@Fuzzalini This! Previous SO lived in Fort Collins when I met her. I would go visit, and look out the window from her apartment and think “the sun is bright and high in the sky, not a cloud to be seen… I’m going for a hike!” I’d walk outside and it would be 30 freakin’ degrees. WTF? The Colorado weather gods were just screwing with my head!
@ruouttaurmind I never lived there either, my company would send me to the Parker office for a week or two at a time, but I always thought I could possibly live there because even if it was cold, at least the sun shined all the time. But after 45 years in So Cal, who am I kidding that I could live someplace cold? I could do the desert though.
Depends on whether I have to go outside. In general I prefer sunny. 40° in the daytime with precipitation generally means roads freeze overnight. Pass!
I prefer cold and sun. You can dress for bitter cold. I lived several years in Northern MN, personally saw -40 not including the windchill. I was comfortable outside gathering wood and feeding sled dogs. But with drizzle…you get wet and misery comes soon after.
@Dakini Yes I’d agree for the same reasons. I was in NW Ontario also feeding sled dogs (well and using them with students). Outhouses, water from the lake (major production with, eventually, 8’ of ice), wood burning stoves and no electricity. Not to mention you acclimate (can do that with the heat too if you avoid A/C pretty much most of the time).
@Kidsandliz I have lived in both extremes. Bitter cold and blistering hot. I grew up in the Mojave desert and lived there until I was 20. I have a pretty high range of comfort for both. My tolerance is nil for humidity however. Nil. Nil I say. (as I suffer the summers here in Milwaukee as my husband finishes school)
pretty sure that the kind of rain californians think of as drizzle doesn’t actually exist most other places. think of drops slightly larger than fog. sometimes they hit the ground and immediately dry.
well… it’s -6 F right now with a wind chill of -23. what kind of a question is this today? my dog had a fast pit stop just now. a couple of weeks ago it was -25 F without the wind chill added in. you gotta be a maroon to think this is preferable to 40’s F. i want them to film an episode of “naked and afraid” in my area when it’s like this. then i’d actually watch it for once. just to see body parts drop off from the cold.
When my wife moved here from England it took her years to adapt to the idea that it could be brilliantly sunny and well below freezing at the same time.
English winters are gray, cold, damp, and dark, and there is no sun.
@blaineg that frequently describes the summers in England too.
Except for the dark. In winter we had shorter daylight hours than most of the US. But it was still a significant part of the day.
Dawn and dusk lasted a lot longer though.
Moving to the US, and Southern US at that, what amazed me most of all is how short dawn and dusk are here.
You can stop off at a store for a few things and it’s daylight outside. When you come out 10 mins later it’s pitch black outside. Further from the equator we got much longer transition periods.
This question is framed incorrectly. Bright sunlight and bitter cold are both bad. Meanwhile, 40 F is the ideal temperature, and overcast days are lovely.
As I sit at my desk, with sunlight reflected off of the nearby building warming my back, I choose cold + bitter cold.
I have plenty of cold weather gear. Plus it only takes a few minutes to warm up after walking through 0F, even with the wind. But if I get to work soaking wet, I’m going to be miserable for hours.
Sunny but cold always seems so cooly clean to me or something. Or maybe its that cool clean breath? But that is so nice though because the sun is so good for the depression. Gray and rain for months is so horrible. And that weird feeling when you step outside into a sunny day when you feel your pupils dilate is kind of fun.
Or, choose your form of torturous death.
Sunny and 70.
There’s a reason I live in SoCal.
@Darrell2 because you enjoy the free massages when the ground decides it’s been still for long enough?
@Darrell2 Me too. This rainy winter has put the zap on my head. Looking forward to regular sunlight again.
@Darrell2 @nolrak There are almost never any earthquakes. Seriously. Only people who don’t live here think they are anything but super rare.
@Darrell2 @Fuzzalini @nolrak also live in Cali. Can confirm. The only earthquake I’ve actually felt was when I lived in Illinois.
@Darrell2 @Fuzzalini @jitc You guys can’t fool me, I’ve been on the tram tour at Universal
I live in the desert. Bright shining sun = hot. “Bright shining sun = bitter cold” does not compute.
@ruouttaurmind When I worked in Colorado, I was always amazed that even when snow was on the ground, it would be sunny (and cold).
@Fuzzalini This! Previous SO lived in Fort Collins when I met her. I would go visit, and look out the window from her apartment and think “the sun is bright and high in the sky, not a cloud to be seen… I’m going for a hike!” I’d walk outside and it would be 30 freakin’ degrees. WTF? The Colorado weather gods were just screwing with my head!
