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Just curious, what part of the world do you live in? I've lived in cities where we experience anything between below zero to 120F throughout the year. I could
by johntash 5y ago
Just curious, what part of the world do you live in?
I've lived in cities where we experience anything between below zero to 120F throughout the year. I couldn't imagine not having AC/Heating in those areas even with more efficient ventilation/insulation.
- myth2018 5y agoHow, that's a huge temperature gradient. I live in Fortaleza, Brazil. Temperatures here are very stable along the whole year (78F - 90F, it rarely falls out of this interval). I'm not advocating this no-AC model as a general solution though. I'm aware we're a bit lucky here. I used to live in Sao Paulo and temperatures vary more wildly there, sometimes within a single day.
- pc86 5y agoAny temperate area on the planet will easily have 90-100 degree swings throughout the year. I used to live on the US East Coast and a summer high of 90-95 and winter lows of 0-5 were common my entire childhood. I moved to the midwest in the early summer and it hit 100 more than once, and it's been below 0 multiple times this winter already.
- myth2018 5y agoWe are near to the equator here. Seasons don't work the same. Here they call the 3 rainy months "winter", and the rest of the year is summer. And the temperature gradient I've mentioned is correct. No noticeable changes along the whole year, I'm sorry.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> No noticeable changes along the whole year, I'm sorry. It does sound kind of unpleasant, but I imagine you get used to it.
- joshgachnang 5y agoI grew up in the Midwest and lived in SF and LA for a few years each. I definitely missed the seasons changing and appreciated them even more moving back to the Midwest. Lack of seasons really messed with my sense of time, like: "Oh that thing we did last month...oh woah that was six months ago??"
- hedora 5y agoYou can come back to the SF area. Thanks to climate change, we have four seasons now: Not enough rain / sunny and 50 F Sunny and 70F; green plants Sunny and 90-105 F; brown plants Red Skies, ??? F; black plants / red embers
- myth2018 5y agoYes, we get used to it, not unpleasant for me, at all. But it changes the way you live. Compared with lives of friends from Europe, I notice that theirs has a bit more of a "structure" and predictability. E.g., hang out more in the summer, doing more reading and writing more in the winter. I think I would enjoy that. Of course I could plan my life based in months instead of seasons, but it's not the same, especially considering that people around me wouldn't be following that same plan.
- rootusrootus 5y agoConsistent year-round temperatures is something I thought I'd want right up until I experienced it for a while. Turns out I like having the variety of seasons. I love snow, but not all year. I love the leaves falling, but not all year. I love Spring thunderstorms, but not all year. I even love 110F heat waves, but I'm glad when Fall arrives :).
- stephencanon 5y agoYup. I live two hours north of Boston; our coldest winter temp most years is -25, and we usually just touch 100 one day in the summer.
- brewtide 5y agoMainer checking in. Wednesday afternoon it was 70F. The next morning it was 5F Friday a snowstorm. Today -2F in AM. We all just dress in endless layers.
- pc86 5y agoWorth it for the lobster rolls though, right?