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re: Question for Those Up North
Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:55 pm to Bruco
Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:55 pm to Bruco
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But the average northern city dweller is spending 95% of several months indoors.
And I'd say the average southern city dweller is doing the same.
Because city dwellers in general don't like the outdoors. Hence why they're city dwellers.
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:57 pm to Bruco
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The winter humidity argument is generally bunk.
bullshite
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:00 pm to BuckyCheese
Ya, homeboy claims to be a Wisconsin fan living in Charlotte, but everything he's said so far sounds like he's never left the south.
He sus.
He sus.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:00 pm to Centinel
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And I'd say the average southern city dweller is doing the same.
Doesn’t seem like it. There’s way more outdoor eating, beer gardens, hitting the trails, etc over the course of a year here in Charlotte than the northern cities I lived in. Especially during the sept - may months.
Midwesterners do crush the summer months, because they have too.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:00 pm to liquid rabbit
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That's not the worst part, though. You take your life in your hands driving during winter. Hit some black ice and your life will flash in front of your eyes. If you survive, you're scarred for life.
Several years ago we had some ice on the roads in SE Louisiana and that’s something I
won’t forget. I’m trying to turn right off a main road and end up sliding into the gas station that thankfully sits on the corner. The heat and humidity suck but the cold and ice takes it to a whole new level I’m not ready for.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:01 pm to SaintlyTiger88
The type of snow you see in movies and on Christmas cards is nice.
Snowmobiles and ice fishing are a good time, but that’s not what you get for six months.
You get soul killing cold and gray salt filled sludge everywhere. Equally gray skies and the sun is down more than it’s up.
You get a slight reprieve for a day or two after a fresh snow, but that doesn’t last. By January you’re over it, but you still have to endure three plus more months.
Snowmobiles and ice fishing are a good time, but that’s not what you get for six months.
You get soul killing cold and gray salt filled sludge everywhere. Equally gray skies and the sun is down more than it’s up.
You get a slight reprieve for a day or two after a fresh snow, but that doesn’t last. By January you’re over it, but you still have to endure three plus more months.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:01 pm to Centinel
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Ya, homeboy claims to be a Wisconsin fan living in Charlotte, but everything he's said so far sounds like he's never left the south. He sus.
Grew up in Green Bay. Went to college in Minnesota and then wisco. Lived in Green Bay, then Minneapolis, then Milwaukee, then Chicago till age 37. Then moved to Charlotte
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:01 pm to Bruco
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There’s way more outdoor eating, beer gardens, hitting the trails, etc over the course of a year here in Charlotte than the northern cities I lived in.
Ya, now I know you're full of shite.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:05 pm to Centinel
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Ya, now I know you're full of shite.
Now I know you are. Places close their outdoor patios for 6-8 months a year. Memorial Day to Labor Day is the standard outdoor dining season. Some places will stretch
Patios don’t close here.
Well I take that back. Some restaurants will here close patios for a month or two in winter. Beer gardens, no
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:06 pm to Sus-Scrofa
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The type of snow you see in movies and on Christmas cards is nice.
Powder is incredible. Insulating, quiet, smooth, gorgeous. It beautifies everything.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:07 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Minnesota cold much much worse than Louisiana heat.
You get stuck inside the house 6 months a year. Its hard to venture outside when its below zero with brutal wind chill most of Winter.
I envy people who live in La. I'd rather be drenched in sweat than face the -50 wind chill outside.
You get stuck inside the house 6 months a year. Its hard to venture outside when its below zero with brutal wind chill most of Winter.
I envy people who live in La. I'd rather be drenched in sweat than face the -50 wind chill outside.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:09 pm to Northwestern tiger
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I envy people who live in La. I'd rather be drenched in sweat than face the -50 wind chill outside.
And I'd rather face -50 wind chill any day, all day, than the heat and humidity of the south.
I've lived in both.
Again, you can put more layers on and stay warm. Once you're sweating, you're fricked and can do nothing about it.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:10 pm to Bruco
First summer in btr i thought i would melt but got used to it kinda. Then moved back to southern Ontario.... i hate mid jan to end of Feb.
I think i would rather have the heat ....
F ice fishin and sledding.
I think i would rather have the heat ....
F ice fishin and sledding.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:10 pm to ThatMakesSense
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I’d rather get buttfricked by an army of silverback gorillas
Huh. Well, that's not something you hear every day.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:12 pm to OntarioTiger
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First summer in btr i thought i would melt but got used to it kinda. Then moved back to southern Ontario.... i hate mid jan to end of Feb.
I think i would rather have the heat ....
F ice fishin and sledding.
I think this is the crux of the argument. If you're a city dweller type, the south is better. You can always escape to air conditioning during the summer, and easier to stay warm in the winter.
If you're the outdoors type, the north is better. You can always add layers, hot tent, etc. in the winter. But in the summer, there's nothing you can do to escape the heat and humidity outdoors in the south.
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:14 pm to Centinel
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Again, you can put more layers on and stay warm. Once you're sweating, you're fricked and can do nothing about it.
Like I said earlier in the thread, the population of the south was minimal compared to the north prior to air conditioning becoming affordable.
I think that says a lot right there. Without AC the south would be unbearable for the majority of people.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:15 pm to SaintlyTiger88
In rural Alaska. Our winters are typically 35 to minus 10. Last year I think we had a week near minus 20. I actually look forward to it. When the lakes freeze it really opens things up for snowmobiles.
Temps now are low 48 high 65. Extremely pleasant out.
Temps now are low 48 high 65. Extremely pleasant out.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:19 pm to BuckyCheese
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Like I said earlier in the thread, the population of the south was minimal compared to the north prior to air conditioning becoming affordable.
There’s a lot of reasons for that.
Is that the same reason why the population in the west grew on a similar timeline?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:20 pm to BuckyCheese
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Like I said earlier in the thread, the population of the south was minimal compared to the north prior to air conditioning becoming affordable.
Yeah, hearing even my dad just talk about attic fans sounds miserable. But like anything else, people adapt and acclimate when forced to.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:21 pm to Bruco
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Bruco
Not being a dick, asking a serious question:
Do you prefer to spend the majority of you time outdoors hiking, hunting, etc?
Or the majority of your time in a city enjoying the nightlife and everything a large city has to offer?
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