WOW......how do you deal with the HOT weather? (Houston: camp, living in)

[D-Towner]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

I concur.

are you calling me annoying?

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by D-Towner

are you calling me annoying?

Au contraire. I'm only concurring with jtur88.

[Stephanie P]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

She hates the heat, not the place. There is a difference.

Thanks for sticking up for ILNC! I got to this thread too late.
The humidity gets me more than anything here in Houston; but combine that with the heat - just unbearable. I think the older I get, the less I can tolerate it. Dallas is a little less humid.
I'll take a dry climate with beautiful mountains anyday over Houston.

[jtur88]

Back to the point . . .
When I first came to Texas, i thought it would be nicer to walk to the supermarket first thing in the morning, at first light. But the sun would be up by the time I walked home, and the high humidity of the morning would make it like a steam bath. I then figured out that going to the store at 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon was actually more comfortable. The high heat would bring the humidity down to a manageable level (maybe 40), there would be a little afternoon breeze, maybe even a cloud once in a while, and if I put on a sun hat, it wasn't nearly as bad as on the humid mornings.

[Back2TX]

I told my husband if we moved to a hot place in TX, which we did, that he better get me a house with a pool in the backyard. So... now when i'm working out in the yard and need to cool off... I just jump in the pool. Also air conditioning is nice. Really you get used to the heat. Now... the winters up there in Chicago is what I'd have a hard time dealing with.

[D-Towner]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Back to the point . . .
When I first came to Texas, i thought it would be nicer to walk to the supermarket first thing in the morning, at first light. But the sun would be up by the time I walked home, and the high humidity of the morning would make it like a steam bath. I then figured out that going to the store at 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon was actually more comfortable. The high heat would bring the humidity down to a manageable level (maybe 40), there would be a little afternoon breeze, maybe even a cloud once in a while, and if I put on a sun hat, it wasn't nearly as bad as on the humid mornings.

You see? This is what I'm talking about, learning to adapt to the Climate.

[catman]

The relative humidity goes down in the middle of the day, but the absolute humidity doesn't. Still, it seems easier to take, possibly because one expects it to be hot in the afternoon.

Fort Worth is too humid for me, so Houston is way too humid! I'm looking to move to Far West Texas or New Mexico eventually. It still gets hot, but it feels a lot better, and the nights are much cooler.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by Back2TX

I told my husband if we moved to a hot place in TX, which we did, that he better get me a house with a pool in the backyard. So... now when i'm working out in the yard and need to cool off... I just jump in the pool. Also air conditioning is nice. Really you get used to the heat. Now... the winters up there in Chicago is what I'd have a hard time dealing with.

I've lived here all my life and never gotten used to the heat. I could handle your winters much better.

[Canine*Castle]

Everyone tells me to mow and weed eat in the mornings during the summer because it's cooler. Yes, the temperature is lower but, oh my, I just can't stand the humidity. Also, who the heck wants to attempt to cut soaking wet grass? That makes no sense to me. Anyway, I usually go out about between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., very hot but drier and work 'til the sun goes down. It nearly kills me, and I don't know how many more summers I can keep it up.

[theSUBlime]

If you're not an old lady you should be fine.