Does anyone else love cold weather?

[DerekG]

Now, I know that most people are celebrating the encroaching summer season--especially if one lives in Buffalo, like yours truly. But I can't stand the heat--anything above 70 degrees. Sure, I love hearing birds chirping, as well as the laughter of children, but it just isn't a fair trade-off for blinding sunrays, sleepless nights, a sweaty forehead, and middle-aged men without shirts on (really guys, would it kill you to at least put on a wife-beater, er, muscle shirt).

Seriously, my idea of paradise is being able to see my escaping breath on a beautiful, frigid morning. I adore the autumn breezes that blow the leaves--in all the myriad hues--out into the streets. During winter, I often sit in my backyard and meditate for hours on end.

Are there others here who favor the summer season least?

[Donkeyboy75]

1. 70s are as hot as I like it.

Even in the dead of winter with 30 mph winds, I think to myself "better this than 90 degrees with humidity."

Plus, don't you love the smell of chimneys on a particularly cold winter's night? Probably my second-favorite smell.

[jonnyblitz]

2. I know I loathe humidity coupled with temps higher than 70's

makes me lethargic and pukey feeling unless I can spend the whole time in a loin cloth poolside which I can't. I DO get tired of the lengthy winters in New England. I Like autumn.

[Kellanved]

3. absolutely

Of course the almost complete absence of A/C in this city has something to do with it - July and August can be very unpleasant.

[politicat]

4. Oh, yes....

Autumn, early spring, dead winter.

F#ck summer. Only tomatoes and peppers grow well in the heat. Everything else I love thrives in comfortable 70s.

And the visual bits, too.... (Shivers thinking about half naked, hairy, bellied middle aged men who haven't seen the sun - or too much of it - and think they look acceptable.)

Pcat

[ringmastery]

5. no way

I've lived in Florida most of my life and I'm used to it, though.

I'll take 90's and high humidity any day over freezing temperatures and snow.

Any time it gets below 50 I feel uncomfortable.

The heat isn't bad at all during the summer. Just stay inside during the middle of the day in nice cool air-conditioned comfort (I can see why summer sucks without A/C) and run your errands in the early mornings or evenings.

[Endangered Specie]

6. Well, I never wore long pants the entire winter (N Carolina).

Even during the snow storms.

If people say us southerners can't handle the cold, Im living proof they're wrong.

[johnnie]

7. You're not alone

That humidity and heat is not what I call fun. I like the Autumn and springtime. I'm glad that I was born up north where I wouldn't have to put up with that 90 plus degrees and sun. I could never live in the south, I would be miserable most of the time. Mid 70's is just fine for a "hot" day for me.

[ikojo]

8. I LOATH the summer season....

I agree that 70s is as warm as I like it.

Summer is highly overrated in my opinion. Too many people wearing too little clothing.

Oh yeah! Winter! I leave my apartment windows open just to feel the cool air!

My dream is to summer in a cold climate where the highest temp is 80 with NO humidity...anyone know where that is in the US?

[ringmastery]

9. Lake Tahoe Nevada

absolutely gorgeous during the summer.

[ET Awful]

10. I like cold but not COLD if you know what I mean. . .

Give me snow, but NOT sub-zero weather. This winter was pretty brutal much of the time, and not enough snow to keep me happy :).

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

11. I'm not a fan of summer.

Gimme fall any day.

[stopbush]

12. Hate it (cold)! Born and raised in Ohio and spent most of my adult life

in the NYC metro area. I've had enough freezing cold in the winter and unbearable humidity in the summer to last me TWO lifetimes! To hell with the snow belt!

Right now, I'm loving the desert weather in Vegas. Without the humidity of the east coast, we don't run the AC until it hits 95º. Really. You set your AC to 78º and don't worry about it. The homes are designed to dissipate the heat very effectively. Today's temps are in the 90s. It will go into the 70s this week which is chilly for this time of year.

On the other hand, July and August can be unbearable here. Three week spells of unremitting triple-digit heat can be tough (it's a dry heat...like an oven!).

It's been in the 70s-80s since March. Spring is the best...mild with cool nights.

BTW - if I want snow or cold, I can always drive for 30 minutes and reach the top of Mt Charleston. At 8,000 feet, it still has snow. But then, I turn around and head home where it's in the 80s.

Oops, Gotta go...the pool beckons...

[Nite Owl]

13. I love the winter and the heat really gets

to me. Most people look at me like I have two heads when I say that. Nothing like a nice fire going and snow drifting by the windows. Spring is wonderful but it should stop there and skip to fall.

[LWolf]

14. I do.

Of course, cold is relative. What is cold here is balmy in Buffalo.

Our winters hover in the 30s, with warming periods in the 40s, frequent forays into the 20s and teens, and dips into single digits are not unknown, but not common. The lowest temp I can remember during the winter was 2 degrees. Our cold weather doesn't last long; it gets brisk enough to start closing windows and doors in early october, and I usually start the first fire some time in the last week in October. November, December, and January are the coldest, but we can get surprise, short-term snow storms in February & March.

Our summers, though, are another story. It is only May 9, but our high today was 91. Of course, that is a dry heat, not humid. That helps, especially since the wind blows 10 - 30 mph every day. Many days, it's blowing harder than that. Our summer temps regularly hit triple digits, and can infrequently reach 115 - 120 degrees. A dry climate is great. When the dry wind is 110 degrees and blasting you at 30 - 40 mph, you dehydrate quickly!

Since most of the things I do outside of work need to be done outdoors, I'd rather deal with cold than heat.

[-..__...]

15. If I never see a single snowflake again...

or experience another day when the temperature is ever below 50, I'll die a happy man. I live near Boston and I cringe when the weather report is "cooler on the coast".