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I've lived in MN my whole life, and I hate the cold. Not only do I find it extremely uncomfortable, but I feel like a shut-in 5 months a year. Winter heating bills are through the roof (my December bill was over $250... and we only keep the thermostat at 67).
Unfortunately my family lives here, so I put up with the cold to be near them. I wish we could all collectively move somewhere warmer.
I've lived in MN my whole life, and I hate the cold. Not only do I find it extremely uncomfortable, but I feel like a shut-in 5 months a year. Winter heating bills are through the roof (my December bill was over $250... and we only keep the thermostat at 67).
Unfortunately my family lives here, so I put up with the cold to be near them. I wish we could all collectively move somewhere warmer.
Why do you feel shut in? Put some clothes on and go outside!
The thing is that cold weather is sort of boring when you live in an urban setting. When it snows in the mountains it looks nice and you can ski. But most people live in an urban setting where cold weather means staying inside all day or playing in the snow for a little bit. But other than that theres really not much you can do in cold weather as opposed to hot weather.
Why do you feel shut in? Put some clothes on and go outside!
Sounds simple, but it isn't. When you have the extreme cold that the upper Midwest has, no amount of layers or putting extra clothes on will keep you warm. Example~about 4 pm I checked the weather. It was 23 and that doesn't sound bad. BUT the windchill was already minus 4. That was just the start of our evening. It's nothing to hit 30 or 40 or even 50 below windchills around here. AND that's with the revision raising the windchills. I have experienced 90 below zero one day and that was enough for me.
Thats insane. -90. Give me 95 and humidity anyday over ANYTHING below zero. I'll just go to Six Flags or the beach or something. But negetive ANYTHING, I would die of BORDEM staying inside the house all day.
Sounds simple, but it isn't. When you have the extreme cold that the upper Midwest has, no amount of layers or putting extra clothes on will keep you warm. Example~about 4 pm I checked the weather. It was 23 and that doesn't sound bad. BUT the windchill was already minus 4. That was just the start of our evening. It's nothing to hit 30 or 40 or even 50 below windchills around here. AND that's with the revision raising the windchills. I have experienced 90 below zero one day and that was enough for me.
-100F wind chills are possible on top of Mount Washington, NH by late next week. They have a large meteorological observatory on top of the summit accesible via rail, snowcat, and "seasonal" auto road.
Thats insane. -90. Give me 95 and humidity anyday over ANYTHING below zero. I'll just go to Six Flags or the beach or something. But negetive ANYTHING, I would die of BORDEM staying inside the house all day.
Yup, that's exactly how I feel about those cold temps.
Granite, that's horrible. Most people can't even imagine what windchills like that feel like, but I know it's just awful. You can barely breathe in that kind of weather. People do actually freeze their lungs~not sure how that works medically, but it can lead to a lot of problems. Please tell me that no one lives in that area.
Yup, that's exactly how I feel about those cold temps.
Granite, that's horrible. Most people can't even imagine what windchills like that feel like, but I know it's just awful. You can barely breathe in that kind of weather. People do actually freeze their lungs~not sure how that works medically, but it can lead to a lot of problems. Please tell me that no one lives in that area.
Only scientists live there on the summit I believe, like outposts in Antarctica.
In winter, they average hurricane-force or stronger winds 1/3 of all winter days.
Give me 95 and humidity anyday over ANYTHING below zero.
I'll just go to Six Flags or the beach or something.
But negetive ANYTHING, I would die of BORDEM staying inside the house all day.
*95 F is comfy for me...
Give me 95 F over 35 F.
Give me 105 F over 15 F.
Give me 115 F over 5 F.
Give me 130 F over negative-anything.
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