We’ve had a couple of cool days here in Texas. The high has been only in the 90’s, with the nights in the 70’s. We had a few 100 degree days in May, and we just got the electricity bill for May: more than $200. please take note: we live in North Texas. While we’re certainly not hurting for money, we ain’t rolling in moolah either. So our thermostat setting went from 76 degrees (I know, COLD, but we’re well-insulated folks) to 80 degrees during the day, and 78 after 9PM. I’m perspiring all day, actually thinking of having Botox treatments to stop my sweat glands! UGH! I’m taking two showers a day, but I’d take more if I didn’t have to supervise my children at every moment of the day.Did I mention that I’d rather be cold than hot? You can always add more layers when you’re cold. When it’s hot, however, you can only peel off so many articles of clothing before being cited for public indecency. I’ve lived here since I was almost 5 years old. 26 years. You think I’d be used to it by now. NOPE!
I TOTALLY AGREE!!! It’s way better to be cold then be hot. Besides, when it’s hot it’s too hot to have sex, when it’s cold it’s a good thing to do to get warm!
Sorry Randi, but I say it’s never too hot for sex. Good sex is sweaty anyway!
I have to disagree, I would so rather be too warm than too cold. I live up north and just despise the cold weather (if you have often walked in zero or colder weather in a wind you would know what I mean). I never complain about being too hot.
Y’know, peek, I’d probably feel the same wya if I lived at the other temperature extreme. I have an aunt that comes to Texas once a year (during August) in a rental car. She refuses to use the perfectly good air conditioner in the car, and would rather just roll the windows down! Argh! I use the excuse of suffering from motion sickness if I’m not behind the wheel, so I always get to drive (and operate the AC)!
Like peek, Being another member from a State that actually has winter, I will accept heat over cold. Oh, I don’t like either, but a fan and pitcher of lemonade is all you must have for at least some relief on a hot summer day. That coffee and/or hot chocolate gets cold awful quick on those sub-zero wind chill days.
Hey hey hey, I live in some of the coldest weather around (except Alaska, of course)…in the Northeast Kingdom we have wicked cold weather, and I’d STILL rather be too cold then too hot. And Erin, good sex is sweaty, but when you have humidity up here like we do, there are some nights you’d rather just lay still and want NOTHING (including sheets) to touch you. Cause you guys in TX don’t hav humidity, do you?
Randi – Yep, we have humidity here in DFW, but not as much as Houston, which I now call the Crotch of Texas because it’s so muggy. Big Spring, Texas (where DH and I moved to Dallas from) is referred to as the Armpit of Texas, because it’s an oil town. It’s SO hot and it stinks! I spent the third trimester of my pregnancy with my second daughter there. I carried her to 42 weeks, so I spent most of that summer in the pool!
Latte Man – Maybe we could trade my summer for your winter and see who survives!