Question for newbies - heat
 

Well you are just beginning to experience summer heat here in TV the last few days. The temp being around mid 90's is about summer average however the humidity is still well below average for July and August. What is your first impression ?

We usually beat feet end of May to our lake house. But with the new build we will be staying longer. Went to Disney yesterday, left the park at 1pm cooled off at the pool until 5, then returned to park.

Until outer pool is built here we travel over to the CC pools and cool off. I am either walking biking or swimming 2 miles by 7am. Once it gets too hot I find indoor somewhere to enjoy.

So far not a fan of the early heat.

Your poor feet.

:jester:

Yep but when our feet hit the water, not a gator in sight:p

Mid-winter up north we all used the term "cabin fever" because of the harsh cold and snow
people wouldn't leave the house for days.

Before moving the Florida, I never thought it's the same way here with the heat and humidity in mid-summer.

So far I’m digging it - playing golf or pickleball early in morning / shifted to indoor activities in the afternoons where AC keeps me very comfortable — back outside after about 6 or 630 for time on squares / walks/ golf cart rides / going to friends’ houses to socialize - May is a great month!

I enjoy getting up early, having my morning coffee outdoors and it being warm already. Great being in shorts and flip flops 24/7. (Or appropriate footwear if playing sports).

Good question though - you should ask again periodically through the summer for us newbies.

For most of us that live here all year it's not a factor, it's just as hot and humid as some northern states , but our summer lasts longer.

I'll never understand why people will come here for the sunshine, and then spend most of their daylight hours in AC for 6 months out of the year. For me, the only reason to live in Florida is - hubby said he'd miss me if I didn't go with him.

you've got it pegged

We have lived in Florida since 2000. We have noticed that every summer gets a little warmer. Just get out early and find indoor activities for afternoon. It also seems like the heat will never end.

The heat is a coming. Can you say inferno? We hove it. You will learn that you must manage your activities to match the heat. No buyers remorse here. The hot days now are chicken feed compared to what’s coming!!!!

The other advice I can offer is to drink as much water as you can handle. You’ll be fine.

It’s hot and a little humid. But the good part is that unlike up north when it’s bitter cold and snowy, if you have to go outside you only have to wear shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops.

You’ll get used to it. Play golf or pickleball early in the morning and stay indoors in air-conditioning during the heat of the day. Just the reverse of up north, but without the parka, scarf, knit hat and heavy boots.

My first summer here last year was not bad. I moved from Vegas and learned how to beat the summer heat there. Shop, walk around, work out... do stuff early. Work from home later in AC. Do other things in evening. The nice thing is when stepping outside or driving with window down unlike Vegas the air is not hot and there may be a nice breeze. Vegas nights the air was also hot in summer. It rained on several afternoons here last year which was nice.

Maybe I'm the odd guy out here, but I LOVE the summers here. It is like the winters UpNort: you can either curl up in a ball under your electric blanket and wait for April, or you can embrace it and enjoy what it has to offer.

TV summers offer a lot. I do a lot of walking and have found that walking paths in the afternoons are pretty much devoid of walkers. My six-mile route has a Publix at the three mile turnaround point, so a good drink of water before I leave and an ice-cold 20 oz. bottle of unsweetened tea at Publix frees me from having to carry water. Also love the fact that you can walk on virtually every executive course after, say, 1:00 PM and get a tee time. Fewer snowbirds means fewer carts and restaurants where you don't have to wait for 1/2 hour for a burger. All in all, what's not to like?

I'm from Minnesota. I have 70 years of living in a deep freeze to make up for. This is HEAVEN!

For me, it’s AC (and a couple weeks of heat) 24/7 12 months a year here in The Villages. Being in AC here is a lot like being in AC in Pennsylvania. I’m seldom outside in the summer either place, so I sold my northern home, and now I’m here until I croak. I love it here and survive the weather all year long just fine, but I didn’t come here for outdoor activities. I came here to play music in the many jams here, and those are in the Rec centers. I’m having the time of my life.

Three months here of high heat and humidity is a small price to pay for the rest of the year. It's less crowded here over the summer. It's hot and humid a lot of other places over the summer. It just never gets so cold you have bundle up, shovel snow, or slip and fall on ice. Get a neck fan or a cooling towel, get a good sun hat, and hydrate. I see really old people on the golf courses in the middle of the day in the middle of the summer. Give a chance for your blood to thin out.

Pickleball and golf, morning, noon and night, with a sprinkling of square music some nights.

Same here in Texas, but we’ll see temperatures at 105 to 110. Texan’s always ask me , “How could you stand Florida temperatures “ . If I never lived in Florida I would have to ask now, how could you stand the temperatures of 120 in Florida. Believe me it gets hotter in Texas than Florida. I’ll take Florida anytime!

You will get acclimated to the heat if you spend time outdoors. The heat is just something to live with. We have lived in the Southeast the majority of our lives. We bike and golf in 100+ degree days. One advantage is, there is not much competition for Tee Times when it's Hot!

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We love golfing in the afternoons in the summer! Rates go down, and we are usually able to play quickly with no waiting! Drink water, jump in pool afterwards!

