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Old 07-25-2008, 03:23 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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gee,all those restaurants and stores here spewing out cooling water mists from their canopies...that has to be adding some humidity to the environment, also all the irrigating of landscapes and plants around. It's not normal or part of the desert environment so sure, it is changing the humidity levels. Concrete, lawns, trees, plants, mists, irrigation, and the heat just pulls it up into the air.
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Old 07-25-2008, 03:27 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Thats actually about as bad as it possibly gets here in Chicagoland. But, the winters you probably wont like.

Actually, I just checked and its actually less humid than that, and this is the hottest and most humid day this year. I dont like this weather today! UGH!
Chicago, Illinois (60290) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground
The only thing I ever disliked about winter was having to go to work in it, or get up 2 hours early to shovel snow and have extra drive time to work, because of ice or snowstorms.
I didn't mind the cold. Someone told me long ago, if you live in a cold climate, get yourself a good down coat. Best advice ever, with a hood, and I was never cold. The wind just can't cut through it.

The air is so dry here in AZ. My hair feels like straw and I can put oil on my skin and let it soak right in.
I stay out of the sun and wear sunscreen.

There is something therapeutic about the humidity back east. Here, it is too hot to go outside and soak up the humidity.
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Old 07-25-2008, 08:41 AM
 
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The only thing I ever disliked about winter was having to go to work in it, or get up 2 hours early to shovel snow and have extra drive time to work, because of ice or snowstorms.
I didn't mind the cold. Someone told me long ago, if you live in a cold climate, get yourself a good down coat. Best advice ever, with a hood, and I was never cold. The wind just can't cut through it.

The air is so dry here in AZ. My hair feels like straw and I can put oil on my skin and let it soak right in.
I stay out of the sun and wear sunscreen.

There is something therapeutic about the humidity back east. Here, it is too hot to go outside and soak up the humidity.
Glad to here you say this. My skin is so dry most of the year here, I welcome the humid months. I hate having to use lotion all day.
I suppose that shoveling would get a bit annoying, but it's good exercise. ha ha ha
I hear you have to have a garage and get a house as close to the street as possible. Oh, and hire the kids on your block to shovel your walk. lol
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Old 07-26-2008, 08:45 AM
 
Location: St Louis,MO
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Cool wife from East coast

My wife is from the East Coast (NJ) and when the Monsoon kicks up here in PHX she hates it.

In other words, she has no desire to be any place that is humid; however, she hates when I tell her how my skin seems better during the Monsoon season...

She likes the dry heat vs. humid heat.
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Old 07-26-2008, 09:01 AM
 
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Most people do. I think we are just crazy. lol Everyone I know picks dry over wet, that's why I am always wondering if I just don't understand how wet, wet can get. lol
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Old 07-26-2008, 09:09 AM
 
Location: St Louis,MO
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Lightbulb New England bound?

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Most people do. I think we are just crazy. lol Everyone I know picks dry over wet, that's why I am always wondering if I just don't understand how wet, wet can get. lol
Twiggy - I think if you are relocating to the New England area, then you'll be just fine in the humid heat there. It will most likely be topped out in the 90's but will have very short peaks in that high temperature range.

In other words, it will not fell too hot for you because you've been through the hottest place in the US of A!
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Old 07-26-2008, 10:20 AM
 
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Question I know I will freeze, but don't want to roast.

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Twiggy - I think if you are relocating to the New England area, then you'll be just fine in the humid heat there. It will most likely be topped out in the 90's but will have very short peaks in that high temperature range.

In other words, it will not fell too hot for you because you've been through the hottest place in the US of A!
Nice! I expect to freeze, that will be my weekness, but I would hate to go there and roast too. lol I wonder if I will freeze to death or just get a little numb. ha ha
I am looking into that "down coat" thing though. And a good pair of boots.

Any other clothing suggestions from you cold weather posters? I would love some advise.
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Old 07-26-2008, 11:33 AM
 
Location: SCW, AZ
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I think after the first people who were running away from hot+humid areas settled down here in AZ, they forgot how bad it was before and started whining about how dry it was, etc. God got sick of all the whining and showed them how they didn't know what the hell they were talking about it by giving them 4-6 weeks of Monsoon.

Everyone was like "Oh God, this is horrible, sorry we were bunch of silly, unappreciative whiners please forgive us!", so came back the nice cool Fall and Winter, then Spring followed by hot and dry Summer.

Forgetting their previous silliness, people in south AZ started b.tching again, so God said "that is it! You will have monsoons every year around the same time to remind you of this!!"

So, that is the story of how monsoons came about....I think but I could be wrong.
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Old 07-26-2008, 11:43 AM
 
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i think after the first people who were running away from hot+humid areas settled down here in az, they forgot how bad it was before and started whining about how dry it was, etc. God got sick of all the whining and showed them how they didn't know what the hell they were talking about it by giving them 4-6 weeks of monsoon.

Everyone was like "oh god, this is horrible, sorry we were bunch of silly, unappreciative whiners please forgive us!", so came back the nice cool fall and winter, then spring followed by hot and dry summer.

Forgetting their previous silliness, people in south az started b.tching again, so god said "that is it! You will have monsoons every year around the same time to remind you of this!!"

so, that is the story of how monsoons came about....i think but i could be wrong. :d
lololololololololololololololololololololololololo lolololololololololololololololololololololol
That should be our new holiday. The birth of the monsoons. We can teach the greedy people to appreciate what they have.
MONSOON DAY
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Old 07-27-2008, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Everywhere
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I think after the first people who were running away from hot+humid areas settled down here in AZ, they forgot how bad it was before and started whining about how dry it was, etc. God got sick of all the whining and showed them how they didn't know what the hell they were talking about it by giving them 4-6 weeks of Monsoon.

Everyone was like "Oh God, this is horrible, sorry we were bunch of silly, unappreciative whiners please forgive us!", so came back the nice cool Fall and Winter, then Spring followed by hot and dry Summer.

Forgetting their previous silliness, people in south AZ started b.tching again, so God said "that is it! You will have monsoons every year around the same time to remind you of this!!"

So, that is the story of how monsoons came about....I think but I could be wrong.
Or maybe we are just a dirty little spot on Gods sunglasses and God blows hot steamy air on the spot to clean it up. The humidity really Whipes ME out
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