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Stuff that's perfect for warm weather: hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, swimming, snorkeling, hitchhiking, running, walking the dog, taking the kids to the park, putting the top down on the convertible and taking it for a spin, partying on the lake, going to music/cultural festivals, etc, etc...
Stuff that's perfect for cold weather: snowball fights, building snowmen, building anatomically correct snowmen/women, doing something inside ...
I hate cold weather because even when I was real young, it made my bones HURT! Now that I am older and moved to a warmer climate, they still hurt when the weather gets cold. People just don't understand the pain it causes some of us and they like to cut the heat back, leave doors open, ect. Cold has always caused me pain.... even the A/C in a car blowing on my knees make them hurt!
I also hate all the clothes cold weather require. My job requires traveling and my luggage is always stuffed full in the cold months. I hate having to wear sweaters or jackets when I am working as they get in the way also.
I have no idea why people despise cold weather. If the temperature is above 20F it is "mild enough" in my book.
My guess is that many people love to be outside without a jacket, or even sleeves.
I know that many people (including myself) can handle (survive) that for a few minutes at 21 F,
but what I'm talking about is spending all day outside,
while still only wearing a "comfortable," minimum amount of clothing.
Can you still do that?
Or do you like wearing long sleeves and layers?
(I hear some people actually enjoy wearing lots of clothes; to each his/her own)
Me, I get squirrely if my forearms are covered for long periods of time (hours, days).
If you find 21 F mild, you are one of the lucky few who get to live in a climate you are well adapted too.
(I'm envious of you, but not NH's climate, lol)
Why do people have such an aversion to cold weather? I love, love, love cold weather. My feeling is, you can always put more clothes on to stay warm, sleep with flannel sheets and cuddle by the fire with your significant other...or your puppy.
Hot weather to me (anything above 85, depending on humidity) is absolutely awful. Only so many clothes to take off. My wife knows when I've had enough of summer when I begin closing the curtains, crank up the a/c, pull out a blanket and watch Christmas movies.
So what is it about cold weather that bothers people?
PS: yes, I live in Minnesota...the coldest weather I've been in while living here is -40 with the windchill, which was tooooo cold for me. I can handle/enjoy up to -25 and then it's time to stay inside!
we come into the world cold, wet, and hungry...we hope to get away from all three of those negative stimuli.
I have lived in Alabama for most of my life, so the one time we really got snow was the blizzard of '93, and it was maybe 6" to a foot, if that. I thought I liked the cold better because "you can always add more layers, but there's only so many you can take off." Then I moved to St. Louis. The winter there was freezing! More snow than our "blizzard" every winter. I had a huge poofy coat, and layers underneath, and still I froze every time I walked to class. Breathing was the worst part. It was so dry and cold that it actually hurt even deep down in my lungs to take a breath. I hated that. Since then I've moved back to Alabama. Give me my 100+ degrees summer any time, I can handle it. Just as long as it stays above, say 20 degrees in the winter (including wind chill). I like not having to wear anything heavier than a lined sweatshirt all winter.
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