How bad is it?

[ladydoc]

We are thrilled that we closed on our house purchase on March 31th. Went off without a hitch; we had been a little worried about closing without us being there. However, Brenda did her usual wonderful job for us and get a few things fixed with the builder.

Now, however, it seems that everyone is telling us how terrible the summers are. We live in New Mexico now and would kill for a little humidity. How bad does it get in the summer? I assume you do not plan any major activies outdoors in the blaze of summer...but really, what can we expect ie: heat, humidity. We are up 6000 feet in the mountains and it never gets higher then the 80s here.

Packing has been all consuming...I can not believe how much we are giving to the humane society. Hubs seems to be driving out there every other day with a load full. It does feel good to be rid of a lot of excess though. I am sure I am still packing way too much, but I am sure I am not the Lone Ranger on that front!

I look forward to hearing from you experts about what to expect in the summer; just be gentle. :kiss:

[texasfal]

You're from New Mexico? The summers will be a breeze for you guys. Come on down and enjoy the afternoon showers and the breezes off the gulf. You'll be fine!

[redwitch]

The humidity can be pretty brutal for those of us used to dry heat. I left California in September -- the temp was 107 as we were loading the truck; got tired from the work but really no problem. I arrived in Florida -- the temp was 83 as we unpacked the same truck. I thought I was going to die. Actually unloaded and started unpacking but told my daughter to pack an overnight bag and took her to New Orleans. Figured we needed to get acclimated to the humidity before it killed us, so may as well have some fun getting used to it. So, yes, it's bad but you do get used to it and it does become tolerable (as long as you're not outside in it too much). Dry heat is much easier to tolerate.

Do be prepared to have sweat drip off of you for at least the first summer while riding around in your golf cart or walking into a building. Again, it gets easier every year and you usually get a chance to get acclimated somewhat to the summer by the spring rains.

[katezbox]

For us, coming from New England where the summer temps are lower but the humidity index higher, I don't find it a problem. That said, I like to walk early in the day and golf in the early evenings. The evenings are wonderful - nice breezes....

[K9-Lovers]

We moved here a year ago May 1st. That's when I decided to stop wearing face makeup. It just washes away as soon as you step outdoors in summer. So now I moisturize with sunscreen.

The good news is: my face feels and looks much healthier!

ps. This is Mrs. K9 speaking.

[Mudder]

You do active things early in the day and late in the afternoon. Yes, you sweat alot, but it's ok, it's healthy. On the other hand you have to have a sweater with you when you go to movies, restaurants, food stores, etc....because everything is super cooled.

[pooh]

Like Redwitch, I'm from Southern CA. Temps were hot, but no humidity. When I arrived here, temps were much lower, but humidity was considerable higher. First summer was an adjustment, 2nd one, actually not easier, it was warmer, not just here, but throughout the country and some northern areas had it much worse than here. Now I've made adjustments to my time outdoors in the summer. I just don't play golf if it's too hot and stay in a comfortable climate. There are other things to do if you find the heat and humidity too much for you....but you do acclimate. We just returned from North Carolina where the temps were in the 40's and they felt really, really cold to me. Wasn't like that prior to living here. Don't worry, everything is air conditioned. If it's hot, go to the pool, go to the rec centers, go to the movies, go shopping or just stay in your beautiful new home and read, watch tv or play a game with friends you have over.

Congratulations on paring down your "things"....and you know, when you get here, you'll actually do even more paring. It's really fun to not have so many things, gives you more time for you!

[chuckinca]

I believe Redwitch moved to TV from Pleasant Hill, CA near Concord in NORCAL.


GO GIANTS!


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[JohnN]

I like it all year round.
In winter, cool in the early am and late pm, but great otherwise.
Summers are reversed, it's great early and late, breezy too, but the midday gets pretty hot and I take a siesta!

[redwitch]

I believe Redwitch moved to TV from Pleasant Hill, CA near Concord in NORCAL.


GO GIANTS!


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Giants suck eggs! GOOOO A'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jtdraig]

We came here from 24 years in Connecticut with prior stretches in Northern Virginia, Arizona, and New York. The summers are hot and humid...and we love it. There is often a nice breeze, evenings and mornings are usually great, and you do indoor things during the day unless you are hard-core (as in golfer) which pass by our house on Allamanda all day long, every day! We learned in Northern Virginia that when Mother Nature doles out heat and humidity you adapt, improvise, and overcome. We love it here.

PS, get rid of EVERYTHING you don't need..when you thought you have gotten rid of all of it, go through things again and get rid of some more.

