Weather and Seasons

[myxomatosii]

I never realized how shitty winter was until I moved to Massachusetts this past summer.

It has taken like 3 months to warm from 20 degrees to 70 degrees haha. Insanity. I'm used to making the transition from 30 degrees (if it gets that cold) to 80-90 degrees in a day or two. One day, its just hot and summer is here.. (from North Carolina).

Why do people live here!

Not to mention its expensive as shit, everyone lives with their parents.. crowded, etc. Everyone's car is rusting because of salt.. people marvel at my BMW with 280k miles on it that I paid 800 dollars for, runs like a champ, no salt no rust.. its common to see well kept cars run for 300k+ miles.

Good schools tho.

Anyway, getting my masters and going back south, but just thought I'd ponder this aloud, since I've been saying it to myself since I moved here haha.

[Swish]

It's part of "New England" for a reason... the weather is as shitty as it is here :p

How far south are you? I swear to god, I walked out of a McDonalds in New Mexico once and it felt like walking into an oven :s

[moklianne]

I never realized how shitty winter was until I moved to Massachusetts this past summer.

It has taken like 3 months to warm from 20 degrees to 70 degrees haha. Insanity. I'm used to making the transition from 30 degrees (if it gets that cold) to 80-90 degrees in a day or two. One day, its just hot and summer is here.. (from North Carolina).

Why do people live here!

Not to mention its expensive as shit, everyone lives with their parents.. crowded, etc. Everyone's car is rusting because of salt.. people marvel at my BMW with 280k miles on it that I paid 800 dollars for, runs like a champ, no salt no rust.. its common to see well kept cars run for 300k+ miles.

Good schools tho.

Anyway, getting my masters and going back south, but just thought I'd ponder this aloud, since I've been saying it to myself since I moved here haha.

People like all of the seasons up here. Winter can be beautiful as is Fall with the dense foliage. How are they down in SC? I'm from the Eastern PA region and love the Spring, Summer, and Fall up here.

[Tasslehofp99]

I never realized how shitty winter was until I moved to Massachusetts this past summer.

It has taken like 3 months to warm from 20 degrees to 70 degrees haha. Insanity. I'm used to making the transition from 30 degrees (if it gets that cold) to 80-90 degrees in a day or two. One day, its just hot and summer is here.. (from North Carolina).

Why do people live here!

Not to mention its expensive as shit, everyone lives with their parents.. crowded, etc. Everyone's car is rusting because of salt.. people marvel at my BMW with 280k miles on it that I paid 800 dollars for, runs like a champ, no salt no rust.. its common to see well kept cars run for 300k+ miles.

Good schools tho.

Anyway, getting my masters and going back south, but just thought I'd ponder this aloud, since I've been saying it to myself since I moved here haha.

Same deal in New York basically.


This year's spring seems to have taken AGES to come, today was the first day over 80 degrees.

[Thulack]

I live in central PA and hate the 4 seasons. i'd take fall type conditions all year long if i could. Fuck cold and rain.

[MrSparkle001]

It's why I want to move to Florida from NJ. It's warm year round and even though it's hot as hell in the summer there's air conditioning. Beats the shit of winter and I get that seasonal affective disorder when fall and winter come around.

[Ahldagor]

houston TX ain't no joke. was 90 yesterday. bunch of rain and now it's in the 60's. we'll get freezing then 70's over night. and our awesome humidity will keep your skin moist

[Rellapse40]

It's why I want to move to Florida from NJ. It's warm year round and even though it's hot as hell in the summer there's air conditioning. Beats the shit of winter and I get that seasonal affective disorder when fall and winter come around.

Alabama > FL

wont get sucked up in a sinkhole here in AL u feels

sitting in your room playing eq can be deadly in fl

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130301151745-02-sinkholes-0301-horizontal-gallery.jpg

[Rhambuk]

Hasn't hit 80 in maine yet, thank god. highest has been 74 which is okay.

I don't know why people want it to be 80-90, whats so great about sweating your balls off from just sitting in the shade?

