Poll of the Day > Do you prefer it being Hot as hell or Cold as fuck outside?

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I would much prefer 100F over -20F.
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I'll take cold over hot. I can dress for cold weather but there is only so much you can do when it is hot outside.

rjsilverthorn posted...

I'll take cold over hot. I can dress for cold weather but there is only so much you can do when it is hot outside.

This doesn't work for me(and a bunch of other people, too). Either I'm uncomfortably cold. Or I dress in so much stuff, I can't move... and still pretty cold...
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Heat is more bearable. Just stay hydrated and wear loose clothes.
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rjsilverthorn posted...

I'll take cold over hot. I can dress for cold weather but there is only so much you can do when it is hot outside.

That is probably coming someone that hasnt been in -30c with a windchill of -45c. Layers dont do much once it gets that cold. Frost bite will come in just minutes if you have exposed skin.
Plus layering clothes just becomes uncomfortable and hard to move. Time consuming putting on and taking off once you get inside. Plus going out shopping and having to be inside somewhere for a long peroid of time sucks when you cant shed those layers
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Outside? Hot

Inside? Cold
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Both are not pleasant, but would take hot anytime.
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Depends, but usually cold. The only wildcard is snow because snow is the worst and ice is also terrible.

Ogurisama posted...

rjsilverthorn posted...

I'll take cold over hot. I can dress for cold weather but there is only so much you can do when it is hot outside.

That is probably coming someone that hasnt been in -30c with a windchill of -45c. Layers dont do much once it gets that cold. Frost bite will come in just minutes if you have exposed skin.
Plus layering clothes just becomes uncomfortable and hard to move. Time consuming putting on and taking off once you get inside. Plus going out shopping and having to be inside somewhere for a long peroid of time sucks when you cant shed those layers

While low temperatures can quickly overcome any layers of warmth, you *still* have those layers of warmth. That means you might have minutes to tens of minutes vs immediately suffering from extreme heat. And extreme heat can prove fatal far faster than extreme cold.

Also worth remembering that warmth more quickly becomes problematic. Going up 10 degrees is the equivalent of going down 15 or 20 degrees when it comes to discomfort or harm. Heat gets harmful a lot faster than cold and there really aren't viable clothing options to delay heat damage.
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I wouldn't mind the cold if I was able to find some good water proof gloves that I could use outside, because if they get wet then I might as well just take them off.

But other than that, I don't mind it the cold at all, as long as its not a level that are unbearable for the human body.
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Zeus posted...

And extreme heat can prove fatal far faster than extreme cold. And warmth more quickly becomes problematic. Going up 10 degrees is the equivalent of going down 15 or 20 degrees when it comes to discomfort or harm. Heat gets harmful a lot faster than cold.

Doesn't that also depend on your threshold level, too. I mean, I feel I get colder faster than most people. Yet, it seems to take a while longer before I start feeling the heat being unbearable.

I have another problem I have with layers, though. Me personally, while my body could get cold, it's usually not just that. Normally, it's things like head/face area, hands, and feet that stay cold Moreno than others. And it's hard to work in those conditions. Some things are near impossible with gloves that actually keep you hands warm. A hat and mask only do so much for ears. And wearing multiple socks never seems to help with my toes, though that could be because of the steel toe boots. But even when I'm wearing them, feet stay cold...
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Definitely cold. Far easier to warm up than cool off for me when i get back inside. Also just uncomfortable being too cold for me while even just a bit too much above average heat and death is coming as far as i can tell.
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Cold. It's easier to stay warm in the cold than it is to stay cool in the heat. Also you don't sweat so that's a plus.
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Cold for sure. I have a disease that means hot weather breaks both my body and mind to the point I can't even walk or stand for more than a few minutes at a time. Cold effects me too, but it's waaaaay better.

I live in California. I should not live in California.
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I get really irritable in the summer and depressed in the winter. I'll take depressed over irritable ten times out of ten though
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Depends more of the snow and wind, I'll take 0f over 100f if there was no snow or wind
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not how the expression goes for really cold
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Moonjay posted...

