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Originally Posted by Army Guy
To me the heat is all realtive to what you are use to. having been sattioned in Alabama for several years, me and the wife actually think it is cooler in TV. So to us it is no problem. Also you do get use to it if you allow your body to adjust slowly. That is like two Saturdays ago a group of us where playing at Truman with a 1:00 PM Tee Time, afterwards we went to Havana to tally scores and have a drink. Everyone was amazed that my shirt was dry, and I didn't even have much sweat on my forehead as they were all drenched.
Army Guy
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sorry,keyboard cracked up
Army Guy, thought you were going to mention the conditions in Afghanistan.
Our boys and girls with heavy packs - body armor, and temps above 100.
also think about employees you see every day - those making your climate controlled comfort zone homes.
My dad said when you thought you were hot, remember me and your grandfather soldering tin and copper roofs in New York in the depression - or pouring hot tar and stones all summer.
Thinking about things like this IMMEDIATELY cool us off.
To test the waters, we visited TV last year on the longest (June 21) and the the hottest (august 23) days
Tolerated it fine. Of course we already owed two homes in TV ad one just outside, but we new if people older and more frail and less healthy than us were living there for centuries,we could handle i
We have been in DC 55 and 60 year so nothing new. What we have been doing lately is 'planning ahead' for year 'rounding.
Summers will be our favorite because of fewer cars and crowds.
So far, we have not used he AC at home all year, and control the inside with shades and fans and careful , creative window opening.
We wear more clothing summer approaches to help acclimate.
Long pants up to 90, then shorts feel great when it's hotter
W we stay at our TV home we take it to the threshold,usually 82 at night and no AC in the day, so living outside or on the lanai is far more tolerable
Here a a couple of useful articles:
http://www.wikihow.com/Sleep-Comfortably-on-a-Hot-Night
http://www.wikihow.com/Sleep-Comfortably-on-a-Hot-Night
and host of links from a search:
http://www.google.com/search?aq=0&oq...r+conditioning
overall, the attractions of TV (especially the biking, swimming, and vitamin D opportunities) are strong enough that if you set your mind you can do it and want to do it, you certainly can
we are by no means physical specimens nor jocks of any sort, just a couple that includes one asthmatic with arthritis and other ailments, and one that's a little too short for the weight with arthritis and other assorted maladies.
As that barker in the necktie used to say on Television in the 50's:
"C'Mon Down to Florida, the Sunshine state!!"
L&L