@ruouttaurmind I never lived there either, my company would send me to the Parker office for a week or two at a time, but I always thought I could possibly live there because even if it was cold, at least the sun shined all the time. But after 45 years in So Cal, who am I kidding that I could live someplace cold? I could do the desert though.
Depends on whether I have to go outside. In general I prefer sunny. 40° in the daytime with precipitation generally means roads freeze overnight. Pass!
Cold. Always cold.
And sun just so I can see where I am.
I prefer cold and sun. You can dress for bitter cold. I lived several years in Northern MN, personally saw -40 not including the windchill. I was comfortable outside gathering wood and feeding sled dogs. But with drizzle…you get wet and misery comes soon after.
@Dakini Yes I’d agree for the same reasons. I was in NW Ontario also feeding sled dogs (well and using them with students). Outhouses, water from the lake (major production with, eventually, 8’ of ice), wood burning stoves and no electricity. Not to mention you acclimate (can do that with the heat too if you avoid A/C pretty much most of the time).
@Kidsandliz I have lived in both extremes. Bitter cold and blistering hot. I grew up in the Mojave desert and lived there until I was 20. I have a pretty high range of comfort for both. My tolerance is nil for humidity however. Nil. Nil I say. (as I suffer the summers here in Milwaukee as my husband finishes school)
@Dakini I have a friend who teaches there. What field is he getting his degree in?
@Dakini Do you shower?
@Rakaim not in my clothes
Literature.
@Dakini marquette?
@bayportbob UWM
Scientifically, the sun is always shining, even when the sky is overcast – you just don’t see it.
That being said, I prefer cold and not overcast. Overcast gives me S.A.D.
@phendrick Even at night? Woah!
@blaineg Yep, for real.
@phendrick I hear you. Rainy days make me not want to get out of bed.
This is like asking,“Where do you want to be poked with a sharp stick, the eye or the ear?” The answer is neither.
The correct answer is sunny and at least 85°F.
(85°C would be too warm.)
@2many2no This.
Fuck the sun. I don’t need heat or vitamin D.
@ZeroCharisma Mushroom?
@blaineg Kept in the dark… fed bullshit… yup, I’m a mushroom.
pretty sure that the kind of rain californians think of as drizzle doesn’t actually exist most other places. think of drops slightly larger than fog. sometimes they hit the ground and immediately dry.
well… it’s -6 F right now with a wind chill of -23. what kind of a question is this today? my dog had a fast pit stop just now. a couple of weeks ago it was -25 F without the wind chill added in. you gotta be a maroon to think this is preferable to 40’s F. i want them to film an episode of “naked and afraid” in my area when it’s like this. then i’d actually watch it for once. just to see body parts drop off from the cold.
@bayportbob Is that worse than “shrinkage”?
Where was all of the above as an option? Just no extreme heat.
When my wife moved here from England it took her years to adapt to the idea that it could be brilliantly sunny and well below freezing at the same time.
English winters are gray, cold, damp, and dark, and there is no sun.
@blaineg that frequently describes the summers in England too.
Except for the dark. In winter we had shorter daylight hours than most of the US. But it was still a significant part of the day.
Dawn and dusk lasted a lot longer though.
Moving to the US, and Southern US at that, what amazed me most of all is how short dawn and dusk are here.
You can stop off at a store for a few things and it’s daylight outside. When you come out 10 mins later it’s pitch black outside. Further from the equator we got much longer transition periods.
@OnionSoup I was amazed at how short the winter days were, and how low on the horizon the sun was at noon.
On the other hand, I love the length of daylight in English summer.
@blaineg Most of Britain is more Northerly than most of Nova Scotia. The country is a lot further north than many people in the US realise.
I live in the South.
40’s IS bitter cold.
This question is framed incorrectly. Bright sunlight and bitter cold are both bad. Meanwhile, 40 F is the ideal temperature, and overcast days are lovely.
Clear, sunny and 24F here in the PNW this morning. Check your assumptions.
@macromeh I checked, they are right where I left them.
As I sit at my desk, with sunlight reflected off of the nearby building warming my back, I choose cold + bitter cold.
I have plenty of cold weather gear. Plus it only takes a few minutes to warm up after walking through 0F, even with the wind. But if I get to work soaking wet, I’m going to be miserable for hours.
@fibrs86 yes, wet plus cold is so miserable!!
Sunny but cold always seems so cooly clean to me or something. Or maybe its that cool clean breath? But that is so nice though because the sun is so good for the depression. Gray and rain for months is so horrible. And that weird feeling when you step outside into a sunny day when you feel your pupils dilate is kind of fun.