We used to do jigsaw puzzles during the cold months in Michigan. Now we do them during the summer days here. The mornings and evenings are still nice. A wonderful place to live.

I have been in Florida for about 50 years. The hotter the better for me!

This^^

You adjust to outside activities in the morning and it's a small price to pay for the great of the year weather.

Arizona has it 100% worst. Dry heat like an oven.

Actually my question was for newbies and their first experience with the summer heat.
It was not how to cope.

Your first impression - is it what you expected ?

Heat
 

In Connecticut, it seemed like winter would never end from November to April. Moved here to get away from stuck inside for 6 months. Summer here is awesome and winter even more so. ENJOY!!!

Growing up and living in DC most of my life was pretty much like living in FL.

Hot and humid in the summer, with afternoon thunderstorms. But DC had less of a breeze.

The two summers I've spent time in TV have been hot, but no worse than home.

I play golf early, try to drink plenty of water, run errands during the day and venture out again in the evenings...

I did have one episode of dizziness when I got a bit dehydrated, taking a trip to Mt Dora. Getting out of the car, I had to hold on. Luckily there was a bench right there and my wife went into a store and got me a bottle of water. 10 minutes later, I was good to go...

Just play whatever sports you enjoy early (or in the evenings) and be sure to drink PLENTY of water ALL DAY LONG!

I remember July when we first moved down here I was sitting in my garage doing simple maintenace on my cycle, sweat running down my back between my @ss cheeks. :mad:

I wear glasses, then my sweat dipped down my forehead, through my eyelids and on my glass lens. :swear:

I thought, Mike, what the hell did you do coming down here.

We been here now going on 8 years and wouldn't live anywhere else.

Lived in LA area for 40 over years and last 10 years in Nevada. Only here for 5 months and loving the weather. Just spent a weekend in Houston. The humidity there is way worse than here. So far.

Love the summer and love TV! Not any more humid than Long Island in the summer. Plus my wife tells me the humidity is soooo good for your skin. Perfect!

August is the only Month that will you really get used to
 

Have lived here 45 years and am retired from Tampa Electric Company. August is the only month you don't get comfortable with. It is so humid at times you get drenched just walking out of the house. It never gets to 100 degrees for a good reason, humidity is around 100 percent which makes it nearly impossible for the temperature to get above 99. It wouldn't trade living here for anywhere else and can't understand why people go north for the summer. Seems to me it gets just as hot or hotter up there. But don't stop going, makes it even better here when all snowbirds are gone.

AND IF they think FLORIDA is bad they should try ARIZONA when it gets dangerously hot with many over 115+ plus days in a row!!!!

SAME in ARIZONA oh its a dry heat BS it feels like a dam iron is on your skin........put your oven to 120 and yup thats what it feels like

I am in AZ and yes you are correct!!!! TOO dry sometimes.....and when its 115 plus YUP I have seen and been her for 122 its nasty

I agree with your comparison to Vegas. I lived in Vegas for 5 years, and did my lifestyles visits here last July and August, but this will be my first full summer here. I remember going to a casino in Vegas in the middle of summer, where it would almost be “too cool” inside with the AC on over-drive, then walking outside at midnight, and still have that hot air blast you like a furnace. I learned to deal with Vegas heat (movies, shopping and casinos during the summer afternoons), but overall, I’ll take Florida summers anytime over Vegas and Arizona.

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SUNBLOCK - in summer you will see bandaids on ears & noses guess why

Somebody told me just go out but it's HUMID and hot - you can go do things in the morning or at sundown still have heat but not sun. Midday when you go from sun to shade you'll go ahhhh

Have survived 3 summers so far. For me it’s not the heat, it’s not the humidity, it’s the incredibly intense sun that just kills me. Hiding inside during peak sun has been my strategy, unfortunately.

Joe

Never quite felt that way.

My wife and I play golf year-round; in the summers most often in the afternoons because courses for the most part are wide open. When my wife is not hitting the ball she is usually sheltering under an umbrella or under a tree. For myself, neither are necessary. I also enjoy walking on a summer afternoon; far fewer people. In winter, no matter where you are in TV, you're surrounded by people, oftentimes noise, always distractions. Not so on a summer walk. You can take time to enjoy the sights and the weather unbothered by internal combustion engine noise and odors, dangerous golf-cart jockeys, etc.

It is odd, maybe, but I've heard other Minnesotans say the same thing: my body seems to absorb the summer sun and heat, feeling more alive in the process. I don't discount what it could do: I drink plenty of water, iced tea, etc., but I welcome the summer sun rather than sheltering from it.

it really hasn't been getting warmer every year, it is just that you (and I) are getting older.

I’ve been here nearly six years. Last summer was the hottest I’ve experienced. 90’s with high humidity feels hotter than without. Expect temps to be in the 100’s as summer progresses with increased humidity. I’m from the north so on those days that are unbearably hot I imagine it’s a snow day in NJ and stay home. You will be amazed at how quickly you acclimate to the heat. Also, expect hot weather through the end of September at least. Welcome to Florida

Shortly after Al Gore invented The Internet he invented Air Conditioning. That solved all the heat problems here in the summer.