How long are your seasons?

[intothewoods]

I've spent more time in the latter, and may have missed the former's worst days. But you know, DC does have "code red". Not just the one that means "the terrorists are really gonna do it this time!" but the one that means "it's actually unhealthy to breathe outdoors."

As an aside - some days, flying into Manhattan can give one serious pause - when you can literally see the filthy air hanging over the island.

It does indeed. I suppose with both, it depends on where you are. The first thing that comes to mind when I think about L.A. are freeways, but I've also been to many really nice places there. I was there during the worst days. The many freeways just boggle my mind. Then again, the beltway is terrible, but I rarely drive it.

 

[Netzach]

That's not filth. It's magic.

 

[rosco rathbone]

World 3-A is tidally locked with its primary, a white dwarf of ten solar masses.

Winter here on the dark side is eternal. At perigee, the average temperature is 4 degrees absolute.

Life is lived beneath domes on the dark side.

 

[rida]

Did you get any ash where you are?

No ashes here.

Honestly, it was not such a big news for us. I only found out because of people writing me from abroad .. lol

World 3-A is tidally locked with its primary, a white dwarf of ten solar masses.

Winter here on the dark side is eternal. At perigee, the average temperature is 4 degrees absolute.

Life is lived beneath domes on the dark side.

*chuckle at the above answer*

I gather you are not a carbon-based life, are you?


( thanks for giving me a prod to go revisit the absolute zero concept )

 

[rosco rathbone]

*chuckle at the above answer*

I gather you are not a carbon-based life, are you?


( thanks for giving me a prod to go revisit the absolute zero concept )

I am a Turing-capable hydrocarbon-slush sucker drone slaved to dome 13.

During downtime I train my high-gain antenna on Earth and learn the concepts of bdsm from your "internet".

 

[Homburg]

Ooh, I am dying to visit there.

I loved it there. Not enough to move, but it was certainly nice. The Biltmore Estate is really worth a visit too. They used to have a winery tour that was really worthwhile.

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No ashes here.

Honestly, it was not such a big news for us. I only found out because of people writing me from abroad .. lol

Ha, that's great. Glad you didn't have to deal with it!

 

[LilyBart]

http://www.city-data.com/top2/c485.html

Only a Yankee would think Washington is hot. It doesn't even make the top 100 in terms of humidity. Try New Orleans. Or anywhere between New Orleans and Corpus Christi. Where you have not only unbearable humidity but six months out of the year with temperatures above 80. And during the summer, nights where it doesn't get below 80. You walk out the door and within 50 feet you are drenched in sweat.

Washington is no more humid than Atlanta. Well, one point during the day more and one less at night. Yeah, damn hot in July but New Orleans will redefine hot for you. No wonder it's more dangerous than Baghdad. An afternoon of that shit and you are ready to kill someone.

I have throw my two cents in here. Washington is, to me, the worst possible place for me in the summer. I lived there for almost 30 years (the first ten without central A/C), and now I live in Phoenix. The land of 115 degree summers. When I go back for visits, I do everything I can to avoid going in the summer. Spring and Fall, however, can be perfect if they occur when they are supposed to.

It is the humidity I can't take. Even on the hottest days in AZ, if you are in the shade, I can tolerate the temperature. (Never mind that the building entrances have to hang potholders on exterior door handles made of metal if you want to enter without experiencing 3rd degree burns). But in DC, I feel like I'm suffocating when its 80 degrees.

In fact, when I first moved here, I read an article in our paper that swore there were only two worse places in the US to be in during the summer: DC and Houston. And I have to agree.

That, and the humidity causes many more bad hair days. For me, anyway.

 

[Homburg]

See, I can't deal with that 110-120+ degree heat. Insane. I went to Vegas for a weekend some ten years ago and wanted to DIE. I could feel my eyeballs drying out, and my skin itching. It was TOO hot. And I was ready to just deck the first person that said "But it's a dry heat, hyuk!" It's still 120 degrees in the frikken shade.

 

[rida]

See, I can't deal with that 110-120+ degree heat. Insane. I went to Vegas for a weekend some ten years ago and wanted to DIE. I could feel my eyeballs drying out, and my skin itching. It was TOO hot. And I was ready to just deck the first person that said "But it's a dry heat, hyuk!" It's still 120 degrees in the frikken shade.

Have been to Vegas in the summer so I understand. But coming from the sticky one of Tokyo I'm still saying "but it is a dry heat! "

*duck*


Although, I have to admit that after a week of not sweating (too dry to stay on your skin) it actually felt good to get all sweaty by working in a close garage and get all sticky. LOL

 

[rida]

I am a Turing-capable hydrocarbon-slush sucker drone slaved to dome 13.

During downtime I train my high-gain antenna on Earth and learn the concepts of bdsm from your "internet".

Mmmmmm ... indeed not an earthling. Words seem English but yet the language feels different

 

[Homburg]

Have been to Vegas in the summer so I understand. But coming from the sticky one of Tokyo I'm still saying "but it is a dry heat! "

*duck*

Fortunately, I am not standing in an outdoor Nevada blast furnace, so my level of casual violence is at a more acceptable level.