Cold for sure. I have a disease that means hot weather breaks both my body and mind to the point I can't even walk or stand for more than a few minutes at a time. Cold effects me too, but it's waaaaay better.

i have a disease where if santa doesnt visit each year i die.
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I have no idea what you're going for there.
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Hot.

I'm not a fan of the heat, but I hate the cold more.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

not how the expression goes for really cold

I've heard that a lot, maybe it's a Midwestern thing?
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Moonjay posted...

I have no idea what you're going for there.

seasonal disorder is made up
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cold has so many problems that come with it, from wind-chill, frostbite, scraping windows, snow and ice (walking, driving, shoveling), frozen pipes, having to plug your car in, etc.

hot isn't perfect either, but has (seems to have) so many less problems. dehydration and heat-stroke is about all I can think of. I guess wildfires.

(I should say, I have been to California before (can't recall the time of year but not winter), and one thing I noticed was how "painful" the sun was. like it hurt my brain just to be under the sun. I've felt a similar "this is so extreme it's killing me" feeling from intense cold, but that was the only time I've felt it from sunshine, so I guess I don't really know how bad it can be.)
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I'd rather have 40C than -40C.
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Muscles posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

not how the expression goes for really cold

I've heard that a lot, maybe it's a Midwestern thing?

I've heard it in the NE... or maybe I heard it via a show or movie. idk.
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When it's unbearably hot I prefer unbearably cold. When it's unbearably cold, I prefer unbearably hot. Grass is always greener on the other side

Cold as fuck.

I can always turn the heat on and bundle up with some hot cocoa even if its below freezing outside.

When it gets hot enough everything sucks and it makes you feel exhausted and gross
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Moonjay posted...

I have no idea what you're going for there.

seasonal disorder is made up

I didn't say I have seasonal disorder. Nice assumption.

I have multiple sclerosis. Ass.
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At least you can bundle up when it's cold.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Moonjay posted...

I have no idea what you're going for there.

seasonal disorder is made up

Youre factually incorrect
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Mead posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Moonjay posted...

I have no idea what you're going for there.

seasonal disorder is made up

Youre factually incorrect

sorry, it's psychosomatic. is that better? it's all in their head = made up
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

Mead posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Moonjay posted...

I have no idea what you're going for there.

seasonal disorder is made up

Youre factually incorrect

sorry, it's psychosomatic. is that better? it's all in their head = made up

No, youre still wrong

Im also pretty sure that isnt even what the original poster you quoted was talking about
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LeetCheet posted...

What do you personally prefer?

Cold. It's more easy for me to warm up then it is to cool down. Plus I itch when too hot. Good job the weather here is very rarely hot.
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CaF.

You can always put on another layer, but there's only so much you can take off.
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Moonjay posted...

I didn't say I have seasonal disorder. Nice assumption.

I have multiple sclerosis. Ass.

My gf have MS aswell. I don't know if she is that affected by the weather.
She is always wear weather-appropriate clothes when she goes outside though so maybe she is?
How bad is your MS currently?
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Well I get out of breath pretty easily already, so the south Georgia heat in summer absolutely kills me.

I don't like the extreme cold too much, but at least I can do something about it. You can only ever cool yourself off so much.
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LeetCheet posted...

Moonjay posted...

I didn't say I have seasonal disorder. Nice assumption.

I have multiple sclerosis. Ass.

My gf have MS aswell. I don't know if she is that affected by the weather.
She is always wear weather-appropriate clothes when she goes outside though so maybe she is?
How bad is your MS currently?

Relatively speaking, my MS is pretty mild. Like I haven't started losing eyesight or randomly losing the ability to walk for no reason. I mostly have muscle weakness, difficulty with walking, loss of coordination and balance, and the body tingles.

Hot weather seems to bother me even more than the average person with MS. It doesn't help that I live in California and haven't been able to cool my house properly no matter how many air conditioners we buy. When it's 112 outside and the inside of my house is 90... Suffering.
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When my gf got the disease(over 15 years ago, way before I met her) she was apparently temporarily blind. She eventually got her vision back though but everything is now blurry on her left eye.
She can also sometimes lose her balance which worries me every time she stands on a stool.
She also suffers from very frequent headaches which I can't even imagine how painful it would be have in the long run.
Besides all that the disease seems to be mild.
The plaques she have in her brain have been stable for a long time now which sounds good.