[Tecmos Deception]

Hasn't hit 80 in maine yet, thank god. highest has been 74 which is okay.

I don't know why people want it to be 80-90, whats so great about sweating your balls off from just sitting in the shade?

I'm with you there. 80 and sunny over memorial day weekend in northern Michigan was too hot for me unless I was sitting in the shade AND the breeze was blowing.

Thank God for refreshing beers.

[Orruar]

Hasn't hit 80 in maine yet, thank god. highest has been 74 which is okay.

I don't know why people want it to be 80-90, whats so great about sweating your balls off from just sitting in the shade?

Only fat people sweat their balls off sitting in the shade at 85.

[moklianne]

It's why I want to move to Florida from NJ. It's warm year round and even though it's hot as hell in the summer there's air conditioning. Beats the shit of winter and I get that seasonal affective disorder when fall and winter come around.

I can't stand Florida. The humidity is horrible. I prefer the south west such as middle to northern Arizona or New Mexico. Dry heat is comfortable in the shade.

[Rhambuk]

Only fat people sweat their balls off sitting in the shade at 85.

lol I am disgustingly thin :p

having seasons does that though, 3/4 of my year it doesn't break 70 so when it does its a bit much.

[MrSparkle001]

I can't stand Florida. The humidity is horrible. I prefer the south west such as middle to northern Arizona or New Mexico. Dry heat is comfortable in the shade.

It's miserable hot and humid in NJ in the summer too, but at least in Florida I won't get depressed when summer is over and the cold weather arrives. I'm so fucking sick of cold weather and snow and shit.

I don't want to move to redneck Alabama or Arizona or anything though. I have my eyes set on the Palm Beach area of Florida and in fact on Sunday I'm taking a trip down there to check out a few properties.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Living in Winnipeg will give you some perspective on your Northeast winters.

As of last count there are 522 homes without running water as the pipes are still frozen. This is expected to be resolved by late June.

[Whirled]

Where u at in NJ? I'm in middle of the state so it's usually pretty mild unless it's a storm or some crazy weather anomaly; like some of the flooding lately. I personally find nothing wrong with having all 4 seasons like we have in NJ. I'll gladly take the changes in weather that we have over an extreme:(examples:) Far northern Russian winter .....or Bolivian jungle heat.

[moklianne]

It's miserable hot and humid in NJ in the summer too, but at least in Florida I won't get depressed when summer is over and the cold weather arrives. I'm so fucking sick of cold weather and snow and shit.


I understand not liking the cold and snow, but comparing NJ, PA, NY humidity even close to the level of balls-in-soup that Florida has is insane.

Maybe you live in a city or something, cities are going to be like that everywhere you go, unless you go deep into Canada.

[Bill Tetley]

I never realized how shitty winter was until I moved to Massachusetts this past summer.


Yeah it totally sucks here. 3-4 months of "summer" 8-9 months of winter. There is no spring. Humid ass summers and freezing fall/winter/spring. Weather is always fluctuating from shit to shittier and all holidays you plan a trip to do anything outdoors the weather will fuck ya. But hey... keeps the riff raff out.


Everyone's car is rusting because of salt.. people marvel at my BMW with 280k miles on it that I paid 800 dollars for, runs like a champ, no salt no rust.. its common to see well kept cars run for 300k+ miles.


This I can't agree with hah! 90% of the cars on my route 3 commute from NH to Billerica are new(ish) A4s and 328/335s. Those cars have replaced the Camry. It's the standard car around these parts of Mass.

[MrSparkle001]

I understand not liking the cold and snow, but comparing NJ, PA, NY humidity even close to the level of balls-in-soup that Florida has is insane.

Maybe you live in a city or something, cities are going to be like that everywhere you go, unless you go deep into Canada.

No city but I do live in a highly populated area in northeast NJ. I'm in Essex county. We have a wonderful mix of overpriced everything and snobbish people with slums and fantastically bad crime down the highway. Fuck this place.

