January 19, 200817 yr I have no idea why anyone would live in that state. Money or not winters has to suck up there. I have a friend that lives up there in Minneapolis and the weather is all she complains about.
January 19, 200817 yr Ya, I don't think I could or would ever want to live in Minneapolis...to cold for me.
January 19, 200817 yr I worked with a guy who grew up in Montana, and he wants to return to Montana. He says that he's never felt as cold as he has in Cincinnati, and the reason is the humidity. That is, 35 degrees with high humidity feels less comfortable than 0 degrees and low humidity, according to him. So again, the moral of the story is that there are a lot of factors.
January 20, 200817 yr Ya, I don't think I could or would ever want to live in Minneapolis...to cold for me. People say the same thing about Cincinnati/Ohio to, but we deal.
January 20, 200817 yr I agree about Minneapolis - it is a great town, but I am probably living as far north as I am going. Personally, my line is Cincinnati to DC in case we ever moved east. The weather out West is different so the lines do not apply as much. I have also been to Chicago in the winter, and the wind off the lake goes right through you - I guess you get used to it. I am sure you could get a ton of details on the temperatures, snowfall etc., but I think the difference is the quantity of days that are colder. For example Minneapolis averages 155 days per year with a low below freezing. Cincinnati averages 106. By contrast Birmingham, Alabama averages 57 days with a low below freezing. Based on this example, the difference in the cold weather between Birmingham and Cincinnati is comparable to the difference between Cincinnati and Minneapolis. This is oversimplified, but it gives you an idea.
January 20, 200817 yr Real Feel today: Some parts of the region are expected to drop -24 degrees today.
January 20, 200817 yr As for me, my hearts set on Phoenix. This cold weather makes my body hurt and my energy bill go way up. I love the heat. Every year my vacations are in the gulf or southwestern states. I can't get enough of it. Going further north? Screw that! :-D
January 20, 200817 yr As for me, my hearts set on Phoenix. This cold weather makes my body hurt and my energy bill go way up. I love the heat. Every year my vacations are in the gulf or southwestern states. I can't get enough of it. Going further north? Screw that! :-D The costs of air conditioning aren't all that cheap either in those "desirable" states.
January 20, 200817 yr Who says I would use AC, but seriously, when would you not us AC in Ohio during the summer? And then you HAVE to use heat in the winter. You can get away with very little heat in those states cutting down your yearly costs ;-)
January 20, 200817 yr ^---Had to contact my parents on that one. I lived in Phoenix with my parents for a couple of years when I was a teenager. They did confirm that they pay more for heating and cooling here than they did in Phoenix overall for a house of similar size.
January 20, 200817 yr ^---Had to contact my parents on that one. I lived in Phoenix with my parents for a couple of years when I was a teenager. They did confirm that they pay more for heating and cooling here than they did in Phoenix overall for a house of similar size. Fine...the costs of cooling/watering the desert is a cost that is placed on the consumers across the nation then.
January 20, 200817 yr Huh? What does lower utility costs have to do with consumers across the country? Energy gluttons here in Ohio will water their freakin lawns when it rains 3 times per week. 55% of homeowners in Phoenix don't even have grass in their yards. they use decorative gravel. LOL. People here will even keep their AC on in 75 degree weather. Ohio is a KNOWN high energy consuming state. It is ranked 23rd per capita and Arizona is ranked 47th per capita. Here are the current rankings. Sorry if people think the desert causes high energy consumption, but that is false. heck, look at Alaska! ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA State Million Btu Rank United States 339 (X) Alabama 447 8 Alaska 1,175 1 Arizona 246 47 Arkansas 416 11 California 229 48 Colorado 297 36 Connecticut 255 41 Delaware 383 18 District of Columbia 329 (X) Florida 252 43 Georgia 343 25 Hawaii 248 45 Idaho 341 26 Illinois 310 34 Indiana 470 6 Iowa 400 15 Kansas 410 13 Kentucky 456 7 Louisiana 822 3 Maine 366 20 Maryland 281 40 Massachusetts 248 46 Michigan 313 33 Minnesota 355 21 Mississippi 411 12 Missouri 322 29 Montana 410 14 Nebraska 372 19 Nevada 292 39 New Hampshire 254 42 New Jersey 298 35 New Mexico 353 22 New York 220 49 North Carolina 314 32 North Dakota 624 4 Ohio 349 23 Oklahoma 425 10 Oregon 295 38 Pennsylvania 321 30 Rhode Island 212 50 South Carolina 389 16 South Dakota 345 24 Tennessee 388 17 Texas 560 5 Utah 296 37 Vermont 252 44 Virginia 329 28 Washington 316 31 West Virginia 433 9 Wisconsin 335 27 Wyoming 919 2 Symbol X Not applicable. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Energy Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates" <http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/_seds.html>; accessed 9 January 2007.
