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Bad thread title, but here's the point--
It's cool (relatively) and rainy here in SK today, and I am noticeably happy!
Yesterday was hot and sunny (perfect end-of-summer weather), and I was generally unhappy.
My favorite places in the world are cold, rainy, cloudy, foggy locales--I am built, psychologically and physically, for climates and environments above latitude 47.
I prefer the A/C set to its lowest (my quarters are set to 40F, which keeps the room at about 60F).
I keep the blinds mostly shuttered, and can't stand room lights--I use lamps everywhere.
I have no physiological conditions against any climate, and tan very well, I might add. I simply prefer the northern latitudes: ice, snow, rain, temperatures that rarely rise above 68F.
Anyone else out there like this? I feel like a total oddball.
(I suppose I should remind you that I'm from Alaska.)
Other than the temperature, I agree with your weather preferences. I personally prefer the temperature to be in the 70s, but I wish we had more clouds lately. I haven't actually seen a genuine cloud in days.
I prefer my climate to be in the 70's. Much like you, sir, I've had to function anywhere from -30 F, to 120 F. But I think 70 suits me just fine.
I'm not really into rain, but that's mostly because the thunder that goes with it aggravates my ear problems and makes me sick to my stomach. My favorite weather is around 40-50 degrees and windy. Lots of wind. I really like it when the sky is as white as a blank piece of paper and the wind knocks your breath away when you first step into it. So basically the kind of weather that makes my husband complain loudly about the climate in Michigan :)
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I'm with you. Cold is best, rain is good but snow is better (hurray for Canada, eh?)
I find the best and simplest reasoning is, and I say this a lot when people look at me like I am crazy: "if you are too cold you can always add clothing to warm up. If you are too hot, there is a limit to how many layers of clothing you can take off."
Plus, snow is pretty and covers up the less nice things in the world. I would be happy living where it snowed year round.
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I like it about 60-70F.
When I open my front door in summer at 9:30 p.m. and it feels like I opened the oven, because it's still 98F out, I ask myself one thing:
Why. Did. I. Moveto. Texas.
because. the. hotties. are. hot.
(and i lived in FL for a few years too, so dont think i dont know about FL ladies ;) )
(also, for the record, i like texas in the non-summer. mid-70s, sunny, lovely. yeah, i own a drop-top...)
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Anyone else out there like this? I feel like a total oddball.
Don't - you're not alone.
Being a grunt myself, I always prefer to have to hump a ruck in the cold - it's always been easier to get warmer than it is to get cooler. Also, my body prefers the cooler temps - I sweat too easily and I've gotten heat rash on more than one occasion (nothing like having your back covered in heat rash before throwing on the aforementioned ruck sack.
Mentally, I'm very introspective, so I actually like the gloom and such from the rain. All in all it works just right for me.
So yeah - I like the rain and the cooler weather.
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I'm with you. Cold is best, rain is good but snow is better (hurray for Canada, eh?)
I find the best and simplest reasoning is, and I say this a lot when people look at me like I am crazy: "if you are too cold you can always add clothing to warm up. If you are too hot, there is a limit to how many layers of clothing you can take off."
Agreed.
Cold weather encourages activity, creativity, and work. Hot weather leads to seeking hard shade and a beer :)
I don't mind the rain either... living in England thats probably just as well. ;) I've always liked walking in the rain as well. Hope there's a thunderstorm soon (as the weather man got my hopes up this weekend and one failed to happen.)
My preference is for complex cloudy gray skies with a bit of wind. And cool to brisk. Don't feel like I can think straight when it's hot.
I like it about 60-70F.
When I open my front door in summer at 9:30 p.m. and it feels like I opened the oven, because it's still 98F out, I ask myself one thing:
Why. Did. I. Moveto. Texas.because. the. hotties. are. hot.
(and i lived in FL for a few years too, so dont think i dont know about FL ladies ;) )
(also, for the record, i like texas in the non-summer. mid-70s, sunny, lovely. yeah, i own a drop-top...)
Yeah, the fall and spring here in Texas is great.
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Bad thread title, but here's the point--
It's cool (relatively) and rainy here in SK today, and I am noticeably happy!
Yesterday was hot and sunny (perfect end-of-summer weather), and I was generally unhappy.
My favorite places in the world are cold, rainy, cloudy, foggy locales--I am built, psychologically and physically, for climates and environments above latitude 47.
I prefer the A/C set to its lowest (my quarters are set to 40F, which keeps the room at about 60F).
I keep the blinds mostly shuttered, and can't stand room lights--I use lamps everywhere.
I have no physiological conditions against any climate, and tan very well, I might add. I simply prefer the northern latitudes: ice, snow, rain, temperatures that rarely rise above 68F.
Anyone else out there like this? I feel like a total oddball.
(I suppose I should remind you that I'm from Alaska.)
Where did you grow up. Many of those things are true for me too and I grew up in the Seattle area. I was also in the Army and travelled extensively but ended up back home. Unfortunately, now I require AC in my home and that was never true in the past. Still rains all winter long though.
replace Texas with Pennsylvania.
This would result in many interesting situations, and I think we should try it next year. In particular, having Texas directly south of New York would probably be an invigorating experience for all involved. I think I might relocate to Ohio or West Virginia, though, to watch from a comfortable distance.
:-)
Having gone bald early ("I thought God shaved your head." "He does, he just...left the sides.") and having a massive cranium, like Sputnik: round on the whole, but pointy in parts, leaving hats rather uncomfortable, I do not like the sun. Add in a layer of mammoth like fur and coloration like a subterranean mutant that survived a nuclear fallout and I can say that I prefer fall/winter to summer and rain to sun.
As my wife, Lynora, commented above I despise rainy, windy, coldish days. I'm not a fan of snow. I like warm and mostly dry--which does make me wonder why I moved back to Michigan. Oh yeah, that's right--happy wife. happy life. :)
My perfect weather is probably about 75 degrees and partly cloudy with a slight breeze and relatively low humidity. Not that I'm asking much. :)