I've been to Florida in August. It's hot as hell, but there's air conditioning and pools. I have friends and family down there, all moved from NJ a few years ago, and they all love it. It's cheaper to live, the weather is all around nicer, the people are nicer, it's so much better than this polluted overcrowded overpriced dump of a state.

I wonder how the early 17th and 18th century colonists and pirates handled the Caribbean heat. How the hell did they do it with no AC and all that Elizabethan clothing.

If I don't like what I see in FL next week I may consider something in Tom's River. I have family there too. It's a bit redneck in many places but it's OK where my family moved to. We'll see.

[moklianne]

No city but I do live in a highly populated area in northeast NJ. I'm in Essex county. We have a wonderful mix of overpriced everything and snobbish people with slums and fantastically bad crime down the highway. Fuck this place.

I've been to Florida in August. It's hot as hell, but there's air conditioning and pools. I have friends and family down there, all moved from NJ a few years ago, and they all love it. It's cheaper to live, the weather is all around nicer, the people are nicer, it's so much better than this polluted overcrowded overpriced dump of a state.



Avoid SC as well. Nothing but backstabbing nutjobs where my sister lives. She hates it. I guess there are pockets of good and bad people all over. I make it a habit to rent for at least a few months before buying nearby.

[ymw]

Alabama > FL

wont get sucked up in a sinkhole here in AL u feels

sitting in your room playing eq can be deadly in fl

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130301151745-02-sinkholes-0301-horizontal-gallery.jpg

Sinkholes are awesome. They're also in Alabama - http://gsa.state.al.us/gsa/geologichazards/Sinkholes_AL.htm. Damn, nature, you scary.

[Glenzig]

Haven't been all over the world by any means. But I have yet to go anywhere that has the mixture of extreme heat and extreme humidity like central GA has. When you're rockin 120 degrees and 110% humidity, that's unavoidable heat right there. Don't wear any clothes you can't part with if you plan on being outside for any reason.

[Ahldagor]

map of active fault lines in houston. idiots build on them then try to sue their way out of stupidity

http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2874/images/fig2.jpg

[moklianne]

But heaven forbid the government tells them not to build somewhere. A shitstorm with a full media spread ensues. You can't win against stupid.

[Mandalore93]

Living in south east michigan it feels brutal when it breaks 85 since most weeks of the year won't break 70.

[Leeyuuduu]

I always wondered why we had so many Massholes here (myself included). Even the almighty browarrior Rogean is in MA.

Weather sucks -> stay inside -> play P99?

[Ahldagor]

But heaven forbid the government tells them not to build somewhere. A shitstorm with a full media spread ensues. You can't win against stupid.

pretty much. unfortunately no one listens to geologists when money is at stake.

[Tasslehofp99]

was like 85 yesterday here in ny, just barely broke 60 today...weird

[Messianic]

Hasn't hit 80 in maine yet, thank god. highest has been 74 which is okay.

I don't know why people want it to be 80-90, whats so great about sweating your balls off from just sitting in the shade?

Dunno about these other inferior states, but I never want to leave Florida unless it's for Hawaii.

Because for the hottest 3-4 months the beach is enormously fun. Most other months, we're sitting at 75 while the rest of the country is between 30-50. We have a very short winter. Depending where in Florida you are, you *might* crack 25 degrees in the morning a couple times before warming up to 50-70 in the afternoon. Usually never in central to south Florida.

I don't mind sweating because I'm really active. Sweating is part of the deal.

However, I did capture some gems from some of our colder days:
http://www.imagebam.com/image/fc4322329717259
http://www.imagebam.com/image/98b495329717260

Also, farms of all kinds, some where I can pick fresh strawberries and blueberries by the pound. If I want out of the concrete jungle, I can drive an hour and be in beautiful waters and eat tons of fresh shrimp (although I definitely admit I wish I had access to coldwater seafood the way Maine does).

Finally, Ikea in Tampa. Tons of good football. Walt Disney World and its related parks. Disney cruises from two separate ports. I like Disney.