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I've been in Western Carolina for 18 years. Better get used to it. The summers absolutely suck here, EVERY summer. Internet research isn't everything. The heat and humidity is the price we pay for all this "green". Get used to living an air conditioned world every summer.
I've been in Western Carolina for 18 years. Better get used to it. The summers absolutely suck here, EVERY summer. Internet research isn't everything. The heat and humidity is the price we pay for all this "green". Get used to living an air conditioned world every summer.
It could be worse, we could be in hell, er...I mean Florida.
It could be worse, we could be in hell, er...I mean Florida.
Not that I'm complaining, but where I am now (Macon County) it is 70F, 98% humidity and the dew point is 70. People usually forget to mention the dew point. When the temperature and dew points match, it means the air is completely saturated, since the dew point is always lower or equal to the temperature.
Still, I agree that 70 is a lot nicer than 85 (temp in Tampa at 10:00)
I've been in Western Carolina for 18 years. Better get used to it. The summers absolutely suck here, EVERY summer. Internet research isn't everything. The heat and humidity is the price we pay for all this "green". Get used to living an air conditioned world every summer.
Okay, so you find it hot every summer, but the rest of your post isn't logical.
Being "green" has nothing to do with heat and humidity. The northeast is green. The Pacific northwest is green. Lots of places are green without heat and humidity. So the heat and humidity is not some "price you pay" for green surroundings.
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Being "green" has nothing to do with heat and humidity. The northeast is green. The Pacific northwest is green. Lots of places are green without heat and humidity. So the heat and humidity is not some "price you pay" for green surroundings.
The Pacific northwest is very humid. And the least humid cities are in the desert.
The PNW may not be hot, but it is one of the most humid places in the country! Olympic National Park is a rainforest. It's just that most people aren't bothered by humidity until it gets hot. It is very humid in the NC mountains, too. That's why you've got all that green, green moss. The Northeast is humid, too.
My number one criteria for finding a place to retire was cool summers. I crossed out any state that was known for hot and humid summers. All of my research said that Asheville had summer weather no hotter than 85 degrees.
I am here now, so I hope this heat is not typical. The weatherman today said it was not typical and many states were experiencing a heat wave.
This coming weekend Portland, OR is expected to have temps over 90 for longer than the next 10 days, with the highest 101. If anyone wants summer in the East not over 85, then you have to move up the mountain, but then contend with colder winters and potential icy travel down to what you need. Ultimately, it is a compromise based on what characteristics are primary to the individual, that could include some summer days over 85. This too shall pass.
Yes, but pairing "heat and humidity" together as a price we pay for green surroundings isn't correct.
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