Writer's Block: It's cold outside

[myurbandream]

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Lol, this one has always been a fun topic of conversation!! I have been living in Houston, TX the past five years, and it's hilarious to see the whole city shut down when the temperature drops below freezing. I used to live in Dresden, Germany, which climate-wise is about equivalent to the mid-west USA; most of my current neighbors don't know what real snow looks like.

Of course, after five years my body has adapted to my current climate, and when it gets below 60F I pull out my jeans and a light jacket from the closet. That doesn't mean 59F is "too cold" - it just means I can't comfortably walk around in a short skirt and a tank top in that weather. My personal opinion is that people don't know how to dress to their environment anymore. All this HVAC has spoiled us so that we dress like it's always a balmy 70F and then complain when the actual weather doesn't oblige us by staying there. If it's cold outside, grab a coat, for crying out loud.

So really, I would say that 'too cold' is whatever temperature is so cold that it will cut through my clothes no matter what I wear. I've personally never reached that point. Anyone else?

Comments

[pronker]

I've been around but never actually lived full-time in snowy weather; I knew I'd not be keen on it when slipping on some black ice up in the mountains, because ice belongs in the refrigerator, duh. Less facetiously, about 10F feels too cold and like one's clothing isn't even there, unless there is exercise or yardwork like snow shoveling involved. I'd be curious to hear 'what is too hot for everybody?', because temps regularly stay triple digits for weeks at a time and that's hot.

[jen-chan13.livejournal.com]

God point about the heat - there comes a time when you've no more clothes to take off, and then what do you do? :D

[jen-chan13.livejournal.com]

Wow, okay. Anyone know how to edit comments?

[pronker]

Nope. It stays in the email, but if you delete it, it'll come off the LJ messages and simply show up as 'deleted comment.' Don't fret about it!

[catc10.livejournal.com]

HAHA.
AND HA.
For good measure.
dang you, and your cold-resistant powers.
It gets below 78 and I go into hibernation.
ME