Woman.. do not have internal thermostats… they are COLD at 80 degrees “F”…. regardless where they lived…mine need 85 or better.. and we are from NE OHIO… aka lake affect SNOW… so winter for 66 years… she freezes.. Moved to south Texas.. she is still cold…
I walk every morning and the most important thing in my house at that hour of the morning is the thermometer that shows the outside temperature – I have waking gear that ranges from shorts and a T-shirt to a parka. My “operating temperature” is 25 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. I try to avoid strenuous exercise above 85 degrees.
This ‘toon is definitely me. By the time January rolls in I’m so well acclimated to the cold that on 50 deg. days I’m in shorts and tees in order to be comfortable.
I live in a college town in Michigan. When the winter weather hits about fifty degrees, you can spot students wandering around campus in shorts and flip flops. And earn the polar vortex hit a couple of weeks ago, the gas company asked everyone to turn their thermostats down to 65 degrees. The griping and whining could be heard for miles! Hasn’t anyone ever heard of a sweater?
Living in North Idaho, well into six months of winter, I’m wondering if we will ever see a 50 degree day!!! I lived most of my life in Southern California, so yes, I’m still cold at 50 degrees……but it is still above freezing!
It’s all about what you’re used to… one of my favorite examples was living on O’ahu. During the winter months the locals would wear a sweater or light coat when the temps dipped down to 69F. I thought that was ridiculous the first year I was there but by the third year I was doing it too. And from there I moved to the front range of Colorado (my last duty station), just before winter set in. I nearly froze to death that first winter back and I joined the service from western Colorado some 20 years earlier and spent most of my youth in the Chicago suburbs before that 8^)
M2MM about 5 years ago
My DIL is a California girl and bundles up any time they visit, even in summer. She’s used to HEAT, and doesn’t like it under 80F.
jbrobo Premium Member about 5 years ago
You can always spot the snowbirds in Arizona and Florida by their shorts even if the temperatures are in the 50’s. I know,I can be one of them!
sandpiper about 5 years ago
The catalogs from the clothing companies throw off the calendar. I can never tell what season it is from their displays.
VTX1800F about 5 years ago
Woman.. do not have internal thermostats… they are COLD at 80 degrees “F”…. regardless where they lived…mine need 85 or better.. and we are from NE OHIO… aka lake affect SNOW… so winter for 66 years… she freezes.. Moved to south Texas.. she is still cold…
dlkrueger33 about 5 years ago
Florida girl here…..freezing and bundled up at 70!
Bryan Smith Premium Member about 5 years ago
It is so weird how the first fall day the temp dips into the 50s is so dreadful, yet the occasional winter day in the 50s is so delightful.
PO' DAWG about 5 years ago
“All right you has been messin’ with the thermostat?”
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 5 years ago
A friend has his A/C at 65 in the summer and his heat at 78 in the winter. Beats me. I think he likes paying high energy bills.
DanFlak about 5 years ago
I walk every morning and the most important thing in my house at that hour of the morning is the thermometer that shows the outside temperature – I have waking gear that ranges from shorts and a T-shirt to a parka. My “operating temperature” is 25 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. I try to avoid strenuous exercise above 85 degrees.
catsrule411 about 5 years ago
This could be labeled Phoenix on the left, Colorado (or Northeast) on the right.
NRHAWK Premium Member about 5 years ago
This ‘toon is definitely me. By the time January rolls in I’m so well acclimated to the cold that on 50 deg. days I’m in shorts and tees in order to be comfortable.
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 5 years ago
Reminds me of that weather guy…Larry Drizzle.
magicwalnut Premium Member about 5 years ago
I live in a college town in Michigan. When the winter weather hits about fifty degrees, you can spot students wandering around campus in shorts and flip flops. And earn the polar vortex hit a couple of weeks ago, the gas company asked everyone to turn their thermostats down to 65 degrees. The griping and whining could be heard for miles! Hasn’t anyone ever heard of a sweater?
Kirk Barnes Premium Member about 5 years ago
This is also true for convertibles.
Perkycat about 5 years ago
Living in North Idaho, well into six months of winter, I’m wondering if we will ever see a 50 degree day!!! I lived most of my life in Southern California, so yes, I’m still cold at 50 degrees……but it is still above freezing!
sml7291 Premium Member about 5 years ago
It’s all about what you’re used to… one of my favorite examples was living on O’ahu. During the winter months the locals would wear a sweater or light coat when the temps dipped down to 69F. I thought that was ridiculous the first year I was there but by the third year I was doing it too. And from there I moved to the front range of Colorado (my last duty station), just before winter set in. I nearly froze to death that first winter back and I joined the service from western Colorado some 20 years earlier and spent most of my youth in the Chicago suburbs before that 8^)
Daeder about 5 years ago
It’s all relative.
wardberger about 5 years ago
In Texas, there are four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer, and New Year’s Day.