[JViello]

Originally Posted by eastcoastgrl

here you may need a/c but in socal you need irrigation to grow anything for example: grass. the beach is foggy and cool in the summer, and anywhere inland it gets too hot for my taste. I thought my skin would crack off the whole time we lived there. the humidity and rain here means it's green and not dry, brown and dusty. I'll deal with the seasons, spring and fall are beautiful here, summer's fine, just hang out in the a/c and get to the beach or a pool as much as possible, and the winter, well it's good if you can get to the mountains and play once and a while!!!!

And the choir said "amen".

[JayCT]

Well the humidity broke and it is beautiful outside today. That is the great thing about New England, if you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes and it will change. Jay

[eastcoastgrl]

Originally Posted by JViello

And the choir said "amen".

lol

[TXCowboy010]

I remember the hot and humid summers from when I lived in New England and I don't miss that darned humidity! The temps only went above 90 for a handful of days a year and 100 was definitely newsworthy and front page headlines - LOL. But the humidity is quite bad. Here in north Texas we usually have some 90s in April and by mid-late May it is 90s almost consistently. Late June through early September is fair game for 100+. But the daytime humidities are in the 40%-60% range most of the time so although it is hot I rarely find it unbearable. I'll take 100 in TX over 80 and humid in CT any day. (I do sometimes miss the snow though). A dusting to a quick inch a time or two a year is usually about it here, with some exceptions.

[skytrekker]

Originally Posted by TXCowboy010

I remember the hot and humid summers from when I lived in New England and I don't miss that darned humidity! The temps only went above 90 for a handful of days a year and 100 was definitely newsworthy and front page headlines - LOL. But the humidity is quite bad. Here in north Texas we usually have some 90s in April and by mid-late May it is 90s almost consistently. Late June through early September is fair game for 100+. But the daytime humidities are in the 40%-60% range most of the time so although it is hot I rarely find it unbearable. I'll take 100 in TX over 80 and humid in CT any day. (I do sometimes miss the snow though). A dusting to a quick inch a time or two a year is usually about it here, with some exceptions.

Despite what you say- summers in Connecticut even with the elevated humidity at times are far easier to take then the prolonged heat of Texas from May till nearly November.

I would rather enjoy New England's lush green hills, with their soft light, then the harsh landscape of Texas. I would not want to live in Texas in years to come with climate change- which will only add to its hellish climate.

[TXCowboy010]

I guess it just depends on how well you tolerate humidity.

[skytrekker]

Originally Posted by TXCowboy010

I guess it just depends on how well you tolerate humidity.

I guess it all depends on how much you can stand prolonged heat.

[JayCT]

Just like parts of Texas, parts of New England are better than others. The mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire (even northwestern CT) are very comfortable in the summer, but places like Houston are hotter and more humid than here. Jay

[TXCowboy010]

This is true - I would rather sit in a sauna cranked up on high than live in Houston or anywhere on the Texas coastal plain for that matter. The Litchfield Hills in CT are really quite beautiful if you can take the remoteness of their location. I can't imagine what most people do for work in "Lime Rock" - retirees maybe? Almost every spot along route 7 between Kent and the Mass border is postcard perfect. Gotta watch that area when the roads are slick though.

A lot of people love trees and here in Texas, having trees is considered a desirable asset that makes some properties worth more. Real estate ads boast "mature landscaping". Personally, I like the look of the wide open spaces here in the plains. It is not totally barren like west Texas. We have trees but just not as dense as in the East. Tree salesmen visit homes around here and people ask me when I'm going to plant trees and I say "never". LOL!

[hoppybunn]

Hmmm I was actually in CT last weekend and I almost died due to the humidity. Granted if I hadn't moved I would have probably been used to it but where I am now it rarely gets above 30% humidity and hardly ever goes over 100 degrees. One thing I can say about the humidity at least it's better for your skin, when I first moved out here my lips were SO chapped I had to use chapstick every few minutes, and always have to moisturize my arms and hands. I never had to in CT. I've also noticed that CT is a lot more buggy, I have no idea if it's related to the humidity or not, but out here we have to deal with scorpions and black widows =P. I guess both places are better than where most of my family lives, Palm Springs, CA where it can easily get up to 115-120 during the summer