Deck Pic Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 "In a 2013 study of perceived well-being, the economist Marie Connolly found that on days when the temperature rose above ninety degrees, the negative impact on happiness levels was greater than the consequences of being widowed or divorced." http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/psychology-why-summer-makes-us-lazy.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I can only assume being hot = uncomfortable which makes you unhappy? I know I was pretty miserable at work last week with a broken a/c unit. My mood got worse and worse as each day went on. But I don't know if I would go as far to say I was as unhappy as I would be if I was divorced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 "In a 2013 study of perceived well-being, the economist Marie Connolly found that on days when the temperature rose above ninety degrees, the negative impact on happiness levels was greater than the consequences of being widowed or divorced." http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/psychology-why-summer-makes-us-lazy.html We are lazy and fat and don't like heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Oink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Makes sense to me. Why go outside when it is disgusting and get mega swamp ass? Working in it is bad enough. Last thing I want to do is take a stroll on a 90+ day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I think it is all relative. I have a friend who was loving last week but hates cold temps. I do not mind one or two days of what we had last week, but for someone who does not like change in life I do like change in my weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Makes sense to me. Why go outside when it is disgusting and get mega swamp ass? Working in it is bad enough. Last thing I want to do is take a stroll on a 90+ day. Just like I have no idea why someone would want to take a stroll when it's 20 and blustery. It's just not comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just like I have no idea why someone would want to take a stroll when it's 20 and blustery. It's just not comfortable. Agreed. Unless it's snowing along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just like I have no idea why someone would want to take a stroll when it's 20 and blustery. It's just not comfortable. or 40's and blustery. it would be nice if it was in the 50s most of the winter and only dropped to the 20s when it snowed. that would be denver, but i like being able to take day trips to the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Makes sense to me. Why go outside when it is disgusting and get mega swamp ass? Working in it is bad enough. Last thing I want to do is take a stroll on a 90+ day. that was a heat wave, though. most of the summer is a lot more tolerable. wearing shorts and a t-shirt > wearing 2 layers of clothes and spending a week tracking a flurry because there's not much else to do that's totally my personal opinion, though. summer can make me lazy, but in a good mood. winter gives me cabin fever. i should travel down south more in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just like I have no idea why someone would want to take a stroll when it's 20 and blustery. It's just not comfortable. If you dress properly it is fine and even quite nice if it is sunny out....you may even sweat...There is no way to dress for 95/75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 If you dress properly it is fine and even quite nice if it is sunny out....you may even sweat...There is no way to dress for 95/75 meh. im always cold in the winter. i can't wear 200 jackets to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 meh. im always cold in the winter. i can't wear 200 jackets to work. even with hat/gloves/scarf/sweater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 meh. im always cold in the winter. i can't wear 200 jackets to work. Same here. I don't have a problem with dressing for cool weather - in fact I kind of like it - but once it gets cold I don't usually have good luck in keeping warm unless I'm running around being active in some way. The other problem is that it's always dark. Being in the sun in colder temps isn't too bad, but since the sun is so rarely up it doesn't help all that much. Dark, cold, windy. And dead vegetation. Winter sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Just like I have no idea why someone would want to take a stroll when it's 20 and blustery. It's just not comfortable. I enjoy it, even with a light jacket on and a ballcap, I will still sweat. I rather that what you posted than last weeks temps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I enjoy it, even with a light jacket on and a ballcap, I will still sweat. I rather that what you posted than last weeks temps I can't. The world is dead when the wether is like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 We spend all day at the pool when it's above 90-- if it's after work, we pack the cooler-- I grill the kids dinner and it works for us. Now, would I go outside and play or something, nah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 We all love highs in the 60s and 70s. Easy for us to agree there. 25 and sun or 95 and sun? You can only dress properly and be comfortable for a long period outside in one scenario. And 25 and sun is very rare here. 95 isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Even if 25 and sun is more comfortable than 95 and sun, the average temps for Summer are more enjoyable to me than the average temps for Winter. But I think this debate depends on what your hobbies are. One of my hobbies is playing sports outside. It's not easy to play tennis outside when the courts are covered in snow, and it's certainly not as fun playing basketball outside in sweat pants and a hoodie compared to a t-shirt and shorts. I love a good snowstorm, but usually more so when it's in progress. By the next day I'm kinda over it. I try to make Winter work for me, but I prefer Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Seasons aside, mid 90's+ with typical MA humidity is my absolute least favorite condition to be outside in. It's ghastly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Seasons aside, mid 90's+ with typical MA humidity is my absolute least favorite condition to be outside in. It's ghastly. the first day it gets like that i can usually tolerate it but it's when we're in a heat wave and it's the 3rd or 4th day of it that i'm like "ok, where's the cold front". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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