Are you a native Texan that moved to some place cold? (living, shop)

[BobTex]

I grew up in SE Texas and East Texas. I moved to Maine in 1996 thru 1998 ... 2 winters there. I did OK there. My maine (heh heh ) problem was winter time boredom. If I lived there full time I'd have a basement with a hobby bench to build fishing lures and fishing rods. I loved the summers but 6 months of winter and dirty snow and icy roads are just a pain in the backside. The cold was no problem though! I handled it well! The coldest I saw though was only 10 below.

[latetotheparty]

as i type this, it is 14-15 degrees outside on my deck (windchill -4) and there is a layer of 1/2-3/4 inch of sleet and ice on EVERYTHING...... and lets not forget the cold, gray, gloomy sky......

i am so GLAD that we had warning that this was coming in last night and that i was able to bring enough work home that i do not have to go anywhere today......

roll on 2011......

[High_Plains_Retired]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

I love dry, cold weather!

Amen to that!

[kittymama]

I am a native Texan who lives in Fairbanks, Alaska and I plan on moving back to Texas this summer. I lived in Boston first at and the time, I loved winter in Boston, but I am so burned out on winter that I would like never to see it again. It's nice for a change of pace, but it sure gets OLD after awhile. At first, it doesn't seem that bad because as people say, you can always put more on, but you can only take so much off. And it goes on for months. And it's not like summer where it cools down a little at night or if you get up early enough, you can still go for a walk. It never warms up here all winter long! And you bundle up to feel every bit as miserable and uncomfortable as you would if it were 100 degrees outside and all that bundling up takes time and effort and is a lot of work. My heating bills are higher than my parents' AC bills. And they don't cancel things and stay home here either. If it is 40 below and there is ice fog on the roads, you still send your kids to school and go to work. And unlike in Texas, where it is socially acceptable to complain about the hot weather, people in Fairbanks get annoyed when you complain about it because "you should expect that if you live in Alaska."

[Canine*Castle]

[quote=kittymama;6619898 And unlike in Texas, where it is socially acceptable to complain about the hot weather, people in Fairbanks get annoyed when you complain about it because "you should expect that if you live in Alaska."[/quote]

No it isn't socially acceptable with a lot of people. I don't get why the colder and cloudy weather we're having in Texas can be frowned upon by many, but if anyone mentions Texas is hot and humid, the defensiveness comes out.

[kittymama]

I see, I meant when you complain about the COLD in Alaska, people say you should expect it because you live here and then go on to tell you how wonderful Alaska is because of the beautiful cold weather we're having and that's why they wouldn't live anywhere else. They complain when it hits 80 degrees here about how hot it is.

[Stephanie P]

I think it's just what you're used to. Personally, I hate living outside of Houston. Way too hot & humid for me, and I am greatly looking forward to leaving here next year.
My son is living in North Dakota, about an hour north of Fargo, and he loves it there! They have already had some days where the high did not reach zero. He gets out and about everyday and lives a normal life.
I don't know if I would like that much cold weather, though. PA will do just fine for me.

[autotech4dallas]

Originally Posted by Stephanie P

I think it's just what you're used to. Personally, I hate living outside of Houston. Way too hot & humid for me, and I am greatly looking forward to leaving here next year.
My son is living in North Dakota, about an hour north of Fargo, and he loves it there! They have already had some days where the high did not reach zero. He gets out and about everyday and lives a normal life.
I don't know if I would like that much cold weather, though. PA will do just fine for me.

Some days where the high did not reach zero? Those would be the days where I go to work and come straight home from work. Buy enough food the week before and invest in a treadmill when I have the money.

[kittymama]

Auto-tech...those days that the temperature doesn't reach zero are even MORE miserable than days when it gets up to 100 degrees plus. There are people here in Fairbanks who "get out every day and enjoy life." Some of them acknowledge that they are a little nuts and that that is why they live here. But yeah, when the temperature is negative, I have no desire to get leave my heated house to drive in my heated car to a heated store. I know in Texas, I never thought it was too hot to go to an airconditioned mall and spend the day.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by kittymama

Auto-tech...those days that the temperature doesn't reach zero are even MORE miserable than days when it gets up to 100 degrees plus. There are people here in Fairbanks who "get out every day and enjoy life." Some of them acknowledge that they are a little nuts and that that is why they live here. But yeah, when the temperature is negative, I have no desire to get leave my heated house to drive in my heated car to a heated store. I know in Texas, I never thought it was too hot to go to an airconditioned mall and spend the day.

I couldn't stand either because I like to be outside and a mall is one place I can't stand. I detest shopping. One can only stay outside in the Texas heat for short spurts and early or late in the day. Now is AK, I would freeze to death. That's a little too cold for me, although I love Texas winters when the temperatures are in the 30s and 40s and sunny, no wind. I can stay out all day in that weather.