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One thing thats done up north is wrapping plastic wrap on windows to keep drafts out. Again, though, I'm not talking about how well a house keeps out the cold, but the actual temperatures the heat is set at. Southerners will crank the heat at 80 with it only been 40 outside. That won't happen here even if its below zero. But southerners don't have to have the heat on for as many months as we do, so they can afford to go a little warmer. 80 degree thermostat from November til April will wreak havoc on our wallets.
I think most public buildings in the South keep the heat around 70-72 in winter, it's extremely rare for it to be as warm as 80 in my experience.
I think most public buildings in the South keep the heat around 70-72 in winter, it's extremely rare for it to be as warm as 80 in my experience.
Well I'm more referring to when its colder than average in winter. On a 55/35 degree day its not that strong but on a 30/15 degree day you're more likely to see the heat cranked up pretty high. One thing for sure though, many buildings are air conditioned like crazy in summer!
I’m very cold tolerant. I love -10, so I think I can tolerate down to -130. Shalop says he enjoys -70 and hasn’t experienced below -10, and I’m a badass cold lover so I must love -100.
Yes, I'd say that there definitely is a tolerance to cold temperature that people develop living in a cold climate for a long time. For sure there is a gap between someone who lived in Montreal their whole life and someone who lived in LA their whole life, for example.
I moved from Texas to Montreal. It's been 4 years now and I can feel myself adapting to the cold climate.
I used to not go out without a coat at 0 C/ 32 F but these days I find myself going out with only a thermal innerwear and a shirt, if it's less than 10 minute run to the cornerstore.
The locals certainly seem to be more resilient. I see people wearing t-shirts and women wearing short skirts at 0 C/ 32F. In the depth of winter when the usual temp is hovering around -10 C /14F ~ -20 C /4F, 0 C can actually feel mild.
Sometimes, people open their windows at 5C ~ -5C, which is frigid for me but for them they seem to be ok with it.
Also in spring, people start sunbathing at 17 C / 62 F which is considered chilly back in Texas.
Yes, extremely cold tolerant down to at least -35C.
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Yes, I'd say that there definitely is a tolerance to cold temperature that people develop living in a cold climate for a long time. For sure there is a gap between someone who lived in Montreal their whole life and someone who lived in LA their whole life, for example.
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The locals certainly seem to be more resilient. I see people wearing t-shirts and women wearing short skirts at 0 C/ 32F. In the depth of winter when the usual temp is hovering around -10 C /14F ~ -20 C /4F, 0 C can actually feel mild.
Sometimes, people open their windows at 5C ~ -5C, which is frigid for me but for them they seem to be ok with it.
And some acclimate pretty fast. I think I learned it happens within couple weeks for me.
I don't ever wear jackets or scarfs even with temps around 10F(-12C) or when shoveling in a snowstorm because I'd already be adjusted to the cold by time it happens. Just 3 layers will do and I even take one off not long after as I'm working out in the cold and snow.
A good example is presently.. 40s during the day would of been very cold just 5 weeks ago, but now its just feels normal where I can walk out with short sleeves and not feel that bite. 60s will feel tropical now yet 60s in June is very chilly.
It's pretty interesting to go through the seasons and feel the body changes.
I don’t handle the cold well at all, and I never have. Yes, I acclimate to cooler temperatures, but only to a point. Typically between mid November and mid December is when my body has had enough. And January and February here are more than I can take.
I don't ever wear jackets or scarfs even with temps around 10F(-12C) or when shoveling in a snowstorm because I'd already be adjusted to the cold by time it happens. Just 3 layers will do and I even take one off not long after as I'm working out in the cold and snow.
Same; especially when shoveling it keeps the body really warm just from exertion.
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I don’t handle the cold well at all, and I never have. Yes, I acclimate to cooler temperatures, but only to a point.
How well one acclimates depends on a number of factors, ranging from physical (e.g, body type) to more psychological ones (like whether one believes that winter is something to be resisted vs. embraced). Physically I'm probably only average but the latter one...well, .
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