[jojo]

I have no problem with the heat in the summer. Mornings and evenings are nice and I choose to be in the pool in the afternoon. That said, there are no "cool" spells - it is what it is from May through September.

[jblum315]

One more thing to add - the electric rates here are much lower than in, for instance, New York, where I moved from. I can run the AC all summer for what it cost for one hot month up there.

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[Villages PL]

Assuming you are in reasonably good health, you will get used to it. As others have said, you will learn to work around it. For example, you might play golf early in the morning instead of mid-afternoon. Likewise, you might do some yard work early in the morning or wash your car etc.. Then save the afternoons for indoor activities like reading your newspaper or whatever.

What do you do up north when it's freezing cold? Do you stand out in the cold all day? No, I don't think so. Well, it's basically the same idea here, just different weather conditions.

[VillagesFlorida]

I am in my 14th year here in The Villages and I still do not like the high heat and humidity from June through September. Some folks have stated that they got used to sweating and didn't mind it as time went on. Not so for me! I think I DO tolerate the heat better than when I first moved down here but I spend no time in it when temps go into the 90s and so does the percentage of humidity. The pools are a great place to be in the summer if you want to go outside and be comfortable. We do not play golf here through the summer months. I wish I COULD enjoy this unrelenting heat all summer, but I think it would have happened by now for me! The other big weather change here all summer are the thunderstorms that we can get quite often. You learn to plan golf and other outside activities that you like, earlier in the day. In fact I do errands early so I can be off the roads when bad weather threatens, usually after lunch. Rain can be torrential and it is no picnic driving in it. We never leave the house during these months without unplugging our electronics if we are going to be gone longer than the time it would take to get back to do that. We know of too many people who have lost expensive appliances, computers and TVs, etc. because they didn't think they had to unplug them.

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by RichieB

I'm not challenging your response, just interested in what you said. Once my dad returned to the colder climate of NY, he returned to normal. Had three uncles who were in similar circumstances in WWII, and all said the same thing.

I've heard this expressed by others as well, so figured there's something to it.

Having lived in tropical climates for most of my life, I can tell you that physiologically, it's just not true. It is a saying that is widely repeated (akin to an old wive's tale), but I believe it is used more as an explanation of the phenomenon of acclimating to warmer temperatures. If your blood is actually thinning, you are probably a hemopheliac.

[homeball]

Friends up north always ask me this question and my answer is "Hey, this is Florida. You're closer to the equator than most of the country . . . . . you're practically on top of the Tropic of Cancer. Guess what, in the summer it's hot, hot, hot. Get used to it. If you're having trouble dealing with the heat where you are now, it doesn't get much better here".

Actually, it took me a summer or two to get used to it but there are those days . . . . . The worst part of the summer here in TV is actually the end of August and the whole month of September. That's when the humidity bus pulls into town. Otherwise, the summer is hot but the humidity is bearable.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by DebJim

May I ask any "newbies" that come from "up-north" how they cope/handle the heat and humidity in the summer??
Is it something that you get used to?
WHAT do you do in the summertime in Florida, stay inside and not move?
HELP:-(

We handle the weather by returning to Canada for the summer. I've heard the statistic that 40% of Villagers are seasonal residents. And a lot of Frogs travel north to visit family and friends. I think the people who stay around in the summer are the ones that really love hot weather, and enjoy the serenity of "Off Season".

[Grannynance]

Debjim. I had to smile at your post I don't know what part of central pa you come from, but I was born and raise there and you talk about sticky weather we had it we had no AC when I was a child so sleeping with the windows open many many mornings I woke up with wet sheet and it was not from wetting to bed and the dew was so bad that the grass was wet until 1030 to 1100. And talk about thunder storms and wind there was a lot. So don't ask what people do in FL in the summer they do the same as people in central pa living there I know don't try to pull this old person's leg on your post