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We had all of this in Colorado and still have some of it (winter parka's and snowboots) here in Florida. Soon we will get rid of that stuff. Oh, and part of that "right gear" is a snowshovel or snowblower!
WRONG......cure for "hot temperatures" is having a powerboat cruising on the water with a nice cold brew and shorts on! (two BIG "thumbs up" for that)!!
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Originally Posted by Zarathu
Cold temperatures are just about having the RIGHT GEAR. This means the right kind of heating, the right kind of insulation in the house, the right kind of vehicle, the right kind of clothing.Hot temperatures are pretty much limited to having air conditioning. There is only so much clothing you can take off. And without AIR, there is dam little you can do to deal with humanity.
As I get older, I have less tolerance for both extreme heat and extreme cold. And I've experienced both lately, having spent last winter and spring in ND and this last record-breaking summer and fall in TX. Early next year I'm moving to a moderate climate that's neither extremely hot nor extremely cold/snowy.
So, I guess you hire someone? As long as I can, I'll being doing my yard work. It's good exercise. I only meant that you could do it but if you don't want to do it, that's another story. I'm sorry my post was misconstrued.
Misconstrued. Mine too, I think. I still do my own, I'm just tired of it. I've been doing it for a lifetime. I was an avid gardener for most of my life (Our back yard looks like a park), but I have come to the point, physically and mentally, that I want to spend less time hauling, digging, shoveling pulling weeds, mowing, moving mountains of snow, etc. Enough. I think the two summers of hauling 9 1/2 tons of river rock was the straw...
I did hire someone to clear our drive two winters ago. The snow was piled so high that my snow blower couldn't get the snow over it and it was falling back into the driveway. Combine that with some of the summers we've had recently and I feel the need to get away from this weather and find a place where there is either no outside maintenance, or someone else is doing it.
Besides, we want to spend time traveling as much as possible, and I'd rather not worry about the house while we're gone.
I do understand your position. I used to be you, but I've had enough.
Misconstrued. Mine too, I think. I still do my own, I'm just tired of it. I've been doing it for a lifetime. I was an avid gardener for most of my life (Our back yard looks like a park), but I have come to the point, physically and mentally, that I want to spend less time hauling, digging, shoveling pulling weeds, mowing, moving mountains of snow, etc. Enough. I think the two summers of hauling 9 1/2 tons of river rock was the straw...
I did hire someone to clear our drive two winters ago. The snow was piled so high that my snow blower couldn't get the snow over it and it was falling back into the driveway. Combine that with some of the summers we've had recently and I feel the need to get away from this weather and find a place where there is either no outside maintenance, or someone else is doing it.
Besides, we want to spend time traveling as much as possible, and I'd rather not worry about the house while we're gone.
I do understand your position. I used to be you, but I've had enough.
I understand. I may come to that conclusion one of these days. It does get old. I don't know how many more summers I can stand the heat and yard work. It almost kills me. I like your idea and may definitely consider it sooner than later.
Curmudgeon: Yup, I went to a cold place for the winter and a hot place for the summer. I blame temporary insanity. Actually, I overestimated my tolerance for both heat and cold.
Canine*Castle: I'm moving back to Northern California.
Here, in Las Vegas I always dread the winter coming, but what I dread most is the cruel winds which blow thru here which can have you screaming Mama even when you're wearing your stocking cap and long underwear!
I dread the return of the summer, not nearly as much as the approaching winter.
But, there's one feature that's underestimated here is the abscense of mosquito's, woodticks, gnats and even flies. When I consider moving back to the Upper Midwest, it's those nasty little "terrorists" that usually stops all my dreaming.
I'm deadset on Tucson for my retirement years. Too hot, 65 miles south it's 10-15 degrees cooler in Nogales, or even cooler in Bisbee. Too cold in winter, head over to Yuma or Lake Havasu or Phoenix.
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Curmudgeon: Yup, I went to a cold place for the winter and a hot place for the summer. I blame temporary insanity. Actually, I overestimated my tolerance for both heat and cold.
Canine*Castle: I'm moving back to Northern California.
Good for you. I wish I could move back to my home state ... California.
... in general, we become less able to withstand BOTH heat and cold as we age.
When it is hot, I say I'll never complain about the cold again.
When it is cold, I say I'll never complain about the heat again.
I'm out every day in all weather walking the pup.
I've heard lots of good things about Northern Arizona. My wife recently met someone who moved here from St. George Utah. I may check these areas out. NM actually has a nice moderate climate. I think it would be a very popular retirement location, but the govt. problems and policies discourage a lot of people. Very heavy handed regulations, uncontrolled illegal immigration, and high taxes make for a bad combination.
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