# Weather Wimps **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 9, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595 "2001-08-09T14:57:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/41 "2001-08-14T14:54:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > **Hunters and outdoorsmen who spend several days out in the chilly ffall and winter, will feel it’s effects when they return indoors.** I think you’ll find what they’re feeling is called relief, or possibly frostbite as sensation returns to extremities On the subject of weather though, I really wouldn’t mind if it’s oven hot or freezer cold, except for one thing - I have to wear a suit to work. The worlds most useless garment - in any form of heat it leaves you stifled and suffocated, yet the slightest hint of cold it’s about as warming as a bikini. But give me jeans and tshirt, and you can play with the thermostat to your hearts content. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/42 "2001-08-15T02:59:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > Eskimos do it. I was in boot camp with an eskimo. In Florida. In August. He never got used to it. I guess I shouldn’t say that I “disagree” with you-- I do agree that it happens-- but merely that it isn’t always something a person can control. ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/43 "2001-08-15T05:40:45Z")
The record for temperature extremes in the U.S. is held by Browning, MT during one 24 hour period. I lived in Hawaii for a few years, upon my return to the states I landed in Seattle, Washington where the temperature was around 40F degrees, this felt extremely rude after living in the tropics. Unbelievably cold. And I grew up in a state where -10F is not uncommon. It’s just the body acclimates to the prevailing temperature. It wasn’t until the next winter that I felt my old self towards cold weather Anyone who’s spent time hunting or camping, ice fishing for a few days out in subzero weather finds the typical thermostat settings to be a little on the high side when they return home. It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. But it’s a dry heat. ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/44 "2001-08-15T10:44:49Z")
Give me the cold any time. I’m like Opal, I can wrap up and always get warm during the winter, but in the summer there’s just not much you can do about it but swelter. Maybe if the humidity wasn’t so high it would be more bearable. When I visited CanadianSue last year in Edmonton, it was as hot there as it was here in NC, but it just wasn’t the same feeling because of the difference in humidity. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/45 "2001-08-15T12:34:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrVisible \* > \*\*Another slightly tangential rant… > > Tucson, AZ. It’s generally pretty hot. Which means that most people are acclimated to 100[sup]o[/sup] weather. No problem; we know how to cope. Swamp coolers, monsoon season, floods, whatever; we’re pretty hardy. No big deal for most people. > > However, I went to a movie theatre today. It was **72 freaking degrees** in there! That was over a thirty-five degree temperature difference from the outside world! I should have brought a parka, for chrissakes!\*\* MMmm… I miss that sooo much. When we moved from Tucson to northern VA we were horrified to find how warm most businesses kept it. Especially in the winter! My god! They crank up the heat to about 85[sup]o[/sup], and you’re wearing clothing designed for the 35[sup]o[/sup] outdoor temp… and they won’t even let you strip down to your underwear. 72 is a wonderful number. It’s my husband’s “lucky number” it’s the year I was born (ok _19_72. I’m not almost 2,000 years old) and it is a nice, comfy temperature as well. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/46 "2001-08-15T12:40:11Z")
I don’t think that everyone can acclimate. I spent 25 years hotter than hell, with no a/c, and I still never acclimated. I think that some people’s internal thermometers are just more sensitive than others, in one direction or both. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/47 "2001-08-15T13:37:20Z")
erislover: > [@](#): > > I guess I shouldn’t say that I “disagree” with you-- I do agree that it happens-- but merely that it isn’t always something a person can control. Or that works for everybody. I’d agree. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/48 "2001-08-15T14:06:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tedster \* > **I lived in Hawaii for a few years, upon my return to the states I landed in Seattle, Washington . . .** Tsk, tsk, tsk. That’s “the Mainland” to you, haole! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2001, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595/49 "2001-08-15T18:15:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > But I disagree that a person can “get used to” heat or cold. Never been my experience. > > Allright. Apparently from the responses to this thread, you are in a minority, though. \*\* The U.S.M.C. agrees with you, **Scylla**. When I was stationed on Okinawa, all new incoming Marines were given light duty for about 2 weeks (IIRC) to get acclimated to the heat and humidity. We used to see a lot of them in the Naval Hospital that didn’t pay attention to their orders. I have an air conditioner in my office, but I don’t turn it on unless it’s truly uncomfortable out. I don’t have a/c at home and don’t like getting my body’s internal thermostat off wack. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-wimps/75595.md?page=2)