 

[LilyBart]

Fortunately, I am not standing in an outdoor Nevada blast furnace, so my level of casual violence is at a more acceptable level.

This is so funny to me.

The heat+humidity brings out the violence me.

And I am not really a violent person.


And just for the record...yes, it is a dry heat. And yeah, yeah... so is an oven. But Arizona is waaaay bigger than an oven.


And really beautiful too.

This reminds me of a post Netz made about MN (sorry I can't remember the thread at the moment) and how the sky was just so big. If you are from an older urban city, you can't really get what that means. I have that big sky here too. And it is just really breathtaking. I mean in the sense of: "Oh my, there is a God" kind of breathtaking.

This doesn't mean I don't miss DC, because I do. I miss azaleas and tulips and crocuses. And I really miss my family there. But I don't miss the quantity of mosquitoes. I do miss the 4 distinct (sort of) seasons. Although we do have 4 seasons here, 2 of them are really subtle and you must be really alert to catch them.

But as hot as it gets here...I can be skiing in less than 2 hours in the winter. If I skied. (The kids do, so its still good). And in 5 hours by car, or 1 cheap plane ticket, I can be on the beach. And I get to hike a mountain in my neighborhood whenever I am inspired. So all in all, its not so bad....

Oh, and Homburg...I did have to give up wearing contact lenses after I moved here. The eyeballs simply never adapted. The rest of me did, though. Water is really your friend here. In fact, it is against the law here to refuse to serve water to anyone who comes into your restaurant. Even at MacDonalds.

~LB
who is pondering her status at home on a Saturday night. Hmmmm.....

 

[Miss Diva]

Let's see winter hit in Novmeber this year if i remember (I live in Montreal). The groundhogs saw their shadows or not (not sure what they are supposed to do) , in any case we are having six more weeks of winter. I vote to kill the groundhogs and make pie, but that might be because i am fed up with going to work in minus 20 C weather.

 

[Homburg]

This is so funny to me.

The heat+humidity brings out the violence me.

And I am not really a violent person.


And just for the record...yes, it is a dry heat. And yeah, yeah... so is an oven. But Arizona is waaaay bigger than an oven.


And really beautiful too.

I wouldn't know. I spent a week in Phoenix for a business conference. In August. I just flat refused to go outside while the sun was out, and tried to stay inside as much as possible in the evening. I am apparently a salamander, and must be kept damp.

This reminds me of a post Netz made about MN (sorry I can't remember the thread at the moment) and how the sky was just so big. If you are from an older urban city, you can't really get what that means. I have that big sky here too. And it is just really breathtaking. I mean in the sense of: "Oh my, there is a God" kind of breathtaking.

Big sky. Big, freakishly hot sky. Big freakishly hot sky that wants to melt my eyeballs.

This doesn't mean I don't miss DC, because I do. I miss azaleas and tulips and crocuses. And I really miss my family there. But I don't miss the quantity of mosquitoes. I do miss the 4 distinct (sort of) seasons. Although we do have 4 seasons here, 2 of them are really subtle and you must be really alert to catch them.

But as hot as it gets here...I can be skiing in less than 2 hours in the winter. If I skied. (The kids do, so its still good). And in 5 hours by car, or 1 cheap plane ticket, I can be on the beach. And I get to hike a mountain in my neighborhood whenever I am inspired. So all in all, its not so bad....

I can be skiing in 2-3 hours, and on the beach in 20 minutes.

Oh, and Homburg...I did have to give up wearing contact lenses after I moved here. The eyeballs simply never adapted. The rest of me did, though. Water is really your friend here. In fact, it is against the law here to refuse to serve water to anyone who comes into your restaurant. Even at MacDonalds.

~LB
who is pondering her status at home on a Saturday night. Hmmmm.....

*snort* I couldn't wear contacts here. My eyes dried out too quickly in the wet soup we call air hereabouts. In Arizona and Nevada I couldn't wear eyes period. It literally hurt.

 

[Netzach]

See, I can't deal with that 110-120+ degree heat. Insane. I went to Vegas for a weekend some ten years ago and wanted to DIE. I could feel my eyeballs drying out, and my skin itching. It was TOO hot. And I was ready to just deck the first person that said "But it's a dry heat, hyuk!" It's still 120 degrees in the frikken shade.

Potholders on doors?

And people give me shit about snow?

I very badly want to go to the Tuscon bead show someday, though.

And Taos, just because.

 

[intothewoods]

For the record, I think New Mexico and Arizona are beautiful.

 

[WriterDom]

I'm a bit surprised to see Asheville NC on that list. I've spent so much time in that area growing up, and never once considered it all that nasty. In fact, it's gorgeous there. And it has morphed into this wonderful bohemian art city. HUGE change from when I was a kid spending summers there.

Asheville's humidity has probably more to do with rain than anything else. I was in Washington state for about six months and I don't think it ever got over 75 in the summer, yet the other 9 months are extremely humid. You can go 5 months there without seeing the sun at all.

