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This is really a matter of personal preference. I hate cold weather, so I never have to experience winter again.
I now live in Alabama and it's pretty great. Yeah, there are some days in late July and August that are sweltering. So what? Run the air conditioning and spend more time at the pool. Do your yardwork in the morning as opposed to the late afternoon.
What's more, if you're a Southern transplant, dress for the weather, just the way you would for winter up north. Wear cotton as opposed to synthetic fabrics and hydrate often. You'll be fine.
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Personally, I prefer cold weather, but I'm in the minority. You don't hear too many people saying they plan on retiring to Minot, ND, International Falls, MN, or Barrow, AL for the winters or to get away from the heat.
A summer for me in the southeast basically consists of me going from my air conditioned house to my air conditioned car, to my air conditioned office, back to my air conditioned car and back to me air conditioned house...interrupted periodically by exploding sweat when forced to spend more than 5 minutes in the sun and humidity...
Well no one is going to want to retire to Barrow, Alaska anyway with the Vampire problem there.
Depends on the individual although id have to say cold weather comes with a lot more problems then hot...why do you think older people retire to FL....its very hot and humid yet central and south florida is inundated with senior citizens...My grandfather lives in TX, is in his late 80's and still works out in the yard.you dont have to worry about snow, frozen pipes, ice on the roads and hypthermia..vs just heat t exhaustion which is easily avoided with air conditioning and by staying hydrated..i dont love ultra hot weather either but at least i can still get around and function instead of being holed up like a prisoner inside my house when there 3 feet of snow outside..also snow and icy conditions can make it difficult to get to a hospital in the even of a medical emergency.The ratio of people moving down south from the north vs north from South speaks for itself...im a biased southerner cant you tell
I moved from FL because it was too hot ALL the time, day and night, I just couldn't stand the perpetual heat. Moving just a few latitudes to the north provides a nice cool evening in the summer and that has made all the difference! But also get freezing temps in winter for about 3 months :-( I also wasn't from FL, I was forced there as a teenager moving with my parents (same story though, Mom was tired of winter). I do wonder, having always lived in the east, what the yearly weather cycles are like in the west? I keep hearing it is more mild on the pacific coast (north CA, OR, Wa), not too hot or too cold? I have read the higher altitude southwest, like Santa Fe and Flagstaff are very nice with four seasons (but can have blizzards??), and that the Albuquerque and Phoenix areas are nice, but very very hot... with cooler evenings too. Can anybody tell me about it?? I have visited, but I know living year round is different. :-)
Albuquerque and Phoenix have quite different climates. Phoenix is about 15 degrees warmer year round. Albuquerque doesn't even seem hot compared to Phoenix.
Well no one is going to want to retire to Barrow, Alaska anyway with the Vampire problem there.
Aren't there only 2 people left alive there?
I am thinking I would probably LIKE Alaska. The older I get and the longer I live in Florida, the less I can take any kind of heat; physically (heat hives) and mentally. I've been to Maine in the summer and even there it gets into the 70s, which I cannot take anymore either.
I am 61. I have SUMMER SAD and break out all over in hives from sun and heat. My dermatologist said say out of the SUN. Good luck living in Florida.
I am thinking I would probably LIKE Alaska. The older I get and the longer I live in Florida, the less I can take any kind of heat; physically (heat hives) and mentally. I've been to Maine in the summer and even there it gets into the 70s, which I cannot take anymore either.
I am 61. I have SUMMER SAD and break out all over in hives from sun and heat. My dermatologist said say out of the SUN. Good luck living in Florida.
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We haven't figured out the zombie problem just yet, but we're working on it.
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