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Well, living with humidity readings in the mid-teens or lower is about like living in an oven. It's terrible for your skin, dries everything out, and very little greenery (trees, bushes, grass, etc) in that kind of parched climate. You can have all the desert climate you want. I prefer greener landscapes. To each his own.
C'mon, first you make the foolish comment comparing 90 degree temps out west with similar degree temps in Florida, and now this post about what it's like to live in "the desert." Have you ever done so? Have you ever even spent any time out west when it's hot? As someone who's lived in both Las Vegas and Florida, I can state categorically that here's really no comparison. Ninety degree days in Florida are exponentially worse than spending time in similar temps out west. I much prefer Las Vegas's triple-digit, mostly dry heat to muggy, humid, Florida in the summer.
And as for your statement that there's very little in the way of trees, bushes, grass, etc., here's a short video showcasing a subdevelopment my neighborhood in Las Vegas:
C'mon, first you make the foolish comment comparing 90 degree temps out west with similar degree temps in Florida, and now this post about what it's like to live in "the desert." Have you ever done so? Have you ever even spent any time out west when it's hot? As someone who's lived in both Las Vegas and Florida, I can state categorically that here's really no comparison. Ninety degree days in Florida are exponentially worse than spending time in similar temps out west. I much prefer Las Vegas's triple-digit, mostly dry heat to muggy, humid, Florida in the summer.
And as for your statement that there's very little in the way of trees, bushes, grass, etc., here's a short video showcasing a subdevelopment my neighborhood in Las Vegas:
This post just shows that we all have different perspectives and preferences. I'm not crazy about Florida, but don't think we could live in Las Vegas either because of the summer heat and low humidity. Your photo shows trees, bushes, grass, etc., that would likely die was it not for irrigation. Even with irrigation, there is a difference in their appearance from those in other parts of the country that receive more rain. There is no substitute for adequate natural moisture for the well-being of plants and trees.
I have found the winters to be just fine. The constant sun is blasting most days and I have no heating bills due to the eastern sun in my house. While I don't ski or anything, I do find the snow to be acceptable, unlike the heavy wet snows of the East. Actually, I find the summers here at 7,000 feet too hot in the afternoons. I actually got air conditioning, which used to be unheard of here. What a wuss.
I found the Front Range of Colorado to be way too dry---and I like dryness. I was happy in SE Utah, for some reason the dryness of CO cracked my lips, heels and just did a number on my skin. I remember being SOOO hot building our house, I laid down with bare skin on the tile floor to try and cool off (a/c not installed yet). I didn't mind the dry snow much but the severe wind and snow in June or Sept. makes it hard to grow anything. I remember my sweet corn getting leveled by the incessant wind.
Although it is green half the year here, it never rains---just lightly drizzles at night, not during the day! Then the "dry jungle" gets brown the other half of the year. Much nicer to look at when it's green half the year.
Moved from Central California to West Maui 7 years ago and love it here!
Just Googled to discover that our average humidity is 71%. Guess humidity doesn't bother me.
I enjoy the warm climate and am open-air 95+% of the time using A/C only on hot summer afternoons. When it occasionally gets cool, we close the windows.
If I never see snow again I won't miss it even though I was an avid skier.
The thing I miss most is square footage. My California home was 4 bedroom, but my Maui condo has only one (and cost more). The other thing I miss is regular, long road trips.
Then again, I can see the ocean as I type this while sitting in my living room. A home like I had in Ca. would be several $million over here so I make do.
Covid-19 has kept me on the island for too long, Soon I will begin traveling again!
Meanwhile, it's time for a dip in the ocean!
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C'mon, first you make the foolish comment comparing 90 degree temps out west with similar degree temps in Florida, and now this post about what it's like to live in "the desert." Have you ever done so? Have you ever even spent any time out west when it's hot? As someone who's lived in both Las Vegas and Florida, I can state categorically that here's really no comparison. Ninety degree days in Florida are exponentially worse than spending time in similar temps out west. I much prefer Las Vegas's triple-digit, mostly dry heat to muggy, humid, Florida in the summer.
And as for your statement that there's very little in the way of trees, bushes, grass, etc., here's a short video showcasing a subdevelopment my neighborhood in Las Vegas:
Yeah, and here's what it looks like once you step outside of the artificial irrigated developments. And this is one of the better scenes.
High desert is pretty green right now. Flowers everywhere. It's prettier than one might expect. After a rain the smell of sage permeates the air. But yeah, having 72 mature trees on the pproperty helps. We are adding more evergreens so we have greenery in winter.
Moving from Hawaii here, I've had to up the moisturizer and all but buy it in 55 gallon drums. But my hair is awesome,
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Yeah, and here's what it looks like once you step outside of the artificial irrigated developments. And this is one of the better scenes.
Not everywhere. Are mountains are pretty green and lots of flowers. A bunch of areas lost there trees to fire though
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High desert is pretty green right now. Flowers everywhere. It's prettier than one might expect. After a rain the smell of sage permeates the air. But yeah, having 72 mature trees on the pproperty helps. We are adding more evergreens so we have greenery in winter.
Moving from Hawaii here, I've had to up the moisturizer and all but buy it in 55 gallon drums. But my hair is awesome,
In California, I always had cracks in my heels, and foot odor that forced me to machine wash my running shoes weekly. I also showered twice a day.
Here in Maui all that went away. I could wear shoes for years with no smell, and no more cracks in my heels.
I think it has something to do with the mineral composition of the water because it returns when I visit for several days.
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Guess humidity doesn't bother me. 
The other thing I miss is regular, long road trips.