Summers there are beautiful if you like cloudless days with little humidity and 72 degrees. Just bring a jacket if you are going to be out after dark.

 

[Homburg]

For the record, I think New Mexico and Arizona are beautiful.

Fortunately for me, and my eyeballs, that sort of beauty can be enjoyed through photographs.

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Asheville's humidity has probably more to do with rain than anything else. I was in Washington state for about six months and I don't think it ever got over 75 in the summer, yet the other 9 months are extremely humid. You can go 5 months there without seeing the sun at all.

Summers there are beautiful if you like cloudless days with little humidity and 72 degrees. Just bring a jacket if you are going to be out after dark.

Yeah, it does rain a bit. I wouldn't say it was excessive, but it is not uncommon.

That said, it had nothing on Seattle. We lived there for about six months when I was around five years old. I remember the Space Needle, a particular gorilla in a department store (he was so sad), and exactly one day on the patio out back of the house. Why do I remember that day? It was sunny.

 

[LilyBart]

Potholders on doors?

And people give me shit about snow?

I very badly want to go to the Tuscon bead show someday, though.

And Taos, just because.

Oh Netz...the Gem Show is in January. Not a potholder in sight then.

Tell me when you can come. I'd love to show you around my little corner of Paradise.

And I will make sure you eat well too.

(That didn't mean I would cook, actually. Although I might. I just know all the restaurants).

But really, I would cook for you. I would.

~LB

 

[bitchee62]

I have throw my two cents in here. Washington is, to me, the worst possible place for me in the summer. I lived there for almost 30 years (the first ten without central A/C), and now I live in Phoenix. The land of 115 degree summers. When I go back for visits, I do everything I can to avoid going in the summer. Spring and Fall, however, can be perfect if they occur when they are supposed to.

It is the humidity I can't take. Even on the hottest days in AZ, if you are in the shade, I can tolerate the temperature. (Never mind that the building entrances have to hang potholders on exterior door handles made of metal if you want to enter without experiencing 3rd degree burns). But in DC, I feel like I'm suffocating when its 80 degrees.

In fact, when I first moved here, I read an article in our paper that swore there were only two worse places in the US to be in during the summer: DC and Houston. And I have to agree.

That, and the humidity causes many more bad hair days. For me, anyway.

Yep me too I'm from central Ca and I miss 110 in the shade, and not drowning in the wet humid air? we get in Ohio.
Although fall here much prettier than it was in Ca.
We have winter from mid-late October through March here and spring until June then Summer July-early September then fall September-October. I like Fall the best as it's still new to me.

 

[LifelongCyn]

We have two seasons in Oregon. Rain and summer. It rains between (approx) late September and early July. Then it warms up, but rarely gets to 100 degrees. Middle nineties.

This is the Seattle area, too, except the summers are more mid-70's, with one week of 90+ in August, and we do have occassional snow, usually around late-November or early December.

<snip>

That said, it had nothing on Seattle. We lived there for about six months when I was around five years old. I remember the Space Needle, a particular gorilla in a department store (he was so sad), and exactly one day on the patio out back of the house. Why do I remember that day? It was sunny.

The key to Seattle is visiting the right six months.

What makes the area so livable? No real extremes. Sure it rains, but rarely so hard that it's uncomfortable to be outdoors. I can ride my bike comfortably from February through November, and I run outdoors all year. In the summer, we have 10pm sunsets. And we have these bonus days throughout the year when the sky is so clear you can see every single mountain range that rings the city. And if you don't like the weather in your town, drive any direction for 30 minutes and you're bound to find a completely different microclimate.

 

[LifelongCyn]

Asheville's humidity has probably more to do with rain than anything else. I was in Washington state for about six months and I don't think it ever got over 75 in the summer, yet the other 9 months are extremely humid. You can go 5 months there without seeing the sun at all.

Our weather guys actually include the term "sun break" in their forecasts so we aren't surprised by the sudden appearance of a fiery ball in the sky. lol

I honestly only notice the humidity when it gets above 78 in the summer. Of course, my references for high humidity are Illinois in the summer time and Hawaii anytime. If you don't have to chew your air before you breath it in, it ain't humid.

 

[Red_Hot_Mama]

I can ride my bike comfortably from February through November, and I run outdoors all year. In the summer, we have 10pm sunsets.

I'm so jealous Cyn, I got an indoor trainer for Christmas for my bike.....I hate cold and can't ride until about April/May and then give it up in Oct....if I'm lucky. And since I hate cold....I can't run outdoors too much either....it actually warmed up this weekend and i ran but it is only Feb so I'm sure we will get cold again! But we do have the 10pm sunsets in the summer.....

 

[WriterDom]

I was having a bit of weather depression until I checked Minneapolis. They don't fucking unfreeze for the next ten days.

We have ten days of 50s. After being teased with 72s.

If I win the lottery I'm moving to Costa Rica. It's pretty much 80 during the day and 60 at night for twelve months out of the year.

 

[FurryFury]

I have daffodils and white bells coming up in my yard. Of course there will be another freeze but it sure makes me smile to see em.