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Paul - I missed the part about Oswego. Yes I remember that snow event and I also think it was the same weekend that The Tug got the ten feet. And that beat Oswego that weekend but Oswego got the award for most snow in 48 hours in a populated area. I'm very familiar with Oswego. Have a daughter that's an Oswego grad. You are going to have a hard time convincing me Oswego is hot and humid in the summer other than one or two days. Most of the time mother would say do you have your jacket ? You can always take it off.

Good news, humidity has only been in the mid-60% range so far... 😤

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I've lived in FL over 40 years - if you're not on the coast during the summer, it's tough. Most people try to avoid being out much, & go from A/C in the car to A/C in the restaurant to A/C at home. There's typically no breeze at all. I'd recommend, if you're really considering FL, to think about being near to the ocean - it's still hot & humid, but the air movement makes it bearable, to me. I'm moving back there this summer!

"Everybody Talks About the Weather, But Nobody Does Anything About It." CDW

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Originally Posted by Dutchman (Post 1404341)

"Everybody Talks About the Weather, But Nobody Does Anything About It." CDW

You don't mess with Mother Nature!

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Originally Posted by courtyard (Post 1404144)

So far, no one has mentioned the problems you will have living in very humid conditions. Your joints will start to ache, and by the first month you will be limping around. In five years, you will not have the use of your hands either. After arriving here from California, I started limping right away, 2 people on my block had achilles tendon issues, and another needed a hip operation. What a coincidence! Could this be the weather? Look it up; humidity causes painful joint problems.

I'm not saying this is incorrect but just wondering-----are there any valid studies to support this?

Wow, I can't even think about moving to another place! Thanks for your advice, though!

I have never danced the Shag. I'm sure I would love it since I love all dancing.

Ooh, you just reminded me of the flys, mosquitos and gnats in NY. Yuck!

I'm already committed, but I will probably find a way to go someplace else in the summer- at least for a little while.

The usual advice applies. Do things early in the morning or later at night. Midday should be activities indoors like a movie or a rec center. Drink plenty of fluids to keep hydrated.

Last summer was brutal but I survived nicely. There are pros and cons in every climate.

I like the heat and adjust accordingly.

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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 1404384)

Pretty well sums it up.

This blog scares me, we are actively looking for full time residency in TV and we are from San Diego.
Are we crazy or what?
In addition, it will cost us more money in taxes and fees to reside in TV believe it or not. But its your life style we are buying into, not your weather.
Accuweather said it would 'feel like' 102 today--scary.

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Originally Posted by pauld315 (Post 1404246)

Thanks for the advice Rusty but I lived seven years in South Florida and 4 years in Houston TX (if you want to talk about hot and humid) I also have lived for 25 years in the Raleigh NC area and own 2 condos in Myrtle Beach SC where I have been many times during the summer. . I have been in hot humid weather most of my life. Now that I am retired, we may actually buy a place up north for the winter in a year or two. Last year I spent 6 weeks in upstate NY and it was miserably hot and about half the people we visited had no A/C. If we get a place up there it will definitely have central air. I hate snow and winters. We owned a home in the country for 6 years in Pennsylvania and I commuted 25 miles each way to work. Absolutely miserable. I went to college at the State University of NY at Oswego. Have you ever heard of lake effect snow ? Have you ever seen 10 feet of snow dropped in a weekend ? Have you ever felt what it fells like when the wind chill factor is -80 degrees with the winds coming off of Lake Ontario ? Oh, I have experienced plenty of cold in my life and I still prefer not having to shovel snow and dealing with the summers in the south.

I went to Syracuse University and they get MORE SNOW then Oswego. I was out once and it was 20 below zero.
You could feel the mucus freezing in your nose.

A JOKE-a kid comes home form school in fla and complains about how hot it is. His father says, yo have no idea, When I was a kid we used to walk ten miles to school in ten feet of snow AND THE KID REPLIED-DAD DID IT SNOW IN FLORIDA IN THOSE DAYS? Or, the joke was something like that and when I heard it, it was funny as we lived in NY and had 3-4 feet of snow at the time