Extreme Heat or Extreme Cold? (Houston, Nash: closing, beach, swimming)

[Topaz]

Texas seems like a really, really, really bad place to live if you don't like heat.

[newtohouston2]

Originally Posted by HugeTon

Without any modern amenity you still be able to survive in extreme heat but you would die in extreme cold.
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Humans are very adaptable. People have been living pretty comfortably in extreme cold and extreme heat for thousands of years. For us, in modern times, it just comes down to whether you want to sit in A/C or in heating. Either way, most of the country has to use the heater or A/C to be comfortable. I think if all of us lost electricity, many of us would be more comfortable sitting next to the fire place in the cold rather than sitting in the humidity/heat of Houston with a paper fan in our hand.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by Topaz

Texas seems like a really, really, really bad place to live if you don't like heat.

It is!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FDO]

It seems like majority of the response like heat over cold. But, how do you do shopping if the weather is like 105 degrees? With humidity? Stuff like milk, meats, cheese products or ice cream can go sour or melt pretty fast....Do you need a cooler to go shopping?

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by FDO

It seems like majority of the response like heat over cold. But, how do you do shopping if the weather is like 105 degrees? With humidity? Stuff like milk, meats, cheese products or ice cream can go sour or melt pretty fast....Do you need a cooler to go shopping?

I'm only five minutes or less from Kroger so the food doesn't go bad, but I suffer I HATE HATE the heat

[Texas User]

Originally Posted by FDO

It seems like majority of the response like heat over cold. But, how do you do shopping if the weather is like 105 degrees? With humidity? Stuff like milk, meats, cheese products or ice cream can go sour or melt pretty fast....Do you need a cooler to go shopping?

Most of the shopping is indoors. Plenty of options near your home. It won't melt. 5-10 minute drive. You can always go at night too.

[SouthernBoy205]

In August, the HEAT is HORRIBLE! I don't know what it is about this month, but temperatures and the humidity are NO jokes.

[HugeTon]

Originally Posted by newtohouston2

Humans are very adaptable. People have been living pretty comfortably in extreme cold and extreme heat for thousands of years. For us, in modern times, it just comes down to whether you want to sit in A/C or in heating. Either way, most of the country has to use the heater or A/C to be comfortable. I think if all of us lost electricity, many of us would be more comfortable sitting next to the fire place in the cold rather than sitting in the humidity/heat of Houston with a paper fan in our hand.

With the paper fan in hands I can walk 10 miles in the heat to go look for food and shade and be alive. You sit there feeling comfortable next to the fire and starve to death. I am sure you don't want to leave your comfort zone, but if you even attempt to try, you might not be able to make it beyond 2 miles in drifting snow with minus temp. anyway. Pick your poison.

[HugeTon]

Originally Posted by MIBS98

I guess you don't hear about the heat related deaths during periods of extreme heat. For example, a 33-year old died last week. Collapsed while mowing the lawn. Dehydration, heat stroke, all things that people die of when it is too hot. Extreme temperatures, whether hot or cold, are not good for the human body.

I am just merely comparing scenario to scenario without any physical work involved and people still die of being froze because of the extreme cold. It doesn't take long for you to get frostbite especially your fingers and toes. Deaths due to physical work in the extreme cold of course do happen just like in the heat. Think of heart attack just by shoveling the snow. Happened every year reportedly.

[Texas User]

100 is not normal for Houston right? Normally its early 90's in the summer.