At work we have at least two other people with MS, and both of them suffers way more from it.
Neither of them work full-time, one of them can barely walk and the other one have intense pains in the spine so she has to take morphine in order to manage it.
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As I grew up in very hot and humid conditions, I'd say I prefer the cold.

Cold weather would mean layers of protective clothing and accessories. The effects of the cold can be delayed and/or mitigated.

The problem I have with heat is that the effects are almost immediately felt. It's not just the heat but the humidity and the hot air that comes with a breeze. It feels physically painful to feel the air and the sun on my skin. I literally feel my skin being fried as I walk outdoors. It also means (although not necessarily and may depend on what time of day you walk outdoors) that I'll be exposed to UV rays. ://// Not fun at all. I'd have to wear a loose mumu dress that's white, wear a hat and have a water bottle with me.

I'd prefer the cold. :/
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Moonjay posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

Moonjay posted...

I have no idea what you're going for there.

seasonal disorder is made up

I didn't say I have seasonal disorder. Nice assumption.

I have multiple sclerosis. Ass.

I guess @Krazy_Kirby doesn't feel like apologizing.
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Alexandra_Trent posted...

As I grew up in very hot and humid conditions, I'd say I prefer the cold.

Cold weather would mean layers of protective clothing and accessories. The effects of the cold can be delayed and/or mitigated.

The problem I have with heat is that the effects are almost immediately felt. It's not just the heat but the humidity and the hot air that comes with a breeze. It feels physically painful to feel the air and the sun on my skin. I literally feel my skin being fried as I walk outdoors. It also means (although not necessarily and may depend on what time of day you walk outdoors) that I'll be exposed to UV rays. ://// Not fun at all. I'd have to wear a loose mumu dress that's white, wear a hat and have a water bottle with me.

I'd prefer the cold. :/

In the desert, they wear black(like black robes). It apparently works well...
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LinkPizza posted...

Alexandra_Trent posted...

As I grew up in very hot and humid conditions, I'd say I prefer the cold.

Cold weather would mean layers of protective clothing and accessories. The effects of the cold can be delayed and/or mitigated.

The problem I have with heat is that the effects are almost immediately felt. It's not just the heat but the humidity and the hot air that comes with a breeze. It feels physically painful to feel the air and the sun on my skin. I literally feel my skin being fried as I walk outdoors. It also means (although not necessarily and may depend on what time of day you walk outdoors) that I'll be exposed to UV rays. ://// Not fun at all. I'd have to wear a loose mumu dress that's white, wear a hat and have a water bottle with me.

I'd prefer the cold. :/

In the desert, they wear black(like black robes). It apparently works well...

From where I live, black is worn by women and white by men. For me, I'd still wear white.
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I love the heat, even when it's very hot(unless it's also very humid). I despise the cold, I just can't handle being cold at all. It physically hurts, burns your skin, and stings your lungs to breath. No matter how many clothes you put on, the cold air still goes right in and saps any body heat you generated.
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LeetCheet posted...

When my gf got the disease(over 15 years ago, way before I met her) she was apparently temporarily blind. She eventually got her vision back though but everything is now blurry on her left eye.
She can also sometimes lose her balance which worries me every time she stands on a stool.
She also suffers from very frequent headaches which I can't even imagine how painful it would be have in the long run.
Besides all that the disease seems to be mild.
The plaques she have in her brain have been stable for a long time now which sounds good.

At work we have at least two other people with MS, and both of them suffers way more from it.
Neither of them work full-time, one of them can barely walk and the other one have intense pains in the spine so she has to take morphine in order to manage it.

Edit; Sorry for being off-topic : (

For me my diagnosis started when I suddenly had double vision in one eye. That is not supposed to happen, because double vision is usually your two eyes not aligning. My vision is already horrendous and has been getting worse every year of my life, but I don't THINK the MS has made it worse.

Though I suspect I had MS for a loooooong time before I was diagnosed with it.
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I have higher tolerance to the heat so I'll choose hot as hell.
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