January 20, 200817 yr Almost all of people's reaction to the weather is the product of the media and the luxurious character of modern life which allows people to have almost no direct exposure to it. People complain about the heat, but they don't have to go out in it. They can hire Mexicans to cut their grass. People complain about the cold, but rarely have to spend more than 5 minutes out in it. "Crews" clear the streets, a snowblower bought for less than a day's wage clears the driveway in five minutes. The stats about the number of days below freezing is irrelevant because 30F isn't cold. It doesn't really start getting unpleasant until about 0, and still at that point it's mostly psychological. Go up to Lake Champlain or Wisconsin and people are outside in the cold all the time. But here since it's rare people whine. This week in Cincinnati the weathermen got to feel important telling us how "bitterly cold" the weekend was going to be, today I hiked over 10 miles in this so-called bitter cold, it was a beautiful day. I get back in the car as the sun's going down to hear the people who have been inside all day complaining about the weather. I was sweating. Come back, there's my lazy roommate still watching movies on the couch complaining about the cold.
January 21, 200817 yr Cold weather puts me in a bad mood. It's depressing; that's why it's more of a psychological thing. Exposure to sun puts people in a better mood. Go out in public on a day when it's suddenly very warm after being really cold and snowy, people behave differently.
January 21, 200817 yr ^---Agreed. I honestly can't stand anything colder than about 45. Psychological or not, I just hate wearing multiple layers of clothes and coats or jackets. I'm a shorts and light shirt guy that likes to hit the pool or beach everyday. I like to feel the warmth and air on my body. On a side note, my sinuses react VERY badly with cold weather. I have had a consistent light nosebleed for 4 days straight now. Happens every year about this time which is in conjunction with year round allergies. It really sucks! lol But I'm not trying to debate what is better or not. Some people like the cold and snow, some people do not. But I do think hot summer climate/cold winter climate states just use more energy simply because you need to pull double duty out of your central air units. That's all. It's not a big deal to me, because I'm outside most of the time anyway....even if I do despise the cold air.
January 21, 200817 yr I saw some guy trying to be Rocky Balboa doing crunches this morning in the stands of UCs football stadium. What the hell? We have a brand new workout facility. It's not healthy to breath in extremely cold air when you work out, either. Lungs don't function as well.
January 21, 200817 yr Yeah, my sleep schedule is all sporadic and messed up :( Caffein ruins my life.
January 21, 200817 yr I saw some guy trying to be Rocky Balboa doing crunches this morning in the stands of UCs football stadium. What the hell? We have a brand new workout facility. It's not healthy to breath in extremely cold air when you work out, either. Lungs don't function as well. That is great...I can vividly picture that. It would make for a pretty cool movie scene though.
January 30, 200817 yr Wow a wicked storm just passed through. I never seen it rain so hard before and this is the winter. It lasted only 5 mins.
January 30, 200817 yr ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA State Million Btu Rank New York 220 49 Rhode Island 212 50 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, "State Energy Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates" <http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/_seds.html>; accessed 9 January 2007. Urbanism will be the best environmentalism of the 21st century
February 20, 200817 yr Ok someone dropped the ball. No one has plowed our street. Not a single pass. Someone should be fired, this is ridiculous.
February 20, 200817 yr I'm on Prospect Hill ... same here. People knew the snow was coming??? That's ok though, I drive an Xterra. ;)
February 20, 200817 yr Someone should lose the spelling bee - that's what's ridiculous. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
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