ringmastery
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:47 PM
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What's worse? dry heat or humid heat? |
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I've lived in the south and had my fair share of miserable days in the upper 90's with tons of humidity.
But I haven't been out west to experience the "dry heat" of the desert.
What's worse? Summer in Atlanta or Houston into the upper 90's with high humidity or summer in Las Vegas or Phoenix with 110-120 temperatures with zero humidity?
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:48 PM
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:48 PM
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I hate hot humid weather..
makes me very cranky
:-)
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:50 PM
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Summer in Atlanta and Houston. I'm from the west and can't imagine living in the south.
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:50 PM
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4. I was born to humidity, so I am tolerant of that |
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dry heat is hot as a bitch! Turn the oven to 500 and take a lungfull!
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:50 PM
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Humidity it hell on earth. I went to New Orleans last June and thought I was on another planet. Venus or something.
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:51 PM
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Edited on Mon Feb-23-04 05:56 PM by Kamika
trust me.
I'm born in Houston and it still sucks
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:52 PM
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If anyone enjoys hot and humid I'd like to meet them..
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:57 PM
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:56 PM
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8. Dry heat, BAD. I need my humidity, being from Louisiana I got no choice. |
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:57 PM
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the breath right out of you . . . I live in the Hudson Valley, which is notoriously humid during the summer . . . on the really bad days, I don't even venture outside except early in the morning or late in the evening . . .
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Mon Feb-23-04 05:58 PM
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11. They're both miserable |
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Edited on Mon Feb-23-04 05:58 PM by pmbryant
With low humidity, 100 degrees is much more "comfortable" than with high humidity.
But crank things up to 105 to 110+, and even low humidity becomes miserable. It feels like you're in an oven.
:-(
Peter
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:00 PM
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12. Dry heat's bad for your |
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violin. :nopity: I find humid heat more uncomfortable.
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:03 PM
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13. Nothing like a sticky July evening in Michigan |
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:07 PM
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14. Dry Heat is really great for asthmatics... |
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My dad kept wanting to move to Pheonix. We never did. Thank God. Duckie
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:09 PM
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It's much easier to breath with dry heat. A 110 degree day in Arizona feels like 85 to me in Florida.
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:42 PM
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It's harder to keep cool in the humid heat and the humid heat makes my mouth dry.
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:43 PM
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Having vacationed in Vegas several times during 110-115 temps, and as a native Houstonian, I must say that I prefer the humidity. Great for a ladies complexion.
The downside of the humidity was when I used to smoke. Couldn't breathe! I breathe much better now that I have quit.
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Mon Feb-23-04 07:47 PM
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21. Welcome to DU beachbum |
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It's always nice to be reminded that there are still Democrats in Texas!
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Mon Feb-23-04 09:44 PM
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Sixth generation Texan, and life long Democrat. Glad I found DU.
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Mon Feb-23-04 06:43 PM
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but oddly i hate dry cold...
-LK
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Mon Feb-23-04 07:23 PM
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19. Humid. I hate it. My hair swells like Bay Buchanan's.. |
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Mon Feb-23-04 07:25 PM
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20. Humid heat of course. |
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Mon Feb-23-04 07:49 PM
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22. I make beef jerky in a 110 degree heat oven, and it's very dry |
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So, I guess I would prefer Phoenix, because you can make beef jerkey on the grill without turning it on.
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Mon Feb-23-04 09:47 PM
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24. oh, lord, no contest: HUMIDITY |
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Hands down. Hair down, too.
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Mon Feb-23-04 09:58 PM
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I lived in Pittsburgh as a kid. Every year from May to Septmeber the humidity is so bad and the bedsheets stick to you as you sweat.
It is like that in Los Angeles only one week (the most) in a year.
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:03 PM
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26. Humid heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Although I've never been in dry heat.:-)
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:24 PM
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I live in the desert, and this year we had a really unusual humid summer. (global climate change?) It was the most humid anyone could remember and our evaporitive coolers wouldn't work. Got up to at least 120 in my valley (that's as high as the thermometer goes). What a hell summer. At least it's beautiful now. I'm enjoying our calm 60-70 degree days now.
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:29 PM
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I'll take 110 dry over 90 humid any day.
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:30 PM
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Ugh - Atlanta in August - I almost died...
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:31 PM
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30. I've lived in climates with both; humid heat is MUCH worse! |
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I gotta say, though: when it got up to 135 degrees in the Southern Nevada desert and there was maybe 30% humidity, you certainly could feel it!
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:32 PM
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31. Humid, it ain't even a contest |
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Mon Feb-23-04 10:33 PM
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After living in the South and Colorado, I prefer Colorado's hot dry summers to Virginia's sticky humid summers.
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