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Don't care for extremes, but with the cold, you can at least bundle up. With the heat, you have to stay indoors in a/c. So i'd rather deal with a harsh winter with a mild summer than a harsh summer with a mild winter.
Here's the deal with EXTREME heat or EXTREME cold - when either is present, most people aren't hanging out outside. When it's 100 degrees outside, you're probably not having a BBQ. You're also probably not having a BBQ when it's 12 degrees outside either.
I agree with this. The difference with extreme heat is that you usually* get some relief when the sun goes down. There's no relief with extreme cold: there's no tolerable time to go outside during any 24 hour period.
*A couple of summers ago on the East Coast, we had super hot days and temperatures remained in the 90s up until midnight. That's rare.
What does it matter? This thread is a hypothetical situation where it's always around 100 degrees, though you've yet to acknowledge this fact. No one wants to be outside to bbq in 100 degrees. No one wants to be out doing it at 0 degrees, either, though I know a lot of people who grill throughout the winter, and I'm sure there are hardy souls out in the 100 degree midday sun doing the same...
What does it matter? This thread is a hypothetical situation where it's always around 100 degrees, though you've yet to acknowledge this fact. No one wants to be outside to bbq in 100 degrees. No one wants to be out doing it at 0 degrees, either, though I know a lot of people who grill throughout the winter, and I'm sure there are hardy souls out in the 100 degree midday sun doing the same...
From reading each word in the OP, where do you get the idea that the temperature is constant over a 24 hour period? I suppose you could read it that way, but that's not explicitly stated whatsoever.
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Originally Posted by scarecrow-
would you rather live in an area that is frigid cold year around (0-5 degrees) or in a overwhelmingly hot year around (98-104 degrees)???
Seems that the cold is looked down upon but I don't see why.. other than a little bit more commute time during snowy times. I have lived in Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, and Ohio. I must say that I am fond of the colder snowy type environments
I'm not sure that "year around" means it's 98-104 degrees every minute of every day.
Nah, what habitable places on the globe are 0-5 degrees year 'round or anywhere close to that? Cold vs Hot has been discussed ad nauseum around here, this is an intellectual exercise regarding constant cold and constant heat. I'm sure the OP could clear it up, but for me there was never a doubt that's what he/she meant.
I agree with this. The difference with extreme heat is that you usually* get some relief when the sun goes down. There's no relief with extreme cold: there's no tolerable time to go outside during any 24 hour period.
*A couple of summers ago on the East Coast, we had super hot days and temperatures remained in the 90s up until midnight. That's rare.
The perfect post! I remember that heat wave. These last few days where the temp never even comes close to freezing is a No Go!! All kinds of things suffer. Water mains, plumbing works, Cars, HVAC units can freeze up even...
Can't stand the heat. Anything over 75 degrees for me is too hot.
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That's rare.