[pooh]

I believe Redwitch moved to TV from Pleasant Hill, CA near Concord in NORCAL.


GO GIANTS!


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Oops, that should have said CA and not southern CA. CA gets hot in the summer, in most of the state, there is no doubt....it can sort of be like an oven...you know, that dry heat...lol. When humidity levels were in the 50% range, some complained of the "high humidity."

[nitakk]

We also moved here from SoCal 7 years ago (has it really been that long??) and I was totally unprepared for the humidity. I probably showered 5 times a day the first summer at the first sign of sweat! Now I go out golfing in the afternoon in the summer, also with no makeup because it just drips off your face, and absolutely love it! You come home and peel your clothes off because they are stuck to you with sweat and jump in the world's best cool shower. It is absolutely the best time of the year for those of us who are here full time because the golfing is plentiful and the restaurants are ripe for the picking at whatever time you want to go.
I will say the humidity does take some adjustment - first year you think, oh my God, what have I done? The second year is better and by the third, you are praying for summer to get here and the crowds to go away!

[pooh]

We also moved here from SoCal 7 years ago (has it really been that long??) and I was totally unprepared for the humidity. I probably showered 5 times a day the first summer at the first sign of sweat! Now I go out golfing in the afternoon in the summer, also with no makeup because it just drips off your face, and absolutely love it! You come home and peel your clothes off because they are stuck to you with sweat and jump in the world's best cool shower. It is absolutely the best time of the year for those of us who are here full time because the golfing is plentiful and the restaurants are ripe for the picking at whatever time you want to go.
I will say the humidity does take some adjustment - first year you think, oh my God, what have I done? The second year is better and by the third, you are praying for summer to get here and the crowds to go away!

First people we talked to when we visited were from So CA. They asked us a question about something heard on the radio. Hubby and I were eating at Johnny Rockets. You could be the people... ;) Escondido and Rancho Penasquitos mean anything to you! (Showers were something talked about!)

[marybb]

Ladydoc, congrats on closing on your home. My husband and I are going through the same thing as I type this, packing up and moving to our home in buttonwood. Living in Ma. Humidity is high in the summer, think we can make the adjustment just fine and you will to, after all we are moving to paradise. Hope you have many happy healthy years in tv.

[Schaumburger]

I have been to Central FL several times in the summer - yes it is humid. Chicago can also be very humid and hot in the summer, but it usually only lasts for 4 or 5 days at a time. My first visit to TV was last year in July. I'm renting in the Village of Chatham for a week this coming July -- can't wait.

After looking at 22 of snow falling this past Feb. 1-2 in Chicago, I will take the humidity of central FL any day. I have lived in the Midwest my entire life. Loved the snow days when I was a kid, and didn't have to drive in the snow. When I was 30 I could tolerate the Chicago winters. That is no longer the case. Each December I now dread what will be falling from the skies and the cold temps. that will occur until mid-March. This winter that just ended is the fourth consecutive winter that the Chicago area got over 50inches of snow. I don't know how people in Buffalo and Syracuse survive with snow totals over 70 inches each winter -- and maybe they get more than 80 inches -- someone correct me if I'm wrong.

As has been stated before on TOTV, you don't have to shovel humidity. It is good to know from TOTV veterans that they get acclimated to the summers in FL after experiencing the first one.

[hedoman]

I remember checking the weather comparison between TV and here in PA last summer. It was hotter in PA! The summer-like conditions last longer in TV. Everybody was ready for the heat to end one October when we visited and the heat index was still 103 degrees. Nice that we will have a change of seasons even if is only 2 of 'em. My mom always said "you don't have to shovel humidity".......

[redwitch]

Folks, y'all ain't gettin' it. Most of you moved from an area that had humidity and snow. For those of us who had little to none and no snow to offset the discomfort of humidity, the humidity is BRUTAL. I lived in a little area called Diablo Valley. Part of the reason it got that name, I think, was the heat during the summer -- we got almost as hot a Central California (107 vs. 112), but if we had 20% humidity with that heat, we were whining. Under 20%, it was hot but bearable. Shoveling snow for most Californians, Nevadans, New Mexicans is not an issue. It takes a few years for those of us who really haven't experienced humidity to get used to it. But it is nice to see that even those who lived with humidity find it takes time to adjust to Florida's.

[jgbama]

Now, however, it seems that everyone is telling us how terrible the summers are. We live in New Mexico now and would kill for a little humidity. How bad does it get in the summer? I assume you do not plan any major activies outdoors in the blaze of summer...but really, what can we expect ie: heat, humidity. We are up 6000 feet in the mountains and it never gets higher then the 80s here.

