The heat. I can't take it anymore!!!!

[AZDesertBrat]

Originally Posted by Escort Rider

Yes, I'm sure low blood pressure and poor circulation are often major factors for people who are always cold. But inactivity then adds to that. If you never move around much, you never get your circulation going and you never generate much body heat. Maybe some old people can't move around much anymore, but a contributing factor to that may have been that they quit moving around much. If you stop doing something, after a few years you may find you can no longer do that thing.

My blood pressure has always run a tad low but my circulation is fine and I get chilled fairly easily. My mom always said it was because I don't have enough "body insulation". Where I'm always cold is at work! They keep that place like a refrigerator and most people love it but I don't. All our registers also have a personal fan and everyone but me uses them. Temps 70 and under are 'chilly' to me, unless I'm in the sun and then its about perfect. I always look forward to summer here.

[dirtydan57]

Originally Posted by augiedogie

I've learned that you can acclimate to a certain degree, but it only goes so far. After almost 20 years in Texas, I can tolerate hot weather better than I used to but not by much. I went for a walk in the Mall today, and was sweating. So I came home to cool off. We now have it locked on 76-77. I'm Ok with that, but anything over 80, this late in the summer, and its already too hot. I went out today and worked in the yard after lunch for 15 minutes and got physically ill(ache in arms and back), had to come inside to hydrate and cool off. We're definitely moving north after I retire.

Originally Posted by augiedogie

I grew up there and lived there for 32 of my first 40 years. I have no intention of ever going back to live. You all can have it. I don't know what is so special. Weather is not so hot and the winters are cold and gloomy. Lots of mosquitoes. Not a great economy and the taxes are some of the highest in the country. I hope you're all happy there. We've got plenty of liberals in Texas. We really don't need any more.

Best things about Wisconsin (why I miss it so)

I guess Wisconsin is out.