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NYC is interesting in this way, in a given year living here it’s very likely you’ll spend considerable time outside or in unconditioned spaces in windy 15F/-10C
by macNchz 4y ago
NYC is interesting in this way, in a given year living here it’s very likely you’ll spend considerable time outside or in unconditioned spaces in windy 15F/-10C as well as humid 95F/35C weather.
There are obviously places in the US with far more extreme temperature fluctuations, but most of them are fully car dependent and many people living there can wind up experiencing the weather firsthand for seconds at a time (in parking lots), unless they deliberately choose to do otherwise.
- DrewADesign 4y agoIndeed. I lived in Boston for nearly twenty years. Car ownership there is usually more hassle than not and it's also quite expensive. Most housing near subway stations is also incredibly expensive so most people rely on spotty bus service supplemented with longer walks, bicycles, and taxis/ride shares for transport. In total, I must have spent months of time in 90F-100F humid summer sun or 10F howling wind late at night traveling or waiting for busses/trollies outdoors. The worst though was around March when it's just warm enough for the salty snow and ice either falling from the sky or lining the ground to be slush so you're perpetually damp, but it's just around the freezing point and windy. To boot, everything is grey and filthy and everybody else is miserable and you question how many more of those seasons you've got left in you. But the crisp autumn days and warm summer nights around there are absolutely magical. It almost seems worth the punishment.