

While head colds are a virus there is a reason they occur more in colder climates. Most of the time the air is not circulating as much when the heat is on. The windows and doors are closed due to the chill so everyone is breathing in each others "germs". Cold damp air tends to "trap" such airborne germs and they spread amoung everyone in close contact. You also can "catch" a cold from someone else if they sneezed or coughed into their hand and then touched something and you touched it after them (say a doorknob). In a warmer climate the air is more "open" and you will find doors and windows open more.

I'd say I've had probably 3 colds in my lifetime. My kids don't even get them and one even has asthma.

[rb4browns]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

Well, I'm assuming you have the relief of A/C because I truly believe that if one does not, there is no adjusting very well. When I'm dying of the heat from working outside and if I didn't know I'd have the A/C to "run" to, I would never make it. It's just that simple. Sitting outside this evening in the shade and doing nothing was very pleasant, very warm, but very pleasant. I think the never-ending wind is helping with the pleasant evenings because when it's still, it's not so pleasant.

Well, yeah, the a/c is part of adjusting. But I love the warm evenings when the sun goes down and you can be out in shorts and a t-shirt.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by galore

What's your point? You want a medical treatise? Somehow people get those viruses in climates that are cold. Hence the name "head cold". Even if it isn't directly triggered by cold temperatures, there apparently is some link.

At least I never get a cold in the summer or in a warm climate. Only in the winter (or like last week where I was in an area that was quite chilly).

Well, everyone has a different story. I get colds all year long because I work around over 500 people and everyone keeps spreading their germs using the same phone, touching the same door knobs, et al. Colds are usually related to the colder temperatures as stated below but in my case, it isn't so. Germs, germs, germs. Yuck!!

Medical treatise, hey why not?

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health, have shown that exposure to cold temperatures does not influence the development or severity of a cold. This means that if a person is exposed to a cold virus but isn't necessarily showing symptoms, exposure to cold temperature doesn't make a difference as to whether this person gets sick or how sick this person will become.

Still, most colds occur during the fall and winter months, when schools begin to open and the mercury begins to fall. While cold temperatures do not cause colds, the colder months of the year are more conducive to infection or transmission of the cold and flu viruses. Researchers have actually learned that low-humidity and cold air conditions are the ideal transmission conditions for these viruses. What's more, dry air can dry the mucous lining of the nasal passages, making it more open to viral infection. Finally, young people typically are in school during the cold months; having students (and their families) in such close contact provides a great network for the cold and/or flu to traverse.
As you can see, there are number of reasons cold and flu season occurs in the colder months. However, it seems that stepping straight from the shower into a blizzard, while a great way to get frost bite on some tender parts (if you stay out long enough), is not actually enough to make you sick.

Another point......55 degrees isn't exactly cold.

[Soccersupporter]

Originally Posted by rb4browns

Well, yeah, the a/c is part of adjusting. But I love the warm evenings when the sun goes down and you can be out in shorts and a t-shirt.

Out last night with son and son-in-law at Texas Motor Speedway in shorts and short sleeved shirt watching the boys and girls race around the track. Hard to beat the evenings here!

[DWong]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

I had the natural a/c on in the car w/ the sunroof open. If I had not been going to the Galleria earlier I would have taken the convertible out. I've got that on the agenda for tomorrow though . REAL a/c.......... windows & top down When I get home from church and lunch and the few errands we have to do right after I plan on doing exactly what I did last Sunday afternoon............ sit outside by the pool. Oh, and the spot we were sitting at out on the patio at Matt's did NOT have ANY breeze going thru and we were just fine. Although the iced tea and a margarita helped (calm the heat going on in my mouth from the WONDERFUL hot sauce).

Hey, think of it this way - 90% of the country has hot summers. Only place where the high in the summer averages under 80 is in Socal. So Dallas wouldn't be that unbearable for no more than 4 months out of the year and that's why they invented the AC. A mild winter and nice fall and spring is consistent with 90% of the country. Sure, cost of electricity is TX is far higher than avg, but is offset by the cost of a home. I grew up where 100 degree weather was the norm from May-Sept, but I just had to find ways to get around it. Pools, AC and staying in till 7PM. Once the sun goes down, it's manageable. It's not perfect, but people shouldn't complain about it because you kinda know of it going in.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by johnmarg

We were all set to move from Cal to Dallas. The main reason was housing costs. However, a summer there convinced us not to do it. The heat and humidity were the worst we ever experienced. We thought, why live somewhere you dont want to go outside for months at a time. Every day is brutal. Today is no exception

Texas ain't for wimps - go back where you came from.

Meanwhile I hope mom will call me the next time she is having a margarita on Matt's patio and we'll laugh at you wussys.

[grindin]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Texas ain't for wimps - go back where you came from.

Meanwhile I hope mom will call me the next time she is having a margarita on Matt's patio and we'll laugh at you wussys.

Maaaaaaaaan, I HAD to rep you for this one. I used to live in Mississippi, and I would HATE it when my relatives from California and up north would come down during the summertime and constantly whine about the heat and humidity. That's like moving to Michigan and complaining about how cold it is in the winter.

Or when I lived down in Florida, where the heat and humidity were pretty horrible too. We had a reunion down there, and they were whining and complaining. I told them to stay their behinds indoors if it was so bad. I hated the heat and humidity to, but that's why I'd go from my air-conditioned car to my air-conditioned job to my air-conditioned bar, etc.

[partyof-five]

My Family and I are also moving to Texas from California this summer. We have visited in the summer time (and winter) and yes it is hot but we didn't feel it was unbearable. We all just got used to it. I guess if you live on or near the coast then yes, you may have a harder time adjusting to the heat. But gosh, if you live in Santa Clarita, San Fernando Valley, Palmdale or Bakersfield for example ... it gets just as hot! We all are used to living with the air on in our homes and in our cars and we do put the heater on when it gets cold. Everyone will have a different experience, we just fell in love with Texas and yes the weather too.