I look forward to hearing from you experts about what to expect in the summer; just be gentle. :kiss:

Coming from 6,000 to just above sea-level will be an adjustment for sure. Have only been to TV in July once, but the UV rays seemed a bit higher than here in Alabama. I can tell you from experience though, when the temperature reaches 98 and the humity is the same. . . STAY INDOORS! Wear a hat and use lots of sunscreen with a high SPF. Also, don't touch anything metal in your car. Ouch, ouch, ouch!!! It takes a minute or two just to buckle your seat belt. You can't do it in one swift move. :smiley:

Congrats on your purchase and good luck with the "dejunking". :thumbup: I can't wait until we get to that phase of our preparations to become permanent Villagers.

As others have stated, you will adapt and love it!!!

[jgbama]

We also moved here from SoCal 7 years ago (has it really been that long??) and I was totally unprepared for the humidity. I probably showered 5 times a day the first summer at the first sign of sweat! Now I go out golfing in the afternoon in the summer, also with no makeup because it just drips off your face, and absolutely love it! You come home and peel your clothes off because they are stuck to you with sweat and jump in the world's best cool shower. It is absolutely the best time of the year for those of us who are here full time because the golfing is plentiful and the restaurants are ripe for the picking at whatever time you want to go.
I will say the humidity does take some adjustment - first year you think, oh my God, what have I done? The second year is better and by the third, you are praying for summer to get here and the crowds to go away!

I've been to CA a few times as well as Phoenix, when the temps were in the triple digits. A friend was told, "yeah, but we don't have the humidity." His response was, "well my oven doesn't have any humidity either, but it can darn sure kill you!!" :1rotfl:

[BigLew]

the temps are in the low 90's as is the humidity

you do get used to it, its not so bad


go Giants, they may suck eggs but I won't say what the A'ss suck! hehe :thumbup:

[2BNTV]

I have a cousin who lives in Phoenix, Arizona who argued with me the heat in AZ was more severe when it reached 120 degrees as opposed to being in humidity. She said all you do is go from A/C to A/C.

I reminded her that she didn't remember living in the Northeast when the temps could reach 100 degrees with 100% humidity although it was only for a week.

She came east with her husband and that week happened to be 100 degrees with 100 % humidity. After a couple of day,she was begging my aunt to take her to an airplane to go home as she couldn't breath.

I don't like the humidiy but I think one must stay in a/c for part of the day especially if one needs some time to acclimate themselves. I would prefer it to the brutal winter we had in the Northeast.

Every area has some weather concerns but I look forward to trying the weather in TV.

[diskman]

I have a cousin who lives in Phoenix, Arizona who argued with me the heat in AZ was more severe when it reached 120 degrees as opposed to being in humidity. She said all you do is go from A/C to A/C.

I reminded her that she didn't remember living in the Northeast when the temps could reach 100 degrees with 100% humidity although it was only for a week.

She came east with her husband and that week happened to be 100 degrees with 100 % humidity. After a couple of day,she was begging my aunt to take her to an airplane to go home as she couldn't breath.

I don't like the humidiy but I think one must stay in a/c for part of the day especially if one needs some time to acclimate themselves. I would prefer it to the brutal winter we had in the Northeast.

Every area has some weather concerns but I look forward to trying the weather in TV.

A buddy from phoenix told me that on an August day he would go for a swim and then have to take a cool shower because, the pool was like soup.:1rotfl::(

[jgbama]

I have a cousin who lives in Phoenix, Arizona who argued with me the heat in AZ was more severe when it reached 120 degrees as opposed to being in humidity. She said all you do is go from A/C to A/C.

I would prefer it to the brutal winter we had in the Northeast.

Every area has some weather concerns but I look forward to trying the weather in TV.

Heat and humidity means - "loose clothing, pools (no clothing), ceiling fans, shade trees, warm breezes, resign your roofing job, cold beers, iced tea and cold tomato sandwiches made with fresh white bread and a little mayo, inviting neighbors over for a frozen margarita party, running through the sprinkler (clothes on)."

Brutal winter means - freeze your "aice" off (I realize some may spell it differently), engine warmers, shoveling snow, slipping on sidewalks, cars sliding off road!!:cold: Now no one tell me warm fireplaces. Where do you get the firewood? O-U-T-S-I-D-E where it is -25 degrees! CASE CLOSED

You won't regret it. As stated above, there multiple of ways to beat the heat. Once you are cold - well. . . that's about it.:1rotfl: