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[mikemiller1955]

Jason...
I don't listen to the NE news...
but I bet they tell you to check on the elderly there too when it get -30...

 

[Panzer ace]

Jason...
I don't listen to the NE news...
but I bet they tell you to check on the elderly there too when it get -30...

Mike:

I don't either. Does it get -30 in Boston?

-Jason

 

[Go for Broke]

I guess my point is every house in MA has heat, whether it be gas heat or oil heat.

Not every house has central AC, some people have window units, other have no AC, they can't afford the extra electric bill, so they sit in front of fans with a bowl of ice next to them...………..and the cops find them a week later when their upstairs neighbor complains of "A funny odor coming from Harry's apartment, #7A"

My wife grew up in the boondocks by Pittsburgh and grew up in a house with no heat upstairs. She slept with eight blankets, sock, gloves and hat. Her brother once had a glass of water that completely froze in his bedroom. I tease my wife she has PTSD when she feels cold here in Hawaii.

 

[Warrior]

George...
you know...
it just all depends on the climate you like...
you like it cold...
I like it hot...
to each his own...

I don't want to wear an undershirt...
long johns...
a flannel shirt...
a sweater...
a coat...
a muffler...
gloves...
and ear muffs to go get groceries...

a hot climate does not shut down roads...
schools...
businesses...
and make me a captive in my own house...
housebound til it clears up...

and you tell my friend Larry...and yourself...
to find another weather channel to watch...

New England does get hurricanes and flooding...
a long history of hurricanes...
deadly and costly hurricanes...
most recently you must remember Sandy and Irene...
just to mention some of the most recent...

Yup, all depends on the climate you like.

When I was younger, I loved the Summer; beach every weekend, pool everyday after work, I was hitting the weights like a madman, used to love to go to Cape Cod, go to the beach, hit happy hour, go out at night, hit the clubs, had a ball, had the time of my life, I looked like George Hamilton, all you could see was my teeth and my eyes.

Labor Day used to depress me, the drive off of the Cape was sad, wouldn't see the beach for another year.

Now; forget it.

Four or five years ago I did a wargaming show in July.

In Fredericksburg VA.

The day we unloaded, it was 98, hot and humid.

The genius running the show was from Louisiana, he shut the AC off in the building as we had both overhead doors open, his comment was "Its nice and hot in here, keeps the blood flowing, AC is for babies, so deal with it."

At one point, I thought I was going to pass out, got dizzy and light headed, went back to the hotel, took a shower, changed my soaking wet clothes, bought several bottles of Gatorade and a cooler, loaded it with ice and went back.

Insanity, that's dangerous, beyond stupid.

I told you already the time I visited my friend in Horseshoe bay in May about 15 years ago.

When I got off the plane, I felt like I was a mile from the sun, by the time we got to her car, I was drenched.

It was Africa hot, at night when you went outside, it was oppressively muggy and humid, I went through 47 bottles of Gold Bond in two weeks.

We can go round and round on this all day long; you fellas from the great state of Texas like it Africa hot, I don't.

End of story.

And Sandy missed us, it clobbered NJ and PA, but missed us.

We are not in hurricane alley here, we're inland, so by the time a hurricane works it's way up the coast and hits us, it's weakened a great deal.

Enjoy the rest of the Summer.

I know I won't.

 

[Warrior]

Mike:

I don't either. Does it get -30 in Boston?

-Jason

Not even close.

I live in Massachusetts, not the Yukon or Siberia.

We get occasional stretches where with the wind chill, it gets down to single digits.

I never wear hats, I wear scarfs if need be and gloves.

Heat in the winter is for babies.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Mike:

I don't either. Does it get -30 in Boston?

-Jason

...

Jason...

no it has never gotten to -30 in Boston

I just looked it up...

the record low is only a toasty -18...^&grin...

the article says it takes less than 10 minutes to get frost bite on any exposed skin at that temp...

you're making me work for this...
but I think you get my point...^&grin

 

[mikemiller1955]

My wife grew up in the boondocks by Pittsburgh and grew up in a house with no heat upstairs. She slept with eight blankets, sock, gloves and hat. Her brother once had a glass of water that completely froze in his bedroom. I tease my wife she has PTSD when she feels cold here in Hawaii.

I couldn't live up there...
I like to go outside too much...
I would go crazy huddled up wearing everything in the closet with a blanket on me and my dog in my lap...
have the fireplace lit (yes I have a fireplace)...
hoping the streets were plowed soon so I wouldn't starve...
saving my emergency GI rations of canned corned beef and hard tack...
til that was all that was left...
praying my heating bill was under $500 for the month...

 

[Warrior]

...

Jason...

no it has never gotten to -30 in Boston

I just looked it up...

the record low is only a toasty -18...^&grin...

the article says it takes less than 10 minutes to get frost bite on any exposed skin at that temp...

you're making me work for this...
but I think you get my point...^&grin

Throwing extremes out the window (we had the blizzard of 1978 that dumped 3 feet of snow on MA over a ten day span) and three winters ago, we had five or six major storms one of top of the other in February that dumped four feet of snow on Massachusetts), on average in December temps are in the mid 30's to mid 40's, January averages mid 20's to mid 30's, February is the snowy month, average temps mid 30's to mid 40's, then March warms up, mid 40's to mid 50's, occasionally up into the high 50's, then Spring rolls in.

Again, this ain't the Yukon, Siberia or Minnesota/Wisconsin, our winters are not as bad as people think they are.

Larry up in moose country gets clobbered, but that's him, not me.

This weekend is supposed to be 98 on Saturday, 97 on Sunday.

I think I'll run a marathon on Saturday and jump rope in my attic on Sunday.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

It's all about perspective and what you can and cannot tolerate.

We get patches here and there in the winter where it's in the single digits, then it warms up; if it snows, the plows do their thing and the next day the roads are fine.

We get four seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter.

I like the four seasons, winter, spring and fall.

Summer is not my bag.

As Larry said in another thread; here in the northeast, we don't get biblical floods, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, just snow storms, that's it.

Good for you that 99 is tolerable and you dig it.

I don't.

I've never heard of anyone dying from the cold, I hear about people dropping like flies in the heat all the time.

Again, perspective.

I'm counting the days until September.

Can't wait.

More than 80 people a year die of exposure to cold in Canada each year

Terry

 

[mikemiller1955]

Not even close.

I live in Massachusetts, not the Yukon or Siberia.

We get occasional stretches where with the wind chill, it gets down to single digits.

yea...honestly...I was referring to the NE area...which Boston is encompassed within...

still...single digits is unreal to me...especially when you factor in the wind/chill feel like factor...

I told you Nick moved from Salem, NH to Texarkana, Tx...

as it's summer now...he says it is hot...but he LOVES IT!

 

[mikemiller1955]

More than 80 people a year die of exposure to cold in Canada each year

Terry

that's brutal Terry....

how does that happen?

do they get stranded in the outdoors?

is this in their home?

is this like homeless people...people out of touch with civilization?

how does that happen?

 

[mikemiller1955]

Throwing extremes out the window (we had the blizzard of 1978 that dumped 3 feet of snow on MA over a ten day span) and three winters ago, we had five or six major storms one of top of the other in February that dumped four feet of snow on Massachusetts), on average in December temps are in the mid 30's to mid 40's, January averages mid 20's to mid 30's, February is the snowy month, average temps mid 30's to mid 40's, then March warms up, mid 40's to mid 50's, occasionally up into the high 50's, then Spring rolls in.

Again, this ain't the Yukon, Siberia or Minnesota/Wisconsin, our winters are not as bad as people think they are.

Larry up in moose country gets clobbered, but that's him, not me.

This weekend is supposed to be 98 on Saturday, 97 on Sunday.

I think I'll run a marathon on Saturday and jump rope in my attic on Sunday.

here's what this website says...

http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Massachusetts/Boston/

like I said before...
it just all depends on the climate you like...
you like it cold...
I like it hot...
to each his own...

Month Low High
Jan 22.1°F 36.5°F
Feb 24.2°F 38.7°F
Mar 31.5°F 46.3°F
Apr 40.5°F 56.1°F
May 50.2°F 66.7°F
Jun 59.4°F 76.6°F
Jul 65.5°F 82.2°F
Aug 64.5°F 80.1°F
Sept 56.8°F 72.5°F
Oct 46.4°F 61.8°F
Nov 37.9°F 51.8°F
Dec 27.8°F 41.7°F

I couldn't live in that climate...
I'm an outdoors guy...

 

[Phantom Warrior]

that's brutal Terry....

how does that happen?

do they get stranded in the outdoors?

is this in their home?

is this like homeless people...people out of touch with civilization?

how does that happen?

It happens many ways https://www.canada.ca/en/environmen...l-weather-hazards/be-prepared-for-winter.html

Winter weather conditions in Canada can quickly become dangerous with little or no warning. Winter storms and excessive cold claim over 100 lives each year in this country. That is more than the combined number of deaths caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, extreme heat and lightning each year.

Be alert for signs of frostbite. Check for numbness or white areas on your face and extremities (ears, nose, cheeks, hands and feet). Get medical assistance immediately if you notice signs of confusion, slurred speech, stiff muscles or uncontrollable shivering. These are signs of hypothermia, a potentially fatal condition.

Terry

 

[mikemiller1955]

It happens many ways https://www.canada.ca/en/environmen...l-weather-hazards/be-prepared-for-winter.html

Winter weather conditions in Canada can quickly become dangerous with little or no warning. Winter storms and excessive cold claim over 100 lives each year in this country. That is more than the combined number of deaths caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, extreme heat and lightning each year.

Be alert for signs of frostbite. Check for numbness or white areas on your face and extremities (ears, nose, cheeks, hands and feet). Get medical assistance immediately if you notice signs of confusion, slurred speech, stiff muscles or uncontrollable shivering. These are signs of hypothermia, a potentially fatal condition.

Terry

Terry...

that is an interesting article...
I had no idea that the number of deaths from excessive cold surpassed those caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, extreme heat and lightning each year...

you might read this one...
this article blamed it mostly on the rapid eye blinking weather changes and the inordinate number of homeless and available public shelters...

https://healthydebate.ca/opinions/homeless-deaths-in-winter

 

[Warrior]

More than 80 people a year die of exposure to cold in Canada each year

Terry

I don't live in Canada, I don't live in Siberia either, I was referring to Massachusetts.

 

[Warrior]

yea...honestly...I was referring to the NE area...which Boston is encompassed within...

still...single digits is unreal to me...especially when you factor in the wind/chill feel like factor...

I told you Nick moved from Salem, NH to Texarkana, Tx...

as it's summer now...he says it is hot...but he LOVES IT!

If he gets hot, he can take a dip in the cement pond and he'll be fine.

 

[Warrior]

here's what this website says...

http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Massachusetts/Boston/

like I said before...
it just all depends on the climate you like...
you like it cold...
I like it hot...
to each his own...

Month Low High
Jan 22.1°F 36.5°F
Feb 24.2°F 38.7°F
Mar 31.5°F 46.3°F
Apr 40.5°F 56.1°F
May 50.2°F 66.7°F
Jun 59.4°F 76.6°F
Jul 65.5°F 82.2°F
Aug 64.5°F 80.1°F
Sept 56.8°F 72.5°F
Oct 46.4°F 61.8°F
Nov 37.9°F 51.8°F
Dec 27.8°F 41.7°F

I couldn't live in that climate...
I'm an outdoors guy...

I don't "like it cold"; I can tolerate the cold. Most of the time, I wear a hooded zip up sweatshirt and a zip up Celtics lightweight jacket or a Patriots lightweight jacket, I hate big bulky coats, I dress in layers, my Dad always used to say "Aren't you cold dressed like that?"...…….no, I'm not.

I'm a human heat pump, I don't like to be outside when it's 90 and sweat is rolling off of me, it's uncomfortable and a pain in the ***, even worse to work in it.

For the 4,945th time; to each his own.

 

[mikemiller1955]

For the 4,945th time; to each his own.

George...

I couldn't have said that better...

like I said before several times earlier in this thread...
it just all depends on the climate you like...
you like it cold...
I like it hot...
to each his own...

 

[Panzer ace]

Everything will be ok in San Antonio soon. There is a cold front headed in on Monday, it looks like it will be a cool 96 degrees.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Jason...
you might probably stay on the west coast this summer...
that might a wee too much for you...^&grin
August is even hotter...